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This Day in History 1960: Flying Phil Gaglardi, a bulldozer and the Tsawwassen ferry terminal

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Social Credit highways minister Phil Gaglardi was known for flying around the province to check out new highway projects the Socreds were constructing in the 1950s and 60s .

He was also known for getting speeding tickets when he drove a bulldozer during the construction of the new B.C. Ferries terminal in Tsawwassen .

First ferry was launched from Burrard Drydock in North Vancouver on Nov. 28, 1958 .

The Tsawwassen causeway and terminal cost $3 million , and the two ferries that launched the fleet cost $5 million .

Bennett said the ferry service would be running in a year but he was overly optimistic.

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