what happened to the queen of sidney. why did it retire from bc ferries. it was a very nice boat. my father worked on that boat when he was a kid, and said that the money was good back then. my uncles worken on the sidney, the nanaimo, vancouver, and esquaimalt. i rode on the sidney when i was 10 years old. that was when it went from gibsons to powell river. it was a slow ferry run, but the sidney was a good old boat. i liked that old boat, and i wish that bc ferries didnt take it out of service. i know where it is, if its still there. its at a dock in the fraser river. i saw it there in 2004, and when i saw it there i couldnt believe it why it was there. my father liked working on the sidney, and i hope i get to work on a good ferry when i get old enough. i hope whoever buys the sidney, i hope they enjoy it as much as i did when i rode it.