Date:
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Contact:
Susan Harris-Huether, Customer Information Manager, 206.515.3460
Most Washington State Ferry Terminals will stop accepting Canadian currency on January 1, 2006. The exception will be the Anacortes, Sidney, B.C., and San Juan Island Terminals.
"Washington State Ferries deposits $12,000 annually in Canadian currency which is less than 1/10th of a percent of our total deposits," explains Sam Kuntz, chief financial officer at Washington State Ferries. "Of this, more than 40% of the Canadian currency is deposited by the Anacortes Terminal so we obviously want to continue to accept Canadian currency at terminals that support our International service."
By not accepting the currency on the other routes, Washington State Ferry Terminals will not have to continue to separate Canadian currency before making a deposit. None of the terminals currently accept Canadian coin.
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