BC Ferries says sailing waits may be long Friday as we head into the weekend.
The corporation says if you don’t have a reservation, then prepare to wait hours to board.
The busiest sailings are from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay in Nanaimo and Langdale on the Sunshine Coast.
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Residents and essential workers receive priority boarding because of the provincial state of emergency under COVID-19, though staff do not ask for identification.
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“If you’re a resident of the Sunshine Coast, you would be bypassing somebody who says (they’re) from Vancouver who wants to head over the Sunshine Coast for a retreat, said spokesperson Deborah Marshall.
On top of that, it’s a sunny Friday afternoon and people are travelling throughout the province again under the pandemic, she said.
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