BC Day

• ‘We are ready’: BC Ferries CEO expects smooth sailing this long weekend

  CEO Nicolas Jimenez said most customers have heeded advice to make a reservation on busy sailing sailing routes, and while there is room for drive-ups, there will be lines.

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  Aug 3, 2023
  
• Safe travel encouraged ahead of expected busy B.C. Day long weekend

  The B.C. government is reminding those with travel plans on the August long weekend to be prepared and use extra caution during their trips.

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  Jul 28, 2022
  
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• B.C. wildfire worries mount as heat wave leads into B.C. Day long weekend

  By Thursday, the fire danger rating for virtually all of B.C. was listed as "high" with numerous pockets in the Interior where the danger was listed as "extreme."

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  Jul 28, 2022
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• Firefighters respond to Stanley Park fire on B.C. Day

  There is no word yet on what sparked Monday's fire.

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  Aug 2, 2021
• British Columbians asked to revive 7 p.m. cheer for health-care workers on B.C. Day

  The practice, which caught on after spectacles in Italy and Spain, took place in communities across the province during the first wave of the pandemic.

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  Aug 2, 2021
• ‘Consider travelling as foot passengers’: Most sailings on major B.C. ferry routes sold out

  Police were turning vehicles without reservations away from the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on Saturday morning, BC Ferries confirmed.

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  Jul 31, 2021
• Vancouver Island-bound sailings from Tsawwassen full through Saturday afternoon: BC Ferries

  Vancouver Island-bound travellers hoping to get an early start on the B.C. Day long weekend could find themselves out of luck if they don't already have a ferry reservation.

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  Jul 29, 2021
• New B.C. coronavirus cases surge to 50 ahead of long weekend

  British Columbia reported a troubling spike in new coronavirus cases Friday, as the province gears up for the B.C. Day long weekend.

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  Jul 31, 2020
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touts unity at B.C. Day festivities in Penticton

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made brief remarks while celebrating B.C. Day in Penticton

  Aug 6, 2018
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• B.C. Day celebrated across the Okanagan Valley

  Residents and tourists in the Okanagan are celebrating B.C. Day.

  Aug 6, 2018