BC Ferries

• BC Ferries fares going up amid questions about leadership

  Starting on Wednesday, it will be $5 more for a car and driver sailing between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, so the new standard rate, with a reservation, will be $110 each way.

  Canada

  Apr 7
  
• BC Ferries employees working 7 days a week to maintain vessels: union says

  It has been another frustrating weekend for BC Ferries users, with cancellations and delays after breakdowns and vessels undergoing scheduled maintenance.

  Canada

  Apr 6
  
• Advertisement
• BC Ferries issues were ‘avoidable’ years ago but now ‘no quick fix’: official

  A BC Ferries official says there is "no quick fix" to the kind of issues that put the Queen of Surrey out of service on Sunday less than an hour it returned from a retrofit.

  Canada

  Apr 6
• Advertisement
• After repairs, B.C. ferry lasts 40 minutes before breaking down again

  Several trips on the Queen of Surrey had to be cancelled Easter Sunday after the ship broke down just 40 minutes after returning to service, and more sailings are at risk.

  Canada

  Apr 5
• 2 BC Ferries vessels out of service this Easter long weekend, 1 now fixed

  Typically, there are about 400,000 passengers and 160,000 vehicles that travel on BC Ferries over the Easter long weekend and there have been many delays.

  Canada

  Apr 3
• Problems plague BC Ferries ahead of Easter long weekend

  The Spirit of Vancouver Island is still out of commission due to a generator problem that happened on Tuesday. It had only returned to service on Sunday.

  Canada

  Apr 2
• Lead issue resolved on BC Ferries vessel, water and food service restored

  The organization confirmed that multiple recent water samples taken from the vessel, which sails between Swartz Bay and the Gulf Islands, met all safety standards.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Mechanical issue halts BC Ferries sailing after only 2 days back in service

  The vessel, sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, suffered a mechanical issue shortly after loading, which forced the cancellation of the 9 a.m. sailing.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Advertisement
• Potable water being restored on 2 BC Ferries after coliform, E. coli found

  The organization did not post any public notifications about the issue; however, Global News got a tip and asked BC Ferries what was happening.

  Canada

  Mar 24
• Advertisement
• ‘We’ll never know why’: Former CEO recalls fatal B.C. ferry sinking 20 years later

  A former BC Ferries CEO says the Queen of the North sinking remains ‘disturbing’ 20 years later. The ferry struck an island in Wright Sound on March 22, 2006. Two people died.

  Canada

  Mar 22