BC Ferries Cancellations

• BC Ferries’ Queen of Surrey suffers mechanical issue, sailings cancelled

  Six sailings on the Queen of Surrey between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale have been cancelled on Wednesday as BC Ferries says there is an issue with the vessel's generator.

  Canada

  Apr 15
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• Winds force cancellations of all BC Ferries between mainland and Vancouver Island

  Starting at 10 a.m., all of the crossings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay and Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo and Tsawwassen and Duke Point have been cancelled until at least 5 p.m.

  Weather

  Dec 22, 2025
• BC Ferries lays out roadmap for better reliability ahead of ‘busiest summer ever’

  The company is projecting the 2024 summer will be its busiest travel season ever, carrying an anticipated 8 million passengers and 3.2 million vehicles between June and September.

  Politics

  May 15, 2024
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• BC Ferries pulls Coastal Celebration out of service Monday, multiple sailings cancelled

  Frustration has mounted with BC Ferries for many months, with crew shortages and mechanical challenges leading to cancelled sailings.

  Traffic

  Jan 15, 2024
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• BC Ferries: Sunshine Coast, Powell River ferries at risk of being cancelled

  BC Ferries said it working to try and secure a crew. It is urging possible passengers to stay up to date with the latest information on its X account or its website.

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  Sep 2, 2023