BC Ferries

• BC Ferries gears up for what could be its ‘busiest summer yet’

  The ferry company laid out its plans to try and ensure smooth sailing ahead of the summer peak on Wednesday, as it grapples with an aging fleet and limited infrastructure.

  Economy

  May 14
  
• RCMP called in after derelict B.C. ferry burns in ‘suspicious’ blaze overnight

  The city said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined but is considered suspicious. An investigation, led by the RCMP working with other responding agencies, is underway.

  Fire

  May 3
  
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• Mayors of Gibsons and Bowen Island issue ‘urgent’ demands on ferry reliability

  The two communities are both heavily reliant on ferry service out of Horseshoe Bay, and have both dealt with recent outages.

  Politics

  Apr 25
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• Broken BC Ferry leaves passengers stranded for hours in water off Horseshoe Bay

  The Queen of Coquitlam experienced a mechanical issue around 1 p.m. and as a result, some sailings between Langdale (Sunshine Coast) - Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) were cancelled.

  Canada

  Apr 21
• Chaos at BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay Terminal as traffic backed up onto Highway 1

  BC Ferries says travellers should let traffic controllers know if they have a reservation as they may be turned away otherwise due to the heavy traffic volume.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• BC Ferries warning passengers of a busy Easter long weekend ahead

  BC Ferries is encouraging customers to plan ahead, particularly those travelling on the busy Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay-Langdale routes.

  Canada

  Apr 17
• B.C. ferry breaks down as commissioner announces 4 new vessels coming

  The new vessels will replace the aging Queens of Alberni, New Westminster, Coquitlam, and Cowichan, which are the oldest major ships still in use.

  Economy

  Mar 31
• Queen of New Westminster back in service after nearly 200-day outage

  BC Ferries pulled the vessel from service in September, after its propeller detached due to structural fatigue. 

  Traffic

  Mar 14
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• Why BC Ferries passengers are facing hours-long delays on popular route Monday

  Passengers arriving at the Tsawwassen terminal around 8 a.m. Monday, if they do not have a reservation, can get on the earliest sailing in the early afternoon.

  Canada

  Feb 24
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• ‘Part of island life’: Commuters making the best of Bowen ferry outage

  BC Ferries confirmed Wednesday that sailings between the island and Horseshoe Bay would be cancelled on Thursday, following service outages on Tuesday and Wednesday.

  Politics

  Feb 5