Horseshoe Bay

• BC Ferries adds more than 150 extra sailings for holiday season

  More than 680,000 passengers and 270,000 vehicles are expected to board vessels between Dec. 22 and Jan. 2, and BC Ferries has added more than 150 new sailings to accommodate them.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
  
• BC Ferries modifies sailing schedule to and from Horseshoe Bay due to mechanical issues

  Schedules were modified in Langdale, Nanaimo and West Vancouver to accommodate a vessel swap made due to mechanical issues in the Queen of Surrey's main engine.

  Traffic

  Nov 9, 2022
  
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• Multiple Horseshoe Bay ferry sailings cancelled, more at risk amid strong winds

  Around noon Monday, BC Ferries said it was forced to cancel all remaining sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay in Nanaimo due to adverse weather.

  Weather

  Nov 7, 2022
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• BC Ferries cancels more sailings, others at risk due to crew shortage

  The ferry company said it had scrapped the 5 p.m. sailing from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay and the 7:20 p.m. return sailing due to "crew availability."

  Traffic

  Aug 25, 2022
• Sailings cancelled, major delays expected on Langdale route as BC Ferries repairs vessel

  The Queen of Surrey had a mechanical issue with its controllable pitch propeller, resulting in a change of operations for the day, according to BC Ferries.

  Traffic

  Aug 23, 2022
• BC Ferries cancels pair of Vancouver-Nanaimo sailings over crew shortage

  The cancellations affect the 5 p.m. sailing from Departure Bay and the 7:20 p.m. sailing from Horseshoe Bay.

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  Aug 12, 2022
• Staff absenteeism has doubled, BC Ferries says after weekend disruptions

  Absenteeism normally hovers around five or six per cent but is currently 11 per cent, according to the executive director of public affairs at BC Ferries.

  Traffic

  Jul 18, 2022
• BC Ferries to expand alcohol sales on some routes between Vancouver, Vancouver Island

  A request for expanded liquor sales on ferries followed a trial between October 2019 and March 2020 during which BC Ferries offered wine and beer service in the Pacific Buffet.

  Consumer

  May 30, 2022
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• High winds, long weekend traffic lead to full ferries, some cancellations on major routes

  BC Ferries added several additional sailings on Monday between Vancouver and Victoria, and Vancouver and Nanaimo, to accommodate additional demand. 

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  Apr 18, 2022
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• 6 arrested after old-growth activists block Ironworkers bridge, Highway 1 during rush hour

  Protesters blocked all southbound lanes along the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing just before 8 a.m. at the south end of the bridge, near the McGill Street exit.

  Environment

  Feb 1, 2022