Long weekend travellers waited hours at Tsawwassen's terminal to get to Vancouver Island by ferry on Friday, those without a reservation waiting upwards of six hours.
Long weekend travellers waited hours at Tsawwassen’s terminal to get to Vancouver Island by ferry on Friday, those without a reservation waiting upwards of six hours.
BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall said the temporary loss of the vessel is what caused the problems.Vacationers leaving Vancouver Island had an easier go of things. Departure Bay in Nanaimo was relatively quiet – with modest waits that would be expected the Friday of a long weekend. BC Ferries had warned passengers they should walk on rather than drive if they didn’t have reservations and wanted to avoid long waits -- advice many leaving Vancouver Island seem to have heeded.
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