BC Ferries announces cancellations amid holiday storms

If you have a ferry to catch to or from Vancouver Island on Christmas Day, you might want to double-check your booking.

BC Ferries has cancelled several Wednesday sailings across the Strait of Georgia ahead of a major storm set to hit B.C.’s South Coast Tuesday.

As of 3:10 p.m., all remaining sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay terminals, and all remaining sailings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay terminals have been cancelled for Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Sonia Lowe, a senior communications advisor for BC Ferries tells 1130 NewsRadio that travellers should check the BC Ferries website for up-to-date service notices. Other routes along the coast have been affected.

Lowe says the company is closely monitoring potential weather impacts. 

“Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement forecasting high winds in the Strait of Georgia starting this evening. The safety of our passengers and crew is always a top priority, and we obviously don’t want to fail if it’s unsafe to do so, but we want customers to know that they should be prepared for the possibility of cancellations,” said Lowe.

“You can go online or on our app to make any changes, and your reservation would be cancelled and refunded automatically if we do need to cancel for weather,” Lowe advised.

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