Busy day at BC Ferries terminals as long weekend begins

Busy day at BC Ferries terminals as long weekend begins

June 28, 2024 8:05 pm PST.

BC ferries says the Canada Day long weekend is usually their second busiest of the year. The operator says it’s expecting over a half a million passengers and just under 200 thousand vehicles to come through its terminals from Thursday to Tuesday.

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