Reissued: Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 2:36 pm

To ensure the safety of our customers and crew, the following sailings between Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo) must be cancelled for tomorrow, Wednesday, December 25, as a result of Environment Canada’s severe weather forecast for high winds and waves in the Strait of Georgia and North Vancouver Island.

Sailings Cancellations, Wednesday, December 25:
10:40 am departing Departure Bay
10:40 am departing Horseshoe Bay
1:00 pm departing Departure Bay
1:00 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
3:20 pm departing Departure Bay
3:45 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
5:55 pm departing Departure Bay
6:35 pm departing Horseshoe Bay

The previously scheduled 10:10 pm sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay on December 25 has been revised to depart at 10:50 pm, however all remaining sailings remain at risk of cancellation.

Sailings at Risk of Cancellation:
8:05 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
8:45 pm departing Departure Bay
10:50 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
10:10 pm departing Departure Bay

We know you have important places to be. We will monitor the weather conditions and will share updates with you as further information becomes available.

Should these later sailings be cancelled, your final opportunity to travel between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay on December 25 will be as follows:

8:25 am departing Horseshoe Bay
8:25 am departing Departure Bay

For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.

Berth 1 Life Extension
Departure Bay Terminal
December 6 to 17, 2024 and
January 5 to March, 2025

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure the safe operation of our terminal facilities, BC Ferries will be carrying out marine construction activities to Berth 1 at the Departure Bay terminal. The project will begin on December 6, and is expected to continue until the end of March, 2025. No work will take place from December 18, 2024 to January 4, 2025.

Construction is planned Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, and select Sundays, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. A minor portion of the work must be completed during low tides outside regular working hours. Noise levels around the terminal may be more noticeable than normal, and our teams will work to minimize the impact for both our customers and neighbours.

We do not expect any impacts to terminal operations and will continue to update this Service Notice should there be any changes to this scheduled work.

BC Ferries would like to thank our customers and neighbours for their patience and understanding as we complete this required work.

For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.

Horseshoe Bay Terminal (Vancouver) 
Transfer Deck Life Extension 
November 25 to May 2025

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure the safe operation of our terminal facilities, necessary work to extend the life of the transfer deck at Horseshoe Bay terminal will begin on Monday, November 25 and is expected to be completed May 2025.

To ensure timely completion and to minimize impacts to service, night work will be required and is expected to take place Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays, between 9:00 pm and 5:00 am.

Construction activities, including concrete chipping and patching, will take place and noise levels around the terminal may be more noticeable than normal. Our teams will work to minimize the impact for both our customers and neighbours.

This Service Notice will be updated should there be any changes to this scheduled work.

We thank our customers and neighbours for their patience and understanding as we complete this necessary project.

For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.