Travel advisory: Adverse Weather Service Disruptions - December 25 View ×

 

Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Due to forecasted high winds for the Strait of Georgia and North Vancouver Island, service on multiple routes may be affected on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

The safety of our passengers and crew is of primary importance to us. We are continuing to monitor this weather system and will share information as it becomes available.

BC Ferries’ Customer Service Centre hours for the holiday:

  • December 24 – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
  • December 25 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
  • December 31 – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Service Notices will continue to be posted with regular updates provided as needed. Travellers can find our Service Notices posted here.

If you have a booking and your sailing is cancelled due to weather, we will automatically refund your fees and/or fares. Click here for more information about bookings on cancelled sailings. Customers can make changes to their existing booking through bcferries.com or the app.

Check Current Conditions for up-to-date sailing and departure information. For further information regarding the weather warnings in place, please visit Environment Canada.

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A sea nettle jellyfish at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney

ACTIVITY

Shaw Centre for Salish Sea

Sidney, BC
Credit: Jeff Reindl

DETAILS

Explore the natural beauty of the Salish Sea Bioregion at a world-class aquarium and learning centre, and find over 3,500 sea animals including a giant Pacific octopus, wolf eels, rock fish, Pacific salmon, and more. See 35 incredible aquarium habitats teeming with marine life and get close to colourful sea stars, urchins, anemones, and sea cucumbers in the shallow pools.

Highlights

  • Enter through a submarine and immerse yourself in a world with over 3,500 animals at the aquarium representing 160 species from the Salish Sea.
  • Get up close to colourful sea stars, urchins, anemones, and sea cucumbers in the shallow pools.
  • Learn about marine mammals and see a rare, fully intact killer whale skeleton and other marine artifact displays.

Activity policies

The Shaw Centre for Salish Sea is open daily, except for Wednesdays, 10:00am to 4:30pm. The last entry is at 4:00pm. 

Location: 9811 Seaport Pl, Sidney, BC V8L 4X3, Canada

AVAILABLE IN  Sidney, BC 

$17.95

+ taxes and fees, per adult

Tour Options

Guests

or call to book
1-888-BC FERRY (1-888-223-3779) Ext. 3
People interacting with the jellyfish exhibit at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney
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Children interacting with the submarine entrance at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney
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Gallery of aquariums at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney
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Children popping their heads in an aquarium at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney
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The salmon lifecycle exhibit at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney
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Credit: Jeff Reindl
View of an aquarium at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney
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Credit: Jeff Reindl

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