BC Ferries has cancelled multiple sailings Monday in advance of the worsening fall storm.
The ferry corporation issued a series of service notices advising of cancellations on Monday, October 25th, due to “anticipated adverse weather conditions.”
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for most of Vancouver Island warning of strong winds and heavy rainfall starting today.
According to the weather agency, extremely windy conditions are in the forecast on Sunday and Monday for Vancouver Island and neighbouring regions along the Strait of Georgia.
A strong rapidly deepening low pressure system from the Pacific is expected to approach west of Vancouver Island on Sunday and begin to bring rain and strong southeasterly winds of 70 to 90 km/h with gusts possibly exceeding 100 km/h to the west and north coast of Vancouver Island.
Strong southeasterly winds of 50 to 70 km/h gusting to 90 will develop over East Vancouver Island Sunday afternoon.
In a statement released Sunday, the company listed several cancellations, many of them on the major routes between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
In light of these cancellations, travellers are advised to check the status of their sailing on the BC Ferries website before embarking on their journey.
As of this publication, there have been no cancellations for today, however, the storm is currently moving over Vancouver Island.
Here’s a list of sailings already cancelled for Monday morning:
Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Victoria (Swartz Bay)
7:00 am departing Swartz Bay
7:00 am departing Tsawwassen
9:00 am departing Swartz Bay
9:00 am departing Tsawwassen
Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Nanaimo (Duke Point)
5:15 am departing Tsawwassen
5:15 am departing Duke Point
7:45 am departing Tsawwassen
7:45 am departing Duke Point
Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) – Nanaimo (Departure Bay)
6:15 am departing Horseshoe Bay
6:15 am departing Departure Bay
8:25 am departing Horseshoe Bay
8:25 am departing Departure Bay
10:40 am departing Horseshoe Bay
10:40 am departing Departure Bay
1:00 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
1:00 pm departing Departure Bay
Comox (Little River) – Powell River (Westview)
6:15 am departing Little River
8:05 am departing Westview
9:55 am departing Little River
11:50 am departing Westview
