B.C. Ferries' Long Weekend Nightmare: Cancellations, Delays, and Aging Fleet

0:00B.C. Ferries faced a rough long weekend with multiple cancellations across key routes, leaving travelers stranded and frustrated. Sailings between Sawasin and Duke Point got cut due to a ferry refit delay, whilst Warts Bay to Sawasin saw issues from a mechanical glitch. High winds and propulsion problems hit other lines too, like Tixeta Island to Powell River and Horseshoe Bay to Langdale. The troubles piled up from Friday through Monday with steering failures and weather forcing even more skips. B.C. Ferries' president Nicholas Jimenez called it all very frustrating in a radio interview, apologizing directly to affected passengers and his own teams. Locals are fed up. The NIMO's mayor noted these disruptions feel like a holiday ritual now. Jimenez penned the route cause on the aging fleet, saying they care for the ship's well but lack backups when one goes down, especially as demand grows. With the province's population, looking ahead, eight new vessels are on the way over the next five years.

1:00Four smaller island-class ferries hit service this summer and next, with four bigger ones starting in 2029. They wanted to fit major one for relief, but got turned down as too costly as B.C. Ferries pushes to modernize. These upgrades should ease the pain, but for now, plan extra time on those coastal crossings to dodge the next wave of. Headaches. That's the story for today. Vancouver News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.