Long-weekend travellers heading to Vancouver Island without a reservation faced sailing waits on Friday.
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A vehicle fire at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal caused sailing delays on the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen B.C. Ferries route on an already busy long weekend.
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B.C. Ferries said the 5 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen (Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (Victoria) departed 35 minutes behind schedule.
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The 7 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay and the 9 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen were also behind schedule.
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Major routes between Vancouver Island and the mainland expected to be at or near capacity at peak times this weekend, said B.C. Ferries spokesperson Lilian Kim.
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Sailings from Tsawwassen to Duke Point all listed as full from 11:30 a.m. onward on Friday morning, while those travelling on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route without a reservation faced a six-sailing wait Friday morning.
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Sailings from Vancouver Island to the mainland were showing a small amount of space on the site.
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Those without reservations who have to travel are encouraged to consider going as walk-on passengers, and not bringing a vehicle, Kim said.
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On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the busiest sailing times are expected to be morning and early afternoon, B.C. Ferries said.
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Kim said the weekend is expected to be as busy as last year’s, when major routes carried about 130,000 vehicles and more than 400,000 passengers.
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