Letter Criticizes BC Ferries for Visitor Boarding Restrictions

infrastructure · Buckley Bay ferry terminal

A letter from a Denman Island resident criticizes BC Ferries for directing visitors to wait in a separate lane and delaying their boarding while island residents board first, questioning the fairness and authority of such actions during COVID-19 restrictions.

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• “Arriving at Buckley Bay they pay the fare, get questioned by the ticket agent and if they do not QUALIFY... are directed to 'go to lane 5 and wait till we tell you there is space for you on the ferry'... Visitors pay like everybody else but are NOT receiving the same service.” — The Islands Grapevine – June 18th, 2020 (June 18th, 2020)

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