Hot News: BC Ferries cancellations due to high winds

News1130 Staff

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - There have been several BC Ferries cancellations this morning due to high winds.

Deborah Marshall with BC Ferries admits they were a bit surprised. 'We did have some wind warnings; we knew that the winds were going be strong this morning.... we were seeing winds gusting up to 45 knots; that was a little bit higher than we had expected,' she tells us.

Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay: The 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. sailings have been cancelled each way.- The 11 a.m. sailings will go ahead

Horseshoe Bay - Departure Bay: The 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. sailings have been cancelled each way.- BC Ferries hopes to resume service at 12:30 p.m., depending on the weather

Tsawwassen - Southern Gulf Islands: Service cancelled until this evening

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