Staff with BC Ferries are bracing for the busiest long weekend of the year, after a summer of delays, cancellations and communication problems.
More than 580-thousand passengers and 210-thousand vehicles are expected to travel with B-C Ferries between today and Tuesday.
BC Ferries says it has pulled out all the stops to ensure smoother sailing this weekend.
Passengers are being urged to travel during off-peak times.
Premier John Horgan said last week the restart will set the course for a future direction as COVID-19 cases decline and more people receive vaccinations, but it will take time to reach the final destination.
There have 142,347 cases in BC. The rolling 7 day is now 383. The lowest since November 3, 2020. Hospitalizations and ICU admits going down as well.
Pfizer and BioNTech have been consistently delivering doses even as other vaccine makers have struggled to keep their shipments flowing. They're set to increase their weekly deliveries to 2.4 million doses starting in June.
The fire shut down Columbia Street between 6th and 4th streets. Luckily, no one was inside at the time and it doesn't seem like anyone was hurt. The fire has been full contained.
According to Mounties there was no exchange of gunfire , the parties involved know each other, and this is a stand alone incident and not linked to the ongoing gang conflict in the Lower Mainland.
The area of Hart St and Henderson Ave is cordoned off with yellow police tape. The shooting takes place an hour after a man was gunned down in Calgary.