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Bowen Island - Horseshoe Bay sailings cancelled starting this afternoon

All 12 BC Ferries sailings between Bowen Island and Horseshoe Bay from 3:30 pm onward are cancelled for Saturday. Passenger-only water taxis will be available
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The Queen of Capilano docked at Snug Cove on Bowen Island.

A dozen sailings scheduled between Bowen Island and the mainland have been cancelled for Saturday, May 20. 

The 1:55 pm sailing from Horseshoe Bay will be the final BC Ferries run leaving the mainland, and the 2:40 pm from Bowen will be the last to leave the island today. 

BC Ferries released a statement this morning warning of possible cancellations on the Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to Snug Cove (Bowen Island) route, beginning with the 3:30 pm sailing from Horseshoe Bay. These were confirmed shortly after 1 pm this afternoon. Twelve sailings of the Queen of Capilano are cancelled in total, right through the final 10:50 pm boat from Bowen to the mainland. 

In the release BC Ferries said they were unable to find enough crew to run the sailings. A pair of passenger-only water taxis, one with room for 40 people and the other with room for 12, will follow the normal ferry schedule, but there is no more available vehicle transport for Saturday. 

The remaining water taxi schedule for May 20 is:

3:30 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
4:00 pm departing Snug Cove
4:40 pm departing Horseshoe Bay 
5:10 pm departing Snug Cove 
5:45 pm departing Horseshoe Bay 
6:15 pm departing Snug Cove 
6:50 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
8:50 pm departing Snug Cove 
9:20 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
9:50 pm departing Snug Cove 
10:20 pm departing Horseshoe Bay 
10:50 pm departing Snug Cove