Many community members have been expressing concern about whether sailings on the Gabriola – Nanaimo route will be impacted by the next week’s deadline for crew to be vaccinated or placed on unpaid leave. The FAC reached out to BC Ferries for more information. We were told that based on what they currently know about crew vaccination rates, they are not anticipating cancellations on any routes on Monday (or next week at all), nor are they anticipating a situation on Route 19 (Gabriola – Nanaimo) where they are at minimal crew complement so have to go to a license that will limit number of passengers.

We will up date this post if we receive any updates.