This is Vancouver
This is Vancouver
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How does B.C. Ferries determine when to cancel a sailing for bad weather?
13 minutes Posted May 13, 2026 at 7:10 am.
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This is Vancouver takes you out to the high seas today, or at at least from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay — a route that, at one time, could have meant rough waters. The CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe takes us inside the high-tech command centre where the call is made on when to cancel a ferry sailing due to bad weather.