Ferries will once again run on the vital Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay route. (BC Ferries)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay ferry service set to resume

May 15, 2020 | 4:54 PM

NANAIMO — A vital connection between Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland is set to re-enter service.

The Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay ferry route will resume on June 3, according to BC Ferries.

The company’s Deb Marshall told NanaimoNewsNOW there will be four sailings a day on the popular route, still keeping with 50 per cent capacity to enforce physical distancing.

She said while the Duke Point route carries more cargo and supplies to and from Vancouver Island, the Departure Bay route is often preferred for drivers and walk-on passengers.

The route was nixed on April 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Since then, the Tsawwassen route has seen four daily round-trip passenger sailings and four cargo cargo runs.

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