To mitigate the impact of the increases, BC Ferries is offering a 30 per cent discount on saver fares, encouraging passengers to book ahead and travel during off-peak times. This includes early morning, late evening and midday sailings during the week.
Foot passengers can also take advantage of saver fares for $15 when booking in advance on routes between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
BC Ferries prices rise on April 1, but there's a silver lining
https://www.pqbnews.com/news/bc-ferries-prices-rise-on-april-1-but-theres-a-silver-lining-7894061
6 Comments
paperBark@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 1y
There should be a discounted rate for island residents and atleast 25% reserved space for residents. Our taxes pay for this shit and its essential travel. We can't even get to and from our home without beating thru a crowd of tourists.
cituskai@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
Ditto for us in the sunshine coast.
orbitz@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
I always thought so, expensive enough to live there without the huge price of trying to travel. Though I lived there for awhile so many be biased.
banana@communick.news · 0 pts · 1y
I get prioritizing over tourists, but help me understand, why should island residents get a priority over residents of the Lower Mainland? Unless an island resident is coming for medical treatment they can't get on the island?
dadjokesfordays@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Because you have driving access to all of North America and we're on an island in the Pacific ocean?...
Sunshine@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Groceries are already the most expensive on the island.