It’s a busy weekend for B.C. Ferries, but one of the vessels took time for a ‘bear pause’ this morning in Nanaimo.
The Queen of Oak Bay briefly stopped in Departure Bay at about 8:30 a.m. to let a bear swim in front of the path of the vessel next to Saysutshun Newcastle Island.
#BCFHeadsUp The #QueenofOakBay stopped outside of #DepartureBay to allow a black bear who was swimming by to pass. ^mg
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) May 18, 2019
The ferry corporation has additional vessels sailing on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route during the Victoria Day long weekend.
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