As of this week, advanced booking is required for all BC Ferries travellers bringing their vehicles from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo.

To book a ferry under the new system, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 15, passengers will have to go online to www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage , where they can book and pay in advance since drive-up fares and reservation-only fares will no longer be available.

In a press release, BC Ferries said the move to advance bookings only is part of Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal’s multi-year re-development project, where necessary construction work has reduced vehicle holding space by 25 per cent.

When sailings are full, customers with standard vehicles can enter their e-mail for an alert if space opens up on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a new tool, only

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