But BC Ferries had a pretty good excuse when one of its vessels stopped Saturday morning near its terminal in Nanaimo, B.C. The Queen of Oak Bay paused outside of Departure Bay to let a black bear swim past, the ferry operator said on Twitter. All @bcferries traffic stopped outside Nanaimo this morning for a black bear swimming across the channel, w police escort. —@k8_irl Both the bear and BC Ferries had their right bearings😁 —@BruceDevitt I can ‘bear’ the next rate hike knowing you did this. BC Ferries has 15 extra sailings on the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route over the long weekend.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2019 22:52 UTC