Beginning Wednesday, June 27, BC Ferries is adding extra sailings on the Powell River-Texada Island route for the summer.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Powell River departure at 9:35 am is being cancelled and replaced with departures at 8:35 am and 10:20 am.
A new weekday Powell River departure, from Monday to Friday, will be added at 1:50 pm. The current 10:40 am Wednesday only sailing will depart 10 minutes earlier at 10:20 am.
Departures from Texada out of Blubber Bay include an the addition of a 1 pm sailing, Monday to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, the 8:45 am sailing has been removed for two new sailings at 7:50 am and 9:20 am.
The schedule changes add capacity on weekend mornings and weekday afternoons in response to increasing peak season demand between Powell River and Texada, according to a statement from BC Ferries.
