Travellers looking to get onto the 7:00 a.m. ferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen by way of Salt Spring Island were mostly unable to get through this morning.
BC Ferries sent out a notice at 6:56 a.m. letting customers know that they "are aware of the protest happening outside of our Swartz Bay terminal, and crew are working on a contingency plan for moving traffic through for processing."
They encouraged people to keep updated on their Service Notice Page.
The protest is in solidarity with the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, who are opposed to an LNG pipeline in their territory (more on that HERE).
More to come
BREAKING: protestors have blockaded access to BC Ferries’ #SwartzBay terminal on the Saanich Peninsula.
— VibrantVictoria.ca (@VibrantVictoria) January 20, 2020
Police are now arriving on scene.
Motorists are currently unable to access the terminal for the 7AM sailing.
Photo courtesy of Sean S. #yyj #yvr #bcferries #wetsuweten pic.twitter.com/sCr8XnWaYu
