BC Ferries cancels Tuesday sailings due to weather [Video]

BC Ferries has cancelled sailings on multiple routes Tuesday, as the region prepares for another powerful storm.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a series of wind and rainfall warnings for Tuesday, with up to 90 millimetres of rain predicted for Metro Vancouver, and strong winds of up to 110 km/h forecast for parts of Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, and the Sunshine Coast.

To “ensure the safety of customers and crew” BC Ferries has cancelled a number of afternoon sailings between the Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf islands, starting in the afternoon.

The cancelled sailings are as follows:

Between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay 

• 7 p.m and 9 p.m. from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen
• 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay

The final scheduled departure from both Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay will be the 5 p.m. sailing.

Between Tsawwassen and Duke Point

• 8:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. departing Duke Point 
• 8:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. departing Tsawwassen

The final scheduled departure …