Ferry passengers fined for mask refusal

NANAIMO (CP) — Police issued tickets totalling over $900 to two BC Ferries passengers for refusing to follow COVID-19 safety protocols.

RCMP said in a news release they were called to the Departure Bay ferry terminal to meet the Queen of Cowichan, which was arriving from Horseshoe Bay just after midnight Sunday, to escort two women off the vessel.

They say the women, aged 19 and 43, ignored the mask requirement on board and were heard yelling and screaming at staff.

RCMP arrested them for being intoxicated in a public place.