The NDP Ferries Critic says BC Ambulance shouldn’t be on the hook when they need to get BC Ferries to hold a sailing.
That’s a fairly common practice on Gulf Islands like Salt Spring and Gabriola.
But North Island MLA Claire Trevena says with charges sometimes hitting more than 26-hundred dollars it amounts to gouging.
Trevena says she’s still investigating the issue.
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Ferries meanwhile has admitted it overcharged in some cases through an administrative misunderstanding and will pay some money back. Ferries also says it will give ambulances a 9 minute buffer before the charges kick in.
