BC Ferries traffic dips as travellers heed non-essential ban SHARE ON: BC Ferries vessel photo by Troy Landreville, Vista Radio So far, so good for BC Ferries when it comes to the provincial health order banning non-essential travel. BC Ferries reported a 32 percent dip in passengers and 25 percent reduction in vehicles across its fleet last weekend, compared to the previous one. Spokesperson Deborah Marshall says people seem to be getting the message to stay on, and off, Vancouver Island unless it’s essential. “Our traffic was already down substantially, but with that additional drop, what it means to us is that customers are clearly heeding the order that the province has recently issued and that is to travel for essential reasons only,” Marshall said.