Thursday June 26, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. | Island Social Trends
Earlier this week, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) advised the public of several locations across BC where people may have been exposed to measles between June 16 and 21. [See full list of Measles Exposures June 16 to 21, 2025]
On BC Ferries sailings there is a lot of co-mingling of people from numerous locations heading to numerous final destinations beyond the ship and boarding terminals.
On Friday June 20, there would have been exposures on the BC Ferries sailing on the major route that sails between Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Swartz Bay (Victoria), according to the BC CDC.
People may wish to note these June 20 exposure possibilities:
- Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal – 1 Ferry Causeway, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- 12 p.m. Coastal Celebration ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay
- 2 p.m. Coastal Celebration ferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen
- 6 p.m. Coastal Celebration ferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen
- 8 p.m. Coastal Celebration ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay
BC Ferries has told BC CDC that they are reaching out to employees and reserved customers who were onboard the identified sailings.
Contact tracing:
Public health is following up directly with known contacts of measles cases.
About BC Ferries:
BC Ferries is a private corporation that provides coastal ferry transportation in British Columbia.
Public health contact information:
If you think you have measles, call ahead to your doctor’s office or hospital so that plans can be made to prevent other people from potential exposure.
For more details about measles visit the BC Centre for Disease Control Measles information page.
Immunization:
Anyone born in 1970 or later who has not had two doses of the measles vaccine should get a booster dose of measles vaccine (ideally within three days of being exposed).
===== RELATED:
- Measles exposures notifications for Interior, Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island (June 24, 2025)
- Measles case in Kamloops confirmed by Interior Health (June 24, 2025)
- Measles confirmed in traveler to Sparwood BC (June 17, 2025)
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