By Peninsula Daily News news services
Slots on ferries
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s financially ailing ferry system will try slot machines on some of its vessels in the next two years.
The slots on ferries from a terminal north of Victoria to one southwest of Vancouver are part of a package announced by provincial Transportation Minister Todd Stone and B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan.
The package includes fare increases, route cutbacks, elimination of free senior-citizen rides and other moves designed to save $18.9 million ($17.9 million U.S.) in the next two years.
Slot machines will be installed on boats on the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route, Stone said.
