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Three little ferries chugged out of pandemic hibernation on Monday with payloads of happy locals and a cautious optimism that a tourism season of some form is on the horizon. The Victoria Harbour. . .
“Obviously we’re not expecting a wild influx of tourists, but we wanted to be out there and be all about our local community,” said Victoria Harbour Ferry general manager Barry Hobbis. “We want to get locals out on the water to relax and enjoy the views, take the kids to Fisherman’s Wharf or travel up the Gorge. A lot of people have been at home for months.” The company will launch more of their vessels as demand increases, including one of its four electric boats for tours of the Gorge Waterway. Hobbis said although a return to normal tourism is likely still a year away “there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”
by Martin Dunphy on March 11th, 2021 at 6:05 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
Whoever bought a $1 million winning Lotto 6/49 ticket somewhere in the northern Vancouver Island region a year ago is about to become an ex-millionaire.
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) announced in a March 11 release that a 6/49 ticket with the Guaranteed Prize winning number 19117903-02 is set to expire at midnight on March 18, 2021.
The ticket was purchased in the North Island region, which includes the towns of Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Alert Bay, Telegraph Cove, and others. Players can find the Guaranteed Prize Draw number displayed underneath the main set of six numbers and can check their tickets anytime on the BCLC Lotto! app here, the BCLC bulletin noted.
The B.C. Lottery Corp. said the winning ticket will expire at midnight on March 18, exactly a year after the draw.
Erica Simpson, a spokeswoman for the lottery corporation, said Thursday it’s rare for major jackpots to go unclaimed.
Over the past 10 years, she said only six major prizes of $500,000 or more haven’t been claimed.
It’s also uncommon for winners to wait until the last minute to cash in.
“A year ago it was the start of the pandemic and a lot of things were changing … stores were closing and people had a lot on their minds,” Simpson said. “We want our players to think back on when they might have purchased tickets in that area.”