Submitted by Vortexman:
BC Ferries ticket information update
Prepaid paper tickets account for one percent or less of all payments made on BC Ferries smaller coastal routes. As a result, prepaid paper tickets will be discontinued on the Swartz Bay Southern Gulf Islands route as follows:
IMPORTANT DATES
June 1, 2009: Prepaid paper tickets will no longer be accepted as payment toward fares. Tickets can continue to be converted to dollars on BC Ferries Experience Cards.
April 1, 2010: Prepaid paper tickets will no longer be accepted for conversion to BC Ferries Experience Cards.
Prepaid paper tickets purchased prior to April 1, 2008 will be valued at the March 31, 2008 prepaid price. Paper tickets purchased after this time will be valued based on the price stamped on each ticket.