An accident involving two crew members has forced BC Ferries to cancel four sailings on its busiest route just ahead of the long weekend.

An apparent lack of action to deal with a derelict floating bunkhouse abandoned on the edge of Desolation Sound Marine Park is raising concerns from one boater who wants the mess cleaned up.

While temperatures have dropped and much of the smoke has cleared from the skies, drought conditions persist and the wildfire danger rating remains extreme on the east coast of Vancouver Island and parts of the Central Interior.