Sue,
Sorry to say, but pumping out up here in BC can be a problem. This is even more obvious the further north you go. Our Government is more than happy to make "rules", and then tell small marinas that they should shoulder all costs associated with providing the service.
For example, I have had discussions with the former owner (prior to his death) of the Port Harvey Marina. Being on an isolated island, the costs associated with either a large enough septic field or transporting the waste were extremely prohibitive, so of course, it never happened.