Granville Island Water Taxi Services

Granville Island Water Taxi Services was a privately owned and operated water taxi service in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada,[1] which was replaced by English Bay Launch in the Fall of 2009.[2][3] It was one of three water taxi services connecting Bowen Island to Vancouver[4] with regularly scheduled service.[5][6][7] It also offered on demand charter services around the greater Vancouver area.

It operated enclosed vessels that can transport up to twelve passengers.[1][8] Passengers were allowed to bring bicycles on board.[4]

Stops

Regularly scheduled routes operated between stops at the following locations:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bowen Island gets two commuter ferry services", North Shore News, November 5, 2008.
  2. http://englishbaylaunch.ca/?page_id=2
  3. "New owners refloat Granville Island water taxi service", Bowen Island Undercurrent, October 29, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Bowen Island Transportation & Maps", Tourism British Columbia website, Accessed September 17, 2009.
  5. "Getting Here", Bowen Island Tourism Website, Accessed September 14, 2009.
  6. "No berth at TransLink for Bowen ferry", North Shore News, December 17, 2008.
  7. "Bowen Island Community Literacy Plan", Accessed September 17, 2009.
  8. "New ferry sets sail", Vancouver Province, October 30, 2008.

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