Granville Island Water Taxi Services Explained

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 with regularly scheduled service.[4] [5] [6] It also offered on demand charter services around the greater Vancouver area.

It operated enclosed vessels that could transport up to twelve passengers.[1] [7] Passengers were allowed to bring bicycles on board.[8]

Stops

Regularly scheduled routes operated between stops at the following locations:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.canada.com/northshorenews/news/story.html?id=38823c90-29fd-462b-baba-c95cc9127641 "Bowen Island gets two commuter ferry services"
  2. Web site: Water Taxi - Granville Island to Bowen Island Commuter . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102223851/http://englishbaylaunch.ca/?page_id=2 . January 2, 2010 . dead . EnglishBayLaunch.ca.
  3. "New owners refloat Granville Island water taxi service", Bowen Island Undercurrent, October 29, 2009.
  4. http://bowenisland.org/wow/get-here.php "Getting Here"
  5. http://www.canada.com/northshorenews/news/story.html?id=bf2e83ea-dc73-48b9-ad4d-3b261f971830 "No berth at TransLink for Bowen ferry"
  6. http://www.biac.ca/pdfs/Bowen_Literacy_Plan.pdf "Bowen Island Community Literacy Plan"
  7. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=7ace8af1-5ad8-4587-9b44-d5416fd4a407 "New ferry sets sail"
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811111509/http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/TransportationMaps/BowenIsland.htm "Bowen Island Transportation & Maps"