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English Bay Launch is a privately owned and operated water taxi service in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, which replaced Granville Island Water Taxi Services in the Fall of 2009. [1] [2] It is one of three [3] water taxi services connecting Bowen Island to Vancouver with regularly scheduled service. [4] [5] It also offers on demand charter services around the greater Vancouver area.[ citation needed] It operates an enclosed 27-foot Eagle Craft vessel named The Eagle 14. [2] Passengers are allowed to bring bicycles on board. [3]

Stops

Regularly scheduled routes operated between stops at the following locations:[ citation needed]

See also

  • Aquabus - operates passenger ferries from Granville Island
  • False Creek Ferries - operates passenger ferries from Granville Island

References

  1. ^ "Water Taxi - Granville Island to Bowen Island Commuter". EnglishBayLaunch.ca. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "New owners refloat Granville Island water taxi service"[ permanent dead link], Bowen Island Undercurrent, October 29, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Bowen Island Transportation & Maps", Tourism BC website, Accessed January 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Blueberries and cherries", Vancouver Province, June 20, 2010
  5. ^ "Hunt for treasure at Sun Peaks", Vancouver Sun, June 19, 2010

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