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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 could 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
- ^
a
b
"Bowen Island gets two commuter ferry services"
Archived November 7, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine,
North Shore News, November 5, 2008.
-
^
"Water Taxi - Granville Island to Bowen Island Commuter". EnglishBayLaunch.ca. Archived from
the original on January 2, 2010.
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^ "New owners refloat Granville Island water taxi service", Bowen Island Undercurrent, October 29, 2009.
- ^
a
b
"Bowen Island Transportation & Maps",
Tourism British Columbia website, Accessed September 17, 2009.
-
^
"Getting Here", Bowen Island Tourism Website, Accessed September 14, 2009.
-
^
"No berth at TransLink for Bowen ferry"
Archived 2012-11-05 at the
Wayback Machine,
North Shore News, December 17, 2008.
-
^
"Bowen Island Community Literacy Plan", Accessed September 17, 2009.
-
^
"New ferry sets sail"
Archived November 7, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine,
Vancouver Province, October 30, 2008.
External links