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
- Aquabus - operates passenger ferries from Granville Island
- False Creek Ferries - operates passenger ferries from Granville Island
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.
- ^ "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.
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