Coastal Link Ferries

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Coastal Link Ferries
IndustryTransportation
Founded2008
Headquarters British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Ihab Shaker, CEO
ServicesFerry service

Coastal Link Ferries was a ferry company in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

Its vessel, the Coastal Runner, began service in October 2008 between Bowen Island and Vancouver Public Dock in Coal Harbour. [1] The crossing takes 40 minutes.

The vessel carries 67 passengers and has Wi-Fi, washrooms, and tables for passengers. [2]

In October 2009, the company was unanimously approved by the West Vancouver city council to run a 6-month trial connecting the 14th Street Pier in West Vancouver and Coal Harbour with a 15-minute ferry trip. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Weldon, James (2008-12-17). "No berth at TransLink for Bowen ferry". North Shore News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  2. 1 2 "Private ferry service starting between West Vancouver and downtown" Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine , News 1130 , October 19, 2009.
  3. "New ferry service to serve North Shore/Vancouver", CKNW , October 19, 2009.