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- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "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.
