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The Kootenay Lake ferry is a ferry across Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, which operates between Balfour, on the west side of the lake, and Kootenay Bay, on the east side. The MV Osprey 2000 and the MV Balfour are the two vessels used. [1] The route is the world's longest free scenic ferry which carries vehicles. [2]
Apart from the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ferry terminal, Balfour has primarily been a retirement and weekend retreat community. [2] The West Kootenay Transit System routes 10 and 76 stop at the ferry terminal. [27] The census population was 459 in 2016, 477 in 2011, [28] and 479 in 2006. [29]
Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada.It is part of the Kootenay River.The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water.
Live web cameras around the Myrtle Beach area allow people to watch as severe weather impacts the S.C. coast.
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Ainsworth Hot Springs is located on Highway 31, 11 miles (18 km) north of Balfour and 12 miles (19 km) south of Kaslo, British Columbia. [3] Today, Ainsworth Hot Springs and the Cody Caves are a popular destination for tourists and spelunkers .
The current ferry is the MV Shapinsay which docks at the slipway at Balfour on arrival. [ 80 ] [ 81 ] Orkney is to trial two electric ferries after Artemis Technologies, based in Belfast , were awarded more than £15m of funding by the UK government's Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure Fund in 2023.
The Balfour–Queens Bay road was completed around 1912 and opened to Ainsworth and Kaslo about 1926. [14] By 1923, a jitney service ran to Nelson. [15] Mrs. S.A. Codd was the inaugural official teacher at the school, which operated 1912–1929, 1931–1932, and 1934–1942. [16] Kenneth Athalmer Aylmer was the final postmaster 1929–1964. [5]