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In 1889, former British Columbia premier Amor De Cosmos was the first person who is known to have suggested Swartz Bay publicly as a feasible ferry terminal for connections to the Lower Mainland. In 1959, the search for a new ferry terminal north of Victoria involved consideration of the existing San Juan Islands ferry facilities at Sidney .
Ferry service to the San Juan Islands was provided by a variety of companies and operators in the early 20th century. On April 26, 1922, the Anacortes–Sidney route was inaugurated on two converted steamships. [7] The state-owned Washington State Ferries took control of the routes in 1951 and assigned MV Vashon to the San Juan Islands runs. [8]
In 1902, the VTRF acquired the Victoria and Sidney Railway (V&S). [3] In May 1903, the VTRF opened the short Cloverdale–Port Guichon railway link and commenced the Port Guichon–Sidney train ferry that connected with the V&S. [4] This daily ferry service carried passengers and up to eight railway freight cars. [5] The wharf largely ...
Date of cessation of service unknown. Could be an earlier 24 Mile Ferry. [17] Hazelton Ferry: Crossed the Skeena River at Hazelton. Unknown Unknown Vehicle capacity not known. Passenger capacity not known. Unknown Unknown [17] Herrling Island Ferry: Crossed the Fraser River between a location near Agassiz and Herrling Island. Unknown Cable
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company. BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
View of Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (British Columbia, Canada) for BC Ferries. BC Ferries has the largest fleet of vehicle ferry vessels in the world. There are at least 45 vessels, ranging from small passenger-only water taxis, up to the 358-car Spirit-class ferries. All of the vessels in use by BC Ferries are roll-on/roll-off car ferries. Most ...
The new service, known as the British Columbia Ferry Corporation ordered two ships constructed from shipyards in British Columbia. Sidney was ordered from Victoria Machinery Depot in Victoria, with the yard number 85 and was laid down on May 9, 1959. [1] [2] The vessel was launched on October 6, 1959 and completed in May 1960. [2]
It has a population of approximately 11,583. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport, and about 6 km (4 mi) south of BC Ferries' Swartz Bay Terminal. The town is also the only Canadian port-of-call in the Washington State Ferries system, with ferries running from Sidney to the San Juan Islands and Anacortes.