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Westview is a ferry terminal in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Malaspina Strait, part of the Strait of Georgia, on the northern Sunshine Coast and provides connections to Texada Island and Vancouver Island. The ferry port is connected to Highway 101 via a short access road.
Due to Washington's geography which features large, deep bodies of water with many peninsulas and islands, ferries are a convenient means of connecting communities in the region. Most were operated by private companies until later acquisitions by governments, beginning with the state's takeover of the Keller Ferry on the Columbia River in 1930. [2]
MV Coho in Victoria Harbour, British Columbia, Canada. The Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC) was founded by Charles E. Peabody in 1898. [1] Today the company operates an international passenger and vehicle ferry service between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the MV Coho, [2] through its operating company, Black Ball Ferry Line.
The Saltery Bay Ferry Terminal is a BC Ferries terminal that links British Columbia Highway 101 across Jervis Inlet to Earls Cove.Known as the Sechelt – Powell River (Earls Cove–Saltery Bay) ferry, it is about 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km) long and is serviced by the MV Malaspina Sky.
MV Malaspina Sky is an Intermediate-class ferry in the BC Ferries fleet built in 2008.. Originally named Island Sky, the ship has operated on the Earl's Cove–Saltery Bay route since its first day of service for BC Ferries on February 19, 2009.
The Earls Cove Ferry Terminal is a BC Ferries terminal with two berths that links Highway 101 across Jervis Inlet to Saltery Bay. Known as the Sechelt – Powell River (Earls Cove–Saltery Bay) ferry, it is about 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km) long and serviced by the MV Malaspina Sky. [1]
Powell River: 1965 (1979) 1965-2022: 61: 400: Stretched in 1979 to increase capacity MV Mayne Queen: Powell River: 1965 (1979) 1965-2022 58 400 Stretched in 1979 to increase capacity. Last full day of service on route 5 was November 19, 2022. MV Powell River Queen: Powell River: 1965 (1979) 1965-2023 59 408 Stretched in 1979 to increase ...
The ferry system carried a total of 18.66 million riders in 2023—9.69 million passengers and 8.97 million vehicles. [3] WSF is the largest ferry system in the United States and the second-largest vehicular ferry system in the world behind BC Ferries. [4] The state ferries carried an average of 59,900 per weekday in the third quarter of 2024.