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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]
Kootenay Lake Ferry: Crosses Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, on BC Highway 3A. M.V. Osprey 2000/M.V. Balfour: Conventional 80/28 250/150 35 minutes Western Pacific Marine [10] Little Fort Reaction Ferry: Crosses the North Thompson River at Little Fort, off BC Highway 5. Vessel Unknown Reaction: 2 12 5 minutes Argo Road ...
Additionally there are two passenger facilities, the Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal and the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal. The majority of Portland's non-passenger terminals are for petroleum products, especially the Portland–Montreal pipeline, which has gradually reduced its capacity since 2010. [7] Container shipping ...
Kootenay Bay is an unincorporated community on the east shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The ferry terminal and former steamboat landing, on BC Highway 3A , is by road about 81 kilometres (50 mi) north of Creston and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) west of Crawford Bay .
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] In 2020, the Balfour and District Business and Historic Association acquired the Anglican church building, services having ceased the prior year. [30]
[2] [3] Highway 6 is a north–south highway between Nelway and the Needles Ferry and an east–west highway between the Needles Ferry and Vernon; [4] it has a total length of 407 km (253 mi). [1] It first opened in 1941 and, aside from minor realignments along it's concurrences with 3 and 3A, its very winding path through the western Kootenays ...
However, the east–west Kootenay Lake Ferry followed a Fraser's Landing–Procter–Gray Creek route. When changed to Balfour–Kootenay Bay in 1947, Procter was dropped. [12] The stop was 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi) northwest of Blake, and 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Sunshine Bay. [13] Passenger service ended in 1964.
Queens Bay is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The former steamboat landing is on the west shore of Kootenay Lake . [ 1 ] The locality, off Highway 31 , is about 38 kilometres (24 mi) northeast of Nelson .