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Howe Sound Ferries Ltd. used eight fast ferries, 1946-1952. In 1938, demand for Bowen Island ferry service increased with opening of the Lions Gate Bridge between Vancouver and West Vancouver. During 1939-1941 the Union Steamship Company operated two ferries between Bowen Island and Whyte Bay (which is near Horseshoe Bay), in competition with ...
Horseshoe Bay is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada.Located in the community of Horseshoe Bay, a neighbourhood of West Vancouver, the terminal provides a vehicle ferry link from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and to Bowen Island, a small island in the southern part of Howe Sound.
The north shore of Howe Island lies across on the south side of the channel. The town crossroads at the intersection of Highway 2 and Joyceville Road / Howe Island Ferry Road, and the location given for the community in the Atlas of Canada, is at an elevation of 87 metres (285 ft), slightly above the 74-metre (243 ft) level of the St. Lawrence.
Of the several islands that make up Frontenac Islands, only three (Wolfe Island, Howe Island, and Simcoe Island ranked in descending order of year-round resident population) have substantial permanent resident populations, and regularly-scheduled or on-demand marine ferry service provides year-round vehicle and emergency services access to those islands.
Howe Island is an island located in Lake Ontario east of Kingston in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thousand Islands chain. Together with Wolfe Island and Simcoe Island , Howe Island is part of the township of Frontenac Islands , created through municipal amalgamation in 1998.
Keats Island from the north. The view north from Keats Island, including Gambier island. Keats Island is an inhabited island located in Howe Sound near Vancouver, British Columbia. Most people who spend time on the island are visitors to one of the camps or the Marine Park, or owners of seasonal cottages. [1]
The name for Bowen Island is Nex̱wlélex̱wm in the Squamish language of the Squamish people. [8]: 235 The Squamish peoples used and occupied the area around Howe Sound including Bowen Island. [8]: x Areas such as Snug Cove and a few other parts of the island were used as campsites for hunting and gathering trips.
Passage Island is a small island near West Vancouver, British Columbia, and across from Bowen Island in Canada. The island is mostly woodland and cliffs. It marks the entrance to Howe Sound, and the ferry between Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo regularly passes it. The island borrows a postal code, V7W 1V7, from the wealthiest community in Canada ...