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MV Quadra Queen II
BC Ferries operates two T-class ferries for use on small inter-island routes. They have raised bows, which make it easier for the ships to travel in the rough seas often found on British Columbia's central coast. The ferries carry 30 cars and 150 passengers. Both were built in 1969. They were originally owned and operated by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation until 1985, when the Ministry's saltwater ferries and routes were transferred to BC Ferries, including the T class. The two T-class ferries are ''Tachek'' and ''Quadra Queen II''. Ships in class MV ''Tachek'' was built in 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia by Allied Shipbuilders. She was originally named ''Texada Queen'' and was used on the Powell River-Blubber Bay route, serving her namesake Texada Island. She was renamed ''Tachek'' in 1977, and continued serving Texada Island until 1979 when the larger ''North Island Princess'' replaced her. Since then, she has served as an auxiliary vessel, providing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Passage
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Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River, or Wiwek̓a̱m, is a city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the 50th parallel north along the important Inside Passage shipping route. Campbell River has a population (2016 census) of 35,138 and has long been touted as the "salmon capital of the world." Campbell River and Region are near the communities of Quadra and the Discovery Islands, Sayward, Oyster River, Gold River, Tahsis and Zeballos. Campbell River is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway, the nearby but now defunct Island Rail Corridor, and a local airport. History The first settlers known in the area were members of the Island Comox and related Coast Salish peoples. During the 18th century, a migration of Kwakwaka'wakw ( Kwak'wala-speaking) people of the Wakashan cultural and linguistic group migrated south from the area of Fort Rupert. Establishing themselves in the Campbell River area, they enslaved and lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denman Island
Denman Island, or Sla-dai-aich (Taystayic), its Indigenous name, is one of the Northern Gulf Islands and part of the Comox Valley Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Islands Trust group of islands and is home to a small community of 1391 year-round residents. History Denman Island was first inhabited by Indigenous peoples including the Pentlatch and Sliammon as evidenced by middens, gravesites, and oral history. The site most recently occupied by Pentlatch people was previously named Village Point but is now called Denman Point. That village was occupied until the 1862 smallpox epidemic severely reduced its population and the survivors moved to join the K'ómoks people in nearby Comox. The Island was seen and mapped by Europeans during the 1791 voyage of the Spanish ship ''Santa Saturnina'', under Juan Carrasco and José María Narváez. It was named by Captain Richards in 1860 for Rear Admiral Joseph Denman who was commander of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckley Bay, British Columbia
Buckley Bay is a geographical location on the east coast of Vancouver Island, located between Union Bay to the north and Fanny Bay to the south. It is the departure point for the BC Ferries crossing of Baynes Sound to Denman Island and on to Hornby Island. Buckley Bay is accessible from both the Old Island Highway ( 19A) and from Exit 101 on the newer Inland Island Highway ( 19). The Island Rail Corridor The Island Rail Corridor, previously the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N Railway), is a railway operation on Vancouver Island and is the only remaining railway on Vancouver Island after the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017. T ... also passes through Buckley Bay at Mile 126.2 of the Victoria Subdivision. The area has a population of 173, according to the 2006 Census. Populated places in the Comox Valley Regional District Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Designated places in British Columbia Mid Vancouver Island {{BritishColu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island-class Ferry
The Island-class ferries are ferries owned and operated by BC Ferries. Six vessels were built between 2019 and 2021 by Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch company, in Romania. The first two ships were launched in mid-March 2019, and commenced service in June 2020. Two of an additional four vessels commenced service in April 2022, and the remaining two are due to enter service in late 2022. The vessels are powered by a diesel-electric hybrid system, and will transition to full electric operation when shore-side electric charging stations and funding becomes available. Description The Island-class vessels were designed by Damen Shipyards Group as Damen Road Ferry 8117 E3, with input from both the public and BC Ferries. The ferries are diesel-electric hybrid-powered, measuring long and have a beam of . Each ship has the capacity for 47 vehicles, and between 300 and 450 passengers and crew. Features include a gallery deck for increased vehicle capacity, heated solariums on both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sointula, British Columbia
Sointula is an isolated village on Malcolm Island in British Columbia, Canada. Lying between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland, northeast of Port McNeill and not far from Alert Bay, the island is part of the historic and present territory of the ‘Namgis First Nation. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 576, down 3.0% from the 2006 census. The name ''Sointula'' means "Place of Harmony" (literally 'the place of chord') in the Finnish language. A group of Finnish settlers founded the village in 1901 after rowing north from Nanaimo. They planned to set up a utopian socialist society known as the ''Kalevan Kansa'', and wrote to visionary Matti Kurikka in Finland to lead the new community. They were looking for a way out of the mines operated by the Dunsmuir family on Vancouver Island. It was a physically hard life, and a devastating fire in the Sointula community hall in 1903 killed three adults and eight children almost bringing the fledglin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alert Bay
Alert Bay is a village on Cormorant Island, near the town of Port McNeill on northeast Vancouver Island, in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alert Bay had a population of 449 living in 219 of its 266 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 479. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Up to a half of the village's residents are First Nations people. The village is in traditional Kwakwaka'wakw territory. Two Indian Reserves take up the rest of Cormorant Island, Alert Bay 1 on the east side of the island, Alert Bay 1A on the west. Facilities and features Alert Bay has a credit union, grocery store, museums, a traditional "big house", a hospital, an RCMP station, a drug store, a post office, three restaurants and retail gift shops, a BC liquor store, a Royal Canadian Legion, a pub, doctors' offices, a dental clinic, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port McNeill
Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada with a population of 2,356 (2021). Located on Vancouver Island's north-east shore on Queen Charlotte Strait, it was originally a base camp for loggers. Port McNeill became a settlement in 1936. The town was named after Captain William Henry McNeill of the Hudson's Bay Company. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port McNeill had a population of 2,356 living in 1,019 of its 1,111 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,337. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Religion According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 census, religious groups in Port McNeill included: *Irreligion in Canada, Irreligion (1,545 persons or 65.9%) *Christianity in Canada, Christianity (730 persons or 31.1%) *Buddhism in Canada, Buddhism (10 persons or 0.4%) Tourism and location Along with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadra Island
Quadra Island is a large island off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, in the Strathcona Regional District. Etymology In 1903, the island was named after the Peruvian Spanish navigator Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, who explored and settled the Vancouver Island area in the late 18th century. History The island was claimed by the Peruvian Spanish navigator Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra for the Spanish Empire in the 1700s. A settlement was not successfully negotiated and ownership of the island remained in dispute between Britain and the Spain in the early 1790s. The two countries nearly began a war over the issue; the confrontation became known as the Nootka Crisis. That was averted when both agreed to recognize the other's rights to the area in the first Nootka Convention in 1790, a first step to peace. Finally, the two countries signed the second Nootka Convention in 1793 and the third Convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quathiaski Cove, British Columbia
Quathiaski Cove is a settlement on Quadra Island in British Columbia. It is located within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District. Quathiaski Cove is the commercial hub of Quadra Island and point of arrival for the regular BC Ferries service between Campbell River on Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ... and Quadra Island. At the turn of the century, Quathiaski Cove flourished as the economic centre for the Quadra and Campbell River area. Businesses, mail and settlers arrived first to Quathiaski cove, and then travelled to Campbell River, or other neighbouring Islands. Fishing and logging were the primary industries. Today these industries have been replaced primarily by tourism. The settlement offers visitors key services including, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Tenaka
The MV ''Tenaka'' is a ferry previously owned by BC Ferries. She was built for BC's Ministry of Transportation and Highways in 1964 in Victoria, British Columbia by the Victoria Machinery Depot. Originally named the ''Comox Queen'', she was renamed ''Tenaka'' in 1977 and became part of BC Ferries' fleet in 1985 when the Ministry of Transportation's saltwater ferries and routes were transferred to BC Ferries. As of April 2016, the ''Tenaka'' was sold to ''Lady Rose Marine Services'', a tourism company operating out of Port Alberni, British Columbia. The ''Tenaka'' is a single ended ferry that carries 30 cars and 150 passengers. Two Caterpillar engines provide 1700 horsepower and give the ''Tenaka'' a speed of 12 knots. There are two passenger deck levels on the ferry. There are two lounges on the lower passenger level that are on each side of the overheight car lane. Another passenger lounge directly above extends across the width of the ferry. The ''Tenaka'' has a vending machin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Ministry Of Transportation
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is the British Columbia government ministry responsible for transport infrastructure and law in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is currently led by Rob Fleming. The ministry is responsible for the planning of transportation networks, providing transportation services and infrastructure, developing and implementing transportation policies, and administering many transportation-related acts and regulations. Its responsibilities include ports, airports, public transit, ferry services, roads and cycling networks. The ministry is also responsible for the following Crown Corporations: BC Transportation Financing Authority, BC Railway Company, BC Transit, the Transportation Investment Corporation, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and the BC Pavilion Corporation. Mandate The purpose of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is to: * Create an integrated and safe transportation network that inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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