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Gambier Island is the largest of the Howe Sound islands, to the northwest of Bowen, near the Langdale ferry landing. Gambier has a small resident population, plus hundreds more who enjoy the southwest peninsula community in the summer months. This area has a year-round foot ferry, Stormaway IV, run by BC Ferries, and a community centre.
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.
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 ...
Howe Sound. Anvil Island; Bowen Island; Bowyer Island; Defence Islands; Gambier Island; Keats Island Pasley Island; West Coast of Vancouver Island.
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.
Keats Island is one of the larger islands in Howe Sound, located offshore from the community of Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast and directly west of Bowen Island.The island is part of West Howe Sound, Electoral Area F within the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) in British Columbia, Canada.
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 ...
Lady Alexandra was designed for the routes from Vancouver, British Columbia to Bowen Island and Howe Sound. [1] Alexandra had a gross tonnage of 1,396 and net tonnage of 678. . The ship was 225.4 feet long, with a beam of 40.7 feet and depth of hold of 9.7 fe