Remember the foot-passenger ferry that used to travel between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver? I can’t even remember the name of that vessel now, but it was a handy service, and much-used by a number of Gabriola residents. Many in Nanaimo would really like to see a similar service in operation now. Today’s news is that [...]
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Do you fly from Gabriola to Vancouver on Tofino Air? Your landing and departure spot on the Vancouver side might just have changed: Tofino Air has signed up to use the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre. The Globe and Mail explains that: …the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre announced Friday that they have signed up two airlines [...]
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Did you know that one of Vancouver’s famous buildings is called Gabriola? It’s on Davie Street near English Bay in the city’s West End. The City of Vancouver explains: Gabriola, (at the northwest corner of Davie and Nicola), is the last of the community’s truly grand mansions. Built in 1900-1901 for industrialist Benjamin Tingley Rogers [...]
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From the Nanaimo News Bulletin: Investor needed for commuter ferry. A businessman’s plans for passenger ferry service between downtown Nanaimo and Vancouver hinges on another investor stepping to the plate. Ihab Shaker, owner of Coastal Link Ferries, started a commuter run from Bowen Island to Vancouver last fall. In January, the company was contemplating a [...]
That’s West Vancouver in front of the cruise ship. Vancouver’s the dark bit on the right side. I think the seagull has the right idea: hang out on Whalebone Beach and ignore the city altogether.
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The City of Nanaimo to wants to see how many people are interested in a passenger ferry service from Nanaimo to Vancouver Harbour. If you’d like to say your bit on the topic, complete their online survey.
Recognize this building? It’s Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. (And yes, those white dots are snow.) Now, have you guessed what the Gabriola connection is? It’s the sandstone. Holy Rosary’s history page explains: Holy Rosary Cathedral is built of sandstone from Gabriola Island on founÂdations of local granite.
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