Albion Ferry

The Albion Ferry is a free passenger and vehicle ferry service (which runs every 15 minutes; From 5:30am until 1:30am) on the Fraser River between Albion, in Maple Ridge, and McMillan Island which is adjacent to Fort Langley, in the (Township of Langley) in British Columbia. The two ferries, the "Kulleet" and the "Klatawa" are operated by TransLink, the regional transit authority in the Greater Vancouver Area. Previous vessels included the "T'Lagunna", which is the Halqemeylem name for the Golden Ears. The ferry service is scheduled to be retired when the Golden Ears Bridge is opened, in 2009. [ [http://www.goldenearsbridge.ca/code/navigate.php?Id=16 Golden Ears Bridge Overview] ] This new bridge will be a toll bridge.

The ferry has been operational since 7 June 1957 and employs 59 full-time and 18 auxiliary employees. In 2003, annual traffic amounted to 1.5 million vehicles and 4.0 million passengers. In June of 2007 it celebrated its 50th anniversary, and was designated as a historical place in Maple Ridge at a anniversary party held.

ee also

* List of crossings of the Fraser River
* SeaBus
* TransLink (Vancouver)

References

External links

* [http://www.translink.bc.ca/Transportation_Services/Albion_Ferry/default.asp Albion Ferry - TransLink]

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