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Aquabus Ferries Ltd.

Aquabus was first conceived in 1986 and began service in June of that year with one ferry, shuttling passengers between the Island and “the other side”. Ever since, they have grown in lockstep with the population surrounding False Creek with daily service between the Island and Hornby Street/Downtown, David Lam Park, Stamp’s and Spyglass, Yaletown, as well as southeast False Creek including the Plaza of Nations and the Science World/Main Street.

In the mid 1990’s the Aquabus designed and built the first “Cyquabus” ferry accommodating bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs with ease “Rainbow Hunter”, and a new and improved Cyquabus II, then Cyquabus III. Two more 30 passenger ferries will be online by the end of 2009. In recent years they have experimented with biodiesel and converted one ferry to an entirely electric propulsion system.