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- ↑ Weldon, James (2008-12-17). "No berth at TransLink for Bowen ferry". North Shore News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- 1 2 "Private ferry service starting between West Vancouver and downtown" Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine , News 1130 , October 19, 2009.
- ↑ "New ferry service to serve North Shore/Vancouver", CKNW , October 19, 2009.
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