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The Aquabus
The Aquabus, also known as, Aquabus Ferries Ltd., is a privately owned and operated ferry service that provides commuter and sightseeing services〔Parton, Nicole. "Battle of the ferries is a False Creek epic", ''Vancouver Sun'', May 12, 1988, Page B-3.〕 to locations all along False Creek of central Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Aquabus started service in 1986.〔http://www.granvilleislandworks.com/profiles/29〕〔("Aquabus Ferries in Vancouver, British Columbia" ), ''About.com'', Accessed September 14, 2009.〕 ==History==
The beginning of ferry service throughout False Creek occurred in the summer of 1979 when Brian and Laura Beesley began operating a tour and water taxi service around Granville Island and False Creek.〔〔Vancouver Courier, Vol. 74 No. 48. December 1st, 1982 Page 1, 7〕 The Aquabus Ferry Company was formed in 1986 by Jeff Pratt, the son of George Pratt who was a former partner at competitor Granville Island Ferries division False Creek Ferries.〔 It has since grown along with the population surrounding False Creek. Four Benford designed ferries were in operation by EXPO 86 and the additional three plus a bicycle ferry, ''Cyquabus I'', were in service by 1995.〔 The heritage ferry, the ''Rainbow Hunter'' was built in 1950.〔("RAINBOW HUNTER (THE) (O.N. 193303)" ), ''Transport Canada registration'', Accessed September 30, 2009.〕 As the City of Vancouver grew, Aquabus incorporated two more versatile and spacious bicycle ferries, the ''Cyquabus II'' and the "Cyquabus III" in 2003〔("CYQUABUS II (O.N. 825486)" ), ''Transport Canada registration'', Accessed September 30, 2009.〕 and 2006.〔("CYQUABUS III (O.N. 828831)" ), ''Transport Canada registration'', Accessed September 30, 2009.〕 In the summer of 2008 one of the Benford ferries was converted to a fully electric propulsion system, and has been used as a test platform for Aquabus' exploration of alternative energy.〔 In the spring of 2010 Aquabus acquired two new bicycle ferries, "Cyquabus IV" and "Cyquabus V" and sold the heritage vessel the "Rainbow Hunter".
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