{{Short description|Water taxi in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Refimprove|date=December 2009}} '''English Bay Launch''' is a privately owned and operated water taxi service in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, which replaced Granville Island Water Taxi Services in the Fall of 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://englishbaylaunch.ca/?page_id=2 |title=Water Taxi - Granville Island to Bowen Island Commuter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102223851/http://englishbaylaunch.ca/?page_id=2 |archive-date=January 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |website=EnglishBayLaunch.ca }}</ref><ref name="biutake">[http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/bowenislandundercurrent/news/67375327.html "New owners refloat Granville Island water taxi service"]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Bowen Island Undercurrent'', October 29, 2009.</ref> It is one of three<ref name="bctourism">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811111509/http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/TransportationMaps/BowenIsland.htm "Bowen Island Transportation & Maps"], Tourism BC website, Accessed January 13, 2010.</ref> water taxi services connecting Bowen Island to Vancouver with regularly scheduled service.<ref>[https://theprovince.com/Blueberries+cherries/3178178/story.html "Blueberries and cherries"]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}, ''Vancouver Province'', June 20, 2010</ref><ref>[https://vancouversun.com/life/Hunt+treasure+Peaks/3175349/story.html "Hunt for treasure at Sun Peaks"]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}, ''Vancouver Sun'', June 19, 2010</ref> It also offers on demand charter services around the greater Vancouver area.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} It operates an enclosed 27-foot Eagle Craft vessel named The Eagle 14.<ref name="biutake"/> Passengers are allowed to bring bicycles on board.<ref name="bctourism"/>
==Stops== Regularly scheduled routes operated between stops at the following locations:{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} *Granville Island *Coal Harbour *Snug Cove
==See also== * Aquabus - operates passenger ferries from Granville Island * False Creek Ferries - operates passenger ferries from Granville Island
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[http://www.eblaunch.com/ English Bay Launch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715012429/http://www.eblaunch.com/ |date=2015-07-15 }}
Category:Transport in Greater Vancouver Category:Tourism in Vancouver Category:Ferries of British Columbia
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