Title:
Mayne Queen : the passing of a ferry
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Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
Saturna, B.C., Canada : Cliffside Publishing, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
81 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781777544225
Abstract:
"A history of one of the first ships in the fleet of the British Columbia Ferries system. It is a memoir of the ship, her role in serving the Southern Gulf Islands (SGI) and other parts of coastal B.C., and a description of the her relationship with the people of the SGI and elsewhere who rode her over the decades. It celebrates her retirement from regular service, and the 60th anniversary of the B.C. Ferries service in 2022."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Why Provincial ferry service? -- Making the Mayne Queen -- A ferry ride today -- Groundings, 'hard landings' and close calls -- How will we remember the Mayne Queen?
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Language:
English
