The Vancouver Traveler

Forty Nine years ago this month:
The George Massey Tunnel (also known as the Deas Island Tunnel; often referred to as Massey Tunnel) is a highway traffic tunnel in the Greater Vancouver. It is located approximately 20 km south of the city center of Vancouver, and approximately 30 km north of the Canada – US Border at Blaine Washington.
The tunnel was opened to traffic in March 1959 with the construction cost of approximately $25 million. It carries a four lane divided highway under the south arm of the Fraser River, joining the city of Richmond to the north with …read more

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Getting around Vancouver on either foot or by vehicle is rather easy. The city has been broken into a “zone” systems which allows you to travel around the downtown area as well as exploring your way to some of the out- lying communities and tourist attractions.
The BC Transit System includes electric buses, the sea bus and a light-rail Skytrain.
It’s an ecologically friendly and extremely reliable system that allows you to go everywhere, from the beaches to the ski slopes!
The fares are bases on the number of zones you travel. One ticket allows you to travel from one mode of …read more

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BC Ferries as two mainland ferry terminals, Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay, which provide transportation to Vancouver Island, the Gulf Island and the Sunshine Coast.
Tsawwassen is approximately 45 minutes from downtown Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay takes about the same amount of tim, but is north of Vancouver.
Schedules are always changing depending on the season, and some routes can get extremely busy, especially during the summer months.
Ferries usually run every 1 to 2 hours depending on the route.
For current schedule information and fares it is best to check out their web site at www.bcferries.bc.ca
I highly recommend making reservations on the more popular …read more

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The current schedule in effect Oct 10 2007 – 19 December 2007 

Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay      

Leave Tsawwassen
Leave Swartz Bay

7:00 am Daily
7:00 am Daily

9:00 am Daily
9:00 am Daily

11:00 am Daily
11:00 am Daily

1:00 pm Daily
12:00 pm Sun Only

2:00 pm Sun Only
1:00 pm Daily

3:00 pm Daily
3:00 pm Daily

5:00 pm Daily
4:00 pm Fri & Sun Only 16 Nov  

6:00 pm Fri & Sun Only 16 Nov   
5:00 pm Daily

7:00 pm Daily
7:00 pm Daily

9:00 pm Daily
9:00 pm Daily

For more information concerning ferry schedules, be sure to visit the BC Ferries Web Site

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