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in 1995 and has become a unique Edmonton attraction. The Edmonton Riverboat is 52 metres long and configured to carry 399 passengers as of 2020. The Edmonton Riverboat primary operates during the summer months as the cold weather, variable river levels and the North Saskatchewan River is often
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3.4-million venture partially funded by the federal and provincial government to build a dock for the proposed Edmonton Riverboat. Edmonton builder Scott Steel would construct the riverboat within the city, but would refuse to release the vessel, claiming he was owed $ 1.35-million.
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The riverboat was a lifelong dream of Edmonton businessmen Ray Collins who formed the North Saskatchewan Riverboat Company and prepared the boat. The North Saskatchewan Riverboat Company would fail before launching the Edmonton Queen, and the riverboat was subsequently sold to the
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The Edmonton Riverboat has had a number of grounding and weather incidents throughout its history. In July 2019, the boat became lodged on a
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500,000 in early 1995. The Edmonton Queen would eventually be launched on the North Saskatchewan River on 4 May 1995.
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in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The riverboat originally started to sail on the river under the name
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In May 2024, the boat was sold to two local couples for an undisclosed amount.
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for $ 553,000 and underwent renovations, upgrades, and a change in name to
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at dock due to rapid water level fluctuations from the
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Edmonton City Hall with the CN Tower in the background
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Edmonton Queen
53°32′22″N 113°28′54″W / 53.53944°N 113.48167°W / 53.53944; -113.48167
Edmonton Queen
Edmonton
IMO number
8888886
GT
Cummins
marine diesel engines
rpm
Volvo Penta
bow thruster
knots
riverboat
North Saskatchewan River
iced-over
Mayor
Jan Reimer
CA$

development corporation
CA$
auction
sandbar
Edmonton Fire Department
concrete pilings
spring thaw


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