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The isolated causeway location of the terminal was criticized locally in its formative years but has allowed and continues to allow terminal expansion to cope with growing vehicle traffic.
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called the "Mid-Island
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instead of calendar years. The total passenger count at
Tsawwassen for 2022 was 4 144 989.
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In the late 1950s, the search for a mainland ferry terminal that would connect
British Columbia's
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Tsawwassen ferry terminal. The terminal primarily serves routes travelling to the
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and other concerns caused by the impact of the terminal and the nearby
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532:The quickest path between the terminal and
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16:Ferry terminal in British Columbia, Canada
805:"Residents going APE over port expansion"
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563:BC Ferries' Tsawwassen terminal, with
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1604:Transport in Delta, British Columbia
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408:the Tsawwassen First Nation reserve
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803:Gulyas, Maureen (June 25, 2005).
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482:Ferry facilities and connections
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709:; Bannerman, Patricia (1985).
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711:The Ships of British Columbia
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589:Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
584:Departure Bay ferry terminal
466:over the destruction of the
750:"New Ferries 'In Business'"
680:"Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal"
348:Canada–United States border
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1239:Spirit of British Columbia
1157:Mid-coast / Northern Route
758:. June 15, 1960. p. 1
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158:Coast Mountain Bus Company
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460:Tsawwassen First Nation
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332:Delta, British Columbia
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604:Roberts Bank Superport
565:Roberts Bank Superport
472:Roberts Bank Superport
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755:Victoria Daily Times
659:Connecting the Coast
213:716 long-term spaces
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1392:Queen of Cumberland
1280:Coastal Renaissance
1273:Coastal Inspiration
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843:– via
837:. Retrieved
833:The Province
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661:. BC Ferries
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234:Station code
199:Construction
135:Long Harbour
1357:Salish Orca
1190:Ocean Falls
1175:Bella Coola
1147:Village Bay
1014:Buckley Bay
1009:Blubber Bay
977:Saltery Bay
762:October 11,
685:Google Maps
547:bus route.
534:Active Pass
494:, north of
434:Deas Tunnel
428:To connect
338:system and
297: 8.96%
164:Connections
117:Operated by
94: /
82:123°07′44″W
70:Coordinates
1588:Categories
1200:Shearwater
957:Earls Cove
939:Tsawwassen
934:Swartz Bay
924:Duke Point
887:BC Ferries
839:August 23,
828:"Daybreak"
735:2007-03-14
665:2023-08-22
638:References
442:Highway 17
430:Highway 99
404:White Rock
360:Tsawwassen
346:along the
340:Highway 17
336:BC Ferries
328:Tsawwassen
279:Passengers
249:.bcferries
221:Accessible
146:Bus stands
140:Duke Point
130:Swartz Bay
120:BC Ferries
111:BC Ferries
79:49°00′31″N
25:Tsawwassen
1517:Unclassed
1205:Skidegate
1170:Bear Cove
1122:Otter Bay
1082:Chemainus
1077:Brentwood
1004:Alert Bay
982:Snug Cove
691:11 August
541:TransLink
468:foreshore
400:Steveston
390:with the
138:Route 30–
1561:Quinitsa
1142:Vesuvius
1112:Mill Bay
1054:Sointula
972:Langdale
907:Mainland
845:ProQuest
573:See also
529:opened.
496:Victoria
352:causeway
133:Route 9–
128:Route 1–
107:Owned by
55:Location
1568:Quinsam
1494:T class
1469:Kahloke
1461:K class
1372:I class
1291:C class
1230:S class
1087:Crofton
682:(Map).
507:Nanaimo
370:History
266:History
242:Website
204:Parking
125:Line(s)
1507:Tachek
1474:Klitsa
1180:Klemtu
515:Blaine
488:berths
451:Issues
438:Ladner
271:Opened
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65:Canada
1479:Kwuna
610:Notes
61:Delta
841:2022
764:2022
693:2020
288:2023
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