Kootenay Lake Ferry
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Needles Ferry
ROUTE: Across the Lower Arrow Lake, about 59 kilometres south of Nakusp
on
Highway 6, between Fauquier and Needles.
DAILY SCHEDULE: Every half hour from Fauquier 5:00 am - 10:00 pm. Every
half hour from Needles 5:15 am - 9:45 pm. On demand 10:00 pm - 5:00 am.
CROSSING TIME: 5 minutes
Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry (Galena Bay - Shelter
Bay)
ROUTE: Across Upper Arrow Lake, 49 kilometres south of Revelstoke on
Highway 23, between
Shelter Bay and Galena Bay.
DAILY SCHEDULE: From Shelter Bay, 5:00 am - 10:00 pm. From Galena Bay, 5:30 am - 10:30 pm.
ADDITIONAL SAILINGS IN SUMMER: provided by the Motor Vessel Shelter Bay
which runs daily from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. as required, late June to
September. Follow this link for a detailed
schedule
CROSSING TIME: 20 minutes
DANGEROUS CARGO SCHEDULE: On Tuesdays and Thursdays the following trips
will be reserved for fuel and Dangerous Cargo:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00 leaving Shelter Bay
9:30 leaving Galena Bay
2:00 leaving Shelter Bay
2:30 leaving Galena Bay
Canadian Coast Guard Regulations require that not more than 12
passengers
be carried on sailing with Dangerous Goods which are explosives. Not
more than 25 passengers to
be carried with Dangerous Goods other than explosives. When the
reserved day coincides with
a statutory holiday the Dangerous Cargo trip will be cancelled.
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