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1904-7 that councif was and Surrey..With the coming -

.dents . for local improveme- longer.-.needed. . The.

- ferry could: ‘carry. one horse

we 4 . os : rhe «
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The North Vancouver which © in “the. “past had

townsite was making - -Prog- — _ operated. on the Fraser River
ress so fast during the years . between’ New Westminster

hard-pressed to keep pace - of the” bridge between these -
with the demands of resi- two points the ferry was no.

ments. ' “*Surrey’”” was -put up. for
sale. The only bidders’ were .
“4c the North Vancouver Ferry. - oo
Avene was open od up as and Power Company which | | — = oS eS wha,
far as 29th Street, which was ; bought. the -paddle-wheei : ee

the northern boundary line of North. Vancoiiver. t her. to

The “Suitéy”? didn’t work - os ee ros
out, however.. The vessel ‘Panorama of North Vancouver from ferry The i ferry
proved to be too slow on her. ~~
runs across the Inlet: Even-. .
~ tually, she was beached. rer

“One. ‘enterprising mer-_
’ Chant, feeling i ina somewhat --
humorous ‘vein, had painted
_on his. delivery ‘wagon .‘'Tel.
No. 2." Now.a telephone . SSSWesw
system. ‘was. one. _ thing: that | . re rns
i the town did: not} possess. But ° ;

zo ~ Margaret Bergstrom, a woe :
the: townsite. The two ferties, merchandise: for him: on the ‘y man “hassled ‘and. given. al

the old | “North Vancouver’. -ferry,. the- whacfinger | blew : rough - ‘when ‘she:

and the newer ‘‘St: George,”” ‘two. blasts. on his horn.’ Seek attempted to s visit her mother

‘were ‘the - arteries through, oe 22" who was seriously ill is an

which the new life of the | 7 event that is hard to believe
_community flowed in. Qne. early. enterprise - Bill Third, the Hospital’s

Py — - around this time was. the: - Presi
~The “North Vancouver’’. Vicstem Corporation, Ltd. A- HEU ident said.

and a small wagon. It. was.

built in 1900 by’ the North |
Vancouver Ferry and- Power... ;;
Company and became known,
as the first real fery- on

‘There®’ ‘were. “busy. “scenes:
every: day at.the ferry wharf
as. heavy: draft. teams, backed
‘a for loading. on

In 1905, ‘the ferry company
being. under. public -pressure..
for more “regular ‘Services - commitinity ‘as. wall. as. as
brought in the “‘Surrey’’ number of. business blocks...

: ‘Your police pee fore
‘Hawaii, ‘Cruises & Gharors. .

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