Coastal Link Ferries is a ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 company in the Lower Mainland

Lower Mainland

The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...

 of British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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.

Its vessel, the Coastal Runner, began service in October 2008 between Bowen Island

Bowen Island

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 and Vancouver Public Dock in Coal Harbour

Coal Harbour

Coal Harbour is the name for a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver, Canada's downtown peninsula and the Brockton Peninsula of Stanley Park...

. The crossing takes 40 minutes.

The vessel carries 67 passengers and has wi-fi

Wi-Fi

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, washrooms, and tables for passengers.

In October 2009, the company was unanimously approved by the West Vancouver city council to run a 6 month trial connecting the 14th Street Pier in West Vancouver and Coal Harbour with a 15 minute ferry trip.