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began, and the causeway was built from the island back towards the mainland. The endeavour used an estimated 2.3 million cubic metres (3.0 million cubic yards) of boulder, rock, and gravel fill.
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Figures obtained for 2022 & 2023 from adding the passengers counted at
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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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at the
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and other concerns caused by the impact of the terminal and the nearby
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Buildings and structures in Delta, British
Columbia
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485:. Concerns were also expressed in 2005 about
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543:The quickest path between the terminal and
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27:Ferry terminal in British Columbia, Canada
816:"Residents going APE over port expansion"
455:. The terminal opened on June 15, 1960.
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799:. 11 December 2003. Archived from
532:and points east. The route ran to
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477:over the destruction of the
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691:"Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal"
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1168:Mid-coast / Northern Route
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670:Connecting the Coast
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1291:Coastal Renaissance
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848:. Retrieved
844:The Province
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210:Construction
146:Long Harbour
1368:Salish Orca
1201:Ocean Falls
1186:Bella Coola
1158:Village Bay
1025:Buckley Bay
1020:Blubber Bay
988:Saltery Bay
773:October 11,
696:Google Maps
558:bus route.
545:Active Pass
505:, north of
445:Deas Tunnel
439:To connect
349:system and
308: 8.96%
175:Connections
128:Operated by
105: /
93:123°07′44″W
81:Coordinates
1599:Categories
1211:Shearwater
968:Earls Cove
950:Tsawwassen
945:Swartz Bay
935:Duke Point
898:BC Ferries
850:August 23,
839:"Daybreak"
746:2007-03-14
676:2023-08-22
649:References
453:Highway 17
441:Highway 99
415:White Rock
371:Tsawwassen
357:along the
351:Highway 17
347:BC Ferries
339:Tsawwassen
290:Passengers
260:.bcferries
232:Accessible
157:Bus stands
151:Duke Point
141:Swartz Bay
131:BC Ferries
122:BC Ferries
90:49°00′31″N
36:Tsawwassen
1528:Unclassed
1216:Skidegate
1181:Bear Cove
1133:Otter Bay
1093:Chemainus
1088:Brentwood
1015:Alert Bay
993:Snug Cove
702:11 August
552:TransLink
479:foreshore
411:Steveston
401:with the
149:Route 30–
1572:Quinitsa
1153:Vesuvius
1123:Mill Bay
1065:Sointula
983:Langdale
918:Mainland
856:ProQuest
584:See also
540:opened.
507:Victoria
363:causeway
144:Route 9–
139:Route 1–
118:Owned by
66:Location
1579:Quinsam
1505:T class
1480:Kahloke
1472:K class
1383:I class
1302:C class
1241:S class
1098:Crofton
693:(Map).
518:Nanaimo
381:History
277:History
253:Website
215:Parking
136:Line(s)
1518:Tachek
1485:Klitsa
1191:Klemtu
526:Blaine
499:berths
462:Issues
449:Ladner
282:Opened
198:
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76:Canada
1490:Kwuna
621:Notes
72:Delta
852:2022
775:2022
704:2020
299:2023
270:/TSA
262:.com
556:620
554:'s
524:at
413:to
405:on
258:www
248:TSA
235:Yes
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