TransLink announced today that its new SeaBus is getting ready to set sail from a Netherlands shipyard to Vancouver.
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The Burrard Chinook was christened at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands this January and will start its long journey soon, according to a news release.
鈥淭he Chinook name is a tribute to the largest and most iconic of the Pacific salmon species,鈥� said the release. 鈥淭he Chinook salmon has played a central role in life on the west coast of British Columbia for generations. It is also a renowned swimmer and a critical part of the ecosystem in the Burrard Inlet and the northern Pacific Ocean.
鈥淭he SeaBus operates in the traditional territory of the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation. We would like to acknowledge their generosity in sharing, with TransLink, their translations of the name 鈥楥hinook鈥� into h蓹n虛q虛蓹min虛蓹m虛, the traditional language of the Musqueam Indian Band and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and the traditional language of the Squamish Nation.鈥�
The Burrard Chinook is funded through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF); the Government of Canada at 50 per cent, the Province of British Columbia at 33 per cent and TransLink at 17 per cent. Total cost of the vessel is $32.2 million.
The Burrard Chinook will join the Burrard Beaver, Burrard Otter II, and the Burrard Pacific Breeze in service late this summer.
