Albion Ferry
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Ferry
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service that was sailing across the Fraser River
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
from June 7, 1957 to July 31, 2009. The ferry ran every 15 minutes, from 5:30am until 1:30am, on the Fraser River
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
between Albion
Albion, British Columbia
Albion, British Columbia is a neighbourhood in Maple Ridge, British Columbia and is one of several small towns incorporated within the municipality at its creation...
, in Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...
, and McMillan Island
McMillan Island
McMillan Island is an island in the Fraser River. Located to the north of Fort Langley and south of Maple Ridge.-Overview:McMillan Island is located in the lower Fraser River, north of Fort Langley and south of Maple Ridge...
which is adjacent to Fort Langley, in the Township of Langley
Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford...
in the Lower Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
region of British Columbia
British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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The two ferries, the Kulleet and the Klatawa were operated by TransLink, the regional transit authority in the Greater Vancouver Area. Previous vessels included the T'Lagunna, which is the Halqemeylem name for the Golden Ears
Golden Ears
Golden Ears may refer to:* Golden ear, a term for a person with an above-standard sense of hearing* Golden Ears a mountain in British Columbia** Golden Ears Provincial Park, a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada...
. The ferry service was scheduled to retire when the Golden Ears Bridge
Golden Ears Bridge
The Golden Ears Bridge is a six-lane extradosed bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. It spans the Fraser River, connecting Langley on the south side with Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge on the north side. The All Electronic Toll bridge, owned by TransLink, has a clearance of , and a total...
opened, on June 16, 2009 (to traffic). The last sailings for both ferries took place on July 31, 2009 just after 12:00 pm PST.
At the end of its life the ferry employed 59 full-time and 18 auxiliary employees, with annual traffic amounting to 1.5 million vehicles and 4.0 million passengers. At its 50th anniversary party in June 2007 it was designated as a historical place in Maple Ridge.