TransLink unveils new SeaBus

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – TransLink has opened the doors to its new SeaBus: the “Burrard Otter II.”

It took its first trip from North Vancouver to Downtown Vancouver today.

Parliamentary Secretary Andrew Saxton says it’ll help a lot of people who commute to and from the North shore.

“Six million people a year travel the SeaBus between Vancouver and the North Shore. This is going to be a more fuel-efficient SeaBus. It’s going to be 20 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve got bigger windows, bigger doors.”

He adds it’s a roomy vessel that’s more comfortable for passengers.

The one it’s replacing was built in the mid 1970s.

Almost all of the $21 million spent on the new SeaBus comes from the federal government. TransLink’s contribution was $2 million.

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