MV Osprey 2000 Ferry Launch Kootenay Lake

TMTV Nelson BC Canada - The Kootenay Lake Ferry is a ferry across the Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It operates between Balfour, on the west side of the lake, and Kootenay Bay, on the east side. Two ferry vessels are used, the MV Osprey 2000 and the MV Balfour.

The ferry operates under contract to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and is free of tolls. A single vessel operates throughout the year, with 10 departures from Balfour & Kootenay Bay The second vessel operates in summer only, providing an extra 5 crossings in either direction. The crossing is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in length, and takes 35 minutes.

The Osprey 2000 normally operates the main service, and carries a maximum of 80 vehicles and 250 passengers. The smaller Balfour usually provides the additional summer sailings, and carries up to 28 vehicles and 150 passengers.

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[CowsXonXcrack]

shut up its better than any ferrie you've ever rid on. i remember watching them building it from my grandmothers house across the lake

[freerider604]

My grandfather worked on the SS Nasookin Stern Wheeler back in the day!! 

[halflife103]

@CowsXonXcrack yeah thats what it was XD

[CowsXonXcrack]

@halflife103 Oooooh, the front end of the Nasukin on one of the few corners coming into before you enter Nelson that my grandparents used to own. Yeah my grandfather and a friend salvaged that part before the rest of the stern wheeler was torched.

[halflife103]

@CowsXonXcrack yeah its between Belfour and Nelson.

[CowsXonXcrack]

@halflife103 No idea what you're talking about. There is no ferry in the Kootenays that was turned into a house and left on a mountain.

[halflife103]

@CowsXonXcrack but i never saw it launch...

[halflife103]

@CowsXonXcrack yeah, the thing that i love about the ferry's is the old one that was turned into a house on the mountain.

[AdmistraCo]

ugly ferry!