Kootenay Lake Ferry Service Improvements

The Kootenay Lake Ferry operates vehicle and passenger service between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, a distance of nearly nine km. The MV Osprey 2000, built in 2000, operates year-round, and the MV Balfour, built in 1954, operates in the summer when the demand is higher. Following two rounds of public consultation we are improving the ferry service.

• Kootenay Lake Ferry Service Schedule and Information

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Improvements

Improvements to the Kootenay Lake Ferry service will feature 4 components.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada; for more information on federal infrastructure funding, visit: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca

Project Status

• Latest project update: January 2022 (PDF, 2 MB)
• Previous project update: October 2021 (PDF, 551 KB)
• Previous project update: July 2021 (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Previous project update: April 2021 (PDF,  56 KB)
• Previous project update: December 2020 (PDF, 256 KB)
• Previous project update: September 2020 (PDF, 272 KB)
• Previous project update: January 2020 (PDF, 128 KB)
• Previous project update: September 2019 (PDF, 52 KB)

Public Consultation

•  Learn about the public consultation for the Kootenay Lake Ferry Service Improvements

Technical Studies

• Learn about the transportation and technical studies conducted in relation to this project.