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Canada Place with its distinctive peaked fabric
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Ballantyne Pier |
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CANADA PLACE
2006 marked the 20th anniversary of cruise ships docking
at Canada Place. The cruise terminal
was built in conjunction with the Canada Pavilion for the 1986 World Expo. The new
terminal replaced Pier B & C that had been
built by the Canadian Pacific Railroad at the foot of Burrard Street in 1927. Magnificent for its day, by the
1970s, the facility had become antiquated and inadequate
for the largest ships coming into Vancouver Harbour so
planning for a new terminal began when Vancouver was
selected as the site for the 1986 World Exposition. 1986 also saw a 15 percent rise
over the previous year in the number of passengers
(313,385) boarding cruise ships in Vancouver.
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BALLANTYNE PIER
Ballantyne Pier dates back to the early 1920s with
construction of the 1,200 ft (360 m) covered cargo
facility. In those days, cargo—not cruising—was king as
Vancouver and surrounding municipalities went through a
huge growth spurt. In the early 1990s, Ballantyne was
rebuilt and upgraded to serve cruise ships as well as
year-round general cargo handling. Doing so put the pier
in the forefront of multi-purpose port facilities.
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