The Vancouver Harbour Board was created by Canada's Federal Parliament in 1914.[1] The Board was responsible for a recommendation that the Federal government should dredge the First Narrows of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, allowing larger ocean-going vessels to moor in Vancouver's inner harbour.
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The Harbour Board operated harbour support vessels, like steam-powered fireboat Orion.[2]
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"Board milestones..." Vancouver Board of Trade. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
A special Act of Parliament created the Vancouver Harbour Board, and The Board persuaded the federal government to dredge First Narrows for shipping.
- ^ "CVA 447-2533 - S.S. Orion V.H.B. [Vancouver Harbour Board] Fireboat". City of Vancouver Archives. 1934-01-13. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-12-12.