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Fast Ferry Scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1187 words) |
 | During the early 1900s, shipbuilding in British Columbia was at its greatest, in support of a booming fishing industry. |
 | BC Ferries had initially recommended that a comparable ferry be leased for trials in coastal waters, but the New Democratic Party decided to forego testing -- against BC Ferry recommendations -- and committed to the construction project. |
 | The vessels built for BC Ferries were intended to improve ferry service between the mainland terminal of Horseshoe Bay (in West Vancouver) and the Vancouver Island terminal at Departure Bay (in Nanaimo). |
| 20th century - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1889 words) |
 | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
 | Common usage sometimes regards it as lasting from 1900 to 1999, but this is incorrect since counting of calendar years begun in the year 1. |
 | Another argument is that the astronomical year numbering system for years does have a year zero, the year normally known as 1 BC. |