A Stemme S-10VT glider with propeller blades extended during self-launching.

Still in basic Greenlandair livery.

HeliJet provide frequent services to Victoria from the Vancouver Harbour Heliport, which is on the opposite side of the cruise terminal to the seaplane base.

Of Harbour Air's fleet of 14 Beavers and 22 Otters, only one of each type are adorned in this eye-catching Canada sesquicentennial colour scheme, applied in 2017. This is an early DHC-2 frame, of 1949 vintage.

First delivered to the US Army's Arctic Test Center at Fort Greely, AK as U-1A 58-1720 in 1959, this Otter was civilianised as N41755 in 1974 and converted by Aeroflite to Vazar turbine standard at Vancouver for Harbour Air over winter 2005/06.

The Whistler Air division of Harbour Air provides services to Whistler, BC and sightseeing over the Coastal Mountains, Garibaldi Provincial Park and Pemberton Ice Cap. First delivered to the US Army as U-1A 59-2224 in 1960, it was badly damaged on take off in Vietnam in 1969. In 1973 the wreck was sold for a mere $272, being rebuilt and sold to Kodiak Western Airlines. In 1986 it met with another serious accident while operated by Bering Air in Alaska. Rebuild and turbine conversion didn't happen till 1999, when it joined Whistler. Winter 2002/03 even saw a period of operations in Antarctica.

Painted in a smart new colour scheme, at rest on its Coal Harbour berth between services. Gulf Island's primary destination is Gabriola Island, BC. This is a 1958 Beaver which started out as US Army L-20A 57-2562

What a delightful scene, viewed from the harbour promenade.

Enjoyed a great sightseeing ride on this Otter the day before the photo. It was first delivered to the RCAF in 1960 as 9402 and was eventually turbine-modified at Harbour Air's Vancouver airport facility over winter 2002/03, at which time their standard panoramic window conversion was also carried out. Between the yellow-trimmed Harbour Air scheme applied at that time and the current blue/yellow livery, it operated for a period in special Royal Roads University colours.

Gulf Island's Beaver C-FOCN moving out for departure as Seair's C-FZZJ arrives

Beaver vs speedboat! Began life as US Army L-20A 58-2025 in 1959