Taxiing away from the seaplane docks and heading across Vancouver harbour for departure.

Taxiing from its Saltspring dock across Vancouver Harbour for departure. Operated with Saltspring Island Air for only one summer season. Previously with West Coast Air. In a colour scheme advertising Hastings House, a Country House Hotel.

After landing, taxiing back across Vancouver Harbour to the seaplane docks. Formerly with Baxter Aviation at Nanaimo and at this stage still retaining much of that operator's colour scheme.

After landing, taxiing across Vancouver Harbour towards the Saltspring Island Air seaplane dock.

Carrying fleet number 603, taxiing in to Vancouver Harbour's seaplane docks. Exported to the USA in 2014 as N901RT and converted to a Series 200. In late 2015 joined Skydive Dubai as DU-SD7, later re-registered A6-SD7, for parachuting work in wheeled configuration.

At the great DHC-2 website of Neil Aird the location is quoted as Vancouver Coal Harbour. Photo by Kenneth I. Swartz

Airwest Airlines of Vancouver imported this Cessna 180J, C-FAWH, in 1984 for charter services. It's seen here at the Airwest's old wooden dock in the Coal Harbour area of Vancouver Harbour. In the 1980s, C-FAWH was privately-owned and based in Prince George, BC until exported to the USA in November 1986.

Cessna A185F, C-FCDD, is photographed shortly after landing in Vancouver Harbour on April 5, 1977. Airspan Flight Charter Ltd. operated DHC-2 Beavers (C-GASF, CF-CDT, CF-GCY) and Cessna seaplanes between 1974-1978 in the Vancouver area from bases at YVR and a dock on Commissioner Street at the east end of Vancouver harbour. This Cessna was operated by W.B. Management Ltd. of Burnaby, BC between October 1980 and February 1998, when it was cancelled from the Canadian civil aircraft register. The Airspan name was then adapted by new helicopter company established in BC the early 1980s.

DHC-2 Beaver CF-OSP has been flying on the west coast of British Columbia since at least 1970 when it was first registered to West Coast Air Services Ltd. (WCAS) at CYVR. In the early years it primarily flew charters to in support of the coastal logging industry and coastal communities. WCAS repainted C-FOSP in this attractive colour scheme between June 1975 and July 1976. In was photographed at the West Coast Air dock in Vancouver Harbour shortly before WCAS was merged into AirBC. It rejoined the Harbour Air fleet in January 2019 after six years with Inland Air Charter in Prince Rupert, BC.