History of Denman Island Ferry Service

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An article recounts the history of Denman Island ferry service, starting with the Moniker ferry in 1935, including the birth of a baby on board in 1937, and the replacement ferry named Catherine Graham operating until 1973. The article details the evolution of ferry service and vessel names.

This is the archive, not the newspaper. Between 2018 and 2026 this site compiled these items automatically from public community sources — chiefly The Islands Grapevine, regional news feeds and community groups. They were not written by a reporter and were not held to the standards this publication now applies. The archive is kept because it is a useful dated record of what happened on Denman, and it is labelled because pretending otherwise would be the first thing we would tell you not to trust. Current reporting is at The Denman Firestarter.

Sources

• “Beginning in 1935, the Moniker was set up... In 1937 a baby was born on the ferry... replaced in 1954 by Catherine Graham ferry... served until 1973.” — The Islands Grapevine – November 21st, 2019 (November 21st, 2019)

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