OMINECA PRINCESS

THE OMINECA PRINCESS was built in 1976 at allied shipbuilders in NORTH VANCOUVER B.C.  for the PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION and HIGHWAYS. on there FRANCOIS LAKE ROUTE. FRANCOIS LAKE is located in the BULKLEY VALLEY in NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA wich the route runs from the community of FRANCOIS LAKE  across the lake to SOUTHBANK wich takes 15min and gives you great vieus of FRANCOIS LAKE. the OMINECA PRINCESS carries 200 passengers and 39 cars all inland ferries in the PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  are free because there part of the B.C. highway system under provincal law. in 2004 the OMINECA PRINCESS was replaced by the FRANCOIS FORESTER on the FRANCOIS LAKE ROUTE. in sept 2008 i rode the FRANCOIS FORESTER across FRANCOIS LAKE  and found her a interesting ferry and got onboard the OMINECA PRINCESS wich is now a backup vessel wile i was on the OMINECA PRINCESS i can tell she was showing her age and was a interesting ferry to see . for more info on BRITISH COLUMBIA INLAND FERRIES go to ww2.gov.bc.ca