page_title: Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Victoria Harbour (British Columbia) / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: The following is the author's description of the photograph quoted directly from the photograph's Flickr page. "Thanks you for visiting my photo site. More views of the homes on the water along the harbour in Victoria. "
context_page_description: Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria and the district municipality of Esquimalt. The inner reaches are also bordered by the district of Saanich and the town of View Royal. Victoria is a federal "public harbour" as defined by Transport Canada. Several port facilities in the harbour are overseen and developed by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, however the harbour master's position is with Transport Canada.
context_section_description: The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority operates several docks and marinas in the harbour, including:
  Ogden Point - has cruise ship and break bulk cargo docks in the Outer Harbour. Vessels up to 300 m (980 ft) can be accommodated.
  Fisherman's Wharf - is a long term and fishing vessel dock in the Middle Harbour with no transient docking. There is a GVHA fuel dock.
  Causeway Floats - in the Inner Harbour can handle vessels up to 75 m (246 ft).
  Ship Point - can accommodate vessels up to 75 m (246 ft) and is often used for floatplanes.
  Wharf Street Marina - in the Inner Harbour is for transient mooring.
  Mermaid's Wharf Marina - in the Inner Harbour is for transient mooring.
  Johnson Street Floats - in the Inner Harbour is for transient mooring.
  In addition to the facilities owned and operated by the GVHA there are others:
  Westbay Marine Village - marina is in the Outer Harbour.
  Hidden Harbour Marine Centre Ltd. - marine centre with 35 berths in West Bay of Outer Harbour
  Victoria Coast Guard Station - is on Shoal Point.
  HMCS Malahat - is on Shoal Point.
  Coast Harbourside Floats - 42 slip marina is part of a hotel between Raymur Point and Laurel Point in the Middle Harbour.
  International Ferry Dock - is in the Inner Harbour.
  Black Ball Ferry Dock - is in the Inner Harbour.
  Pacific Undersea Gardens - is in the Inner Harbour (at former CP Ships dock).
  Ocean Pointe Floats - are on the western side of the Inner Harbour in Victoria West.
  Point Hope Shipyards - are along the west bank of the Upper Harbour.
  Village Marina - is along the east bank of the Upper Harbour.
  Canoe Marina - is on the east bank of the Upper Harbour.
  Island Asphalt Company Barge Dock - is at Rock Bay in the Upper Harbour.
  Butler Brothers Barge Dock - is at Rock Bay in the Upper Harbour.
  Lafarge Barge Dock - is near Rock Bay in the Upper Harbour.
  The graving dock at adjacent Esquimalt Harbour can drydock a Panamax sized vessel.
  Operated by the James Bay Anglers at Ogden Point there is a boat ramp for trailerable boats and is open to the public for use.
caption: Houseboats, floating shops, and restaurants at Fisherman's Wharf, 1 December 2009
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