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Haida Gwaii is reliant on BC Ferries to transport people and vehicles between the islands and the province. It is also a tourist attraction.

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Balance Rock, one of Haida Gwaii’s spiritual wonders left behind from the ice age, near the shores of Skidegate on Oct. 3, 2012.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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The Kwuna can hold 26 cars and was built in Victoria in 1975. It is seen here loading up in Skidegate on Haida Gwaii, Oct. 3, 2012.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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The Kwuna, pictured Oct. 3, 2012, is the only BC Ferry that utilizes coastal ramps. Its home port is Alliford Bay, and travels back and forth to Skidegate.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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The Northern Expedition unloading, pictured Oct. 3. The ship can accommodate 600 passengers and 130 vehicles.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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The Northern Expedition, pictured Oct. 3, 2012, was built in Germany and spent 36 days on a 9,900 journey across the Panama Canal. It was the seventh new ship to join BC Ferries as part of their 2007 fleet renewal.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Passengers unload from the Northern Expedition in Skidegate on Haida Gwaii, Oct. 3, 2012. It made its first sail between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert on the Inside Passage route in May 2009.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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