In 1902, Captain John Andrew “Jack” Cates formed the Terminal Steamship Company to provide a ferry service throughout Howe Sound and bring day-trippers to Bowen Island, where he sought to establish a popular tourist resort.
In the above photo, Cates is pictured in 1917 on his boat “Behrens,” before setting out to Bowen Island with a picnic group. Cates sold the business to the Union Steamship Company in 1920, which continued to operate the resort until the 1960s.
Captain Cates died in 1943. His nephew Charles Warren Cates was mayor of the City of North Vancouver from 1953 to 1957.
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