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It’s Fleet Week in North Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Navy has gathered its sailors, ships and even a submarine — which was spotted plying the waters around Vancouver over the past day — for a Canada Day celebration of what it has to offer and how it works to protect our waters and citizens.
Starting on Tuesday, naval personnel will be offering tours of the frigate HMCS Regina and rides aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat in Burrard Inlet. After Canada Day, the tours and rides resume on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 4 to 6.
The navy is asking that those planning a visit go to Eventbrite and reserve a free time-slot. Ship tours are available noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The boat rides are already sold out, while ship tours are all booked on Canada Day and the weekend slots are filling fast.
The Royal Canadian Navy’s Naden Band will perform at various times throughout each day of Fleet Week, and there will be interactive displays and a Canada Day event hosted by the Lions Gate Rotary Club.
All the action is at the Shipyards and Burrard Dry Dock Pier, 15 Wallace Mews in North Vancouver. There is limited parking, so visitors are encouraged to consider taking the SeaBus.
Here are some more photos from Fleet Week preparations:
