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The ''Ongiara'' is a -year-old Toronto Island ferry operated by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division of the
The Ongiara operates from the mainland ferry terminal over to Hanlan's Point and Wards Island terminals. The ferry can operate year-round as long as the inner harbour is ice free; it is the only ferry to operate in winter. Because of the Ongiara's small size, island residents are used to winds causing a hard docking.
During the 2010 G20 summit, for security reasons, the Ongiara did not carry passengers. Instead, a public passenger ferry was routed to Ward's Island to serve island residents. Service vehicles were routed to the Bathurst Street ferry, where Toronto Port Authority and Toronto Police would escort all vehicles through the airport to access the Islands.
Details from
City of Toronto government
The municipal government of Toronto ( incorporated as the City of Toronto) is the local government responsible for administering the city of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its structure and powers are set out in the '' City of Tor ...
. The ferry serves the Toronto Islands
The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the ...
from a dock at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal
The Jack Layton Ferry Terminal (formerly called the Toronto Island Ferry Docks) is the ferry slip for Toronto Island ferries operated by the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. Three ferry routes provide transportation betwee ...
in downtown Toronto
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, Ontario
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, Canada.
History
The only car ferry operated by theCity of Toronto
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(all others are owned by Ports Toronto) was built in Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound ( 2021 Census population 21,612) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat of Grey County, it is located at the mouths of the Pottawatomi and Sydenham Rivers on an inlet of Georgian Bay.
The primary tourist attractio ...
by Russel Brothers and commissioned in 1963 and carries both passengers (220) and vehicles (10 cars or 8 trucks). The latter is for City-owned vehicles that need to access the island.
Her namesake is believed to be from the Mohawk Mohawk may refer to:
Related to Native Americans
* Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York)
*Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people
* Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been ...
word ''Ongiara'', for point of land cut into two. Ongiara was also the name of a former street on the Toronto Islands. Ontario band Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto.
The current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and ...
named their 2007 album ''Ongiara
''Ongiara'' is the third studio album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released on March 27, 2007. The album was released on Nettwerk.
The band recorded most of the album in London, Ontario's historic music venue Aeolian Hall wit ...
'' after the vessel.
Operations
The Ongiara operates from the mainland ferry terminal over to Hanlan's Point and Wards Island terminals. The ferry can operate year-round as long as the inner harbour is ice free; it is the only ferry to operate in winter. Because of the Ongiara's small size, island residents are used to winds causing a hard docking.
During the 2010 G20 summit, for security reasons, the Ongiara did not carry passengers. Instead, a public passenger ferry was routed to Ward's Island to serve island residents. Service vehicles were routed to the Bathurst Street ferry, where Toronto Port Authority and Toronto Police would escort all vehicles through the airport to access the Islands.
Specifications
Details from Transport Canada
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See also
* Ongiara (1885) * ''Sam McBride
Sam (Samuel) McBride (July 13, 1866 – November 14, 1936) was a two-time Mayor of Toronto serving his first term from 1928 to 1929 and his second term in 1936 which ended prematurely due to his death. He was also a member of the Orange Order ...
''
* '' Thomas Rennie''
* ''Trillium
''Trillium'' (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species in the family Melanthiaceae. ''Trillium'' species are native to temperate regions of No ...
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* '' William Inglis''
References
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