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The ''Ongiara'' is a -year-old Toronto Island ferry operated by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division of the City of Toronto government. The ferry serves the Toronto Islands from a dock at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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 Transport Canada
History
The only car ferry operated by theCity of Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...
(all others are owned by Ports Toronto
The Toronto Port Authority (TPA), doing business as PortsToronto (PT), is a port authority that is responsible for the management of the Port of Toronto, including the International Marine Passenger Terminal, and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport ...
) was built in Owen Sound, Ontario by Russel Brothers
Russel Brothers Limited was a Canadian steel boat builder, diesel engine manufacturer and steel fabricator. The company operated in Fort Frances, Ontario from 1907 to 1937 and then in Owen Sound, Ontario from 1937 to 1994.
Founded in Fort Frances ...
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 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 named their 2007 album '' Ongiara'' 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
See also
*Ongiara (1885)
The ''Ongiara'' was a steamboat that served most of her 33 year lifetime as a ferry on the Niagara River.
She was built in Toronto by Melancthon Simpson, and commissioned in 1885 as the ''Queen City''.
In 1888 she was sold to the Niagara T ...
* '' Sam McBride''
* ''Thomas Rennie
''Thomas Rennie'' is a -year-old Toronto Island ferry operated by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division of the City of Toronto government. She entered service in 1951, the most recent of the three ferries that bring visitors to the Toro ...
''
* '' Trillium''
* '' William Inglis''
References
{{reflist Ferries of Ontario Water transport in Toronto