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Becoming obsolete?, Though short-take-off-and-landing service at the island airport has not been approved yet, planners are already thinking of ways t(...)
Becoming obsolete?, Though short-take-off-and-landing service at the island airport has not been approved yet, planners are already thinking of ways t(...)

Becoming obsolete?, Though short-take-off-and-landing service at the island airport has not been approved yet, planners are already thinking of ways t(...)

Date2/13/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Becoming obsolete?; Though short-take-off-and-landing service at the island airport has not been approved yet; planners are already thinking of ways to move increased traffic between the island and the mainland.
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Their own ferry: The Torontonian, a 100-passenger ferry, has been pressed into service by residents of the Toronto Islands, because the regular ferry, Ongiara, is being repaired
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3/1/1983
Shows a picture of a ferry steam ship docked on Toronto Island.
The landing. Island Park. Toronto. Home of the casino
Approximately 1914
One of the great ways to see the Pacific Rim is aboard the craft of the B
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3/10/1988
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3/29/1973
Boat landing at Hanlan's Point, Toronto
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Approximately 1913
Toronto Island Airport Ferry, Western Gap, looking south to airport
Toronto Island Airport Ferry, Western Gap, looking south to airport
1954
The last day--the last run, On the chilly last day of 1963, Island Airport ferry operator George Bentley makes his last run across the 400-yard Western Gap
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n.d.
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7/7/1980
Peak hour demands strain the capacity of Island ferries, but there's a shortage only 120 hours a year so there are no plans to extend the service. Similar problems affect other recreation facilities
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7/15/1971
Two Island Ferries will be in service starting Wednesday from the new terminal on the waterfront between Yonge and Bay Sts., although up to now the 12(...)
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4/5/1972
Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
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Icy voyage, Looking like an Arctic exploration vessel, the Toronto Island ferry Ongiara picks its way through an icy harbor to Hanlan's Point
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1/9/1979