Sam McBride (ferry)

Toronto Island Ferry Sam McBride.

The Sam McBride is a Toronto Island Ferry operated by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division of the City of Toronto.[1] She was commissioned in 1939.[2] Her namesake was a former Alderman and Mayor, who had been the founding chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission.

In October 2012 City Council decided that funds should be set aside to replace the Sam McBride and her two fleet-mates, the Thomas Rennie and the William Inglis with modern vessels.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Larry Partridge (March 1976). "Toronto Island Ferry History: The Modern Fleet: 1935 - 1960". Retrieved 2003-03-14.
  2. ↑ Chris Bateman (2012-10-07). "Explaining Enwave, Ford's Jarvis figures, Island ferry names, and classic council clashes". BlogTO. Retrieved 2015-04-30. Christened after a former Toronto mayor and alderman, a long-time Island resident, founder of the TTC, and the first head of council to die in office.
  3. ↑ Niamh Scallan (2012-10-01). "Toronto's aging island ferries headed for retirement". Toronto: Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2015-04-30. After spending $5 million for ferry upgrades that had unintended negative consequences, Toronto’s cash-strapped parks department is now planning to put aside money to replace the aging fleet altogether.
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