A Sneak Peak at the new Ferries

Sneak preview of the new Toronto Island ferry design, from Toronto Island Advisory Committee meeting today at City Hall.

The new ferries will more or less keep the iconic look we all know. All the existing ferries will be replaced in coming years; they are all far past their operational lifetime. There’s funding now for two boats, one for passengers only, the other for passengers and vehicles. Two more will come later. They are longer than the present ferries, about a metre wider, with greater capacity, and are designed to use the same docks.

The new passenger-only ferry will hold around 1300 people versus 800 or 900 now.

The passenger/vehicle ferry will hold around 650 people or more depending the number of vehicles. They will be electricity-diesel hybrids. Possibly we’ll see the first new ferry as early as 2021. Washrooms are on both floors. This passenger/vehicle ferry will be able to break ice only to some extent, as an ice breaker ferry designed to break thick ice would be prohibitively expensive.

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October 26 A Walking Tour of Ookwemin Minising and Biidaasige Park

Waterfront for All - in person - Speaker Series #26

Toronto’s waterfront is changing fast, and one of the best ways to understand it is on foot. Waterfront for All invites you to a guided walking tour of two of the city’s spectacular new waterfront attractions: Ookwemin Minising and Biidaasige Park.

Along the way, you’ll learn about the interesting history and natural heritage of this rapidly developing part of Toronto’s waterfront.

Event Details

Date: Sunday, October 25
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Meeting point: The Keating Channel Pub & Grill. - MAP LINK - The tour starts and finishes here.
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Walk Leader: David Stonehouse, Past Executive Director, Toronto Waterfront Secretariat

Historical Backgrounds: Ron Jenkins, Secretary, Waterfront for All

About the Series

This walking tour is the 26th event in the Waterfront for All Speaker & Walk Series, presented by Waterfront for All.

Join us on October 20th for Speaker Series 25

Join us on October 20th as Joe Cressy from Waterfront Toronto talks about the

The Next Wave of Waterfront Revitalization: Housing, Transit, & Destinations

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The Cost of Uncertainty

Don’t miss Ken Greenberg’s opinion piece in the Toronto Star, July 8, 2026; if the Federal government delays quashing the BBTCA jets proposal, the resulting uncertainty will hurt the multi-billion Toronto Waterfront revitalization project because key investments won’t happen.