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The original M/V Miss Toronto began operating in the Inner Toronto Harbour in 1955. Since then three successive ships have carried the name. Since then three successive ships have carried the name. The current ship was built in British Columbia and is the first Miss Toronto to be constructed entirely out of aluminum.
1970 – Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant, a restaurant on board the MS Normac in Toronto harbour opens; 1971 – Ontario Place opens, on man-made islands to the west of the Toronto Islands; 1972 – Harbourfront Centre is established by the Federal Government; 1988 – Royal Commission set-up to formulate a plan for Toronto's harbour
A referendum was held on January 2, 1911, to approve a new 'Toronto Harbour Commission' to take over the harbour and waterfront. The Toronto Telegram newspaper exposed the decrepit condition of the old harbour facilities, and the City and Board of Trade wanted a new Commission set up, similar to the Montreal Harbour Commission of 1908, with much-expanded powers over the Harbour Trust.
It is now well inland, illustrating infill of the harbour over the years. The Toronto Harbour Commission Building is a six-storey building erected in 1917 in Toronto by Alfred Chapman and McGiffin (Clare V. McGiffin and Robert B. McGiffin) for the joint municipal-federal agency Toronto Harbour Commission.
In 1911, the Toronto Harbour Commission was founded and from 1912 to 1925, the Toronto Harbour Commission, now PortsToronto, revealed a large overall plan for the Toronto waterfront. The plan saw the clearing of old piers, the filling of waterlots and the Port Lands area, where the current Port of Toronto of is located.
View of the Harbourfront in 1841. The area surrounding the Toronto Harbour has been used for shipping and industrial purposes since the settlement of York. Toronto's harbour has been used since the founding of Toronto for shipping and industrial purposes. The Town of York was founded to the west of the Don River, along the waterfront. When the ...
The first ferry terminal at the Toronto Harbour, c. 1899. The original terminal was located on the east side of the Toronto Harbour Commission Building at Bay and Harbour Streets. The terminal in the picture was destroyed by fire in 1907 and was rebuilt. A steamship terminal and berth areas was added to the east side.
After the ship briefly exchanged fire with the improved Fort York, built several hundred metres to the west from its original position, the USS Lady of the Lake withdrew and returned to the American squadron outside the harbour. American forces did not attempt a landing during this incursion, although remained outside the town's harbour for the ...