It struck a pier in New York City and survived. It faced early delays and scheduling snafus. But it overcame those problems and was able to thumb its nose at skeptics, serving 73,000 riders in the month of August and making fans of many Torontonians. And then last week, The Breeze suspended service. Its […]
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Interview regarding the Fast Ferry
City: CATS CEO Cornel Martin has listed the issues that have to be resolved before ferry service can resume. And on a couple of them, at least, we seem to be fairly close to a resolution. Are we close to resolving all these issues? What stands in the way? Johnson: I don’t know. It […]
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Interview regarding the Fast Ferry
City: You’ve mentioned that one of the major issues that must be resolved before resuming ferry service is the construction of a permanent Toronto terminal. The mayor says that still stands as the largest hurdle. What’s going on with that? Martin: When we closed on the vessel, this was an outstanding issue. And at […]
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Interview regarding the Fast Ferry
City: A year ago, a representative from the Port Authority was here in Rochester… Lundy: That would be Henry Pankratz [chairman] and Lisa Raitt [CEO]. City: And we understand they signed a memorandum of understanding to start construction on the Toronto terminal. Lundy: This goes back to adequate funding from the north […]
