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75-592: The Owen Sound Transportation Company was established by businessmen in the Owen Sound area in 1921. These included W. G. Hay, president; J. H. Hay, vice president; and J. Garvey, secretary-treasurer. These three men were also associated with the Owen Sound-based North American Bent Chair Company. Their objective was to use the company's steamboat , S.S. Michipicoten , in freight-only service from Owen Sound to isolated communities along

150-551: A "Supervisory Agreement" to be managed by lawyers and financial advisors, although he would be allowed to intervene in company decision-making should events warrant. In June 2002, Martin quit the cabinet as Minister of Finance to pursue a bid for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada . On March 11, 2003, Martin bowed to public and media pressure on his interest in CSL Group Inc. and announced that he would sell his interests in

225-932: A Canadian shipping company, becoming the world's largest fleet of dry-bulk self-unloading vessels . These lake freighters are all in the 700-footer class which are between 729 and 739 feet (222 and 225 m) long: Atlantic Huron , Baie Comeau , Baie St. Paul , CSL Assiniboine , CSL Laurentien , CSL Niagara , CSL Tadoussac , Frontenac , Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin , Thunder Bay , Whitefish Bay CSL St-Laurent , CSL Welland , Spruceglen , Oakglen Alice Oldendorff , Ambassador , Bahama Spirit , Balder , Ballangen , Barkald , Bauta , Bernhard Oldendorff , CSL Acadian , CSL Atlas , CSL Argosy , CSL Cabo , CSL Metis , CSL Spirit , CSL Trailblazer , Eastern Power , Harmen Oldendorff , Honourable Henry Jackman , Johanna Oldendorff , Nelvana , Pioneer , Sheila Ann , Sophie Oldendorff , Yeoman Brook , Weser Stahl * In

300-435: A Power Corporation subsidiary. At this time, CSL was given elevated status, where in the words of Power Corporation "...in order to increase its [Power Corporation's] own cash flow and take advantage of new federal tax regulations benefitting operating companies over holding companies, CSL took over most of Power's investment portfolio at book value." CSL suffered losses in 1972 when forced to cover unexpected cost overruns in

375-552: A bus service ( Voyageur , previously known as Provincial Transport ). The following month, in August 1981, Paul Martin and his friend Lawrence Pathy with the help of Gordon Black, secured financing and announced their intention to purchase CSL Group Incorporated for the price advertised by Power Corporation. On August 9, 1983, citing federal government interference in the shipping industry, Martin stated: "then... they are going to come in with some grand and glorious package that will give

450-619: A car and passenger ferry, sister-in-trade to the S.S. Norisle —and occasionally, at the beginning, to the old M.S. Normac . In 1973, the Government of Ontario , through its Crown corporation , the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission , acquired the Owen Sound Transportation Company. This development resulted in the S.S. Norisle and M.S. Norgoma joining M.S. Normac in retirement; and

525-616: A charter for the Georgian Bay and Manitoulin Transportation Company. They had purchased John Tackaberry's S.S. Henry Pedwell . The steamer was taken to Midland where it was widened and its gangway modified to accommodate automobiles. Later that summer the Henry Pedwell was placed in ferry service between Tobermory and South Baymouth. With the 1930 season underway, OSTC purchased a retired Detroit Fire Department fire boat named

600-639: A contracted operator between Windsor, Ontario and Pelee Island from late December to late March while the ferry service is not operating. The routes serving Pelee Island and the air service are operated under the contract to the Ministry of Transportation as the Pelee Island Transportation Service. Owen Sound, Ontario Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

675-514: A dock side fire in 1945 at Point Edward and was later scrapped. Huronic had already been converted to carry only freight by 1944, was retired and scrapped in 1950. CSL was found responsible for the disastrous September 1949 fire and destruction of its ship the SS ; Noronic in Toronto Harbour. The fire swept through the ship killing 118 to 139 passengers (many as they slept), but no members of

750-447: A lengthy connection with both firms, beginning with his association with the S.S. Manitou when the ship was constructed in 1903. Mr. Owens had been chief engineer of OSTC since 1926. The two concerns remained separate entities until the last DTC vessel, the S.S. Caribou , was sold at the end of the 1946 season. In September 1946 a new ship, the S.S. Norisle —the name being derived from "North (Manitoulin) Island"—was put in service on

825-591: A limited number of them). The Norgoma operated on five-day (Owen Sound to Sault Ste Marie) and weekend (Owen Sound to Gore Bay) cruises, which remained very popular throughout the 1950s. However, the OSTC depended on its package freight trade to balance its books. By the early 1960s, that trade had largely dried up; the formerly isolated ports along the Turkey Trail were now served by roads and trucks. For some years, largely in order that their historic service could continue to

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900-462: A minimal number of human operators required. Following his passing in 1956, Dunn's estate would eventually sell off the CSL shares. In 1963, a non-controlling share of CSL was purchased by Montreal-headquartered Power Corporation , a Quebec industrial conglomerate with interests in electricity generation, pulp and paper, and oil and gas. CSL continued operating and expanding its Great Lakes shipping line and

975-474: A new vessel being commissioned, the M.S. Chi-Cheemaun . The M.S. Chi-Cheemaun —translating to "Big Canoe" in Ojibwe —was the largest vessel to ever operate on the route. At the time of her commissioning, she was one of Canada's newest state-of-the-art ferries, having been designed by British Columbia naval architects and built on Georgian Bay by the local Collingwood Shipyards as one of their last hulls. In 1992,

1050-475: A resurgence in passenger traffic on the Great Lakes in recent years, CSL has no known plans for a cruise ship service on or off of the Great Lakes. In 1951, Sir James Dunn , the owner of Algoma Steel , gained effective control over the company. CSL saw operations increase exponentially in the late 1950s with the opening of the expanded Saint Lawrence Seaway and the timely discovery and exploitation of some of

1125-474: A subsidiary of Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC). Early in 1921, a rumor circulated through Owen Sound—a new steamboat line was being formed to re-establish cruises to the popular tourist destination of Mackinac Island . Promoted by a Collingwood steamship line, from the late nineteenth century until about 1903 these steamboat excursions crossing Lake Huron were popular from the Georgian Bay area. But it

1200-510: Is also thought to have contributed to her instability. She sank quickly. The bodies of her cattle are said to have stocked many a winter larder along the shores that year. All five of the survivors drifted for 60 hours in a life raft before being picked up by the CPR 's S.S. Manitoba . A classic car was discovered inside the submerged shipwreck in November 2018. From the commencement of their operations,

1275-498: Is thought that while testing the accuracy of a new compass, Captain McKay had made a sharp turn to the port side , causing the cargo to shift to starboard . The ship listed to starboard, and did not recover. In the ensuing tragedy, not only the Hibou , but seven of the 17-member crew, and Captain McKay himself, were lost. The pool agreement between the two navigation companies continued through

1350-715: The Hamilton Division including the Hamilton Steamboat Company's steamships Macassa and Modjeska were also acquired along with the Turbinia, formerly owned by the Turbine Steamship Co. Both companies had been absorbed into the Niagara Navigation Company. From that time, on, the new company advertised their services via the tag line "Niagara To The Sea" in brochures, indicating their coverage of

1425-539: The Hibou and Normac , S.S. Manitou , S.S. Caribou and S.S. Manitoulin having already gone into winter quarters at Owen Sound. Captain Norman McKay took command of the Hibou while her regular captain, James Agnew, moved back to the position of first officer. On its second trip to Killarney on Saturday, November 21, the cargo on board Hibou shifted while she was operating in relatively calm waters, causing her to founder and sink only 10 minutes out of Owen Sound. It

1500-618: The Manisoo departed Owen Sound on Thursdays at 11:15 p.m. for a run that did not include Mackinac Island. After completing her northward voyage at Sault Ste Marie, the Manisoo returned to Owen Sound at 4:30 Tuesday mornings. On September 15, 1928, the Manasoo foundered near Griffith Island in Georgian Bay. While fighting a heavy storm, she capsized when her cargo of 116 cattle apparently shifted to one side, overbalancing her. The recent addition of increased passenger accommodations on her upper deck

1575-599: The Manitoulin arrived at Owen Sound on Saturday morning at 4:30. Weekend trips on the Manitoulin departed 11:15 p.m. Saturday, with calls at Killarney, Manitowaning and Little Current, followed by arrival back in Owen Sound at 4:30 Monday morning. The S.S. Michipicoten continued on an unscheduled freight-only service between Owen Sound and Sault Ste. Marie, calling at Manitoulin Island and North Shore ports. The Michipicoten

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1650-402: The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines . The Owen Sound Transportation Company is a Crown agency operating under the direction of the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines . The agency is responsible for operating five ships , seven passenger terminals servicing the four routes operated by the company, and a seasonal air service. The air service is operated by

1725-614: The S.S. Norgoma —the name being derived from "North (District of) Algoma"—again designed and built by the Collingwood Shipyards Limited. Unlike the Norisle , the S.S. Norgoma was designed primarily as a package freighter and passenger steamship, specifically for the Georgian Bay and North Channel route—but, reflecting the practicality of its Grey County ownership, like its predecessors the Norgoma could also transport cars (if only

1800-546: The Saint Lawrence River in general commerce. The Richelieu Navigation Company was established by Jacques-Félix Sincennes and other Montreal businessmen. The company was amalgamated with Sir Hugh Allan 's Canadian Navigation Company, to form the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company , in 1875. Subsequent growth over the years was tied to expansion of the canal system on the upper St. Lawrence River (the precursor to

1875-545: The Saint Lawrence Seaway ), and to a new Welland Canal connecting to the upper Great Lakes . The year of 1911 saw the merger of Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company with James Playfair 's Northern Navigation Company. In 1911 the Richelieu And Ontario Navigation Co. were allowed to increase their capital stock. At a special meeting of shareholders held on June 26, it was decided to increase

1950-610: The Soo Locks and into Lake Superior to Michipicoten , as well as the auto ferry service between Tobermory and South Baymouth. The M.S. Hibou did not run much during the early spring of 1936; in June she was placed on the Tobermory ferry service. The previous year the Hibou had operated as a ferry and excursion boat out of Kingston where most of its staterooms on the promenade deck had been removed to make room for sightseers and dancing. With

2025-600: The 1930s and into the 1940s. The S.S. Manitou served on the Tobermory ferry route from 1937 until 1941 when it was retired, being replaced by Dominion Transportation Company's S.S. Caribou . The S.S. Manitoulin carried on its regular scheduled route from Owen Sound along the "Turkey Trail" of the North Channel; but instead of terminating at Mackinac Island, she continued through the Soo Locks and proceeded to Gargatua Harbour , and Michipicoten. The 1936 pool arrangement between

2100-517: The 1990s, CSL Group Inc. oversaw the reflagging of several former Canadian-registered vessels which were placed under the shipping registries of nations commonly referred to as flags of convenience , where safety and labour laws were relaxed to be more business-friendly. Canadian crews were replaced with cheaper Ukrainian ones. CSL Group Incorporated operates Canadian (Canada Steamship Lines) and international (CSL International) subsidiaries. In 2001, they overtook Asia Pacific Marine Container Lines, also

2175-491: The Collingwood and Lauzon shipyards through the 1960s, and witnessed several labour disputes. In 1969, Power Corporation took a controlling-share in CSL. On December 2, 1970, Paul Martin , the 32-year-old executive assistant to Power Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maurice Strong , was appointed to the CSL board of directors. In 1971 CSL minority shareholders sold outstanding shares to Power Corporation, making CSL

2250-462: The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River: "The Great Lakes are essentially a Canadian pond... Canadians have captured 95 percent of the business. Now we want our chance to try our wings on the oceans." One month later, in July 1981, Power Corporation announced it was selling its subsidiary CSL Group for CA$ 195 million. CSL Group at this time included the shipping company, shipyards, engineering firms, and

2325-528: The OSTC purchased the steel-hulled, screw steamer S.S. Modjeska , a former Lake Ontario excursion boat, intended as a day cruiser. The ship had been laid up since 1924, following a serious collision in Toronto Harbour . Repaired and outfitted for service, the Modjeska arrived at Owen Sound late in the season, but with time enough to operate a few excursions, as well as two round trips to Sault Ste Marie. Over

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2400-466: The S.S. Henry Pedwell , which they renamed S.S. Kagawong . The Kagawong was returned to the Tobermory - South Baymouth auto ferry route during the 1931 July to September season. During early and late seasons she operated on the Sault Ste. Marie route from Tuesday evening to Saturday morning, with weekend trips to Providence Bay. From 1932 the summer-only ferry service between Tobermory and South Baymouth

2475-512: The S.S. James R Elliot , delivering it to the Midland Shipbuilding Company for conversion into a combination package freighter and passenger ferry. Replacing her boiler and steam engine with a new diesel engine increased her freight capacity and enabled her to transport automobiles. Overnight passenger cabins were also added. In 1931 the vessel was renamed the M.S. Normac , after the OSTC's general manager Norman McKay, captain of

2550-534: The S.S. Manitoulin (in 1927) and the S.S. Manasoo (in 1928) were capable of transporting automobiles. A competitor to the Owen Sound Transportation Company, the Dominion Transportation Company, also operated a pair of passenger and package freight vessels out of Owen Sound, over much the same route as the OSTC. In 1927 an automobile ferry, the S.S. Winona , provided service from Cutler to Gore Bay. Another automobile ferry serving Manitoulin Island

2625-513: The S.S. Manitoulin began with an 11:15 p.m. Monday departure from Owen Sound, arriving Tuesday morning at Killarney , then through the North Channel , calling at Manitowaning , Little Current , Gore Bay , Meldrum Bay , Cockburn Island , Hilton Beach , Richards Landing , and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , arriving at Mackinac Island, on Wednesday evening. Returning over the same route with departure from Mackinac Island at 11 a.m. Thursday,

2700-455: The S.S. Manitoulin . The M.S. Normac began her scheduled route on July 16, 1931, taking the place formerly assigned to the S.S. Manasoo , leaving Owen Sound at 11:15 p.m. Thursdays and returning at 4:30 am on the following Tuesday. Meanwhile, with the S.S. Manitoulin continuing her weekly Monday evening departures from Owen Sound, the OSTC also acquired the service of the Georgian Bay and Manitoulin Transportation Company and its steamer

2775-399: The agency was contracted by the Ministry of Transportation to manage and operate the Pelee Island Transportation Service, which provides ferry and air service between Pelee Island , mainland Ontario , and Ohio . In 2002, the Owen Sound Transportation Company was separated from the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission and was established as a Crown corporation under the direction of

2850-662: The area while he served overseas in the Canadian Army during World War II . He returned to Owen Sound in January 1945 to resume his responsibility as president and general manager of both companies. Other directors included W.W. Barnard of Owen Sound, employed by OSTC since 1927, who served as vice president and manager of operations. Mr. W.W. Barnard became president of the company at the beginning of 1969; W.A. Alexander, secretary-treasurer, who had been with Dominion Transportation Company since 1924; and William Owens, chief engineer, who had

2925-549: The company owned hotels) and up the Saguenay to Bagotville (La Baie). Richelieu was able to go on to Chicoutimi because of her shallower draft. Quebec burned at Tadoussac in 1950 with the loss of seven lives, and the other three ships continued on the route until 1965. After the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Tadoussac ' s bow was modified to make her able to make a few trips into Lake Ontario, and even made occasional trips through

3000-626: The company to his three sons, saying that his ownership would "provide an unnecessary distraction during the leadership race." On December 12, 2003, Martin became the 21st Prime Minister of Canada . On January 28, 2004, the federal government, in response to opposition party and media enquiries, revealed that CSL Group Inc. had received CA$ 162 million in federal government contracts, grants and loans since Paul Martin became Minister of Finance in 1993. Earlier figures released in 2003 had suggested CSL Group Inc. had only earned CA$ 137,000 in federal government contracts during this time period. Throughout

3075-601: The company's assets to a new company formed for that purpose. The new company was to be called Canada Transportation Lines Limited and would include acquisition of: Richelieu And Ontario Navigation Company Ltd.; Inland Lines Ltd.; Northern Navigation Co. Ltd,; St. Lawrence River Steamboat Co. Ltd.; Richelieu And Ontario Navigation Co. of the United States.; Quebec Steamship Co. Ltd.; Canada Interlake Line, Ltd.; Ontario and Quebec Navigation Co., Ltd.; Merchants' Montreal Line; SS Haddington and Thousand Island Steamboat Co., Ltd. In

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3150-598: The construction of three 80,000-ton ocean-going tankers at Davie Shipbuilding . On November 22, 1973 Paul Martin was appointed President and CEO of the CSL Group. In 1974, CSL earnings were further hurt by an eight-week strike on the Great Lakes. In 1976, Power Corporation reversed itself and took over the investment portfolio which had been sold to CSL five years earlier. CSL reverted to an operating division of Power Corporation at this time. On June 7, 1981, CSL President and CEO Paul Martin announced plans to expand outside of

3225-699: The country. Replacement management in April 1992 formed a new CSL Group Inc. subsidiary headquartered in Massachusetts to be called CSL International Inc. Canada Steamship Lines Inc. would remain as the Canadian operation under CSL Group Inc., and the conglomerate would remain headquartered in Montreal. In November 1993, the newly re-elected Paul Martin was appointed to the cabinet and named Minister of Finance. On February 1, 1994, Martin placed his shares in CSL Group Inc. under

3300-401: The crew. Inadequate alarm, passenger evacuation plans, and neglected extinguishing systems are found at fault. The captain was suspended one year for abandoning the ship before ensuring crew and passengers were safe. She was demolished in 1950. No new passenger ships were built by this line or most other shipping lines due to the declining passenger ferry trade. To date, and despite something of

3375-533: The delight of tourists and Manitoulin Island communities and their leaders, OSTC was heavily subsidised by the Federal and Provincial governments. The volume of car and passenger traffic on the Tobermory-South Baymouth run, however, continued to expand year by year. In 1962, Collingwood Shipyards converted the S.S. Norgoma to diesel-power, thus she became M.S. Norgoma , and in 1963 she began renewed life as

3450-582: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 383993059 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:37:26 GMT Canada Steamship Lines Canada Steamship Lines ( CSL ) is a shipping company with headquarters in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. The business has been operating for well over a century and a half. CSL had humble beginnings in Canada East in 1845, operating river boats on

3525-486: The early 2010s, CSL introduced two new classes of vessels, both named the Trillium class . Baie St. Paul , commissioned in 2012, was the first lake freighter Trillium-class ship. The other ships in this fleet, Whitefish Bay , Thunder Bay and Baie Comeau entered service in 2013. Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin , entered service in 2012, was the first panamax Trillium-class ship. CSL Tecumseh , commissioned in 2013,

3600-502: The early part of December it was announced that Canada Transportation Lines would be renamed Canada Steamship Lines Limited. CSL's growth through the industrial booms of both world wars was largely tied to the increasing importance of the steel industry in Ontario , where mills were built, or soon to be built, in Sault Ste. Marie , Hamilton , and Nanticoke . CSL also tapped into the last of

3675-420: The ferry route. Designed and built by the Collingwood Shipyards Limited for OSTC, the Norisle had a capacity of up to 50 automobiles and 250 passengers. Having more than twice the capacity of the S.S. Caribou and M.S. Normac combined, it was expected this new ship could handle the Tobermory - South Baymouth auto ferry route alone; however, because of an unanticipated increase in the volume of car traffic after

3750-721: The following winter, the ship was equipped with cabins and staterooms to accommodate up to 150 passengers. Renamed S.S. Manitoulin , she began her first full season June 6, 1927, with Norman McKay serving as captain. Norman McKay of Owen Sound was not working on the Great Lakes at the time the company was first incorporated in 1921, in 1918 he had accepted an appointment as captain of the SS Canora , which he delivered from Davie Shipbuilding in Quebec to British Columbia and operated it between Vancouver and Vancouver Island for its first few years before returning to Owen Sound. The weekly schedule of

3825-461: The former Narraganset (1913) of Long Island Sound, which was purchased by CSL about the same time the other three were built by Davie. The three ships were all 350 feet in length, had a breadth of 70 feet, and were 8,000 tones GRT; Richelieu was slightly smaller. They sailed on the St Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers, departing from Montreal and stopping at Quebec City, Murray Bay and Tadoussac (where

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3900-403: The government control of the industry because they don't understand private enterprise." By the mid-1980s, CSL's only remaining shipyard ( Collingwood Shipbuilding ) was undergoing financial difficulties and was closed on September 12, 1986, with the loss of 800 jobs. At the same time, CSL Group Inc.'s expansion outside of Canada was well underway. In November 1988, President and CEO Paul Martin

3975-416: The loss of her cabins, the Hibou was best suited for day use such as the ferry route it shared with the M.S. Normac . On November 16, 1936, the Hibou made her last run on the ferry crossing and returned to Owen Sound, from where it was to take a few more trips to Killarney and Manitoulin Island. It was dangerously late in the navigation season and the only ships of the pool service still in operation were

4050-492: The north shore of Lake Huron and Manitoulin Island . It is likely the intended purpose of the navigation company was to procure the materials necessary for the manufacture of the North American Bent Chair Company's Bentwood furniture, as well as the transportation of packaged freight from Owen Sound. It was the objective of the officers of the firm to carry on the business of the furniture manufacturer as

4125-502: The old St. Lawrence were eventually scrapped after serving as accommodation ships in the early 1970s, while Passenger No. 3 was sold to Danish interests and was renamed St. Lawrence 2 and served as an accommodation ship for Eastern Bloc refugees before being sold to Arab interests in 1975 as workers' barracks in Sharjah , UAE , where she became half-buried in sand by 1981, and scrapped down by 1990. The earlier Hamonic had burned due to

4200-540: The old Niagara Navigation Company 1902–1912 lineage (roughly 6,000 GRT and 350 foot a piece). Their last passenger ships, however, came out in 1928. They were the cruise ships St. Lawrence , Quebec and Tadoussac ; all built at the Davie Shipbuilding and Repair Co. in Lauzon , P.Q. "St. Lawrence" was built in 1927, and Quebec and Tadoussac were identical sister ships of 1928. They ran together with Richelieu ,

4275-599: The other ships of the Dominion fleet ( S.S. Caribou and S.S. Manitou -- "Hibou" being the French word for "owl"), she was operated for Booth by a subsidiary company, the Dominion Transportation Company Limited (DTC). She served Dominion's routes from Owen Sound to Manitoulin Island and the ports of Lake Huron's North Channel. In 1930, Captain R. Vittie and H.W. Harmer, of Southampton, Ontario , obtained

4350-614: The passenger trades from the Niagara to the St. Lawrence regions. The launching of the Northern Navigation Noronic was set for June 2, 1913. A large number of Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co.'s directors and guests went from Sarnia, Ontario on the Hamonic to witness the event. Shortly after the Hamonic entered Lake Superior, the managing director James Playfair was notified of the passing of his father John S. Playfair and he

4425-452: The remaining coal traffic from Pennsylvania across the Great Lakes to railways in Canada. Following railway dieselization, subsequent coal traffic would be moved by CSL to large fossil-fuel burning electrical power plants . In addition to its cargo shipping, the company expanded its overnight passenger shipping traffic as well. Most notably the popular Hamonic , Huronic and Noronic of

4500-640: The same route, although this ship was better known as a Pelee Island ferry. In 1936 the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited and its competitor, the Owen Sound-based Dominion Transportation Company Limited, managed by R. V. Malloy, decided to merge their operations. Together the two companies, under the joint management of McKay and Malloy, operated a pool passenger-freight service to Georgian Bay and North Channel ports and continuing through

4575-524: The stock from $ 5,000,0000 to $ 10,000,000, with the distribution of new shares to be issued by the directors. The majority of the shares of the Northern Navigation Co. Ltd. and of the Inland Lines Ltd. were purchased and paid for with fully paid up stock of the R. And O Navigation Co. Five additional directors were added to the reorganized Richelieu And Ontario Navigation Co. James Playfair became

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4650-469: The two companies had been suggested by Ivor Wagner, a director of Booth Fisheries Corporation in Chicago. Wagner purchased the Dominion Transportation Company Limited in 1937 and moved to Owen Sound the following year. In 1944 the outstanding shares of the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited were acquired by Dominion Transportation Company. Ivor Wagner had managed both firms since 1937, although absent from

4725-572: The updated Welland Canal to Buffalo and Detroit in the early 1960s. With the Yarmouth Castle fire in 1965 near the Bahamas, stricter coast guard safety regulations in the form of the new international SOLAS program put an end to the three ship's long careers. The Richelieu , St. Lawrence , and Tadoussac were all sold to Joseph de Smedt of Belgium. Tadoussac was renamed Passenger No. 2 and Richelieu , Passenger No. 3 . Passenger No. 2 and

4800-586: The vice president and managing director. The companies were allowed to continue operating under their respective names from that time. In 1912 the Richelieu and Ontatio Navigation Co. took over the Niagara Navigation Company , covering operation of the steamboats Cayuga , Chicora , Chippewa , Carona and Ongiara, operating under the banner of the Niagara-Toronto Division and

4875-514: The war, the Normac continued in service with the Norisle . Like her predecessors the Norisle was also equipped with staterooms for the accommodation of up to 100 passengers, enabling her to be used also on the Owen Sound - Sault Ste. Marie route during early and late navigation seasons. The S.S. Manitoulin continued to navigate the Turkey Trail of the North Channel from Owen Sound until its honorable and well-deserved retirement in 1949. "Turkey Trail"

4950-710: The world's largest iron ore deposits on the Labrador Peninsula in Labrador City , Schefferville , and Mont Wright . Ore was moved to Sept-Îles and Port-Cartier by the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway and Cartier Railway respectively, where it was then loaded into bulk carriers for transfer to Canadian and U.S. steel mills on the Great Lakes. CSL exploited this traffic by continually refining its self-unloading bulk carrier designs, coupled with improvements in stevedoring at various ports to arrive at

5025-418: Was CSL's second panamax Trillium-class vessel. CSL Tacoma , also entered service in 2013, was the third ship in this group. The first of two Trillium-class bulk vessels, CSL Welland departed Yangfan Shipyard in early November 2014, and reached Montreal on January 2, 2015. The second one, CSL St-Laurent , passed through the Panama Canal in January 2015. In 2022 CSL received MV  Nukumi . The ship

5100-496: Was John Tackaberry's M.S. Alice , which sailed on a return route from Owen Sound, via Wiarton , Lion's Head , Tobermory to South Baymouth, and Providence Bay . Throughout the 1927 season, Tackaberry operated the M.S. Alice on the run to Providence Bay. He was, however, unsatisfied with the performance of the ship. Anxious to dispose of her, Tackaberry sold the Alice to the Booth Fisheries Corporation of Canada Ltd. on April 3, 1928. Renamed M.S. Hibou to bring her in line with

5175-478: Was assigned to the M.S. Normac , which sailed the route sturdily and steadfastly for the next 30 seasons. The owners of the S.S. Kagawong , Vittie and Harmer, defaulted on the mortgage held on the ship by its previous owner, and it was relinquished back to John Tackaberry. Dominion Transportation Company operated its M.S. Hibou between Owen Sound and Providence Bay until 1933, when it was assigned to other duties. John Tackaberry operated his S.S. Islet Prince over

5250-406: Was by then the affectionate term for the North Channel route, some say because a large number of turkeys were transported from Manitoulin's island ports along the north shore during the years immediately following World War II, and others because the ships serving the isolated ports of the North Channel wandered across the channel like turkeys. In 1950, the 60-year-old S.S. Manitoulin was replaced by

5325-430: Was destroyed by fire at the Cooks Dock, near Silverwater on Manitoulin Island, on October 11, 1927. To replace the Michipicoten , the OSTC purchased the S.S. Macassa , then under the ownership of the Canada Steamship Lines subsidiary Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company. The Macassa had completed her season on September 30, 1927, operating as a day excursion steamer between Toronto and Hamilton . The Macassa

5400-460: Was elected as a Member of Parliament and stepped aside from directing the day-to-day operations of the company. In March 1991, following changes to Canada's taxation laws regarding international earnings, CSL backed away from threats to move its headquarters outside of Canada, however in December the president who replaced Martin resigned in opposition to plans to move international operations outside

5475-653: Was not until the spring of 1926 that Captain Norman McKay arranged a public meeting through the Owen Sound Board of Trade to raise funds for the purchase of a steamship and refit it for reopening direct traffic between Owen Sound and other points on the Mackinac route. In 1926 the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited was granted supplementary letters patent , under the Ontario Companies Act, increasing its authorized capital stock from $ 40,000 to $ 150,000. In 1926

5550-450: Was originally part of the Toronto and Hamilton Steamboat Company, along with her sister ship, the S.S. Modjeska . Over the following winter in Toronto, she was converted for the accommodation of overnight passengers. Renamed S.S. Manasoo , she departed from Toronto for Owen Sound on April 16, 1928. The 1928 OSTC schedule for the S.S. Manitoulin continued as it had the previous year, while

5625-518: Was transferred mid-lake to an R and O freighter, about 80 miles (130 km) from Sault Ste. Marie and returned to Toronto by special train. The christening of the Noronic was performed by Mrs. E. Bristol, the wife of another director, instead of by Mrs. Playfair, as at first intended. A special meeting of the shareholders of Richelieu And Ontario Navigation Co. was held in the company's office in Montreal, on June 19, 1913, to ratify an agreement of sale of

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