MV Louis Cardinal explained
MV Louis Cardinal is a Canadian ferry on the
Mackenzie River in the
Northwest Territories.
[1] [2] The vessel was built in 1972.
Louis Cardinal currently serves the community of Tsiigehtchic, at the confluence of the Mackenzie River and the Arctic Red River.[1] The ferry has three stops, on the eastern shore of the Mackenzie River, and on both shores of the Arctic Red River.
The ferry runs from mid-June to mid-October.[2] After the rivers freeze vehicles cross the rivers on ice roads.
The ferry's crew joined the Public Service Alliance of Canada in January 2006.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Canadian Ferry Operators Association 2006 Annual Report . . 2006 . https://www.webcitation.org/5lTsa2UKV?url=http://www.cfoa.ca/annualreport2006.pdf . 2009-11-22 . dead.
- News: Northwest Territories: Ferries and Ice Crossings . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107022929/http://www.investnwt.com/infrastructure/477_ferry.pdf . 2009-01-07 . dead.
- News: PSAC unionizes third ferry in NWT. 2009-09-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012028/http://www.psac.com/documents/publications/18-01-e.pdf. 2011-06-17.