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FERRY [14 records]

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Record 1 2022-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Cook's Ferry: band name taken from the 2002 Indian Registration and Band Lists Directorate's data base of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).

OBS

Cook's Ferry: band located in British Columbia.

OBS

Linguistic group: Salishan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Cook's Ferry : nom de bande entériné par le ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien (MAINC).

OBS

Cook's Ferry : bande vivant en Colombie-Britannique.

OBS

Famille linguistique : Salish.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
OBS

A medium-sized provincial organization founded in 1977.

OBS

Mission: To unite in the union all workers eligible for membership; to seek the best possible wage standards and improvements in the conditions of employment for these workers and to represent members in protecting and maintaining their rights; to act as the representative of the membership; to establish free child day care for all individuals; to engage in educational, legislative, political, civic, social, welfare, community and other activities to safeguard and promote economic and social benefits and justice for all workers, unionized and non-unionized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A community at the southern tip of Digby Neck, in the county of Digby, in Nova Scotia.

OBS

Coordinates: 44° 23' 31" N, 66° 12' 3" W (Nova Scotia).

OBS

Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory according to the Incorporation Act of the entity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Communauté située à l'extrémité sud de la péninsule de Digby, dans le comté de Digby, en Nouvelle-Écosse.

OBS

Coordonnées : 44° 23' 31" N, 66° 12' 3" O (Nouvelle-Écosse).

OBS

Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire et qui tient de l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A boat which carries people, automotive vehicles or goods across a river or other body of water, usually travelling back and forth on a regular schedule.

OBS

The general concept of "ferryboat" includes the transportation of railroad cars.

OBS

ferryboat: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • ferry boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Navire ayant pour fonction principale de transporter des véhicules routiers ou ferroviaires avec leur chargement et leurs passagers dans les traversées maritimes.

OBS

ferry; ferry-boat : Au pluriel, on écrit des ferrys, des ferries, des ferry-boats.

OBS

transbordeur; navire transbordeur : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000.

OBS

traversier : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
DEF

Barco que realiza un trayecto entre dos puertos relativamente cercanos transportando mercancías, personas y vehículos.

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Record 5 2005-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

Vehicle ferries have at least one deck for vehicles, with additional decks for passengers.

OBS

The term "car ferry" also refers to a ferry carrying railroad cars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Bateau servant au transport, à la fois des passagers et de leur voiture.

Key term(s)
  • car ferry

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
OBS

The radio division of the Department of Transport was also deeply involved in the war effort, developing and providing the radio aids to navigation needed to support air and marine transport, including the famous Atlantic Ferry Command that supplied desperately needed planes for Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
OBS

The RCAF did not participate in the ferrying of aircraft itself, this was left to the Royal Air Force Ferry Command ...

Key term(s)
  • Ferry Command

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context.

OBS

Located in Saskatchewan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas.

OBS

Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte.

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Obsolete Titles, Armed Forces)
OBS

La Grave helped set pup the RAF Ferry Command at Dorval, Que. in 1941, serving there for the Second World War.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (anciennes, Forces armées)
OBS

Le Ferry Command était, au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un service de livraison d'avions transocéanique de la Royal Air Force.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 11 1995-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Les lois de Saskatchewan ne sont pas traduites

Spanish

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Record 12 1994-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 13 1994-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 14 1991-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Name changed January 1, 1977 from British Columbia Ferry Authority.

Key term(s)
  • BC Ferry Corporation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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