2009-03-18
06:11:10
(Transportation Minister Denis Landry – photo courtesy CNB)
The Transportation Minister says low usage and future replacement costs are central to the department’s decision to discontinue three cable ferries. Government announced in its provincial budget the Gagetown and Belleisle runs will end later this month while the Hampstead Ferry will not operate in May. Even though the service is free, Minister Denis Landry says motorists are clearly not taking advantage of it.
Landry says another issue is the $12 million bill for the mandatory replacement of each vessel under the Canada Shipping Act regulations.
