Proposed ferry run excites Shelburne
Last updated May 30 2005 12:25 PM ADT
CBC News
SHELBURNE, N.S. – The ferry that used to stop in Yarmouth may now run between Shelburne and Boston.
A group of investors from New England is trying to lease the Scotia Prince ferry for a new service starting this summer.
Shelburne Mayor P.G. Comeau, who has been pushing for the service for years, says he's looking forward to seeing the ferry in his community over the next few months.
"It's certainly going to be a change in the lifestyle here and there's going to be a tremendous amount of traffic. We're going to have to address additional accommodations, additional retail outlets, other services."
Comeau says having the ferry stop in Shelburne will make for shorter drives on the mainland because his community is an hour closer to Halifax than Yarmouth.
Scotia Prince Cruises cancelled its 35-year-old ferry run between Yarmouth and Portland, Maine, last month, citing unsafe facilities at the terminal in Portland.
The move left only one ferry service connecting Nova Scotia and Maine: Bay Ferries' high-speed Cat in Yarmouth and Bar Harbor.
If the deal goes through, Comeau says the Scotia Prince ferry would offer a 14-hour service between Shelburne and Boston three days a week. He expects a decision within 10 days.
FROM APRIL 6, 2005: Yarmouth to lose Portland ferry service
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