Ferry woes continue for N.S.-P.E.I. crossing
CBC
Northumberland Ferries has cancelled almost all crossings for Tuesday, Oct. 27 between Caribou Nova Scotia and Wood Islands, P.E.I. due to high winds.
This comes after a series of crossings were cancelled this weekend and again early Monday morning.
The company said it is having “ongoing challenges” with two thrusters on the MV Northumberland.
The company’s general manager, Jeff Joyce, told CBC News they tried to fix the problem but are now waiting on experts to come in and take a look.
At this time of year, considered the shoulder season, the ferry crossings are a one-ship service. The second ferry, the MV Confederation, was taken out of service on Oct. 17.
It is currently stuck across the strait in Nova Scotia. Northumberland Ferries said strong winds have prevented the company from bringing it back in service since the MV Northumberland started having issues.
Darlene Compton, the PC MLA for Belfast-Murray River, said the string of cancellations is both “disappointing” and “concerning.”
“Last week it was, they need an oil change and they had no oil to change, so they had to send a fishing boat over to Pictou to pick up oil,” she said. “That all seems like, you know, regular maintenance. Why is it not being done in a timely fashion… to make sure that we have a reliable ferry service?”
She said she hears from constituents who are second-guessing whether they should use the ferry — and that she does, too.
“Is it going to be reliable if we get over there? Are we going to have to take the bridge home?”
That’s what happened to Wood Islands resident Trish Carter over the weekend.
She and her husband had to travel to Dartmouth, N.S. for an appointment, and planned to be home in time to take care of the animals on their hobby and rescue farm before dark.
But then the ferry crossing was cancelled.
“Unfortunately, it ended up being that we had to take the long way back,” she said. By the time they got home, it was dark.
More than five dozen items belonging to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are one step closer to returning home.
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