Loyalist Township gets delegation with Minister of Transportation
Global News
A delegation from Loyalist Township will have an audience with Ontario's Transportation Minister to talk about the delays on the new Amherst Islander II.
Just like residents of Wolfe Island, users of the Amherst Island ferry are still waiting anxiously for their new and larger ferry to come into service.
Construction on the Amherst Islander II was completed all the way back in 2020, but as 2023 begins eyeing 2024, the new ferry sits idle in the water, unused.
Some people, like longtime island resident Valerie Wolfreys, say it’s time to get it going.
“Facebook, it has a lot of information on there, and all of the people on there that are complaining. It’s time-consuming to sit and wait for hours for the ferry,” said Valerie Wolfreys, a longtime Amherst Island resident.
Loyalist Township Deputy Mayor Nathan Townend understands the frustration that residents feel.
“We’ve had a lot of feedback from residents lately, largely on social media for instance, and people are expressing frustration at the lack of information, frankly, but also the lack of, what is perceived as the lack of progress,” said Townend.
Due to this inundation of “feedback”, Townend put out a statement on Monday to update his constituents with what he can.
In part, the statement read: