With a deadline for proposals from other ship suppliers passed, Transport Canada is negotiating for the purchase of MV Fanafjord to replace MV Holiday Island, which caught fire and burned in the Northumberland Strait in the summer of 2022.
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Eastern PEI businesses are calling on politicians and Northumberland Ferries Ltd for more accountability in their management of the Wood Islands-Caribou ferry service and the allocation of millions of dollars
P.E.I. Premier Dennis King has sent a letter appealing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do everything he can to help restore ferry service between the Island and Nova Scotia as soon as possible.
P.E.I.'s Emergency Measures Organization has elevated its emergency planning with Hurricane Fiona expected to hit the Island overnight Friday into Saturday. Here's what is open and closed on the Island so far.