Ferry service to Campobello Island will have an extended season. The provincial government said a new contract with East Coast Ferries means crossings will be made seven days a week until Oct. 12, weather permitting. For residents living on Campobello Island, the only link to mainland New Brunswick in the winter is to go through […]
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An unexpected mechanical failure on the Grand Manan Adventure ferry left residents, tourists, lobsters, and prom dresses stuck for more than a day on or off the island. With the only way of getting to and from the small island community of Grand Manan temporarily out of commission and the backup in Shelburne, N.S., residents […]
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The Campobello ferry is in the water a month early. In New Brunswick, it is the only island without a year-round ferry. It means residents, nearly 900 of them, are required from September to June to travel through the United States via a bridge to Lubec, ME. “What it means to me is that they’re […]
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Grand Manan Mayor Bonnie Morse will tell you the biggest achievement for the community in the last year was getting an air ambulance permanently stationed on the island. The island is only accessible by ferry and requires urgent patients to be transferred by aircraft in order to receive treatment on the mainland. In 2022, Atlantic […]
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