Transportation and Works
June 9, 2016
Public Advisory: Provincial Ferries Now Operating on Summer Schedules
Residents and travellers are advised that the following intra-provincial ferries on the island portion of the province are now operating on summer schedules:
- Fogo Island - Change Islands - Farewell
- St. Brendan's - Burnside
- Little Bay Islands - Long Island - Pilley's Island
- Ramea - Grey River - Burgeo
- Gaultois - McCallum - Hermitage
- Rencontre East - Bay L'Argent - Pool's Cove
- South East Bight - Petite Forte
- La Poile - Rose Blanche
The Portugal Cove - Bell Island ferry is currently operating on the One Vessel Non-Enhanced Schedule and the Francois - Grey River - Burgeo ferry is operating on a year-round schedule.
For Labrador, the Blanc Sablon - St. Barbe ferry service will commence a summer schedule on June 19, 2016, and an update on the Labrador North Coast ferry service was issued on Wednesday, June 1, with that service set to begin June 20 - www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2016/tw/0601n06.aspx.
All schedules, service updates and rate information for intra-provincial ferries can be found at www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/.
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Media contact:
Jacquelyn Howard
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 689-2624
jacquelynhoward@gov.nl.ca
2016 06 09 10:20 a.m.