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Posted: Feb 01, 2021 11:54 AM AT | Last Updated: February 1
The Yarmouth ferry has not run to Maine since 2018.(Brett Ruskin/CBC)
The Nova Scotia government has cancelled the 2021 sailing season for ferry service between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The province s Transportation Department announced the decision in a news release Monday. This will mark the third tourism season in a row without the ferry service in operation.
The Cat high-speed ferry last sailed in 2018 between Yarmouth and Portland, Maine. The service was to operate between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor in 2019, but was not ready in time to allow for commercial crossings. The ferry was cancelled last year due to COVID restrictions.
HALIFAX For the second straight year, the ferry service connecting Yarmouth, N.S. to Maine will be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release issued Monday, Nova Scotia confirmed that the ferry run by Bay Ferries Ltd. will not operate during the 2021 season, which was scheduled from May to October. It is a disappointing decision to have to make, but given the ongoing uncertainty, it is really the only choice we have. We must keep Nova Scotians safe, said Lloyd Hines, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, in a statement. The province remains committed to this service in the long term. It will resume when circumstances allow. Many Nova Scotians invest time, effort and money based on this ferry service, and many highly skilled people work on it. We are appreciative of their service and effort and know they will understand the circumstances.