Bay Ferries Limited

• Construction at Bar Harbor ferry terminal not yet complete

  Nova Scotia has footed the bill for repairs and upgrades for the ferry since the 10-year deal for the service was signed in 2016

  Politics

  Aug 26, 2020
  
• COVID concerns: Nova Scotia cancels Yarmouth-Maine ferry service for 2020

  Premier Stephen McNeil says he hopes the service will resume next year, but he made it clear that it would be unsafe to do so this year.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus: Bay Ferries reducing passengers, removing food services

  The ferry company has reduced the number of people permitted on board to 200, including the crew.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2020
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• N.S. court rejects appeal by Bay Ferries, clearing way for Tory lawsuit over CAT management fees

  The province's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are trying to find out how much of the millions in public funds to be paid this year for the ferry service.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
• The season that wasn’t: CAT ferry ends 2019 without a commercial crossing

  The announcement regarding the service, known as the CAT ferry, comes after a tough day in front of media for Nova Scotia's Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines. 

  Politics

  Oct 11, 2019
• Province focused on 2020 as season for Nova Scotia to Maine ferry dwindles away

  The ferry has yet to sail with passengers in 2019 while a terminal is renovated in Bar Harbor, Maine - a delay that has cost Nova Scotia taxpayers almost $20 million.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2019
• Bay Ferries cancels bookings for N.S. to Maine service through mid-July

  The decision comes only days after Nova Scotia's business minister questioned whether the provincially subsidized service would run this summer.

  Politics

  Jun 21, 2019
• Nova Scotia remains ‘committed’ to moving CAT ferry to Bar Harbor, Maine

  The options available to the Nova Scotia government are limited after the option to extend the CAT's lease between in the City of Portland and Bay Ferries Ltd. expired on Dec. 31.

  Politics

  Jan 8, 2019
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• Plans to move CAT Ferry to Bar Harbor in jeopardy over demands by U.S. Border Patrol

  A series of demands from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol have stymied efforts by parties on either side of the border to ensure the CAT's move to Bar Harbor, Maine.

  Politics

  Dec 27, 2018
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• Privacy ombudsman recommends Nova Scotia disclose fees paid for CAT ferry service

  The fees would provide the public with a complete picture of how much it costs taxpayers to fund the CAT service.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2018