Public Advisory: Provincial Ferries Now Operating on Summer Schedules

June 9,2016

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

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