2009-05-04
04:12:46
(Ferry demonstrators – Photo Courtesy of Billy Carter)
The Save Our Ferries Group is concerned about the schedule the Belleise and Gagetown ferries are now keeping because of emergency response times, but that’s not the only issue. Spokesperson Billy Carter tells CHSJ News, other privately owned ferries use tolls, and if tolls are implemented on these two ferries, they will not be sustainable.
Carter says there is not nearly enough traffic to put tolls on the ferries and if they are put in place, traffic would decrease by about 50 per cent. Carter adds they have suggested having a resident volunteer at the ferries to keep them running overnight, but that idea was quickly shot down by the Premier.
