They have been waiting since April and late this afternoon, residents of Gagetown and Bellisle will get an update on ferry service in thier communities. A news conference has been called for 5:30pm with Premier Shawn Graham who will be joined by Transportation Minister Denis Landry and Grand Lake-Gagetown MLA Eugene McGinley. The announcement will take place in Lower Jemseg where the Gagetown Ferry docks.
Back in the spring, the Provincial Government announced due to a lack of funding, they planned to permanetly drydock the Gagetown and Bellisle ferries.
