News log 2012 week 17

Submitted by pvannini on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 14:31
Loss of ferry service cripples Pelee Island tourism, farming
Chicago Tribune
The island's small airport cannot handle large cargo planes. Susan Schrempf, general manager of Owen Sound Transportation Co., which operates the two vessels under contract for the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, said the Pelee Islander went out ...
 
Fair-y Ferry! Not Just for Frieze, Randall's Island Ferry Here for the Summer
New York Observer
By Matt Chaban 5/04 5:48pm While the privately run New York Water Taxi has long provided ferry service to the island for special events, like Cirque Du Soleil performances and the Frieze Art Fair, this will be the first experiment with regular off-peak ...
 
Delays, blown deadlines plague new ferry builds
CBC.ca
A substitute for the broken-down replacement vessel should be working the Fogo Island run Thursday, but the status of a long-term fix for the province's aging ferry fleet remains murky. The Newfoundland and Labrador government launched its vessel ...
 
 
 
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