Members of Nova Scotia’s trucking industry and provincial and municipal politicians say they’re concerned the ferry currently running between Digby, N.S., and Saint John could be redeployed to another route for part of next year.
A spokesperson for Transport Canada confirmed to CBC News on Tuesday that the department is considering using MV Fundy Rose to service the route between Souris, P.E.I., and Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., when MV Madeleine II goes into mandatory drydocking next spring.
“No decision has been made at this time,” Hicham Ayoun said in an email.
Jordan LeBlanc, who owns Chebogue Fisheries in Yarmouth, said the ferry from Digby to Saint John is a vital route for the seafood industry to get its product to Boston.
“The only other option is going around by road,” he said.
Brian Reynolds, owner of B Reynolds Trucking in Port La Tour, said losing the crossing for any period of time would have a significant impact on his business. His company ships seafood for Clearwater Seafood and Mersey Seafoods to the New England market.
