COVID-19 pandemic hastens sale of Theodore Tugboat after years touring Halifax harbour

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COVID-19 pandemic hastens sale of Theodore Tugboat after years touring Halifax harbour
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Company CEO Dennis Campbell says Ambassatours Gray Line was thinking of selling before the pandemic, as they had to subsidize the boat’s daily tours due to reduced demand

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Now, with COVID-19 causing huge reductions in travel to the province, Campbell says the company can’t afford to keep operating the tug at a loss. Theodore Too, the vessel’s official name, was built in Dayspring, N.S., in 2000 as a replica of the title character of the children’s TV show, which aired on CBC TV between 1993 and 2001.

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