Tourism officials say the sporadic ferry service this year between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is hurting local businesses.
Corryn Clemence, chief executive of the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island, said businesses in the eastern part of the province missed the first major tourist influx on Canada Day weekend because the one ferry across the Northumberland Strait was out of service.
"So to have that down again this year puts extra pressure on the bridge to be able to move that traffic through quickly and efficiently. There's a lot of challenges and intricacies that go with it." She said her association represents hotels, retailers, event organizers and other tourism operators. "As you can appreciate, the ferry service plays an important role in transporting tourists to and from Prince Edward Island, and with the current interruption, it is anticipated that a number of tourism operators in the province and certainly in the eastern region will be severely impacted," Deagle said.Clemence said the ferry usually runs from early spring until late fall, but service has been inconsistent this year.
Clemence said the financial hit to businesses from the ferry disruption will be calculated later in the year. The last big tourism year was 2019, she said.
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