An online petition for year-round ferry access for the residents of Campobello Island is heading to the House of Commons with hundreds of signatures.
During the off-season, residents can only access mainland New Brunswick by going through the United States, which is a cause for concern, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“After 9/11 and the border measures they had taken, the border has become more of an issue with things becoming more and more restrictive as far as good and services trying to get to and from the island,” says Justin Tinker, Chair of Accessible Campobello. A petition to the government of Canada calling for year-round ferry service has now garnered more than 700 signatures and has been certified for presentation to the House of Commons.
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