Highlights from Island Morning's special on P.E.I.'s aching ferry service
Audio | CBC News | Posted: October 18, 2024 3:05 PM | Last Updated: October 18
Here are some segments from Friday's live CBC Radio show in Murray Harbour, P.E.I.
Image | Mitch Cormier
Caption: Island Morning host Mitch Cormier interviewing people about the state of the ferry service on P.E.I. at The Deck restaurant at Ocean Acres Cottages and Campground just outside Murray Harbour. (Josefa Cameron/CBC)
Media Audio | Island Morning : How the lack of ferry service is affecting the trucking industry
Caption: We speak to trucker Scott Carver of Thomas M. Carver Limited near Murray River about how the shutdown of ferry service is affecting his business.
Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Media Audio | Island Morning : Belfast councillor says lack of ferry affects the entire Island
Caption: Trish Carter is a business owner and sits on the community council for the Rural Municipality of Belfast. She says the council has been fighting to get a reliable ferry service back.
Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Media Audio | Island Morning : Northumberland Ferries GM on how they're trying to restore ferry service
Caption: Officials with NFL have been trying to bring the MV Confederation back into service before early December. Laura Chapin speaks with general manager Jeff Joyce about whether that will be possible.
Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Media Audio | Island Morning : No ferry service impacting P.E.I.'s tourism industry
Caption: With the ferry service down, how is the tourism industry being affected? The CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. and the executive director of Points Coastal Drive share frustrations and challenges within the sector.
Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Media Audio | Island Morning : Tourism Minister Zack Bell discusses compensation for cancelled service
Caption: Zack Bell became the provincial tourism minister in a cabinet shuffle just nine days ago. We ask him how important the ferry is for tourism, and whether compensating operators for the lack of service is an option.
Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Image | Laura Chapin
Caption: CBC's Laura Chapin conducts an interview during the remote broadcast. (Josefa Cameron/CBC)
Media Audio | Island Morning : MP Lawrence MacAulay shares his thoughts on P.E.I.'s ferry service
Caption: Federal Agriculture Minister and Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay has long defended the ferry service that links P.E.I. and Nova Scotia. We ask what steps he is taking to restore it.
Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages.Media Audio | Island Morning : Business owners losing revenue due to halted ferry service
Caption: Many businesses in Eastern P.E.I. rely on customers from ferries to make a living. Now that the service is down, some owners tell us they are seeing a definite impact on their earnings.
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