Municipal politicians believe some progress has been made towards starting service on the new ferries, which have been ready and waiting for years.
The mayor of the Township of Frontenac Islands and deputy mayor of Loyalist Township both feel that talks with the province are progressing, but there are still no definitive start dates for ferry services to Wolfe and Amherst islands.
The politicians were in London, Ont., this week for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference and had the opportunity to speak with Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. “We received a number of assurances that give us confidence that the should be in service as soon as possible,” Nathan Townend, deputy mayor of Loyalist Township said Friday.
Judy Greenwood-Speers, mayor of Frontenac Islands, also felt that progress has been made towards getting the Wolfe Islander IV up and running after having the opportunity to raise concerns about the negative impacts of poor ferry service on economic development, tourism, agriculture and health and safety.“Many of my seniors that have lived their whole life on the island, they should not have to be selling and trying to get an apartment in Kingston because they don’t feel safe,” she said.
“I think we made some headway. We’ve got a long way to go. But at least she has a better understanding and she certainly can’t say that she hasn’t heard about the issues.”
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