UPDATED April
04, 2005
PRESS RELEASE ON THE
FERRY SYSTEM
Monday, March 14, 2005
“The current federal proposal for the Wood Island Ferry system shows a
real lack of respect from the federal Government to the present and
future economic importance of the Northumberland Ferry system to the
Island economy” says Carl Pursey President of the PEI Federation of
Labour.
Not only does the Wood Island ferry provide direct employment but it
also is a key component to the present and future economic development
of Kings County.
The Wood Islands ferry also affects the Island economy by providing a
more efficient way to transport goods to Nova Scotia and is the
Island’s only other way to move vehicles on and off the Island. The
proposed significant reduction of this valuable service will have a
major economic impact to the whole Island and could be disastrous
should anything ever happen to the Confederation Bridge.
“There is no logic behind the reduction that the federal government is
proposing. The minor savings that the federal government proposal calls
for, will in the long run have no, significant impact on federal
coffers yet it will significantly effect PEI” states Pursey.
The PEI Federation of Labour calls on the federal government to remove
their current proposal from the table and return with a proposal that
will commit to maintaining this valuable gateway to Eastern PEI for the
long-term.
“There are ways for the federal government to save money but this is
not one of them. The affect this will have on the ferry workers and
their families specifically and the Island in general, makes the
federal proposal totally reprehensible especially to an area that has
shown its support to this government many times. It is now time for
Paul Martin and our Island MP’s to show their support for Kings
County", concludes Pursey.
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