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$15 million still owed by bankrupt Nova Star

Many Nova Scotia firms affected

Yarmouth ferry issues with Portland sorted out

Outstanding issues "easily doable"

In an exclusive interview with SCT, Portland city manager Jon Jennings said that most of the significant details regardind the agreement between the city of Portland, Maine and Bay Ferries, Ltd. have been sorted out and that any remaining issues are "easily doable" and should be worked out at a face-to-face meeting Friday with Bay Ferries CEO Mark macDonald.

Ferry profit should not be secret, says Baillie

"The Liberals sold out the taxpayers of Nova Scotia," says Baillie

 In a news release Thursday, Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie is calling on the Premier to release the secret guaranteed profit taxpayers will pay to Bay Ferries.

McNeil government "got hosed" on ferry deal, says Baillie

Truckers worried, PC MLA says ferry delays "wreaking havoc"

Bay Ferries says "absolutely no comment" 

2016 tourism season in jeopardy with ferry delays, says d'Entremont

 Tories push for ferry update 
Progressive Conservative MLA for Argyle-Barrington Chris d'Entremont is calling on the McNeil Liberals to release an update on the Yarmouth ferry, according  to a news release Tuesday.

"The Liberals are putting the 2016 sailing season in serious jeopardy and it's time to come clean with Nova Scotians," says d'Entremont. "What is happening with the Yarmouth ferry? Nova Scotians deserve a plan now."

Minister not concerned with missed deadline on Yarmouth Ferry

OPINION: A lifeline for Darrell Dexter

by Zach Churchill, MLA - Yarmouth:

OPINION: Rookie NDP govt correcting a mistake?

OPINION: A lifeline for Darrell Dexter

The premier’s recent announcement committing up to $21 million for ferry restoration is welcome news for Yarmouth, South West Nova, and tourism businesses across the province. It is also encouraging to see that even the ever stubborn Darrell can crack from political pressure and do an about-face on a position in which he has been entrenched for three years.

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