Fact: The termination of the Yarmouth to Maine Ferry Service closed a door to the most lucrative tourism market in the world.
Fact: The loss of Nova Scotia’s USA 2010 tourism traffic can be directly attributed to the closure of the ferry service.
Fact: The ferry services attracted 320,000 travelers through Yarmouth as recently as 2002.
Fact: The Ferry service has built business and personal relations between NS and USA for over 100 years.
Fact: A cruise-ferry service operated as a private commercial venture as recently as 2004.
Fact: The NS-USA Ferry can be profitable at 35% of 2002 passengers levels.
Fact: The NS-USA Ferry contributes $16.3 to provincial economy.
Fact: 100,000,000 people live within a day’s drive of Portland, Maine.
Fact: The closure of the ferry service has resulted in the departure of seasonal residents from the USA and in declining real estate values.
Fact: An investment in the NS-USA Ferry will pay back in federal, provincial and municipal tax revenues.
