Mistakes were made and if he had it to do over again, he'd handle it differently. That comment from Premier Darrell Dexter on the cancellation of the Yarmouth to Maine ferry service back in 2009. In a CKBW and HANK-FM News interview, the premier says there should have been greater community involvement in the decision-making process. He says the public and business should have been made aware of the situation and advice sought before cancelling the subsidy which led to the demise of the ferry service.
However, that was then and this is now and the premier says the International Ferry Partnership has taken great strides in making certain the public has been involved in the past year's efforts to restore service.
Negotiations are currently underway between the province and S-T-M Quest and if successful may see a resumption in ferry service by next spring, in time for the tourist season of 2014.
