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The new ferry service is almost ready for Big Tancook, but Little Tancook is still years away from a long-term solution
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18, temporary services will be put in place.
19, with a barge service also contracted to deliver wood, oil and other supplies on a weekly basis.
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The new ferry service is almost ready for Big Tancook, but Little Tancook is still years away from a long-term solution
New 18-vehicle ferry will be sailing from Metaghan, where it was built, to Blandford at the end of November
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By Josh Healey
Published Nov 02, 2026
Chasta Boudreau, director of fleet management with the province's department of public works, told the crowd of islanders gathered at Big Tancook's recreation centre that the new ferry will take weeks to be commissioned in Blandford.…
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