{"id":11075,"date":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/cfoa-canadas-ferries-leading-the-way-ferry-operators-benefiting-local-communities\/"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:50:46","slug":"cfoa-canadas-ferries-leading-the-way-ferry-operators-benefiting-local-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/cfoa-canadas-ferries-leading-the-way-ferry-operators-benefiting-local-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Ferries Leading the Way: Ferry Operators Benefiting Local Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Canada\u2019s Ferries Leading the Way: Ferry Operators Benefiting Local Communities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 8, 2015 \u2013 The actions by the Bay Ferries\u2019 Princess of Acadia yesterday, remind us of the important role our ferries play in communities across Canada. \u00a0According to reports, yesterday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax dispatched the Princess of Acadia to rescue an injured crewmember from a fishing boat. \u00a0The individual was treated by medical professionals on-board before being transferred to an ambulance in Saint John.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crew on-board Canada\u2019s ferries are trained to respond to emergencies just like these.\u00a0 We are glad to hear that the Princess of Acadia was able to rescue this individual and get them the care they needed,\u201d said Serge Buy, CEO of the Canadian Ferry Association CFA).\u00a0 \u201cThis is another example of how ferries are providing essential services to communities across Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ferry operators continue to deliver benefits to their local communities, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Increasing Tourism:<\/u> <strong>Coastal Transport<\/strong> connects passenger with prime tourist destinations such as Grand Manan and White Head Island.\u00a0 As the 2015 tourism season gets underway, these ferries are a crucial lifeline for these local communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Investing in Community:<\/u><strong> Marine Atlantic\u2019s<\/strong> new terminal in North Sydney, Nova Scotia is more than just a cutting edge piece of architecture, it also provides a solid foundation for future investment in the community.\u00a0 The Chairman of the North Sydney Business Improvement and Development Association, Dan Bunbury agrees, calling the opening of the terminal \u201cGreat news for North Sydney and the northside in general.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With over 55 million passengers, 19 million vehicles and billions of dollars of goods transported annually, the ferry sector is a crucial part of Canada\u2019s infrastructure.\u00a0 Collectively, CFA members employ nearly 9,000 crew\/staff that are highly trained to respond to emergencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c0 propos de l'ACT<\/strong><br \/>\nL'Association canadienne des traversiers est le porte-parole national de l'industrie des traversiers au Canada. Nos membres respectent les normes professionnelles et op\u00e9rationnelles les plus strictes qui soient et font la promotion de services de traversiers s\u00e9curitaires au Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Consultez notre site Web \u00e0 l'adresse www.cfoa.ca pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements. Suivez-nous sur Twitter @cdnferry.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 30 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:<br \/>\nKristin Baldwin, Director of Communications<br \/>\n613-686-3838<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kbaldwin@cfoa.ca\">kbaldwin@cfoa.ca<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Ferries Leading the Way: Ferry Operators Benefiting Local Communities June 8, 2015 \u2013 The actions by the Bay Ferries\u2019 Princess of Acadia yesterday, remind us of the important role our ferries play in communities across Canada. \u00a0According to reports, yesterday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax dispatched the Princess of Acadia to rescue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11742,"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11075\/revisions\/11742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}