{"id":10963,"date":"2014-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/press-release-cfoa-welcomes-funding-for-eastern-ferries-calls-for-more-investment\/"},"modified":"2014-07-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T04:00:00","slug":"press-release-cfoa-welcomes-funding-for-eastern-ferries-calls-for-more-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/press-release-cfoa-welcomes-funding-for-eastern-ferries-calls-for-more-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: CFA Welcomes Funding for Eastern Ferries, Calls for More Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>For IMMEDIATE Release <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Canadian Ferries Welcome Funding for Eastern Ferries, Call for More Investment<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2013 July 16, 2014 \u2013 The Canadian Ferry Association  CFA) welcomed today\u2019s announcement of $58 million over 2 years to support ferries in Eastern Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to see the government reaffirming its commitment to Canada\u2019s ferries.\u00a0 This is a step in the right direction,\u201d said Serge Buy, CEO of CFA.\u00a0 \u201cWe hope that this support continues through larger funding programs like the Building Canada Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This funding will help support ferry operations and assets for three interprovincial ferries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saint John, NB \/ Digby, NS (operated by Bay Ferries Ltd)<\/li>\n<li>Wood Islands, PEI \/ Caribou, NS (operated by Northumberland Ferries Ltd)<\/li>\n<li>\u00celes-de-la-Madeleine, QC \/ Souris, PEI (Operated by C.T.M.A. Traversier Lt\u00e9e)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cMany people in eastern Canada take ferries on a regular basis, making them a key component of regional infrastructure.\u00a0 They are a crucial part of Canada\u2019s transportation system and deserve proper funding to keep them safe and efficient,\u201d adds Mr. Buy.<\/p>\n<p>Ferries are an integral part of Canada\u2019s transportation system.\u00a0 Collectively, CFA\u2019s members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run a fleet of almost 180 ferries<\/li>\n<li>Employ approximately 8,400 people<\/li>\n<li>Help generate over 22,600 jobs<\/li>\n<li>Carry nearly 40.7 million passengers and nearly 14.8 million vehicles annually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00c0 propos de l'ACT <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Ferry Association is the national voice of ferries in Canada.\u00a0 Our members operate with the highest professional and operational standards and promote the safe operation of ferry services in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/\">www.cfoa.ca<\/a> for more information.\u00a0 Follow us on Twitter @cdnferries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">- 30 -<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Kristin Baldwin, Director of Communications<\/p>\n<p>613-686-3838<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kbaldwin@cfoa.ca\">kbaldwin@cfoa.ca<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For IMMEDIATE Release &nbsp; Canadian Ferries Welcome Funding for Eastern Ferries, Call for More Investment &nbsp; OTTAWA \u2013 July 16, 2014 \u2013 The Canadian Ferry Association CFA) welcomed today\u2019s announcement of $58 million over 2 years to support ferries in Eastern Canada. \u201cWe are happy to see the government reaffirming its commitment to Canada\u2019s ferries.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianferry.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}