Is Gloucester – Shelburne Ferry Service Still Afloat?
by Shelly Hipson December 17th, 2001 Shelburne, N.S. – The Mayor of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Parker Comeau, and the Mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Bruce Tobey, have conflicting views on whether a ferry service will connect these two seaports. The Gloucester International Ferry Demand Study completed in February, 2000 by Louis Berger Group Inc., an international engineering consulting company, proved the operation was viable but has failed to attract any private investors for the past two years. The project is going into its sixth year with no real accomplishments. “This project has been long on promises and short on delivery. I would have hoped that if the project had legs, a private sector operator would have picked up on it by now. Since that hasnt happened, color me skeptical,” said Mayor Tobey. Mayor Tobey has suggested on several occasions that no more public money should be spent on the project. “It’s either a go or it isn’t, and I don’t think it is. It certainly won’t be run
