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The Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry is the oldest saltwater ferry in North America, [1] and the second oldest in the world (after the Mersey Ferry linking Liverpool and Birkenhead). Today the service is operated by Halifax Transit and links Downtown Halifax with two locations, Alderney Landing and Woodside, in Dartmouth, NS .
Meanwhile, Farquhar's Harlaw served western Newfoundland, out of Halifax. With its completion of the Newfoundland Railway in 1898 and following its agreement with the Newfoundland Government, the Reid Newfoundland Company under Robert G. Reid began operating coastal and ferry services for the island and Labrador, to be integrated with the railway.
MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood was a Marine Atlantic [1] passenger/vehicle ferry which operated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada. She is named after former Newfoundland premier Joseph R. Smallwood and his wife Clara.
The Federal Government purchased the Norwegian ferry MV Fanafjord (built 2008) in 2023, and in 2028 a brand new ferry is expected to be delivered. The replacement ferry arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia on January 26, 2025 and now bears the name MV Northumberland. [4] [5] Fares are paid only when exiting Prince Edward Island.
The Chebucto (ferry), also referred to as the Chebucto I, was a passenger ferry used in Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry Service in Halifax Harbour, connecting Halifax and Dartmouth from 1865 until 1892. Construction
In 1986, the federal government approved a restructuring at CN which saw the company remove itself completely from the east coast ferry service, which was renamed Marine Atlantic. This move was in advance of CN abandoning railway services on the islands of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, which had required use of CN/CN Marine rail ...
Throughout the short career of Governor Cornwallis, her superintendent's log book showed many mechanical problems, and was becoming a headache to the city of Halifax and Dartmouth. At 4:05pm on December 22, 1944, Governor Cornwallis left the Halifax dock with 20 motor vehicles and 300-400 passengers. Almost immediately the crew discovered a ...
The ferry was the first steamship built in Nova Scotia and the longest serving ferry in Halifax Harbour. [1] The ship is named for Royal Navy officer Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet , who served as Commander-in-Chief of North America and West Indies Station from 1827 to 1830.