Spring 2022 is expected to mark the return of the Cat ferry between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Bar Harbor, Maine according to a service update on the Bay Ferries website. The high-speed ferry hasn't travelled since 2018, when it went from Nova Scotia to Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth mayor Pam Mood said the community is looking forward to having it back. She said not having the service available is as if someone were to cut off access to highway 104. (Paul Poirier/CBC)Three seasons lostSince taking over the service in 2016, Bay Ferries has been plagued by challenges. Despite the ferry remaining docked for the last three seasons, the Nova Scotia government has paid $1.17 million a year for the company to operate the ferry.

Source: CBC News July 24, 2021 19:41 UTC