The president of the Combined Councils of Labrador says stranded MV Apollo travellers should not have to wait five days before the province calls in air service — since other ferry users don't have to wait that long. "Here in Labrador we just like to feel that we are being treated the same as other parts of the province and getting the same level of service." The Apollo is supposed to provide a daily service from Blanc Sablon in Quebec to St. Barbe on the Northern Peninsula, a journey of one hour and 45 minutes when all goes well. He said air service doesn't kick in until after the Apollo has missed five days of consecutive crossings — a threshold that is too high. "The department works to provide supplementary air transportation services to vessels throughout the province on a case-by-case basis.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2018 10:30 UTC