Public Advisory: Ferry Restrictions to be Strictly Enforced During Easter Weekend

  • Transportation and Works

April 9, 2020

Provincial ferry users are reminded that existing restrictions implemented on provincial ferries to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be strictly enforced during Easter weekend and for the duration of the public health stare of emergency.

Passengers will continue to be restricted to essential travellers only. Travellers attempting to travel to visit family and friends will not be permitted to board the ferry.

These restrictions help ensure the safety of the passengers and crew.

Essential travellers are passengers who are:

  • Essential workers travelling to their workplace;
  • Patients travelling for medical reasons, including for doctor’s appointments and visits to pharmacies;
  • Residents travelling to purchase essential goods and supplies, such as groceries, that are not available in their home community; and
  • Passengers transporting essential goods.

The Department of Transportation and Works has already reduced the number of passengers per trip by 50 per cent to help prevent the spread of the virus. The department has also reduced the number of crossings to allow more time for crews to clean the vessels.

Crews continue to require passengers remain in their vehicles during crossings. Passengers are not be permitted in the vessel’s lounges or common areas.

For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19. For general inquiries related to available government services, please email covid19info@gov.nl.ca.

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Media contact
Brian Scott
Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 730-4607
brianscott@gov.nl.ca

2020 04 09 3:15 pm