| A new ferry service began serving the Coast of Bays region and the Burin
Peninsula on July 17 and will continue to the Labour Day Weekend. The service is being
operated by St. Pierre Tours based in Fortune. The service is provided by the 96
passenger M.V. Arethusa which departs Fortune at 5:00 PM on Friday and
Sunday evening and departs from Harbour Breton at 7:15 the same evenings. This service
allows for easy travel from the Coast of Bays region and central Newfoundland to the Burin
Peninsula and on to the French islands of St. Pierre et Miquelon the following morning.
Return excursion fares (Harbour Breton - Fortune) are as follows:
$50.00 CDN +HST per adult
$25.00 CDN + HST per Child (Age 2-11)
The ferry docks at the Government wharf in Harbour Breton and tickets may be purchased
at J&D Convenience Ltd. located on the Main Highway in Harbour Breton. They may be
contacted by phoning 709-885-2071 or 709-885-2880 or by fax at 709-885-2851.
For further information about tourism in the Coast of Bays region, contact:
Baxter House, Tourism Coordinator
Coast of Bays Corporation
P.O. Box 310
St. Alban's, Newfoundland
A0H 2E0
Phone: 709-538-3401
Fax: 709-538-3627
E-mail: cobta@cancom.net |
