Bay Ferries Limited, referred to simply as Bay Ferries, is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and the United States and is headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It is a subsidiary of Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL). For the federal electoral district see Charlottetown (electoral district) Charlottetown is a Canadian city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, with a population of 32,245 as of 2001. ... Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL) is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ...

Bay Ferries began operations in 1997 upon being awarded the operating licenses for ferry routes in the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine which were being discontinued by federal Crown corporation Marine Atlantic as part of cost-cutting measures. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bay of Fundy is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. ... Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America, roughly between Cape Cod in Massachusetts on the south and Cape Sable Island on the southern tip of Nova Scotia on the northeast. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Marine Atlantic logo or herald Marine Atlantic Inc. ...

Bay of Fundy

Bay Ferries operates the ferry service across the Bay of Fundy between Saint John, New Brunswick and Digby, Nova Scotia using the ferry Princess of Acadia. This ferry service was a continuation of steamship service begun in the 1800s and expanded upon by the Dominion Atlantic Railway and subsequently the Canadian Pacific Railway. The service originally operated from dockside rail facilities at Long Wharf in Saint John and the current public wharf in Digby. Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada is a town of 2,311 which lies on the Bay of Fundy. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) was a historic Canadian railway which ran in the northwestern part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ...

The current terminals in Saint John and Digby were constructed in 1969 by the federal government under an agreement with Canadian Pacific and the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. CP was to build a new ferry Princess of Acadia (built in 1971), the federal government would construct and own the new ferry terminals, and the provincial governments would construct new roads to link the terminals with the respective highway networks. If CP ever encountered an operating loss, it was agreed that the federal government would take over responsibility for the service. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

The service became unprofitable for CP in 1974 and the federal government stepped in, providing an operating subsidy to maintain the service. In 1976, the service (and the vessel Princess of Acadia) were transferred to Canadian National Railway and in 1977 was grouped under the new CN subsdiary CN Marine. In 1986 this subsidiary was made a separate Crown corporation Marine Atlantic. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Marine Atlantic logo or herald Marine Atlantic Inc. ...

Bay Ferries has continued to operate the year-round service since 1997 using Princess of Acadia which, along with the ferry terminals, is owned by the Government of Canada. In return for operating the ferry and terminals, Bay Ferries receives a federal subsidy. Crossing time is approximately 3 hours.

Gulf of Maine

Bay Ferries operates the ferry service across the Gulf of Maine between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Bar Harbor, Maine using a high speed catamaran ferry service using the marketing name "The Cat". Yarmouth is a town and major fishing and ferry port located on the Gulf of Maine in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bar Harbor, Maine, it the name of two places in Maine Bar Harbor, census-designated place Bar Harbor a larger town This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

This ferry route was initiated in 1955 by the Government of Canada at the insistence of tourism operators and fish exporters in southwestern Nova Scotia. Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, steamship service from Yarmouth to New York, Boston and Portland, Maine had been provided by various operators, lastly the Dominion Atlantic Railway, subsequently Canadian Pacific Railway. The resurrected service in 1955 saw new ferry terminals constructed in Yarmouth and Bar Harbor and used the newly commissioned ferry MV Bluenose, named after Nova Scotia's famous racing schooner Bluenose. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Waterfront of Portland along the Fore River Portland is the largest city in Maine with a population of 64,249 citizens as of 2000. ... The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) was a historic Canadian railway which ran in the northwestern part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Bluenose was a legendary Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province. ...

The service was operated by Canadian National Railways (later Canadian National Railway) and in 1977 was included in the CN reorganization which created CN Marine. In 1982 a newer vessel MV Stena Jutlandica was purchased and renamed MV Bluenose (replacing the previous vessel). In 1986 CN Marine became Marine Atlantic which continued to operate the service, although it was scaled back to a seasonal May-October operation by the mid-1990s. Since the Gulf of Maine service operated to the United States, the vessel was not owned by the Government of Canada and was solely the responsibility of CN and later Marine Atlantic. CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marine Atlantic logo or herald Marine Atlantic Inc. ... This article is about the month of May. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

Following government-mandated service cutbacks to Marine Atlantic in the mid-1990s, Bay Ferries was formed as a subsidiary of NFL and successfully bid for the right to operate the Yarmouth-Bar Harbor route. Upon taking control of the operation in 1997, Bay Ferries continued to operate the MV Bluenose that year, after which it was sold. Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bay Ferries entered into a purchase agreement with Incat in Hobart Australia for the Incat 046, a high speed catamaran ferry, and began using the term "The Cat" in logos on the vessel and in Bay Ferries marketing material. The introduction of "The Cat" service was with great fanfare in Canadian and American media as this was the first, and currently the fastest, high speed ferry in North America, cutting the trip time from 6 hours to under 2 hours. In 2002, Incat 046 was traded in for the newer Incat 059, the current vessel in service. Incat is the trading name of International Catamarans which is based in Hobart, Tasmania. ... For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The high speed ferry can operate between both ports in 2 hours and 30 minutes, compared with a crossing time of over 6 hours using a conventional ferry vessel. It should be noted that the high speed service is seasonal and does not operate during the late fall, winter and early spring when severe ocean storms could inhibit crossings, although the conventional vessels were year-round services.

The federal government maintains ownership of the ferry terminal in Yarmouth but has given Bay Ferries operating and management rights to the facility.

Lake Ontario

On February 28, 2005 Rochester Ferry Company LLC, a subsidiary of the City of Rochester, New York purchased the high speed catamaran Spirit of Ontario I in a bankruptcy auction after the service on Lake Ontario between Rochester and Toronto, Ontario was suspended in September, 2004 after only 11 weeks. In April 2005, the city selected Northumberland Ferries Limited to operate the service and NFL established a separate subsidiary, Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited for its Rochester-Toronto operation. This is a sister company to Bay Ferries Limited as both companies are subsidiaries of NFL. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Rochester, also known as both The Flower City, and The Flour City, is a city in Monroe County, New York, United States. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Spirit of Ontario I is a high-speed catamaran passenger-vehicle ferry built by Austal Ships. ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited is a subsidiary of Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL). ...

External link

• Northumberland Ferries Limited and Bay Ferries Limited - official website (http://www.nfl-bay.com)
• "The Cat" high speed ferry service (http://www.catferry.com)