PORTLAND (AP) — Officials have figured out a way to fund $2 million in upgrades to the terminal that houses a ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia.
The Bangor Daily News reports Bay Ferries Ltd. CEO Mark MacDonald announced Wednesday the company and Nova Scotia’s government would pay for most of the work at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal. U. S. Customs and Border Protection said it would end customs service at the terminal because the facility didn’t meet federal standards.
Bay Ferries is subsidized by Nova Scotia taxpayers. MacDonald says the company will be the “primary funding party” for the upgrades.
Portland officials are working with Bay Ferries and the federal government to finalize plans. The Cat ferry is scheduled to return to Portland on June 8.
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