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Feds sign $38.6M contract to buy MV Fanafjord for N.S.-P.E.I. ferry route

Feds sign $38.6M contract to buy MV Fanafjord for N.S.-P.E.I. ferry route

The federal government is paying $38.6 million to buy a Norwegian car and passenger ferry to replace MV Holiday Island, which was scrapped after an engine fire in the Northumberland Strait in 2022.

The government announced the price tag in a news release Thursday, three months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed negotiations for MV Fanafjord during a visit to P.E.I.

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 November 16, 2023