Public Works operates seven ferries. All are links in our provincial highway system and include: Four cable ferries: LaHave - Lunenburg County; Country Harbour, Guysborough County; Little Narrows, Victoria County; Englishtown, Victoria County. Three ocean-going, self-propelled ferries: Tancook Island – Chester; Petit Passage at Digby Neck; Grand Passage at Digby Neck. Content within this dataset relates to the operations schedules for all ferries. Refer to 511 for current availability of service: http://511.gov.ns.ca/en/map/
This dataset has the following 5 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | location | text | Tancook Island Chester to Tancook Englishtown to Jersey Cove Petit Passage to Tiverton LaHave to East LaHave Country Harbour view top 100 |
| Ferry Type | ferry_type | text | Cable Ferry Ocean-going, self-propelled view top 100 |
| Schedule | schedule | text | 24 Hour Service - On Demand Summer (July 1- Sept. 30) 8:00am to 6:00pm - leaves the east side on the hour and ½ hour. Leaves the west side ¼ hour and ¾ hour. After 6:00pm - leaves the east side on the hour & the west side on the ½ hour. Oct. 1 - June 30 - leaves the east side on the hour & the west side on the ½ hour. Four Round Trips Daily (see separate schedule: http://novascotia.ca/tran/hottopics/tancook.htm) Leaves LaHave on the hour and ½ hr. Leaves East LaHave on the ¼ hr. & ¾ hr. 11:00pm to 7:00am on call. 24 Hour Service - On Demand On the Hour - Freeport. 15mins. Past the Hour - Westport view top 100 |
| Contact | contact | text | 902-294-0016 902-275-7885 902-527-7632 902-929-2404 902-718-7539 view top 100 |
| Notes | notes | text | Bicycles are welcome on ferries at no extra cost. Books for commuter tickets are available for purchase on the ferries. Bicycles are welcome on ferries at no extra cost. Books for commuter tickets are available for purchase on the ferries. *Round-trip cost. view top 100 |