Village of Grand Manan

2 days ago

Ferry Service Advisory

Please be advised that there will be an extra crossing at 7:15pm tonight from Blacks and 9pm from North Head for dangerous goods. The 7:15pm crossing from North Head tomorrow will be designated as dangerous goods and will carry a maximum of 28 passengers.

INSTRUCTIONS
Contact Coastal Transport for schedule updates.

For more information see www.villageofgrandmanan.com/emergency-alerts/current-alerts/
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Village of Grand Manan

2 days ago

Update: there will be a dangerous goods crosding this evening to deliver gasoline to the Island.

The Village of Grand Manan has been informed that at some point on Friday, June 27, it is likely that there will be no gasoline on the island. It will not be available until Sunday, June 28, after the dangerous goods crossing.

Issues with gasoline supply to the island has been an ongoing issue. The Village has worked with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and Coastal Transport to increase the frequency of dangerous goods crossings. This increased frequency meant that the existing storage on the island could accommodate the needs of the community - if the tanks were filled each trip.

For at least three years the Village has advocated with the local suppliers to highlight the need for full fuel deliveries to the island. For example on the last dangerous goods crossing, the local store was sent 10,000 litres less of Supreme than what was ordered (about a week’s supply). The bulk fuel storage ordered 4 tanks; they received 3 tanks. This consistently happens with deliveries each month.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has authorized Coastal Transport to make a dangerous goods crossing this evening (June 26) to bring gasoline to the island to avert this outage. Sadly, we have been unable to get Irving Oil to commit to delivering on that crossing.

This isn’t a capacity issue; it’s a supply chain issue with people who do not understand the reality of islands. Unfortunately the community of Grand Manan will be bearing the brunt of that ignorance for the next several days. ... See MoreSee Less