Marine Atlantic Inc.
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Sep 30, 2026
Phoebe SmithHOST
And why was the train here? What was the train doing? What was this whole route all about?
Lockie McDougallGUEST
The trains were used to ship product, merchandise from Marine Atlantic, which was the only way for goods and services to get to the island at one point.
Lockie McDougallGUEST
So they would come by boat to Port Abbas, be loaded on trains, and then be shipped across to the rest of Newfoundland.
Phoebe SmithHOST
So it was a bit of a lifeline for people here? A
Lockie McDougallGUEST
I guess it just came from the experiences of living there.
Lockie McDougallGUEST
You know, being in that place for so long, you pick up on signs of when bad weather or winds were going to pick up.
Lockie McDougallGUEST
And Marine Atlantic, or I guess we call it Marine Atlantic, but at that time it was CN, I guess came to be dependent upon him for his skills to keep that train safe and to know when it was safe to pass through.
Phoebe SmithHOST
And how did he know? What were some of the signs? Can you
Dean ClarkHOST
They followed this album with Shover and Second, featuring songs written by Newfoundland writers including Winston Coles and Nancy Little.
Dean ClarkHOST
Now, Dave Pike kept performing long after the duo's heyday, including decades entertaining passengers aboard the Marine Atlantic ferries.
Dean ClarkHOST
But tonight, we're heading back to where their recording story really took off.
Dean ClarkHOST
Dave and Aubrey's Bartender's Sweetheart.
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But I'm only on the road for a few hours, so it's not so bad.
speaker_14UNKNOWN
And my other job that I do at night, unloading the boat at Marine Atlantic, that's pretty strenuous, so I burn my calories off that way.
Jordan BonaparteHOST
What a fascinating glimpse into life as a rural mailman.
Jordan BonaparteHOST
What was the big surprise fact you learned in that?
Brian CallahanHOST
Yeah, so gather up anything that can't withstand those kinds of winds or else you'll be calling open line on Monday looking for your trampoline or patio furniture or whatever.
Brian CallahanHOST
And, yes, Marine Atlantic also impacted by this.
Brian CallahanHOST
Just heard Jerry Lynn Mackey and Russell Bowers on your VOCM mornings talking about the latest, the Marine Atlantic.
Brian CallahanHOST
There are some cancellations, of course, this evening and into tomorrow.
Brian CallahanHOST
Yeah, so look, if those are your plans, if you have plans to travel on the ferry, of course, you should do your due diligence there just to check in on the specific times and what's going on on the website or, you know, use your cancellation number, whatever.
Gord JohnsGUEST
And the federal government, you know, they supply 43% when it looks to the East Coast.
Gord JohnsGUEST
So, I mean, there's a huge discrepancy and gap at 3% for BC Ferries and 43% for Marine Atlantic on the East Coast.
Gord JohnsGUEST
And when you just break down the per capita funding, we get about $6 per capita in British Columbia for operating costs for BC Ferries.
Gord JohnsGUEST
And the East Coast, they get about $125.
Gord JohnsGUEST
So it shows the speed at which the federal government can act.
Gord JohnsGUEST
They didn't do that for us.
Gord JohnsGUEST
In fact, not just on operating costs, just on infrastructure, for example, they invested $350 million this year alone in Marine Atlantic.
Gord JohnsGUEST
What did they do for us? They gave us a loan of a billion dollars.
BrianAUDIENCE
So it's not so bad.
BrianAUDIENCE
And my other job that I do at night, unloading the boat at Marine Atlantic, that's pretty strenuous.
BrianAUDIENCE
So I burn my calories off that way.
AaronHOST
What a fascinating glimpse into life as a rural mailman.
VernaAUDIENCE
And it was always the, in regards to the need of the boat and the capacity of the boat, was always to do with the traffic.
VernaAUDIENCE
You're quite aware that Belle Island, traffic is more than what Marine Atlantic carries per year.
VernaAUDIENCE
But we were told, no, FOCO needs it more because they have transport trucks and the size of the recreational vehicles.
VernaAUDIENCE
Where that came from, don't know.
Teddy RoweGUEST
When you come down, you can't really book a reservation for a commercial truck unless you book premium, which is twice the price.
Teddy RoweGUEST
So, for example, Marine Atlantic is, for me to come across one way, loaded, as a car hauler, I'm a little bit longer, $75.
Teddy RoweGUEST
Sorry, a truck going by there.
Teddy RoweGUEST
It's $713.