Pictou tourism numbers down due to cancelled ferry crossings [Video]

A Nova Scotia town which relies on tourists is feeling the impacts of cancelled ferry crossings.

It comes at a time when the fall season was expected to be bustling with visitors. Instead, businesses in the town of Pictou, N.S., are now facing cancellations of their own.

“The businesses around here, we’re going to suffer because we count on these next few weeks of tourist season still to help for the winter,” said Marina Bar and Grill manager Kelly Heighton.

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During the height of the tourism season, and when the ferries between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are working, Heighton said Marina’s is very busy.

“People come from all over, and it’s from the time we open the doors until we close them. It’s just non-stop. This place is full,” said Heighton.

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