The welcome mat: Mayor of N.S. town expects spike in American visitors by ferry [Video]

The mayor of Yarmouth, N.S., expects to see a spike in American visitors coming to the area on the CAT ferry this upcoming tourist season.

Mayor Pam Mood was in Washington, D.C., recently and said she heard from Americans who told her they were eager to vacation in Canada this summer.

All this amid an ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States, and a tense political climate with U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments that he’d like to see Canada become their 51st state.

“This is just a guess from the Mayor of the town where we’re the welcome mat for Bay Ferries, but I think the CAT will be pretty full this summer with people coming over and spending their money and enjoying all Nova Scotia offers because we have an awful lot here,” said Mood.

Mood said the relatively weak Canadian dollar could be attractive to Americans. …