Coast guard hauling freight to Labrador a 1st, says owner of truck company

In an unusual move, the Canadian Coast Guard is now moving freight to Labrador, while the ferry servicing the Strait of Belle Isle remains in port because of severe ice conditions. Cliff Rowe, who runs Fogo Island Freight, says Transportation and Works has asked the coast guard to bring some freight to coastal communities experiencing shortages. Those shortages are due to the Qajaq W ferry being unable to do its usual run on the Strait of Belle Isle because of the ice conditions this season, which have even caused one of the coast guard's icebreakers to get stuck.

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