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       Placentia Mayor Casts Doubt on Argentia Ferry Run This Summer
        
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       # Placentia Mayor Casts Doubt on Argentia Ferry Run This Summer
        
       Keith Pearson
        
         
         
        
       The mayor of Placentia doubts there will be a ferry run to the area
       this summer as mechanical issues continue to plague Marine Atlantic's
       brand new vessel.
        
       The Ala'suinu, which was supposed to set sail in June, has been
       delayed for a third time after crews found more debris within the
       lubrication system.
        
       The new start date has been set for July 11, but even Marine Atlantic
       admits that isn't set in stone.
        
       Placentia Mayor Keith Pearson believes that even if the Ala'suinu
       enters service within the next few weeks, the damage has already been
       done.
        
       He says customer confidence in the Argentia run has already been
       tarnished, given the numerous delays and uncertainty around the
       vessel's functionality.
        
       Pearson says local businesses are missing out on the crucial economic
       benefits the annual ferry run brings to region.
        
       He's calling on Marine Atlantic to reassign one of the gulf ferries to
       the Argentia route, and suggests the federal government step in.
        
       Pearson says it's only right for government to compensate the
       businesses which are missing out during the vital tourism season.
        
        
        
        
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