Halifax Regional Municipality announces new names for transit ferries


They've been acknowledged: Vince Coleman, Rita Joe chosen as new Halifax ferry names
The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) announced on Friday the two names that will grace the municipality's next two passenger ferries — Vincent Coleman and Rita Joe. According to a press release, over 11,000 votes were cast during the 10-day voting 

HALIFAX - Halifax's two new ferries will be named after a poet laureate of the Mi'kmaq people and a railway dispatcher who in 1917 warned trains of an impending harbour explosion. Advertisement. The city announced today one ferry will bear the name of

Vincent Coleman and Rita Joe are the two names chosen for Halifax Transit's upcoming new passenger ferries, it was announced Friday. The results were tallied by Halifax Regional Municipality after more than 11,000 votes were cast over 10 days this spring.

They've been acknowledged: Vince Coleman, Rita Joe chosen as new Halifax ferry names

The names came out on top after thousands of residents cast their votes for the replacement Halifax Transit ferries. Tweet · A. A. Report an Error. An older Halifax Transit ferry is shown in this …

Vincent Coleman and Rita Joe win Halifax ferry naming contest

The votes have been counted and Halifax Transit's newest harbour ferries will bear the names of Halifax Explosion hero Vincent Coleman and Mi'kmaq poet Rita Joe. Halifax Transit wants your help naming its new ferry · All aboard the … Large Donair?

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) announced on Friday the two names that will grace the municipality's next two passenger ferries — Vincent Coleman and Rita Joe. According to a press release, over 11,000 votes were cast during the 10-day voting

The results are in for the second most important election in the province: The harbour ferry naming contest. As if that classic Heritage Minute weren't enough, Halifax hero Vincent Coleman will be memorialized by having his name painted on the next ferry.

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