By Marianne Wood, Bruce Peninsula Press
On July 12th Canada Post released a new stamp issue featuring the Chi-Cheemaun ferry. The “Let’s Take the Ferry!” collection highlights Canada’s marine heritage and showcases five active ferries representing Canada from coast to coast.
The Canada Post news release states “Waterway transportation has been a fundamental part of Canada’s history and development, with Indigenous Peoples traditionally using canoes, kayaks, umiaks and other vessels to hunt, transfer goods and carry people along coastal regions and across lakes and rivers.
Today, ferries in Canada transport millions of passengers and vehicles each year, playing important roles in regional transit systems and the tourism industry.”
The stamp issue includes five ferries, each representing different regions of Canada:
• Spirit of British Columbia connects Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Victoria (Swartz Bay, Vancouver Island), B.C., across the Salish Sea.
• Chi-Cheemaun travels between Tobermory (Bruce Peninsula) and Manitoulin Island (South Baymouth), Ont., across Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay.
• Trillium provides passage between Toronto and the Toronto Islands, Ont., across Lake Ontario.
• Alphonse-Desjardins links Québec and Lévis, Que., across the St. Lawrence River.
• Grand Manan V connects Blacks Harbour and Grand Manan Island, N.B., across the Bay of Fundy.
The stamp issue was designed by Lionel Gadoury and Owen Gabany of Context Creative and includes a booklet of 10 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps, an Official First Day Cover (a first day of issue special envelope), and a souvenir sheet of five stamps. The stamps and collectibles are available at canadapost.ca and postal outlets across Canada.
On July 12th, the Tobermory Canada Post outlet celebrated with a cake featuring the Chi-Cheemaun and refreshments.
