This ferry was thought to be a large improvement to the previous service due to its speed and ability to transport more people and cargo from either side of the harbour.

The continuing ferry service remained the only effective way of crossing the harbour until 1955, when the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge was first opened.

Rita Joe Vince Coleman (train dispatcher) Viola Desmond The 37-year-old married father of two was serving with Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic when he was killed by an improvised explosive device in 2010, only a few weeks after he arrived in Afghanistan.

In early 2013 Halifax Transit announced that they would be purchasing what would be the first of five new harbour passager ferry to augment the now-aging fleet currently in service.

[6] To maintain compatibility with the existing ferry terminal facilities, the new vessel will use the same hull design first used in the Halifax III in 1979.

(Corporal) Darrel MacDonald, a former member of The Princess Louise Fusiliers and a resident of Halifax, was the first person to submit the "Christopher Stannix" name for voting.

Following completion of the Christopher Stannix, Halifax Regional Council approved the purchase of two additional new ferries, expected to be delivered in spring 2015 and 2016 respectively.

[9] The first of these two ferries, named the Craig Blake after another Canadian Forces member killed in Afghanistan, entered service in 2015.

This purchase will allow the service to operate with two modern, reliable ferries on each routes, and one spare for routine maintenance and unexpected breakdowns.

[10] In recent years, following unfulfilled plans to implement commuter rail, the municipality has begun to plan several new high speed ferry routes on Halifax Harbour, including service to Purcell's Cove, Bedford, Eastern Passage and Shannon Park.