But he's not happy about it. The lineup for the ferry to Little Bay Islands, N.L., from Pilley’s Island on Nov. 15, 2019, includes trucks and U-Hauls as residents prepare to leave the community.

Back to the 1990s My first visit to Little Bay Islands was in the mid-1990s, when it was a bustling fishing outport and I was a young reporter at CBC Radio in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Times have changed A lot of water has gone under that bridge since. The crab plant closed. Many families left on their own to find work. After years of bitter debate, the remaining residents on the ...