Premier Blaine Higgs said he's optimistic the Atlantic bubble could return by July 1st.

He said with the level of vaccines being administered in New Brunswick and the rest of Atlantic Canada, he thinks the likelihood of Atlantic Canada being open for travel this Summer is around 70 per cent.

Higgs said it's possible that New Brunswick could form a bubble with just Prince Edward Island, if Nova Scotia cannot get its current outbreak under control.

Earlier this week, PEI Premier Dennis King said he's hopeful the Atlantic bubble could return by mid-June.