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News - It started with a blessing, a Champagne bottle smashing against the starboard, and a song from Gail Gaven with dozens joining in. That sounds like a typical Saturday night in the Valley, but instead it was the kick-off to the new Quyon Ferry, a cabled, soon-to-be-battery-operated boat capable of shipping up to 21 vehicles in one crossing. The boat, with a deck that spans 120 feet in length, then transported many of owner Don McColgan’s family, friends, and project helpers to the legion in Quyon for speeches, food, and a celebration last Thursday, July 10. McColgan laughed along with all jokes about the project taking 10 years to complete and even added in a few of his own – “You wouldn’t want to hire me by the hour� – but grew serious and even poignant when it came time to give thanks. He thanked those that built the boat, the politicians that helped secure grants and clear red tape, the port authority volunteers, and his employees. His voice wavered when it came time to thank his nephews, including Harold McKenny who lost an arm in an accident on the construction site almost a year ago to the day. Normally a man of few words even fewer displays of emotion, he then thanked his children and
especially his wife, the thought of whom nearly brought him to tears. “I have put all of you through so much,â€? he said, reading from a prepared statement. “But you believed in me and supported me through all of it. Even when I was short tempered‌ I love you and I thank you, Ruby.â€?
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Perhaps the second most important person at the event isn’t even alive anymore. McColgan, fulfilling a decades’ long pledge, name his boat after someone he describes as “No finer man I’ve met� – the late Grant Beattie. Beattie began doing repairs on the ferries in 1962 and kept helping out until few years before he died at age 94 in 1995. He was a jack-of-all-trades, a farmer, sawmill owner, plumber, and all things in between. He was also a teacher to young McColgan, who never forgot the invaluable lessons passed down. Beattie’s grandson Brian took great pride and pleasure in sharing stories about his grandfather who was from Bristol, Que. “I wish he were here for this,� Brian said. “But I know if grandpa were alive he’d be down in the (engine room). He wouldn’t be in the limelight.� Dwight Eastman with the non-profit Mohr’s Landing Quyon Port Authority brought everyone connected to the project on stage. Among them was West Carleton-March Coun. Eli
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Some of the participants at the official opening of the new Quyon Ferry, including MP Gord O’Connor, centre, walk from the boat to the legion in the Quebec village. The boat was 10 years in the making, but now more and larger vehicles can make the crossing from near Fitzroy Harbour. El-Chantiry. During the crossing, he talked about the literal and metaphorical connection the ferry brings to two of Canada’s four founding provinces. “These ferries have been bringing people back and forth for over 100 years,� El-Chantiry said. “All people along both sides
are related. That’s the nice thing about this. And it brings more economic infrastructure to our backyard. That never hurts.� From Ferry Road near Fitzroy Harbour, departure times are 10, 30 and 50 minutes after the hour. The cost is $8 per car, up from the 50 cents per two horses back in the day.
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