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| Well We Got It Done! |
Well everybody, the Argyle II has been officially "rescued" from an impending scuttling and has successfully been floated and towed back home to Kenora, Ontario. Many people and companies need to be thanked for their assistance. These include Les Alcock from Hugh Munroe Construction, the main salvage crew, Dominion Divers out of Winnipeg, Kuby's Aircraft, our "tow crew" from Hilly Lake Construction Scott Gamage along with Henry our heavy equipment operator and Wray Edwards from C.J. Edwards and Sons Ltd. Without these individuals and companies, this whole thing would not have happened. We also want to thank the McLaughlin family - the former owners of the boat - for their patience, encouragement and assistance.
Here are a couple of links to recent media coverage of our effort:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/story/4204981p-479716 8c.html
www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=113855 2
Now, the fun starts! We have now incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation called the Argyle II Historic Trust. We are applying for full charitable status and await Revenue Canada's decision on our application. Once we get this status, all donations will be tax deductible (within Canada) and we'll be able to get a serious effort going at fundraising to pay for the restoration phase.
Do you want to get involved? We need people interested in sitting on our Board and others who may just want to lend a hand. If your a builder or craftsperson and want to work on the actual rebuild, contact us. If you would like to get on the fundraising committee, the materials acquisition committee or whatever your area of interest - contact us.
I am posting all kinds of photos from our historic effort so have a look at the new image uploads accompanying this post.
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Posted by Argyle on 2008-08-03 00:53:33 | Rating: | Views: 321
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