Residents of a small community took things into their own hands earlier this year after the local wharf fell into disrepair.
Not satisfied to bemoan what once was, the residents of Gaskiers-Point la Haye in St. Mary’s Bay formed a committee to get the job done.
The wharf had become dangerous with no upkeep after the cod moratorium, and a couple of storms caused further problems.
Jerry Conway is with the Kielly’s Cove Boat Shed and Wharf Committee Incorporated. He says the storms took apart a section of the wharf which had to be removed from the seabed. They also held a card game that raised enough funds to fix up the shed.
They also secured some federal funding to build a new the wharf. The new structure will be officially opened with a ribbon cutting this afternoon.