City administration is also recommending the city explore relocating the VIA rail train display.
In fact, if a recommendation from city administration is approved, the 119-year-old boat will be "recycled," and only certain parts of it will be preserved for some future historical artifact display site.
The city paid a contractor nearly $800,000 to move the boat and store it securely for the next two years while longer-term options were explored. "Our recommended option is to essentially recycle it in place at the current storage location while preserving components of the asset so that they can then be used at a future display site," said Cory Halvorsen, manager of parks and open spaces for the City of Thunder Bay.
Halvorsen said an evaluation of the tug's structural integrity revealed it is no longer feasible to keep the tug afloat in any case.
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