MARINE PROPELLER UNVEILING
Charles Ansell Park, located at Lock One near the intersection of Lakeshore Road and Bunting Road, was launched by the Rotary Club of St. Catharines Lakeshore in 1999, with the support of Alan Thoms of the Port Weller Dry Docks and The City Parks Department. Over the past 20 years, the park has steadily been updated and improved by the club with parking lots, interpretative fencing, walkways, benches, planting gardens a viewing station and a variety of marine artifacts. These artifacts, donated by Port Weller Dry Docks from old ship build retrofits at the yard, included a Life boat, an Anchor and finally, the St. Catharines-built John O. McKellar ships propeller, which arrived on site in 2017.
On Saturday July 27 at 11 a.m., Rotarians and invited dignitaries celebrated the last of these marine artifacts with the official unveiling of two story board signs commissioned by the Rotary Club of St. Catharines Lakeshore to tell the story of the propeller. Club President Eric Jones and Park Committee Chair Timms represented the Rotary Club of St. Catharines Lakeshore.
Pictured left: Club charter member and Park Committee Chair Bruce Timms unveils the new interpretive signage. Pictured top right: Propeller with its new signage. Pictured below: Club member attendees after the unveiling.
