WOW Priestly Demolition on a Barge CHECK IT OUT!

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  • Опубліковано 14 лис 2018
  • Priestly Demolition Inc. was contracted by the Federal Public Works Government Services to demolish a lighthouse and its auxiliary buildings on Hope Island, located in Georgian Bay. The purpose of the project was restorative - returning the land back to its original condition and ultimately handing it back over to the people of the Beausoleil First Nations. The project presented many challenges: Sensitive environmental and wildlife concerns, and logistical complexities as Hope Island is uninhabited and there was no bridge or ferry access to the project site. Once at the remote jump-off point, the crew could reach the island in about 20 min, weather permitting, but a barge trip took 2.5 hours each way.

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  • @yeetandskeet
    @yeetandskeet 5 років тому +7

    So they just ripped down a historical site. Nice.

  • @lordieshepherd
    @lordieshepherd 5 років тому +2

    Nicely done!

  • @daveb2443
    @daveb2443 2 роки тому

    It would be nice if you made your video's longer showing more of the demolition in real time not fast forward. Thanks

  • @AbandonedHamilton
    @AbandonedHamilton 3 роки тому +2

    Wow you guys do some great work, but this isn’t historically right the lighthouse should of been saved!

  • @MistaGunSlinga
    @MistaGunSlinga 5 років тому +1

    Well done boys!

  • @sighpocket5
    @sighpocket5 5 років тому

    Nice!!!

  • @foxyfan13historicalsociety31
    @foxyfan13historicalsociety31 4 роки тому +1

    The FHS disapproves.

  • @Teo888N
    @Teo888N 5 років тому

    How many exskavatoros do you have. (Sorry my English i am fron Norway)

    • @thewardenshaulingheavy2813
      @thewardenshaulingheavy2813 5 років тому

      40-50 plus

    • @RyanMarc12
      @RyanMarc12 3 роки тому

      @@thewardenshaulingheavy2813 No way its that low, they probably have that many roll-offs

    • @thewardenshaulingheavy2813
      @thewardenshaulingheavy2813 3 роки тому

      @@RyanMarc12 We have 5 roll offs, 4 heavy haul trucks, 5 transports.
      Around 160+ pieces of equipment all together as for excavators a year later now it’s up around 100 now

  • @jamesbainton
    @jamesbainton 5 років тому +3

    You guys get to see some pretty cool things! Lots of history...

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 4 роки тому

      This lighthouse was an important part of Georgian Bay history. It shouldn’t have been demolished.

  • @careysharp8340
    @careysharp8340 4 роки тому +1

    The work that you do just boggles the mind. Well done gentlemen. 😎

  • @DJFoxyOfficial
    @DJFoxyOfficial 5 років тому +9

    RIP Hope Island Lighthouse. 1884-2017

  • @sterling5167
    @sterling5167 3 роки тому

    What did Ted Find?

  • @scotsmanofnewengland7713
    @scotsmanofnewengland7713 3 роки тому

    A metal detecters goldmine for sure. !!!

  • @samfrancisco8095
    @samfrancisco8095 5 років тому +5

    Why couldn't most of the wood be reclaimed ? What a waste.

    • @PriestlyDemolitionInc
      @PriestlyDemolitionInc  5 років тому +1

      We salvage what we can, but the sea air rotted the wood making it hard to reclaim. We do separate our materials and recycle.

    • @MrThisIsMeToo
      @MrThisIsMeToo 5 років тому +1

      I have a great idea. I can reclaim the wood from Priestly. Once done I can sell it to you directly as flooring for $9 per sq ft. Please tell me how you intend to pay me.

  • @CarterWHern
    @CarterWHern 5 років тому +4

    Only a Yankee would tear down a historical site.

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 4 роки тому

      Carter W Hern exactly. This video furiates me.

    • @strangersonly2082
      @strangersonly2082 3 роки тому +2

      Looked like a bunch Canucks tore that trash down not Yankees

  • @raincoast2396
    @raincoast2396 5 років тому +4

    Wonder how much that place has cost the taxpayer since its inception?

  • @andrewcampbell9595
    @andrewcampbell9595 4 роки тому +4

    This was one of the coolest abandoned places I've explored. Its such a shame they decided to tear down a piece of history like this. What a waste.

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 4 роки тому +1

      Well said. I was hoping to go there someday and photograph that lighthouse.
      I wish they didn’t do this. Historic buildings like this shouldn’t be demolished, they should be preserved and restored!
      And the reason for this demolition makes legit no sense. “Restoring an Island” should not involve this. The lighthouse was a VITAL part of the island’s history.

    • @someone28
      @someone28 4 роки тому +1

      @@DJFoxyOfficial It served its purpose then it was a safety hazard. There are plenty of lighthouses on the great lakes that you can photograph. The land was returned to its rightful owners and it was returned in the original condition. Pun intended.

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 4 роки тому

      someone28 a SAFETY HAZARD?! How on earth could a frickin lighthouse be a hazard to safety? I disagree. The lighthouse should not have been demolished. The lighthouse was an important part of the history of Georgian Bay.

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 3 роки тому

      @Stormtrooper1488 Nope.
      1. How could they have made it less of an eyesore? RESTORING THE BUILDING ITSELF RATHER THAN DEMOLISHING IT.
      2. There was no maintenance being done to it, so it wasn’t exactly a liability. Maintenance would have been done if people were actually stepping up to restore it.

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 3 роки тому

      @Stormtrooper1488 I just disagree with the decision to demolish the lighthouse. It was an important part of Georgian Bay history. That's all I'm saying. I was hoping to cruise out by the island and photograph the lighthouse someday. And I have seen other people in the comments here who also disagreed with the demolition.

  • @63256325N
    @63256325N 5 років тому +1

    Within a couple of years you'd never know it was once inhabited. Nicely done.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @patmcbride9853
    @patmcbride9853 5 років тому +4

    All that well aged lumber just wasted.
    Do they realize what reclaimed beams go for?

    • @thewardenshaulingheavy2813
      @thewardenshaulingheavy2813 5 років тому +3

      Pat McBride All beams and wood was salvaged and is for sale at our salvage yard ;)

    • @paulprigge1209
      @paulprigge1209 4 роки тому

      Thank you Priestley for explaining you did Salvage what you could. Very much appreciated

  • @roydesignedthat
    @roydesignedthat 4 роки тому +1

    This is horrible! Just rip everything down of historic value!!! Collingwood's lighthouse is next? I don't begrudge the workers but the decision makers. what were they thinking?

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 4 роки тому +1

      Roy Schreyer exactly my point, and the reason they demolished it wasn’t good at all. Restoration? THATS NOT HOW YOU RESTORE A HISTORIC ISLAND SUCH AS THIS ONE. I was hoping someday to photograph that lighthouse, it’s very sad.

    • @roydesignedthat
      @roydesignedthat 4 роки тому

      @@DJFoxyOfficial I was hoping to visit it as well!

    • @DJFoxyOfficial
      @DJFoxyOfficial 4 роки тому +1

      @@roydesignedthat I'm hoping that the Coast Guard will allow someone to create a "wrapper" replica of the old lighthouse around the modern skeleton tower to bring the old lighthouse back somewhat. They did this "wrapper" idea to two lighthouses in New Brunswick.

  • @paulbetka1803
    @paulbetka1803 5 років тому

    Should've ran the building thought a chipper ❗

  • @jasperkent7112
    @jasperkent7112 5 років тому +1

    WHAT A WASTE OF REUSABLE TIMBER, BOO....

    • @Nathan-cv6sm
      @Nathan-cv6sm 5 років тому +1

      jasper kent Would you have honestly gone and got it yourself?

    • @jasperkent7112
      @jasperkent7112 5 років тому

      @@Nathan-cv6sm YES I WOOD....

    • @Nathan-cv6sm
      @Nathan-cv6sm 5 років тому +1

      jasper kent You’re bullshiting...

    • @thewardenshaulingheavy2813
      @thewardenshaulingheavy2813 5 років тому +1

      jasper kent If you want it come purchase it. It’s all salvaged and for sale at the PDI salvage yard.

  • @MilanDupal
    @MilanDupal 5 років тому +5

    Well done, but idiotic project at all. Just waste of taxpayers money.

  • @billhamilton2366
    @billhamilton2366 3 роки тому +1

    If they are soooooooooo concerned about the "environment" and the "Native surroundings".. Why was the steel tower left? More liberal political BS.