This year’s mild weather thawing out the Pontiac, combined with a light season for maintenance, means that the Quyon Ferry will be resuming voyages across the Ottawa River early this year. The ferry will resume operations later this week, marking the earliest opening in recent history.
Co-owner Ralph McColgan said that they were aiming to start Thursday, March 7 at 5:30 a.m., but would make the final confirmation via their website on Wednesday afternoon. He said that this is the earliest they’ve opened the ferry since his grandfather took over the business in the 1950s. They typically open between March 22 and 28, and the previous record before this year was March 16, set back in 2016.
