Ancaster, 1979
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Built in 1951 by the Russel Brothers of Owen Sound, Ontario, this tugboat hauled logs on the Ottawa River before sinking in 1979 at the base of the Chaudière Falls. It was raised in 1982 by Ontario Hydro to use in a floating parade, celebrating 150 years of the Rideau Canal. In that same year, the Ancaster and its sibling ship, the Missinaibi, appeared on the back of the dollar bill. The bill showed a broken log boom behind Parliament Hill, with the Ancaster to the right and the Missinaibi in the center as they tried to reassemble the boom. The image on the bill was based on a photograph from Malak Karsh, who was at the E.B. Eddy plant taking photos for the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association that day.
