Gorge Harbour Marina Renovations Completed

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The renovations at Gorge Harbour Marina are finished. This has been much more than a facelift. It includes a new water system, upgraded septic and electric systems, yet the face of the resort has also been dramatically improved. The RV sites, campsites, much of the grounds and internal layout of the lodge have all been redesigned. Six new visitor domes, 2 cooking stations, a new massage hut, a new bridge across the creek and a food truck have been added.  

There is one big decision remaining. Will QXMC, the business arm of the Klahoose FIrst Nation, build a restaurant to take the place of the former Floathouse restaurant? General Manager Marco Bedetti says a decision is imminent and, for now, the food truck serves the resort’s needs.

The last three months at the resort have been a success story, which Bedetti insists starts at the board level:

“Obviously we had ideas on the direction that the Gorge Harbour should go.  Those ideas became more focused and clear towards the beginning of March.  There was a board meeting at the end of March and we decided to go ahead with a bigger project which left us with basically April, May, and parts of June, to be able to get them all done for the opening on June 28th.  We couldn't have done any of this without the Klahoose community, without council and chief,  without the board of directors who: 
A - purchased the property, and
B - had a vision of wanting to own a better run resort like this one. So I want to give a big thank you to the Klahoose Community Chief and Council and Board of Directors."  

Darryl Czegledi, the general contractor during this final stage of renovations, added, “This is a big project.  It doesn't make a lot of money up front.  So you have to have the vision and then you  really have to want to put the money forward so the vision can come together.  From my perspective, the Klahoose seems to want to invest in the community.”