Dining room area on Chi-Cheemaun being renovated
OWEN SOUND—Renovations are taking place on the MS Chi-Cheemaun, which will include renovation to the ship’s dining room area.
Susan Schrempf, chief executive officer of the Owen Sound Transportation Company, told the Owen Sound Sun Times in its January 4, 2016 edition that renovations have already begun on the ship’s dining room area. Design drawings for the upgrade have been done and the space has been gutted.
A tender has been issued for the tender job.
Ms. Schrempf explained the work will involve converting the space from a cafeteria to a fine dining area, she told the Sun Times. The project is on track to be completed by March 15 (the ship’s sailing season begins May 6).
The Chi-Cheemaun’s kitchen will not be changed, but the dining room will be completely overhauled. There will be different stations where people can select their food, and new tables and chairs will be purchased. It will also be decorated in such a way as to create a fine dining atmosphere.
Ms. Schrempf also noted that a First Nations themed vinyl decal was installed on the ferry’s smokestack as part of the first of a two-phase project to update the ship’s exterior. Another decal will wrap around the front of the bow on the ship and will be installed in the spring of 2017 while the vessel is dry-docked for that winter’s lay over. The ship is slated to be sandblasted and painted before the new decals are added in 2017.
