Does anyone know why Mcdonalds USA has not tried to go looking for the Mcbarge and to restore the floating Mcdonalds ship now dumped somewhere near some oil refineries in Burnaby?
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McBarge!?
Started by Nick224, Aug 09 2008 03:27 PM
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Posted 09 August 2008 - 04:12 PM
The story is, McDonald's 'shopped' the idea of using their barge McD's restaurant that could be moved seasonally to several cities up and down the west coast, but no town was willing to make docking space available.
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Posted 09 August 2008 - 04:16 PM
Nick, you could probably have it for a dollar nighty eight, provided you figure out how to tow it down under, and you could open your own shrimp on the barbie floating restaurant. Be sure to invite us all to the grand opening.
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Posted 04 March 2009 - 06:22 PM
For those of you not familiar with the (in)famous McBarge, here it is during the Expo days:
It's sort of amazing that it has been left rusting away up a creek all these years.
It's sort of amazing that it has been left rusting away up a creek all these years.
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Posted 05 March 2009 - 04:07 PM
I never heard of the floating McDonalds before ...very interesting. Here's a link to a blog that says it is anchored in Burnaby, British Columbia. It shows 5 pictures of the barge (rusting away) taken in Feb., 2007.
http://sanitarybag.blogspot.com/2007/02/mc...-execution.html
http://sanitarybag.blogspot.com/2007/02/mc...-execution.html
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 01:34 AM
Anyone think we should alert Mcdonalds that the ship still exists and is worth saving? Any suggestions.
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 02:40 AM
I think all PTUers should pitch in to buy it and convert it into a Fair Museum! (With a cafe on the side ofcourse, to make use of the facilities!) We could tour it around the nation using a piece of Far history to promote Fair history! 
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Posted 24 April 2011 - 09:34 AM
Thanks for the update. Keep us posted if you hear more news.
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 08:26 PM
McBarge in the news today:
CTV News: Mission welcomes McBarge revival project
Article with video. The video also has a quick bit on the Edgewater Casino - which is located in the old Expo 86 BC Pavilion.
CTV News: Mission welcomes McBarge revival project
Article with video. The video also has a quick bit on the Edgewater Casino - which is located in the old Expo 86 BC Pavilion.
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 11:48 PM
Hopefully the plans will work out and they'll save the poor old McBarge. Thanks for the new info.
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