Bill MacKay and his wife Donna were in the whale watching business out of Telegraph Cove for years before they built and launched the Naiad Explorer and MacKay Whale Watching in 1998.  As the MacKay’s children grew they too had become involved in the business.  

The Naiad is a 50 foot custom welded aluminum vessel built for whale watching, with a washroom and comfortable seating for 48 people.  For MacKay’s the whale watching season... Read more

I went in to talk to the folks at Community Futures and they seemed really open to my idea.  They liked the fact that I had a lot of experience running equipment, had some certification.  From there it was a fairly easy process, located the excavator I wanted to buy.  So I did some shopping online and found the right excavator for me, the one I felt was right for my business.  I contacted Community Futures again and let them know what I was... Read more