On June 18, 2005, over a hundred and thirty people filled up all the chairs and then clustered along the walls at the Fire Hall. Peaine Supervisor John Works Jr. acted as MC, saying that this had been achieved by the community as a whole: “We did it. We did this!” He added that the building had been eight years in the making. Of course he was topped by St. James Supervisor Don Vyse, whose Municipal Marina had been in the pipeline for twelve.

As a fireman, Works had several reasons to be happy and proud at this accomplishment. Everything was in high polish, thanks to the efforts of Beaver Gems' project manager Kevin Barry, who was equally proud of his crew and the many subs. Coordinating such a complex project must have given him a headache, but he brought it all together at the end, and earned the hearty round of applause he was given.