▁out ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁happy ▁event ▁if ▁the ▁ship ▁could ▁be ▁commission ed ▁in ▁their ▁city . ▁The ▁dist illery ▁firm ▁of ▁Hir am ▁Walker ▁and ▁S ons , ▁Ltd , ▁had ▁excellent ▁dock ing ▁facilities ▁in ▁Walker ville ▁and ▁arrang ements ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁with ▁them ▁if ▁the ▁Department ▁were ▁agree able ▁to ▁use ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁do cks ▁were ▁la wn s ▁which ▁were ▁quite ▁sp a cious ▁and ▁lov ely , ▁with ▁a ▁bal con y ▁which ▁would ▁l end ▁itself ▁nicely ▁for ▁the ▁occasion . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁preced ent , ▁it ▁was ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁Bang or - class ▁mines we eper , ▁, ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁D uffer in ▁Sh ip building ▁Co ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁had ▁been ▁commission ed ▁at ▁West mount , ▁Quebec . ▁It ▁was ▁pointed ▁out ▁to ▁these ▁enthus i astic ▁citizens , ▁however , ▁that ▁West mount ▁had ▁been ▁commission ed ▁in ▁Toronto ▁and ▁had ▁later ▁paid ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁West mount . ▁It ▁was ▁further ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁sa iled ▁by ▁the ▁n avy ▁if ▁she ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁commission ed ▁first . ▁For ▁the ▁same ▁reason , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁commission ed ▁in ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁Pres umably , ▁though , ▁the ▁ship ▁could ▁visit ▁W inds or ▁for ▁a ▁similar ▁dedic ation ▁ceremony ▁while ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁la kes . ▁▁ ▁So ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁