during those early years of the mining boom, but rather than join the workforce underground, he spotted a different kind of opportunity. He started a taxi service, ferrying workers back and forth between the town and the mine. That modest operation grew into a bus service, then into automotive and heavy equipment repair – a natural evolution given that the roads in the region were almost entirely unpaved at the time and the wear on vehicles was relentless. Over the following decades, Guy J. Bailey Limited expanded steadily, adding general contracting, snow removal, welding, towing, and rental properties to their portfolio – whatever the growing community needed. Scott and his two brothers were born within a few years of each other and grew up watching their father build the business around them. When they were old enough, all three attended the local college for heavy equipment repair and went on to earn their Red Seal journeyman heavy equipment technician certifications. It was a natural fit. By the late 1980s, the three brothers were working full-time in the family company, which their father eventually handed over to them as equal shareholders. The timing of the handover, however, brought challenges. The asbestos mine that had driven Baie Verte’s growth for two decades had closed and the regional economy had slowed considerably by the early 1980s. Fortunately, in 1987, new prospects emerged. Gold and copper deposits had been found nearby, and a pair of mines were starting up again. Guy J. Bailey pivoted to serve them. “We got involved with contract mining and supply services for these mines,” Scott recalls. “That’s what really got us started on a different level.” MAY 2026
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