Rob Dekany’s “Uber Rob’s Ready to Rock and Roll Rapid Relief River Rescue Boat Service” is a one-man ferry to and from Darlings Island, which recently had its only road to the mainland flooded out."I just wanted to give them the peace of mind that if you need to get off the island to get to work, to get to school heaven forbid that if a medical emergency ever happened, that they would have a way off the island and to come back home at night,” Dekany told CTV Atlantic.
"For somebody to take his time and volunteer for this, so early in the morning then late at night, it's unbelievable, really," said resident Jim Eastwood. This comes just a year after the region was hit with record flooding where hundreds of people were forced from their homes. That year, Dekany debuted his “Uber Rob” service as a solo venture to help the community, but this time around, he’s working with a shuttle brought in by the provincial government.