SookeOG
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Hello, I’m Jody Eve from Sooke BC (now in Alberta). I found the forum while researching my family history. “Sooke River Logging” was the criteria used when I stumbled upon it. I come from a long line of loggers and recall the days of one log loads.
My grandfather, Edwin Eve, Sr., had Peatt and Eve Logging (with co-owner Ernie Peatt) and then owned Sooke River Logging until the company was dissolved in 1968 after he passed away while on the job at the age of 57. My Dad started working in the industry in 1956 at the age of 14. He started his own company, B.A. Eve Trucking, in 1963 and logged in the Sooke area until 1981. He continues as owner/operator of (now) Eve Trucking, at 81 years old.
I research our family history and Sooke history in general and share my findings with him. He loves to “talk shop” and always has his two cents to add. His memory is sharp and his stories are abundant.
Thank you for sharing your stories and photos of Sooke and Vancouver Island logging! It’s been quite the trip down memory lane and has made an old man very happy.
My grandfather, Edwin Eve, Sr., had Peatt and Eve Logging (with co-owner Ernie Peatt) and then owned Sooke River Logging until the company was dissolved in 1968 after he passed away while on the job at the age of 57. My Dad started working in the industry in 1956 at the age of 14. He started his own company, B.A. Eve Trucking, in 1963 and logged in the Sooke area until 1981. He continues as owner/operator of (now) Eve Trucking, at 81 years old.
I research our family history and Sooke history in general and share my findings with him. He loves to “talk shop” and always has his two cents to add. His memory is sharp and his stories are abundant.
Thank you for sharing your stories and photos of Sooke and Vancouver Island logging! It’s been quite the trip down memory lane and has made an old man very happy.
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