Eight-six-year-old Lloyd Iwaskow was born in Lamont, Alberta. He was the sixth of eleven children and of Ukrainian ancestry. He worked in various lumber camps for a number of years and then bought a truck and started general trucking.
83 year old Barb (Allen) Iwaskow was born in Edmonton, Alberta. She was the fourth of four children and of English and Irish ancestry.
Barb was working for the only registered patent attorney in Alberta when the big oil boom hit in the 1970's. It was a busy time for her company.
Lloyd and Barb met in 1950. They were married in 1952 and lived in Edmonton for the next ten years. During that time their three children; Allan, Sandra and Don were born. The couple will soon celebrate 61 years of marriage.
Barb explains, "In the spring of 1962 we took over Lloyd's family farm for four years. A fellow came to the area looking for a farm and on a verbal agreement and a hand shake the farm was sold.
In 1966 we moved to Prince George and Lloyd joined his brother in a logging operation. After a few months his brother pulled out and that left Lloyd and me running the show. Lloyd worked in the bush and that put me on the road a good deal of the time. I was also the company bookkeeper.
I was involved in a car pool every fourth week. This kept us on the go for a good deal of the time and with a young family it seemed better to sell the equipment and take regular jobs."
Lloyd worked for the Department of Highways and volunteered at the same time as a Big Brother for many years. Barb became the first female to be hired in the office at the Red Rock Nursery and worked there for the next 3 years. Barb said, "I must have been one of the first females driving a government truck as someone phoned the regional office and reported that one of the vehicles must have been stolen as they observed some female driving one in town. I then became the first female office manager for the Fish & Wildlife Branch for the next 7 years. It was always interesting being the first female in a male dominated organization. Once again I went back to the B.C. Forest Service as the Finance and Administration Officer at the Prince George West Forest District."
Lloyd and Barb moved to Kamloops to be closer to the children and eventually moved back to Prince George and built their family home on Snowdrop Drive.
In the year 2000 they joined the Hart Pioneer Centre and became active members volunteering with various tasks including helping with crafts, teas and sales. Barb served on the board of directors for one year and also worked in the office during that time.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch is offering a free screening opportunity for those who are at risk for Kidney Disease. The screening will be held at the Elder Citizens Recreation Center at 1692 Tenth Ave. from 9 am to 3 pm on Wednesday, May 29th. Most of the symptoms of early kidney disease are silent so many people have depressed kidney function and do not know it. Paul Duperron says, "Our aim is to assist those in risk categories for kidney disease to know as soon as possible their kidney function level. This way, steps can be taken to stop or slow down the progression of the disease." Pre-Registration is required. For more details and to register please phone Paul Duperron, Director at Large KFOC, BC Branch at 250-962-7958.
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