camptramp
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- Joined
- Aug 13, 2013
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- Location
- The warm land on Vancuver Island
- Occupation
- Retired Logger Retired Part time pebble hauler
No response to this or a PM . I spent quite a few years in the Port Renfrew area and the only Phillips I recall is the family of George Phillips . I think George was originally from Vancouver . He went to work in a shop at a logging camp in one of the Inlets on the mainland coast of B.C. across the Georgia Straits from Campbell River . BCFP bought out several Logging outfits in the mid 1940's - early 1950's that they shut down for a period of time then "contracted out" . Quite often BCFP would offer good worker's and valued employee's a job in one of their other bigger operations that they continued to operate under the company name and management . George Phillips was moved to the Harris Creek Camp in Renfrew Div. where he stayed as a Heavy Duty Mechanic in the truck shop for the rest of his working career , keeping a fleet of Off Highway Kenworths , HDX Hays and P16 Pacific logging trucks maintained and repaired . At some point George would have become senior mechanic . Good guy , if you had a question , he would take the time to answer it .I'll send you a private message , I'm sure we have a lot in common , if your related to George Phillips .
After hours he had a side business fixing the locals private vehicles . And for many years was a member of the Volunteer Fire Department .