Here is a bit of Lac Le Jeune history before forest fires and pine beetle kill.
A native of the Punjab province of India is said to have walked all the way from California, in 1921, to become a resident of Canada, first at Kelowna.
He moved to the Kamloops area, in 1921, engaging in farming.
Later in 1930, he was chopping cordwood and formed Fish Lake Lumber Co. at Lac Le Jeune, in 1938. 1940 saw him develop Punjab Lumber Co. selling it to Terrace Forest Products Ltd. in 1962.
The gentleman was SHER SINGH, who purchased land, in the early 1940s, in the Brocklehurst area of the City of Kamloops. Singh Street is named after him.
Submitted by Neil Burton
(Information located in obituary - Kamloops Sentinel - 08 March 1967 - Wed. - p. 03)
1 comment:
hi
Post a Comment