Building the Peace River dam/1966

Gord Bateman at the lookout.

Whenever we left the dam we would end up in the local pub where we would get kinda comatose. Once we rented some horses.

Building the Peace River dam/1966

Here’s where we stayed.

Building the Peace River dam/1966

My wife’s father was an executive engineer on the project and so… got me a job. The pay was great and the food was real good.

I was sitting down to dinner (by myself) when Gord Bateman came up to my table. We’d met for the first time in a favourite bar in Marpole. We became fast friends and eventually shared a room where he taught me how to play chess. Here’s where we lived.

Building the Peace River dam/1966