Forrest, Eve

(She was qualified as a Master Mariner.) Captain Eve Forrest was part owner with her brother Harvey Forrest in Forrest Towing Ltd. which they inherited from their father Sam Forrest.

She was qualified as a Master Mariner (an early pioneer as a woman in what was then exclusively a man's profession).

They operated on the Pitt River and the company is still operating as Forrest Marine Ltd.

She owned the tug Wayfarer No. 1 (1941-1946). After she had a career as a Master Mariner she determined to qualify as a medical doctor.

She did succeed in her goal - Captain Eve Forrest Gulliford MD was born in a tent on Annacis Island, BC. By age 24 she had received her log scaling certificate & Masters papers for operating tug boats. One of 4 women graduates of the 1950 class of Medicine at Queen's University, she practiced for more than 40 years in Salmon Arm while raising her 5 children.

Wayfarer No. 1 (#173173);