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Top: The speeder car that is being restored for seating Dorian Pugle and his mother Victoria are two members of the Pugel family that operate the in front of J&V’s diner. Above: Refurbished panels for the speeder car. J&V’s Burgers and Pizza restaurant in Lake Cowichan. Malcolm Chalmers
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J&V’s: Family adds to heritage theme with addition of rail logging speeder Malcolm Chalmers
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The nostalgic decor of a local diner is getting a major Lake Cowichan heritage touch. The Pugle family of J&V’s Burgers and Pizza is adding a restored railway speeder to the restaurant’s outside eating area. The family found the car in the woods by Lakeview Park and with the blessings and help of the Town of Lake Cowichan and the Kaatza Station Museum they are in the process of restoring the car.
The speeder was used to move people and supplies in and out of the woods around Cowichan Lake. It was pulled by the trains that hauled logs from the forests to the area sawmills. The eight-foot by 24-foot piece of rail logging history was used in the woods until the late ‘50s when it was replaced by trucks. Left on the Town of Lake Cowichan’s property, it sat for years waiting for someone to restore it. The Kaatza Museum has a similarly restored speeder car on display in front of the museum at Saywell Park. The restaurant’s car will be restored in its original company colours, with tables built on the inside to eat at. Work continues on the restoration and the speeder will be moved to the restaurant
when it is completed. Dorian Pugle and his mother Victoria operate J&V’s Burgers and Pizza along with the rest of the family. The South Shore Road diner’s staff includes Dorian’s father, sister and grandmother, plus two hired staff. It is open year-round and has been in business for six years selling their signature burgers, wraps, pizza and poutine. The inside of the diner-style restaurant is filled with ‘50s-themed decorations, old car magazines and lots of little treasures found during the family’s world travels.
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