Yukon who is who

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John Van Every
	
John Van Every was born in [North Bay,] Ontario to parents Grace and Owen Van Every.((“Grace Delorme.” Obituary, your life moments, 2020 website: http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/Obituary.asp?oId=52597.)) John arrived in the territory in 1968 to drive for Cassiar Asbestos Transport Division. He was driving one of the two trucks that went through the ice on the Yukon River at Dawson in December 1969.((Stephanie Waddell, "Territory honours transportation pioneers." //Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 7 June 2013.)) 

Bob Bannerman was driving one truck, following several other large trucks that made it across the ice bridge safely. Bob’s passage coincided with a surge of water, perhaps from a broken ice dam upriver, and the ice cracked under his more than 20-ton truck. It broke through thirty-two inches of ice but remained on top long enough to let Bob jump clear. John was about half a mile behind Bob and ice fog and darkness obscured his view of Bob’s difficulty. He started out on the shore ice and the rear wheels of his truck broke through. This was the first time since 1927 that the Yukon River was not completely frozen. Neither men were hurt and, after the temperature dropped, the swamped trucks were recovered safely with only some of the asbestos fibre getting wet.((“Through the ice.” //The Klondike Sun// (Dawson), 10 December 1992.)) 
	
Van Every became supervisor of the Skyline tram line that was built to haul asbestos above and across the river during break-up and freeze-up. He later worked for Klondike Transport. In 1986 he formed Dawson City Backhoe Service and started Van Every Inc. which moved into selling tires, servicing, propane sales, Finning products, fuel, and equipment hauling. He was one of the drivers who took supplies to Old Crow along the winter road built for this purpose in 2004. It took twenty-four hours to go in and eighteen hours to come back out.  A 1947 Chevrolet 3 Ton he restored was used in the Canada Day and Discovery Day parades in Whitehorse. He is a member of the Yukon Transportation Association and a strong advocate for the industry. John Van Every received the Person of the Year Award at the annual Transportation Hall of Fame ceremony in 2013.((Stephanie Waddell, "Territory honours transportation pioneers." //Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 7 June 2013.))