He91裸聊视频檚 a quiet man by nature, but just about the kindest and happiest one you91裸聊视频檒l ever meet.

You91裸聊视频檒l find Miles St. Amand Monday through Friday at Best Buy Propane on Cariboo Hwy, where he91裸聊视频檚 been working since Oct. 1, 1991, he said 91裸聊视频� the only thing he had written down on a piece of paper when meeting with the Tribune.

In 1991, the gas station was called Del91裸聊视频檚 Propane and was located down by CN Rail. It91裸聊视频檚 now located next to Tim Hortons and is owned by Cariboo Propane (owned by Scott Nelson and his son, Lucas).

Thirty-two years later, St. Amand is still the friendly face at the gas station and is described by his co-workers Spencer Stratton and Atticus Gorisek as a staple to the business.

91裸聊视频淲ithout Miles here, it wouldn91裸聊视频檛 be the same. He91裸聊视频檚 the piece of the puzzle we couldn91裸聊视频檛 lose,91裸聊视频� said Gorisek.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 amazing. There91裸聊视频檚 never a dull or boring day with Miles,91裸聊视频� said Stratton.

St. Amand was born in Quesnel on June 12, 1964, to Denis and Edna. The third of four children (two sisters and a brother), his family moved to Williams Lake in 1972 after his Dad, who worked in the forestry industry, was transferred here.

He graduated in 1985 from Columneetza Secondary School and then worked for a printing business for a year before working for Intercity Gas.

91裸聊视频淸Gas] was 18.9 cents a litre. I wish it were that now,91裸聊视频� he chuckled.

Four years later, he left and joined what91裸聊视频檚 now Best Buy Propane.

What keeps him at the same job 32 years later?

91裸聊视频淲ho am I going to meet today?91裸聊视频� he replied, noting he91裸聊视频檚 met customers as far as Italy and Australia and, of course, lots of locals.

91裸聊视频淚 may not know all of their names, but we talk like old friends,91裸聊视频� he said with a smile. 91裸聊视频淚 really enjoy the customers. You meet all kinds of people.91裸聊视频�

Along with a good pay cheque, he said, the owners sometimes get lunch for the employees.

91裸聊视频淲e all get along, too,91裸聊视频� he said of them and his co-workers.

A notable moment for him was last year when Scott and Lucas took him and a few others down to Vancouver to see a Canucks game, celebrating St. Amand91裸聊视频檚 31st year with the company. The Canucks lost, but he didn91裸聊视频檛 care; it was fun a trip and he met Curtis Lazar (a former Canucks player who is now with the New Jersey Devils).

St. Amand lives with his parents, whom he helps care for, though they91裸聊视频檙e still in good health, he said. Some evenings he91裸聊视频檒l watch hockey or football on TV, but on Tuesdays and Thursdays, he has other plans.

On Tuesday nights he drums with his rock band, Bootleg. The seven-member band, which also consists of his brother and sister-in-law, played for the Stampede one year, and has also played for the Curling Club, at the arena and for some house parties.

St. Amand recalled riding bikes with his brother when he was in Grade 6 and coming across the neighbours who were playing music in their chicken coop. The drummer wasn91裸聊视频檛 there, so he was encouraged to sit behind the drum set and play.

91裸聊视频淲ithin an hour I could do a standard rock beat, and I was hooked.91裸聊视频�

His parents later purchased St. Amand a drum set, which he91裸聊视频檇 plug his headphones into his record player and play along with.

91裸聊视频淚 must91裸聊视频檝e driven mom and dad crazy,91裸聊视频� he said, for his parents could only hear the drums he was banging on, not the music he was listening to.

His parents still own his childhood home in Chimney Valley, which his sister now lives in. He and his parents moved out of the house and into town in 2021. As for the drums, they now meet at his brother91裸聊视频檚 house to play.

On Thursday nights he bowls with a bowling league, something he91裸聊视频檚 done since working at Del91裸聊视频檚 Propane. Two co-workers (who have since moved away) said they should start a bowling league, and that91裸聊视频檚 precisely what they did.

St. Amand91裸聊视频檚 loyalty stands the test of time, and when asked what keeps him smiling, he smiled and said: 91裸聊视频淭he community here is home for me. Not only are they my customers, but they91裸聊视频檙e my friends. I don91裸聊视频檛 think there91裸聊视频檚 anyone I don91裸聊视频檛 get along with. I just smile and be the best I can.91裸聊视频�

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