08/28/2024
Memories of The Jigger ๐
For Evelyn Tilley โ a former โIrving girlโ and daughter of a long-serving Irving Oil employee โ the Irving connections run deep in Clarenville, NL.
There, she grew up next to our Clarenville heating oil depot and service office, as her late father, Jack Moores, traversed the east coast of Newfoundland as an area retail supervisor for more than 30 years.
She also eventually had a summer job fuelling customers at what would become our Clarenville Big Stop โ then known as The Jigger, which her father helped develop in 1971.
"I liked meeting the different people and learning about providing great customer service," says Evelyn, who recently retired as a social worker and still lives in Clarenville. "If you were an Irving girl, it meant something."
The history of our Clarenville Big Stop and its community is now part of a new mural inside the restaurant โ similar to displays across our network of Big Stop locations, where we welcome Professional Drivers, travellers and the local community with a taste of home on the road.
"We have a lot of loyalty among our customers and our new mural demonstrates our commitment to our community," says Dean Madden, who operates the Clarenville and Goobies locations. "It's a bit of nostalgia for those who stop in."
We're proud to celebrate our history as we mark 40 years of serving customers at our Big Stop locations. Thank you to our customers for continuing to visit our Big Stops along your journey.
To learn more about our Big Stop locations, visit irvingoil.com/bigstops.