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MINISTRY PILOTS TAKE PART IN"CHRISTMAS MIRACLE"A Saskatoon pilot can thank the Ministry's air services branch for his safe landing Christmas Eve.

Alex Bonare, left, and Norm Bennett.

When a car owned and driven by G . Roy LongJr., a partner with the Vancouver law firm ofLong, Miller and Company, stalled on the PortMann section of highway recently, WeighmasterNORMAN WHITLEY came along just in timeto help. In a letter to Weigh Scale Director JohnMcDicken, Mr. Long praised Norman for hisassistance. "I just wish to write and commendMr. Whitley for the kindness and courtesy he

showed me. He is the best example of a good public employee who createsthe right public image for your department. I hope this will be noted on hisrecord," Mr. Long said in his letter.

It isn't every day that the Honourable Alex Fraser, Minister ofTransportation and Highways, personally presents your licenceplates toyou. He did recentlyfor Richard L. Rogers ofWhite Rock, thefirstpersonin British Columbia to have an application processed by the MotorVehicleBranchforpersonalized licenceplates. In a briefceremony at theMinistry 's Victoria motor licence office, the Minister presented Mr.Rogers with his new plates entitled "HEALEY" named after theHEALEY 3000 sports car he is restoring.

Twenty-two-year-old James Hurdal, enroute to Langleyin a small, two-place Grumman Yankee, was flying in thedark at 16,000 feet 20 miles east of Mount Baker, withoutoxygen, low on fuel, heading the wrong way and unable tosee the ground through cloud cover. Hurdal is not qualifiedto fly by instruments and has no instrument flying experi­ence. He radioed his predicament to the Vancouver flightcentre, which had picked him up on radar and air trafficcontrol contacted the Ministry's Cessna Citation jet flyingto Patricia Bay airport after a mercy mission to Kamloops.

Chances of finding the tiny aircraft were slim but pilotCaptain Alex Bonare and First Officer Norm Bennettspotted it in the gloom about 6 p.m. as the jet wasdescending from 30,000 to 11,000 feet. Bonare lowered thelanding gear and flaps to reduce speed and radioed Hurdalto follow them down through the clouds to Abbotsfordairport. When the little single engine plane touched down itwas out of gas. "A Christmas Eve Miracle," said airoperations manager, Jack McNeill. Hurdal made it to hismother's home in Langley for Christmas. On December 28,he moved the Grumman over to Langley airport, put a signin the window and headed back to hisjob in Saskatoon. Thesign says: For Sale.

On November 9, 1979 a three minute newsreport on the regular C.T.V. evening news fea­tured FRANK RIDEOUT, Bridge Paint Fore­man and the problems of major bridge mainten­ance in the Vancouver area. To illustrate theseproblems a T.V. cameraman spent six to eighthours on the Second Narrows Bridge with Frankto film the short documentary on the sand­blasting procedure, the operation of the travellers,

motor powered units running on tracks underneath the bridge deck, and theoperation of spiders, self propelled air-driven climbers from which theworkmen operate . The spider is weight energized and is fastened to bothvertical and horizontal steel members of the bridge providing access toareas not accessible from the travellers.

The T.V. news reporter commended Frank for his self-assurance and hispositive attitude in such a potentially hazardous occupation. Frankstressed the importance of a positive attitude for eliminating accidents andthe safety consciousness of his crew even though they often have difficultywearing all the safety apparatus recommended by the Workers' Com­pensation Board beca use of tight quarters and movement limitations.

Frank began with Highways in 1955 as a toll taker with the B.C. TollAuthority. He transferred to Maintenance in 1956. He became a Foremanin the early 60's and now is one of two Bridge Paint Foremen in Region 1.His responsibilities include steel bridges from Manning Park and BostonBar to the Georgia Straits and Powell River. He inspects, supervises andreports problems on the bridges.

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COVER PHOTOOne ofMinistry's two Beechcraft Super King-Air 200's heads in over

Victoria after aerial photography assignment. Captain George Waugh isat controls and Phil Perry, Director Air Services Branch, is riding aspassenger. View is toward west about 1600 metres over Haro Strait.Bottom right is Oak Bay Marina . Parliament Buildings and InnerHarbor are under aircraft's tail.

Field CorrespondentsPaul Morrison Geotechnical Operations , BurnabyW. S. Boughey VictoriaHerb Gutteridge Regional Electrical CrewEric Eastick Centreline Marking, CloverdaleDoug Jones BurnabyTony Larsen ChilliwackGeza Benko BurnsideEd Hemmingsen Port AlberniAl Eimar NanaimoD. L. Oliver CourtenayLeslie Hutchinson Ferries DistrictPaul Connor North VancouverDavid T. Kao Dock DistrictGlyn Briscoe New WestminsterMaureen Recknagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McBrideDave Schleppe KamloopsMark Coe Williams LakeBarry Kimble 100 Mile HouseFred L. Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Salmon ArmM. J. Newlands RevelstokeLes Johnson VernonJ. T. Hallam KelownaW. R. Coate s PentictonBrian Niehaus MerrittBob Corder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LillooetR. Haworth Grand ForksJoy Mailey RosslandS. J . Dixey NelsonC. W. Smith New DenverFred Ryckman Cres tonN. K. Molander CranbrookAllan Edgar FernieC. M. Frank GoldenW. R Rowe SmithersStan Gladysz Pouce CoupeBob Stein Fort St. JohnHarman Delyea TerraceShirley Hrechka Prince GeorgeClyde Smaaslet Prince GeorgeAl Hepp QuesnelB. A. Cleary VanderhoofDave Foster Burns LakeDoug Lamb Prince RupertWhayne Chappell TerraceJohn Mortimer Dease Lake

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THE ROAD RUNNER& CARRIER

Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur J . Schindel, Editor

C.N. Shave, Co-Editor

Published Quarterly by the

Ministry of Transportation and HighwaysVictoria, British Columbia

Volume 17

It's nice to be appreciated!Our Minister recently received a letter of thanks from Mayor Ian E.

Young of the City of Port Moody, whose community sufferedconsiderable damage from heavy rains in December, for the assistanceprovided under the direction of Region 1 Maintenance OperationsManager Bob Veitch, New Westminster Highways District ManagerFrank Blunden and New Westminster Highways District RoadForeman Jim Edge.

Port Moody suffered a devastating mud slide, flooding, washoutsand a further mud slide. As a result of the actions by the NorthVancouver Highways District, the New Westminster Highways Dis­trict, the Location Branch, the Cloverdale Centre Line crew, and theCloverdale bridge crew, the city was able to restore services and reopenmajor roads in and through the community quickly.

The Mayor told Mr. Fraser he should be "e xtremely proud andpleased with the performance of your Highways staff and the 110%plus performance which they all gave under very difficult and tryingcircumstances ."

" Please convey to them our deepest appreciation ," Mayor Youngended the letter.

Mr. Fraser's reply is equally appreciative of the staff action." You can be sure that I am indeed very proud of the performance of

my staff in this regard and their great work is especially evident insituations such as that just experienced in your area. Far too often theirdedicated service goes unrecognized, and I am especially pleased thatyou have taken the time to extend your appreciat ion to them," theMinister wrote.

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I r'I i\\\\::I II ~W · s: 1\ l........1!, L .J: We are coming out ofanother winterand, while snowfalls have been: lighter, there have been the usual rash ofproblems, including several:\ storms which did considerable damage in some areas ofthe province. :: I would like to commend our staffs for the work they did during these \\ problem times when heavy rains, whichfollo wedsnowstorms, created l: flooding and washout conditions in certain areas. Ma intenance waslgood in other pa rts ofthe province and the crews keeping highways\ clear of snow attained a high standard which served the travelling: public well. The ministry has a fine reputation for such service and IIl am sure it will continue through the rest of the winter and into the\ spring. We nowface the summer programs and I would ask that wel continue to recognize our responsibilities to thepeople oftheprovincel in providing them with good highways well maintained. While our\ reputation for courtesy and our positive attitu de to problems can bel sorely tested at times, I believe our people have shown, and willl continue to show, their ability to handle this well.

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SAM REID, BridgeForeman, Merritt High­ways District, retired re­cently after 25 years ser­vice. Sam started withthe Highways in 1955, inBoston Bar, as a BridgeLabourer and then in May

1957, a Bridgeman 2. He received variouspromotions over the next few years until Feb­ruary, 1967, when he was promoted to BridgeForeman 3, the position he held until hisretirement. Until 1978 Sam, with his crew ofsix men, looked after one of the largestcombinedbridge deck areas in the province . The areastretched from the U.S. border at Ross Lakeand up to Merritt, and included the Coalmont,Tulameen area. He also was responsible for theoperation of the North Bend aerial ferry and theLytton reaction ferry. On November 23,1979,a farewell party with over 100 guests and fellowworkers was held to honour Sam and his wife,Eva.

GEORGE LANG­LANDS, Golden DistrictStockman, recently re­tired after 23 years ser­vice with Highways. Hewas presented with a Ser­vice Award and a giftfrom his fellow workers.Before starting with Highways, "Geordie"worked as a lumber grader at Selkirk SpruceMills in Donald. In 1954 he began work withthe Highways survey crew and two years laterbecame Timekeeper. The next advancementwas to District Stockman, which position heheld until his retirement. Geordie is an activemember of the K-40 Club, a collector ofantique mechanical pencils and has a keeninterest in wood carving. He and his wife alsoplan to do a lot of travellingduringhis retirement.

BOBARROWSMITH,Machine Operator in theCreston Highway District,recently retired after 20years service with High­ways, all in the Crestonarea. A presentation wasmade by the District High

ways Manager Bob Jackman to Bob on behalfof his fellow employees. He plans to remain onhis farm in Arrowcreek where farming andgardening, particularly raising prize turnips,are his main interests.

A combination Christ­mas and retirement partywas recently held for"WILLY" WILLIAMSTARCHUK at GrandForks . Willy, who retiredas the Sign Maintenanceman, Grand Forks Dis­

trict, began with the Ministry in 1956 and filleda variety of positions . Willy enjoys fishing andplans to stay in the Grand Forks area. Theemployees and Boundary Social Club of theB.C.G.E.U. presented Willy with a fly fishingrod and reel and a creel and wished him muchhappiness .

Lillooet Highways Dis­trict held a farewell partyin honour ofW.J. (BILL)BALBIRNIE, who re­tired in September, after35 years service with theMinistry. Bill started withthe Ministry in New Den­ver in August, 1944 as a general foreman andhe later worked in the Bums Lake and Pentic­ton Districts before moving to Lillooet asMechanic Foreman. He has not only been avaluable member of the Ministry but is alsowell-known and liked throughout the Lillooetcommunity. Before retiring from the LillooetVolunteer Fire Department, Bill was the firechief for over 25 years.

Many friends and co­workers gathered for asocial evening in honourof RUSSELL A .BROUGHTON uponhis retirement as Mech­anical Foreman at Ross­land, a position he had

held since 1952. Russ began with the Depart­ment of Public Works in 1946 in the NewWestminster District under the late E.S . Jones,the District Engineer who later became DeputyMinster of the Department. During his years asMechanic Foreman, Russ not only kept theDistrict fleet of equipment in good condition,but he came up with innovations and modifica­tions, some of which were accepted by theMinistry and became standard items. Themany splendid golf courses in the Kootenayswill see much of Russ in the future. Russ waspresented with a plaque donated by the Mech­anical Superintendent and other MechanicalForemen in the Region. The presentation wasmade by Mechanic Foreman Earl Kline fromCreston.

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TED BAZELL, Ma­chine Operator in the Ver­non District, began withHighways in 1953 and re­centlyretiredafter25 yearsservice.As he enjoys fish­ing, Ted was presentedwith fishing gear by his

fellow employees. The presentation was madeby P.S. Dunn, District Highways Manager.Ted will continue to live in Vernon, where hehas his home.

A. G. TRANFIELD,Region 1 Design and Sur­vey Superintendent, Bur­naby, recently retired after30 years service withHighways. Al began withHighways in 1950 as achairman at Hilliers on

Vancouver Island. Subsequent moves took himto Nanaimo, the Malahat Highway, the BigBend Highway, where he was promoted toProject Supervisor in 1953. He then went toRuby Creek-Haig, Agassiz-Rosedale bridgeapproaches, Kamloops, Porte au, Lone TreeCreek-Brittania, Barrier, and the Yellowheadin 1956. Later that year he moved to NorthVancouver when the Regional officewas estab­lished there. His responsibility covered theLower Mainland and Vancouver Island but hewent to projects in many parts of the provinceas well; some of the more notable are, the PortMann-Abbotsford and the Upper Levels sec­tions of the Trans Canada Highway, the Stew­art-Cassiar 1957-60, the Sayward-Nimpkishjunction, Nimpkish River-Port Hardy 1964,Gold River-Tahsis, and one that stands out inAI's recollection, the Grease Harbour-Cran­berry junction on the Nass River where theywere supplied by bush planes and used nativeboatmen as they moved along the river. Presen­tations were made to Al at a retirement banquetand dance on January 19 in North Vancouver.Al and his wife will continue to live in NorthVancouver, immediate plans include a trip toAlaska aboard their Maple Leaf 42 cruiser.They have two children, and one grandchild .AI's hobbies are hiking, fishing, and hunting.

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TALLEY O'KEEFE,Plant Foreman at Vernonnumber three yard, re­cently retired. DistrictHighways Manager P.S. Dunn made a presen­tation on behalfofTalley'sfellow employees. He waspresented with golf equipment as he is anardent golfer. He began with Highways in1964. His home is in Vernon and he willcontinue to live there.

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PROMOTIONSK. WAYNE AITKEN,

Assistant MechanicForeman in the LiliooetDistrict shop, has wonthrough competition theMechanic Foreman posi­tion there. Wayne went

.~\...._ to Burnaby VocationalSchool for a year, then moved to Blue River tocomplete his apprenticeship. He then workedin construction and moved nine times in thespace of one year before returning to Blue Riverto work as a Journeyman Mechanic. Waynemust have set some record for becoming aForeman Mechanic before even finishing hisapprenticeship. He worked for B.C. Hydro twoyears before beginning work with Highways asa Heavy Duty Mechanic in the Blue Rivergarage, McBride Highways District, in Decem­ber 1969. In July 1972, Wayne moved fromBlue River to the Lillooet Highways District,having won through competition the AssistantMechanic Foreman position. During his timeaway from work, he is a Captain in the LiliooetVolunteer Fire Department. He also enjoysboating, water skiing and snowmobiling withhis wife and three children.

DALE CHADSEYrecently won the competi­tion for Bridgeman I inthe 100 Mile House High­ways District. Previous­ly, Dale was the Yard­man at 100 Mile. Hestarted with Highways in1977 as a labourer. Before this Dale was ateamster working for Dillingham in PrinceRupert. He is married with two children and isactive in fly fishing, curling, cross countryskiing and picture framing. Dale is also thechairman of the 100 Mile Highways SocialClub.

MILTON (TIC)WILLIAMS recentlywon through competitionthe position of Engineer­ingAssistant,Engineering,with the Kelowna Dis­

!!'~ <i~r triet. Tic comes to Kelow­1 ~ na after many years with

the Construction Branch, most recently inRevelstoke and Prince George. He enjoyssoftball, curling and woodwork 'in his sparetime.

FRANK SWANSONrecently won throughcompetition the positionof Bridgeman 3 in theKelowna District. Frank,who has been with High­ways for 16 years, waspreviously Bridgeman 2,Quesnel District. Frankand his wife are looking forward to their newlife in the Okanagan where he can continue toenjoy his favorite pastime of fishing and waterskiing.

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NAN REINKE is new Office Manager forConstruction Branch Headquarters office, Vic­toria. Her career with the Ministry began in1956 as a Clerk-Steno 2 in the VanderhoofDistrict. In 1973 she was promoted to Clerk 3,Timekeeper, and in 1975 was appointed to thevacant office manager's position as Clerk 5. In1978, Nan transferred to Saanich DistrictOffice as Assistant Office Manager and waspromoted to her present position on October I,1979. Extra-curricular activities include golf,bowling, curling, travelling, sewing, knittingand singing. Having raised four children, Nanis now grandmother of seven located through­out the province.

ROBERT (BOB)CHAPMAN has wonthrough competition theBridge Foreman 4 posi­tion in the North Van­couver District. He beganwith Highways at Lang­ford in the Saanich Dis­

trict in 1970 as Bridgeman. He worked thereuntil transferring to North Vancouver where hewas promoted to Bridge Foreman in 1975. Bobis married with two children. His hobbies arefishing and working on his hobby farm inWhonnock.

FRANK RIZZARDOhas won through competi­tion the Technician 2position at Stewart in thePrince Rupert District.Frank began with High­ways in 1973 as an En­gineering Aide with theDesign and Survey Branch in North Vancouver.In 1977 he was successful in a bid for a Techni­cian position in Victoria with the functionalstudies section. His hobbies include camping,travelling, carpentry, and cross-country skiing.

BRUCE BUCKHAM,a graduate of Civil En­gineering Technology fromthe Northern Alberta In­stitute of Technology,recently won throughcompetition the positionof Engineering Assistant,District Co-ordinator, 100 Mile House. He hasbeen with the Highways since June, 1977,starting in Kamlocps with the District surveycrew. He is looking forward to the outdooractivities in the Cariboo with his wife and twoyoung sons and enjoys camping, fishing,basket­ball and curling.

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DAVE GRANT, Kamloops Regional Safety Of­ficer was recently pro­moted to HeadquartersSafety Officer in Victoria.Dave was an R.C.M.P.Constable for seven yearsand was also employed inindustrial relations with Weyerhauser Canadafor two years. He taught an adult educationcourse at Cariboo College for six months.Dave is married with two children and enjoyssports and reading.

LLOYD PAULSONhas recently won throughcompetition, the positionof Approving Officer forRegion I . He was bornand raised in Albertawhere he worked with theAlberta Department of

Highways as an instrument man prior to mov­ing to Courtenay to take up a job with theBritish Columbia Department of Highways ashead of the District Survey Crew. In 1973 hemoved to Burnaby to become the RegionalPlanning Technician. Lloyd is married and hasone daughter. He enjoys gardeningand travellingbut his real obsession is photography .

Prior to winning thePersonnel Officerpositionat Headquarters Person­nel, LIZ McKINLAYwas employed with thePublic Service Commis­sion in Kamloops. Liz

1 has a Bachelor of Com­merce from U.B.C. in Industrial RelationsManagement. Her hobbies include jogging,piano, and aikido.

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OLSEN recently wonthrough competition theposition of Road Fore­man 2 in Invermere,Golden District. Afterthree years of service withthe R.C.A.F., he joinedthe Ministry and worked for two years survey­ing in the Prince George area. Leaving theMinistry, Bill worked throughout the Provinceon various loggingand construction projects forthe next three years. In 1969 he returned to theMinistry as a Machine Operator and worked inthe Pemberton area. In 1972 through competi­tion he won the position of Road Foreman I inthe Saanich District, which position he helduntil his recent promotion . Married with twochildren, Bill spends most of this time in theoutdoors, hunting, fishing and hopes to take upgolf and skiing.

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APPOINTMENTS

PAUL LEVELTONhas been appointed Re­search Officer with theTransport Policy Analy­sis Branch, Transporta­tion Section of the Minis­try. Born in Vancouver,Paul has a Bachelor of

Commerce degree in transportation economicsfrom the University of British Columbia and inhis final year worked with the B.C. Rail RoyalCommission. For the past year and a half, hehas worked as an economist with the AlbertaDepartment of Transportation. In his new role,Paul will be involved in formulating rail policy,specifications and studies involving the regula­tion of railways. He is married and his hobbiesinclude woodworking, furniture building, rac­quetball and outdoor sports .

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retired from the Ministryof Transportation andHighways,Dawson CreekDistrict, in December1979, after thirteen yearsof service as a Construc­tion Foreman. Jim washonoured by his fellow workers and their wivesat a supper and dance at the Elks Hall inOctober, 1979, when he was presented with agift and a purse of money. Friends and familywish Jim a long and happy retirement.

10-7 Club (cont.)JOHN FURIAK,

Stockman 4, ElectricalBranch, Port Coquitlamplant, recently retired af­ter 17 years service. Johnand his wifehave recently

""" purchased a new home in"78 Delta. John intends todevote his spare time to finishing the basementand landscaping the yard, after which he mayreturn to commercial fishing to keep busy. Aretirement dinner was arranged to mark John'sretirement and a presentation was made by hisfellow workers who wished him well on hisretirement.

KELVINMcCULLOCH,Research Associate withthe Transport Policy An­alysis Branch, Transpor­tation Section, is one of12 University of Victoriapublic administration stu­dents working with the Provincial Governmentin a cooperative education program recently setup by the School of Public Administration atthe University of Victoria in conjunction withthe Ministry of Labour . Kelvin alternates be­tween four months offull time courses and fourmonths of employment. He works under thedirection of a Research Officer and is involvedin research work, drafting memos, letters, andhelping administer programs and assisting inthe developing of policies.

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his appointment to Technician last Novemberwith Highways Construction Branch in Ke­lowna. Neil's career with Construction Branchstarted in 1957 as an Engineering Aide 2 andhe has been continuously employed by themsince 1960 and worked in various Region 4locations . He was transferred to Nakusp in1972, to Sayward in 1975, Penticton in 1978and is now situated in Westbank, out ofKelow­na. Neil is a bachelor, an avid curler, andsummertime will find him and his boat, "THESTING," skimming over the waters of nearbylakes or cruising along trolling for fish.

BRENT DRISCOLLis a certified EngineeringTechnologist workingwiththe air transport assist­ance program in the Min­istry's Transport PolicyAnalysis Branch . Born inSt. John, New Brunswick,

Brent went to school in Woodstock, a commu­nity about 96 km north of Fredericton. Fol­lowinggraduation he studied business adminis­tration at the University of New Brunswick forone year, then switched to the New BrunswickInstitute of Technology where he underwenthis two year civil technology course . He hasalso taken an architectural course. Brent workedfor a firm of consulting engineers in Monctonfor three years before moving to British Colum­bia. As an Engineering Assistant, he doesquantity surveying and estimating, analysis ofair movements and airport sights, and assistswith research. He is single and his hobbies andinterests include skiing, boating, waterskiingand horseback riding.

Congratulations aredue to BILL NIELSEN,a Technician 2-4 with theConstruction Branch,whorecently acquired Profes­sional Engineer's statuswith the Association ofProfessional Engineersof British Columbia. This achievement is parti­cularly noteworthy as Bill accomplished itwhile carrying out the duties of a ConstructionProject Supervisor . The road leading to regis­tration as a Professional Engineer is an arduousone for anyone to follow in his spare time. Itrequires that the candidate successfully com­plete 15 examinations and have eight years ofrelated engineering experience. Bill beganworkingwith the Construction Branch in 1959 .He enrolled as an Engineering pupil in Septem­ber, 1971 and completed his final exam inMay, 1979. Bill is currently supervising aproject in Vancouver near the University ofBritish Columbia. He is married and has twochildren, a son and a daughter, and has hishome in Delta. He looks forward to re-activatingsome hobbies which have remained dormantbecause of the demands of his studies, chieflyhunting and fishing.

JOHN HANSEN, aSenior Policy AdviserforTransport Canada, hasbeen seconded to theMinistry's TransportPolicy Analysis Branchas part of a Federal-Pro­vincia� Program to pro­

mote an interchange of ideas and people be­tween governments . Mr. Hansen brings exten­sive experience to the Ministry, having beeninvolved as senior adviser in preparing theFederal response for Sullivan Commission in­quiries into east coast transportation. Prior tothat he was Program Analyst for the FederalTreasury Board.

He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, butmoved to Toronto at the age of six. He is agraduate of the University of Toronto in Mech­anical Engineering and also holds a Master ofScience Degree from the University of BritishColumbia with specialization in Transporta­tion Planning and Economics.

He is one of several dozen exchangesbetweenthe Federal and Provincial Governments, andin his new role, he will become part of a team todevelop an overall transport policy for allmodes. His primary focus, initially, will be onmarine and water transportation and relatedport development. His appointment is for a twoyear period.

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AL YOUNG, Mech­anic Foreman in BumsLake, received a presen­tation fromthe Mechanicsand Stock Room person­nel at the party given tohim prior to his transferto Rossland.

A banquet and dancewas held on November16,1979forP.S.DUNN,District Highways Man­ager in Vernon, on theoccasion of his transfer toChilliwack . Pat startedwith the Ministry in 1956

as the resident Engineer in Revelstoke. Heworked in Kamloops and Lillooet before beingpromoted to District Highways Manager atBums Lake in 1961. He has been in Vernonsince 1966 as the District Highways Manager.Pat is active in Rotary and enjoys skiing andhiking. His friends and colleagues from theOkanagan wish him the best of luck in his newDistrict of Chilliwack.

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BARRY W.R. EASTMAN, Engineer 3,Rockwork Section, was recently appointedRegion 1 Geotechnical and Materials TestingEngineer .

J .E. STEVEN, District Highway Managerin Williams Lake, has been appointed to thesame position in Vernon.

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ROBBIE ROBINSON,District Office Managerat Merritt since 1974,recently won the DistrictOffice Manager positionat Courtenay. A farewelldinner was held in hishonour withthe localfore­man, engineering staff and office staff partici­pating. Robbie was presented with several gifts,a copper stein, pen and pencil set, calculatorand a remembrance gift of a copper inscribedlunch bucket, large size.

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LARS TUOVILA,Machine Operator 3, re­cently tranferred to theWestbank area of the Ke­lownaDistrict Larscomesto the District after sevenyears on the RegionalCrusher and seven years

as a mechanic in Allison Pass. Lars enjoysskiing, fishing and camping with his family inhis after-work hours.

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JAMES COLYIN DRAKE, formerRegionalTechnician in Burnaby , now enjoying pre­retirement leave after 35 years with Highways ,received his 35-year gold watch in November,1979. Colvin began his career in 1944 as adraughtsman in the Saanich District and hadtransferred to North Vancouver as RegionalTechnician in 1961 after serving on the Islandas a Resident Engineer. Colvin's retirement tothe East Kootenays with anticipated fine fishingwill be the start of a relaxing time for him andhis wife.

WILLIAM JAMES (BILL) BALBIRNIE,Lillooet District Mechanical Foreman, nowenjoying pre-retirement leave, has earned his35-year service award, presented in November.He joined the Public Service in August, 1944as a mechanic at New Denver. He transferredto Lillooet in 1949 as Mechanical Foreman, aposition he held for 30 years until his retire­ment. He is considering a number of vocations,including hisown business . A new fishingoutfitpresented by his fellow employees in Lillooet issure to be used from his cabin headquarters,where he has enjoyed many outdoor activitiesthrough the years .

KEN CUMMINGS,Engineering Assistant inthe Salmon Arm office,went to Victoria last No­vember to receive his 25­year service award. Kenstarted with the Highwaysin December, 1954 on

the survey crew and worked as a labourer, truckdriver, relief stockman and on the bridge crewwhen required . He was promoted to Engineer­ing Aide in 1969 and Engineering Assistant in1977. Ken has lived in Salmon Arm all his lifeexcept for the time spent in the armed forcesduring the Second World War. He is marriedand has two daughters.

WILLIAM MARKEN, a veteran of theNelson District, received his 35-year watch inNovember, 1979. He joined the public serviceat Nelson in June , 1943 as a labourer and in1947, became a shovel-grader-lowbed operator.In 1970 he was promoted to Road Foreman atNelson , a job in which he was confirmed in1971 and which he still holds. He is unique inthat he is from a pioneer Nelson family, havingbeen born in G lade and educated in the district.He was married in 1946 and has two sons. Hishobbies include fishing and watching hockey.

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KEN ROLIN,MachineOperator with the SalmonArm Highways District,went to GovernmentHouse, Victoria , last No­vember and received his25-year service award.Ken started withthe High­ways in Salmon Arm in February, 1954 as aLabourer at the age of 17. He worked his wayup to Driver Trainer and lowbed operator andis presently operating a new Ford tandem low­bed S-7588. Ken likes to fish and water ski andso as not to be outdone, he purchased a newboat this summer to compete with his friends onShuswap Lake.

JOHN HENRY HARDING, former TrafficEngineer for Highways now enjoying pre­retirement leave, received his 35-year watch inNovember, 1979 . John began his career withpart-time work for the former Department ofPublic Works on survey crews out of theNelson office in the mid 1930 's . He graduatedfrom UBC with a degree in civil engineering in1942 and went to work for the federal Depart­ment of Transport building military airportsused to ferry warplanes from U.S.A. to Russiavia the Yukon. He began with the Departmentof Public Works as draftsman on an EastKootenay highway project in 1944, then asRegional Engineer for paving branch, NewWestminster District. In 1945 he left forIowaState College where he obtained a Mastersdegree in traffic engineering. Transferred toVictoria in 1948 and he then headed the firsttraffic branch and later became Director ofTraffic Engineering, a position he held on re­tirement. B.C.'s traffic sign system, many traf­fic engineering policies, started with JohnHarding.

BILL BOUGHEY,Administrative Assistantto the Deputy Minister,received his 35-year ser­vice award and goldwatch inNovember, 1979.Bill began his governmentservice as a Junior Clerk

in the old Public Works general office at head­quarters in 1944 . He later worked five yearseach in the Accounts and Equipment Branches .In 1956 he transferred to the Vancouver areawhere he was Office Manager for the ElectricalInspection Branch and Public Works districtoffice over a period of 11 years. Bill transferredback to Victoria in 1967 as HeadquartersOffice Administrator for Public Works . Hewas promoted to his present position in 1972 .Bill's hobbies are bowling and participation in"Y" activities.

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RICK COX, Stock­man 4, roo Mile House,has been with the High­ways Ministry since 1972when he started in Wil­liams Lake as a Yardman.He transferred to 1oo MileHouse as Stockman in

December, 1973 . Rick's interests are hockey,softball, golf and skiing.Rick was a defensemanwith the Williams Lake Stampeders Inter­mediate "A" hockey team for five years. Rickis married and has a two year old daughter.

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Stockman 2, 100 MileHouse, has been withHighways since 1976.Alstarted as a Labourer in1976 and was reclassifiedto Stockman this year.AI's interests are fishing,hunting, curling and hockey. Before startingwith Highways, he worked for Canada Safe­way. H~ is married and has three children.

BILLMONTGOMERY hasbeen one of the Region 1Property Negotiators forthe last three years . Pre­viously he sold real estatefor five years and is amember of the Profes­sional Division of the Real Estate Institute ofBritish Columbia. Bill was born and educatedin Belfast, Northern Ireland and emigrated toCanada sixteen years ago after serving for threeyears as an engineer in the British merchantnavy. He is married with two children, and hishobbies are cross-country skiing, soccer andhockey.

SURINDERSAHOTA, P.Eng.,startedwith Paving Branch in1969 as an EngineeringAide. In 1971, he was re­classified to an Engineer­ing Assistant and worked

-.11 on various projects in theLower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. Hebecame a registered member of the Associa­tion of Professional Engineers of B.C. in April,1977 and in February, 1978 he won by com­petition the position of Assistant RegionalPavingEngineer in Burnaby. Surinder is marriedand has two sons. He is interested in photo­graphy and boxing and has recently taken upjogging.

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DIANE BURDYNY,Clerk 4, the new Assist­ant District Office Man­ager in Saanich, was re­cently transferred fromCourtenay, whereshewasan officemanager trainee.Diane has workedat New

Westminster, loo Mile House, Cranbrook,Golden and Penticton . She brings wide experi­ence from these various Highways offices, aswell as from the Ministries of Finance, andTravel Industry where she worked previously .Diane is from Victoria, and her parents arehappy to see her return to this city after years ofworking around the Province. Her interestsinclude travelling, photography, sports. Itappears that Diane is planning to stay inVictoria for some time, at least, since her mostrecent project is building herself a house!

BUDLOVERSTROM,Road Foreman "A", isthe Senior Road Fore­man for the 1oo MileHouse District.BudjoinedHighways in 1949 whenit was still the PublicWorks Department. He

started in C~eston as a Labourer and workedhis way up over the next 18 years to Tem­porary Foreman 2. In 1967 Bud transferred toGrand Forks as Road Foreman 2. From therehe went to Golden in 1972 as Road Foreman 4,and then transferred to 100 Mile House in1976. Bud has been married for 31 years andhas three grown children. He is interested inhunting and fishing. Both he and his wife enjoytravelling and they use their fifth wheel trailerextensively during the summer.

-:. -:. -:.LARRY CHURCHILL,Mechanic Foreman, 100Mile House , started withHighways in 1961 as amechanic's helper inWilliams Lake District.He transferred to NewDenver in 1970 as Mech­anic 4, Assistant Shop Foreman. From therehe came to 100 Mile House in 1972 asMechanic Foreman. Before starting with High­ways, Larry worked in the bush as loggingtruckdriver, mechanic helper, and mechanic, andtook his apprenticeship training through a vo­cational school in Calgary. Larry is marriedwith three grown children. His interests arehiking, camping and fishing. He combines allthree on his annual fishing trips to Bella Coolafor steelhead and salmon.

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Road Foreman 2, 1ooMile House, has been em­ployed with Highwayssince 1959. He started asa labourer in Rosslandand worked his way up toPatching Foreman. Hethen transferred to Bowen Island in 1965 asRoad Foreman 1 and then to Texada Island in1966 as Road Foreman 2. In 1976 he wasmoved to 100 Mile House as a Road Foreman2. Beforestarting with Highways, Chuck servedthree years in the R.C.A.F. as an InstrumentTechnician. He has been married 24 years andhas three children. He is active in bowling,curling, golfingand softball. Chuck is the SouthCariboo District Commissioner for the BoyScout organization .

BARRY KIMBLE ,Distr ict BridgeForeman,1oo Mile House, startedwith Highways in 1971as a Bridge Labourer inWilliams Lake. He trans­ferred to 100 Mile Housein 1977 as Bridgeman 3

in charge of the newly formed District bridgecrew. Before starting with Highways, Barrywas a professional photographer in DawsonCreek and served eightyears with the CanadianArmed Forces as a Photographic Techn icianand Transport Operator. Barry's interests in­clude photography, skiing, hunting, and boat­ing. He is also a private pilot and drivesambulance part-time for the Emergency Hos­pital Service. Barry has recently become theRR & Carrier field editor. The high quality ofhis pictures reflect Barry's background inphotography.

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Engineering Aide 1 withthe Geotechnical andMaterials Branch in Vic­toria has worked with theBranch for the past threeyears. Before corning toHighways, Bob worked

for Bapco of Canada where he was head sales­man for all of Vancouver Island. His presentduties include looking after the headquartersmap and airphoto libraries, ordering and bor­rowing airphotos, taking care of materials forreproduction, and transferring mail or materialsfrom the Kingston Street lab to the new BuildingNumber 2. Bob recently underwent open heartsurgery and says he now feels like a new man.Bob is married with four daughters and enjoysdeep sea fishing and photography.

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R. D. PAGE, Regional Traffic Superinten­dent for Regions 1 and 6, is at home convales­cing from open heart surgery. Don , who hasbeen away from work for several months,expects to be able to return to work in two tothree months. His many fellow workers in allparts ofthe provincewishhim a speedy recovery.

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recently started as an En­gineer 2 with the Geo­technical and MaterialsBranch, Terrain Evalu­ation Group , in Victoria.Don came to the branchfrom Edmonton where he

worked for the Ministry of Environment forfive years and Manitoba Hydro for two yearsprior to that. He has a B.Sc. in GeologicalEngineering from the University of Manitobaand is a member of the Professional EngineersAssociation of BritishColumbia. Don is marriedwith two children and enjoys camping, racquet­ball and bridge. On a recent field trip to PrinceRupert, Don was properly introduced to westcoast weather, where 72mm of rain fell in 24hours (he's still trying to dry out).

DAVEKURYLOWICH,Assistant District High­ways Manager, 100 MileHouse, joined the Minis­try in May , 1958 as aChainman for the Con­struction Branch. Dave

worked in Boston Bar on the Trans CanadaHighway between Hell's Gate and JackassMountain before transferring to VancouverIsland for three years, then moved to 100 MileHouse in 1968. He is married withfourchildren,is active in minor sports, enjoys bowling andcurling, and is the Assistant Chief of the 100Mile House Volunteer Fire Department.

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Engineering Aide in theMerritt HighwaysDistrictsmiling for the R.R. andC. camera . Susan cameto the Ministry directlyfrom B.C.I.T., where sheobtained her diploma insurveying, a two year comprehensive course.Susan grew up in Nanaimo and is enjoying thedry hot summers in the Nicola Valley. Herhobbies include fly fishing, needlework andoutdoor activities. Susan recently won a micro­wave oven in a fishing derby which includedKamloops, Merritt and Logan Lakes. Sherecently acquired a German Shepherdlhuskypup.

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YVONNE PERRYhas worked for Highwayssince May, 1979 as avoucher clerk, Office As­sistant 2. She is marriedwith two children, ages 6and 8. Her interests in­clude camping,swimming

and fishing in the summer and cross-countryskiing and curling in the winter. Yvonne'shusband works for the Forestry Service in 100Mile House.

SUSANNECHAMBERLAIN,Engineering Aide I , 100Mile House, began work­ing in September, 1979as a technical assistant.Beforestarting with High­ways, Susanne did draft­ing for a sawmill equipment manufacturer. Sheis married with one child. Her hobbies areriding in horse competitions and playing pool.Susanne would like to further her education inmechanical and design engineering.

DAN SCOONES,Engineering Aide 3, issubdivision inspector forthe Saanich HighwaysDistrict. Dan has workedfor the Ministry of Trans­portation and Highwayssince 1974 while gettinga degree in Psychology. He provided photodocumentation of damage in the Terrace areaduring the flood in 1978. His major interestsinclude teaching Transcendental Meditationwith his wife and playing chess. Dan is a localcelebrity amongst his co-workers for his repre­sentation of Victoria in Provincial and NationalChess Tournaments, and for holding the posi­tion of rating auditor for the Chess Federationof Canada.

DOREEN TALVIO,Office Assistant withAccounts Payable in theMinistry of Transporta­tion and Highways, Sal­mon Arm. Doreen for­merly worked with ShellOil Company in Burna­

by, after which she went to Europe and thenraised a family. Doreen, her husband, Peter,and two teenage boys now live in Sorrento.Doreen's hobbies are horseback riding, cross­country skiing, tennis and hiking. She alsobakes lovely cakes for the office staff.

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ROSALYN JOYCEis Clerk 3 with the Minis­try's Transportation Sec­tion, Payroll Division, inVictoria.Born in Victoria,Rosalyn is a graduate ofClairmontHigh andjoinedthe Hospital InsuranceService in 1966 where she stayed three yearsbefore leaving to raise a family. In July 1979she went to work for Human Resources, then inAugust transferred to transportation account asan: auxiliary. In Novemberofl979 she won thecompetition for Clerk 3 in the same officewhere she is now involved in looking afterpayrolls for different sections of the MotorVehicle Branch. Besides looking after her twoboys, ages 10 and 7, Rosalyn enjoys sewing,walking, bike riding, cooking, and horse racing.

ALLEN MAH joinedRegion 1 as a PropertyNegotiator in April 1979.He was born and broughtup in British Columbiaand is a graduate of theUniversity of British Co­lumbia in Commerce and

Business Administration. Allen was previouslyself-employed in the baking industry beforeentering the real estate appraisal field with theBritish Columbia Assessment Authority . He isa member of the Professional Division of theReal Estate Institute of British Columbia .Allen is married with two children and hisinterests include sports, gardening, cultural artsand crafts, and popular science and technology.

STAN WONG joinedRegion 1 as a PropertyNegotiator in November1978. Graduating fromthe University of BritishColumbiawitha Bachelorof Commerce degree in1974, he gained a posi­

tion with the British Columbia AssessmentAuthority and worked in the Kamloops andDewdney-Alouette areas. He is a member ofthe Professional Division of the Real EstateInstitute of British Columbia. Stan is marriedand has a home in Burnaby, to which hedevoted a great deal of his spare time this pastsummer and fall in carrying out renovations.Apart from home projects, his interests includeskiing, tennis, stamp collecting and stereos.

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STEVE ROWE, NewWestminster District Sur­vey crew, recently trans­ferred to Water ServicesBranch, Ministry of En­vironment, in Oliver, B.C.Steve started with theMinistry of Highways andPublic Works in February, 1977 and hasworked with the New Westminster Districtsince that time. He is an avid sportsman andplayed soccer for the Highways/Environmentteam during the summer of 1979. Steve and hiswife, Dianne, are both scuba divers and playleague softball.

SHANE MURPHY,Engineering Aide, beganwith the Ministry of High­ways, Salmon Arm onOctober I, 1979 as anauxiliaryemployee. Shanetook his arts and sciencein Vernon, architectural/structural drafting in Vancouver and specialcourses in surveying and structural steel detail­ing. He has worked for the District of SalmonArm, OK and B.C. Telephone in Vernon, andB.C.L.S . as a draftsman prior to coming toHighways. His pet peeve is buying used carsthat won't run. He also lives at the base ofSilver Star but doesn 't ski. Shane 's hobbies aresports and stained glass work. He is marriedwith one child.

MIKE WOODCOCK,Engineering Assistant 4,100 Mile House, has beenemployed with Highwayssince 1972. He started asEngineering Aide 1 inNanaimo and transferredto Kamloops in 1973 as

Engineering Aide 3. He transferred to 100Mile House in 1978 . Mike is married and iskept busy building a new home. He also enjoyscross-country skiing, photography and golf.

SHARON CARYK,OfficeAssistant 2. Sharonrecently won the positionof secretary to the tech­nical and regulatory staffin the Merritt HighwaysDistrict. Prior to movingto Merritt she was busi­

ness manager and bookkeeper with SchoolDistrict Number 57, Prince George. Havinglived most ofherlife in the Vancouver area, andafter trying the long cold winters of PrinceGeorge , she has now found the perfect locationfor enjoying her outdoor interest: backroadcamping trips, fishing, gold panning, swimmingand snow skiing, all within a few minutes ofhome.

GORDON RODNEY \began work for Highways "in 1964 as a Labourer inthe Region3 Q-22 crusher.He was an operator onthe crusher for three yearsprior to moving to theQueen Charlotte Islandsas Crusher Foreman in 1968 . He was inStewart for one year as Road and CrusherForeman and then back to Region 3 in 1971again with Q-22 Crusher as Operating Fore­man. With a break at Kootenay Pass Camp in1972, he remained as Crusher Foreman till lastspring. In April 1979 he became Creston'sDistrict Co-Ordinator. Gordon is married withtwo sons and one daughter. He enjoys hunting,fishing and is a regular player in the men's funhockey team.

SAM BURNSTEIN,OfficeAssistant 2, MerrittHighways District, wonthe position in December,1978. Sam previouslyworked at CraigmontMines in Merritt as anAccounting Clerk, Per­sonnel Clerk, Statistician Clerk for II years.Previously he was in the Royal Canadian Navyfor five years as an Administrative Clerk . Samis married with two children aged II and 3. Hishobbies include fishing, camping, gardeningand playing the guitar.

MARGIE DRIER,Clerk 3 with Victoria'sDriver's Exam SpecialProgram Section, hasbeen with the Motor Ve­hicle Branch since 1965 ,starting out with the Sus­pension / Reinstatement

Section. She later transferred to the FinancialResponsibilitySectionand fromthere to Driver'sExams, where she is now responsible for filing,typing, and answering telephone inquiries andcorrespondence for driver training schools andthe certification program. She is a graduate ofthe Sprott Shaw Business School. Margie wasborn in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, and moved toCourtenay at the age of 10. When not working,she enjoys going to the Spa, the Beta Sigma PhiSociety and looking after her teenage daughter .

PETE PRENTICE,Driver Examiner 2, hasbeen with the MotorVehicle section of theMinistry for 15 years , thelast six and a half in theKelowna office. Pete en­joys square dancing in hisfree time and is a caller of some note in theOkanagan. Pete is also an auxiliary R.C.M .P.officer and this occupies a considerable amountof his after-work time.

On April 25, 1980RON MARSDEN,Manager of the MotorVehicle Branch, RevenueRecords Section, in Vic­toria will have spent 20

•years with the Branch.Born and educated inVan­

couver, Ron spent five years with the RoyalBank before joining the Branch in Abbotsfordas a Clerk 2. He later served in both Point Greyand Georgia Street offices before moving toVictoria . He was promoted to his presentposition in February, 1967. Ron is a graduateof the Camosun College business administra­tion course, also the one year governmentsponsored public administration course. Marriedwith two children, Ron's interests include stampcollecting, working in the outdoors and the Es­quimalt Lions Club, of which he is the ThirdVice-President.

WINONA WESTONis a Cashier with the Vic­toria Motor Licence Of­fice. Born in Winnipeg,Winona came to BritishColumbia at the age oftwo and, prior to startingwith the Branch one and

a half years ago, was supervisor for a ladiesapparel firm in British Columbia and Alberta.A mother of four, with one grandson, Winonasays she is happy in the service, and herhobbies include golfing and fishing.

There aren't too manyaround who remember,butCHRISTINE WllLS,Office Assistant 2 withthe Motor VehicleBranchin Victoria,was Miss B.C.Government for 1958.Christine was one of eight

finalists in the competition and had to sing inthe Memorial Arena before 3,000 people. Bornin London, England, she came to Canada in1947. From 1956 to 1960 she worked with theB.C. Government as a teletype operator, thenleft in 1960 to raise a family. From 1973 to1977 she worked with the Manitoba Govern­ment and upon returning to Victoria in late1977, went to work with the Motor VehicleBranch as an Auxiliary Clerk. In April thefollowingyear she gained a permanent positionwith the Motor Vehicle Records Section whereshe is currently a typist and sorter of mail andout-of-province registrations. Christine has threechildren and her outside activities include dan­cing and singing. She is a member of the GraceLutheran Choir and has also sung with theVictoria Operatic Society.

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an OfficeAssistant 2 withDriver Records in theVictoria headquarters ofthe Ministry's MotorVehicle Branch. Kellieworked with the HealthMinistry for eight monthscoming to the Motor Vehicle Branch two and ahalf years ago. She was born in Vancouver buthas lived in Victoria most of her life. Herhusband is a Saanich policeman . Kellie'shobbies include skiing and travelling.

DONNACUNNINGHAM is anEngineering Aide 2 withthe Geotechnical andMaterials Branch in Vic­toria . She is a graduategeographer from the Uni­versity of Victoria and is

currently working in the drafting section doingsuch things as research for geological informa­tion, geological hazards, soils information andcartography for training manuals, subdivisionsite investigations and large scale mappingprojects. Donna and her husband were theproud parents of a baby girl last May. Sheenjoys sailing, gourmet cooking, sewing andworking around the yard .

KABEL ATWALL,Engineering Assistant,began work in the Cres­ton District Office lastyear processing subdivi­sions and permits. Kabelis a native Victorian andis also a University ofVictoria graduate in Geography. Before comingto Creston he worked two years with the Geo­technical Branch in Burnaby. While he isinterested in all sports, his favourite pastime isflying.

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Driver Examiner 2 in theKelowna Office, has beenwith Highways for fiveyears in Kamloops, andfour years with MotorVehicles in Vancouver.He is noted for his con­

tinuous smile that fills the halls of the CourtHouse. Bud enjoys his back yard orchard and isa genuine hobby farmer in his free time.

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RICK BOYD, Tech­nical Assistant 3, cameto Design and SurveyBranch, Region 6 via theMinistry of Forests. Sincegraduating from B.C.I.T.,Rick has worked for thegovernment and plans on

making this a career. He enjoys golfing andother sports activities and also hits a home runat least once every softball game. Rick wasrecently married, he and his wife are enjoyingNanaimo very much.

KATHYDRAKEisaReceptionist with theTransportation Engineer­ing Branch of the Minis­try in Victoria. Besidesher duties as Reception­ist, Kathy looksafter filingand issues air tickets totruck drivers. Born in Burnaby and educated inCoquitl am, Kathy came to the Branch fiveyears ago. Her main outside interest at themoment is her tennis lessons.

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HAMMERBACK beganwith Highways in 1969as a Chainman with theDesignand SurveyBranchonVancouverIsland.Brianworked in various loca­tions in the Province for

the next eight years before settling in Crestontwo years ago. He works on the District surveycrew and in the Highways office, and periodi­cally is Assistant Avalanche Coordinator onthe Creston-Salmo Highway. Brian is marriedwith two children. He enjoys playing hockeyand fishing.

ROY GARRETT,Weighmaster, Port MannScale, is no stranger tothe trucking business. Hedrove for 4l-2 years in theArmy Service Corps dur­ing World War II andfrom 1943 to 1960 hedrove trucks in Alberta and British Columbia.Born in Coleman, Alberta, Roy came to BritishColumbia to live in 1956 and has been workingwith the Weigh Scale Branch since 1960. He ismarried with three children and spends hisspare time as a part-time farmer and a soccercoach.

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Property Negotiator, Na­naimo, started with theMinistry in May and wona regular position in Sep­tember, 1979. He soldreal estate for many years,as well as owning his owncompany for two years . Jim is a native ofNanaimo and is well known for his guitarplaying and singing. He is married with twochildren and states he enjoys working for theMinistry very much.

"* "* "*JIM MacPHERSON,Technical Assistant 3,Region6, wonthe positionthrough competition lastsummer. Jim came fromthe Quesnel districtoffice.Previous to joining theMinistry of Transporta­

tion and Highways, he worked with a landsurveyor. His hobbies include curling, bowlingand skiing. He also has "won the hearts " ofseveral of the office staff by giving away hisSamoyd-St. Bernard cross pups. Jim is marriedwith one child.

"* "* "*GLORIA MORRIS,

OfficeAssistant 2, Region6, came fromthe AttorneyGeneral's Ministry inNanaimo, after success­fully winning a competi­tion. Gloria is secretaryto the Regional Mechani­cal Superintendent. Her hobbies are sewing,cooking and music. Gloria is married and keepsbusy decorating her new home. She grew up inAlberta and moved to British Columbia in1975 . Among her varied jobs was a year and ahalf spent working in Boston, Mass., as asecretary for a private consulting firm.

LINDA AVRAM,CLERK 3 in the Minis­try's Transportation pay­roll section , was born andeducated in Saskatoonand came to British Co­lumbia in 1969. Sheworked for a group of

consulting engineers beforejoining the Ministryof Human Resources payroll and social assist­ance in August, 1977 . She joined the MotorVehicle Branch on November 20, 1978. Lindahas completed the first two years of the CGAcourse at Cam osum College which includescommercial law, accounting and math courses .She has four children, all girls, and when timepermits, she likes to read , crochet, knit swimand bowl.

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Because they are particularly busy people it is arare occasion when you can photograph the AirServices Bran ch Chief ofOperations, Jack M cNeil/,left ; Director, Phil Perry, centre, and ChiefofMain­tenance, John Jameson, all together, so we tookadvantage ofthe occasion on this bright sunny day atthe Patricia Bay Airport.

Delegates to the recentRegionalPersonnel Officersconference in Victoriapose on the stepsof the Legislative Buildings. In attendance were, left to right, top row: Jack Sutherland,Kamloops; Jim Lawrence, Burnaby;EarlLloyd, Nelson . Middle row:Bill Higgins, Victoria;Keith Malcolm, Victoria;Jack Doddridge, Prince George; Blake Minifie, Nana imo;DennisJenkinson, Terrace;Al Limacher, Victoria. Front row:Rob Dyson, Victoria; Cathie Watts,Victoria; Dave Coton, Victoria; Liz McKinlay, Victoria; Shirley Vivian, Victoria; andBarry Wilton, who missed the picture taking event only.

100 Mile District Bridge crewpauseforphoto sessionon Churn Creek Suspension Bridge. Left to right areGary Sinal, Bridge Labourer; Ken Wiens, BridgeLabourer; Larry Bertrand, Bridge Labourer; andBarry Kimble, Bridge Foreman. Missing is DaleChadsey, Bridgeman 1.

Creston District Bridge crew take time out to posefor the RR&C cameraman. Left to right, back row,they are TerryClark, Labourer; Harry Tkach, Bridge­man. Front row: Joe Romano, Bridgeman and EdTurner, Bridge Foreman. Missing from the picture isJoe Moman, Bridgeman.

REINHARDMUELLER, Techni­cian 1, Region 6, De­sign and Survey, hasworked with the Minis­try since 1970. Rein­hard came from a mo-

<. .I bile crew to the regionaloffice this past summer. He is married withtwo children and his hobbies are sports andcoaching junior soccer. Reinhard plans onmaking a career with the provincial govern­ment.

Corrections in Fall 1979 issue, page 6,David R. Ryte should read Kyte, and on page27, Elmer Winning should read Winnig.

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JOYCE TRUDEU­CONE, Property Nego­tiator, started withHigh­ways in 1976 as a Doc­umentation Clerk inNelson . She became aProperty Negotiator inMay, 1977 and trans­ferred to the Nanaimo Regional Office inAugust, 1979. Joyce is married and she andRichard are enjoying their little island in thePacific, landscaping and gardening on theiracre of property.

FRED THOMPSON,Technician I, Region6, was transferred fromVictoria and has workedwith Design and Sur­vey Branch since 1961in such places as Stew­art, Cassiar and Vic­

toria. He coaches little league baseball aswell as fishing and hunting. Fred is marriedwith three children and lives in Duncan.

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ART SPENCER,Weighmaster , PortMann Scale, was bornin McLean, Saskat­chewan and came toBritish Columbia in1948. Prior to joiningthe Weigh Scale Branchat Hunter Creek Scale near Hope, Art was aguard at Oakalla Prison. When not working,Art likes to prospect, collect coins, fish andhunt.

The travel recording centre, operated bystaff of the Ministry 's Air Services Branch,has been moved to 503 Government Street inVictoria . Formerly located in the basement ofthe main Parliament Building, the centre wasmoved to provide more space for the Sergeant­At-Arms Office.

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"C" Event winners werefrom West Bank in Kamloops Bonspiel are leftto right, Julie Parrent, third; Bert Parrent, skip; Diane Moore, lead; andJerry Moore, second.

"B" Event winners werefrom Kelowna in Kamloops Bonspiel wereleftto right, Wilf McDonald, second; Lila McDonald, lead; Ellen Talbot,third; and Arnold Talbot, skip.

Kamloops District 2nd Annual Midnite Mixed Bonspiel last fall andwas a great success. Shown here are the "A" Event winnersfrom LoganLake. Left to right are Pearl Isberg, lead; Stan Isberg, second; MaryJohnson, third; Fred Johnson, skip and Wally Pidskalny, making thepresentation.

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Road Foreman Lloyd Garlack, Dease Lake District, presents an un­official 2D-yearservice award to Machine Operator Willy Williamsfor20 years service, all in Dease Lake. Local opinion maintains that 20years in Dease Lake is equivalent to 25 years anywhere else.

Neil Vickers, Senior Traffic Operations Technician at Headquarters,made some long-distance phone calls from his home last September, buthegot his money back - and then some. Neil was recently notified he hadwon a trip for two people to anywhere in the world served by Air Canada,plus $2,000 in expense money, in a B.C. Telephone Co. contest. The rulesstated that any customer making three or more calls from a residentialphone in a 10-week period was eligible to enter the contest. One offivewinners in British Columbia, Neil and his wife, Joan, (a former staffmember in the Ministry's personnel office) received their prize January21. They had considered the Olympic Games in Moscow, but in view ofthe world situation, a sunny holiday in the West Indies seemed a morerelaxing choice.

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John Anderson, Road Foreman in Houston, Burns Lake District, hasa hobby that makes time fly. He makes clocks, all constructed withdifferent woods collected in his travels. He also makes beautiful burltables, both clocks and tables are finished with fibreglass. His otheractivities include curling and golfing. John and his wife, Allison, havefour children and four grandchildren. He joined Highways in 1960 atTerrace, and then went to Salvus Camp, gaining practical expertise inavalanches. In 1974, John was transferred to his present position inHouston.

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Are you one oJ these pioneer road builders working on the Ward PassDiversion on the Bear RiverRoad in the Stewart area? Equipment consistsoJpry bars, p icks, shovels and hands, pl us a modern 1938 V-8 Ford, Model49 two-ton truck. Photo is looking south.

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Downtown Burns Lake reconstruction ojHighway 16 is a continuingprocess. Top, work on the highway inprogress in the mid 1920's and. inset,reconstruction in 1979. None of the old buildings are still existing .

Recent superannuant Bill Balbirnie, Lillooet, supplied this photo ojHighways Jour-ton trucks on their way to Cloverdale from Windso r in1953. Twenty men brought two vehicles each in this piggy-back operation.The trip was the only one ojits kind.

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Those who regard petitions for new road connections recent phenomenamay find this 1903 letter from the Victoria Driving Club and VictoriaTourist Association of interest. The specific name references are betterknown to Victoria residents, but the words are familiar to those of us inany part of the Province - then and now.

Victoria, B.C.April 28th, 1903

To The Honourable,The Chief Commissioner of Lands & Works

Dear Sir:

We, the undersigned, being the executive committee of the VictoriaDriving Club and Victoria Tourist Association respectively, beg leave toaddress you, on behalf of our organizations, in connection with openingup a piece of roadway, connecting Oak Bay with Cadboro' Bay road andCadboro' Bay, in order to avoid the present very circuituous route ofhaving to travel halfway up Oak Bay Avenue, thence via Foul Bay Roadto Cadboro' Bay Road, thence some distance to the right, past theWillows to arrive at the same point at which this new piece of road we arepetitioning for would come out and shorten the distance covered fromabout one mile to only a few hundred yards. We have not approached youwithout first being ascertained the general feeling in connection with thissmall piece of work, and are presenting this request with the knowledgethat we have behind us the unanimous wishes, not only of the electors of

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Early in 1918 the residents ofArrow Park and East Arrow Park onUpperArrow Lakepetitioned the governmentfor aferry service. They wereunsuccessful in their request after the District Engineeradvised that, as thebusiness transacted was ofa local nature, and as the area was served byC.P.R. boats three times a week, there was no need for a ferry. In thefollowing years more petitions were submitted. In one of these it wasreported that the C.P.R. charged $4.05 to transport a man and his teamacross 1,000 feet of water while passengers were charged SOt.

During 1926 the Department ofPublic Works called tenders and laterawarded a ferry charter to John Robins. Atfirst he operated his ferry 12hours a day for $125. a month, as all found.

South Victoria, but the entire population of Victoria City as well.Strenuous efforts are being put forth by ourselves and various otherorganizations to attract tourist travel this summer and we would urge youto have this work done before the rush commences . South VictoriaDistrict has been bountifully dealt with by Nature in the matter ofscenery and the sections of Oak Bay and Cadboro' Bay are entirelydependent on their future for tourist travel and those from the Cityseeking a seaside home and we know that no expenditure in that districtwould be so welcome or so beneficial, as the fewhundred dollars requiredto open up a short connection between the two Bays. Nearly everyonethat owns a horse and rig and every tourist that visits Victoria, is in thehabit of driving along the sea front from Dallas Road round to Oak Bay,and there, when in close proximity to Cadboro' Bay, the most lovely spoton Vancouver Island, the roads are so laid out, that they are practicallyforced to turn up Oak Bay Avenue and back to the City, missing scenerythat is the pride of every Victorian and that cannot be excelled in theWorld.

Were this piece of road built, we believe that 99% of those driving,would continue their course along to Cadboro' Bay and there can be nodoubt that the result would mean the building of many pretty summerhomes about that spot, to the great benifit of all. We feel sure that this factalone will show you the very great and urgent need of granting thispetition and should you do so, we only pray that the work may be carriedout without any delay and before our summer season commences.

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Theferry was made up ofa log raft that was moved by agasoline poweredlaunch. After a near accident with this ferry, the Department built a40'X14' wooden barge that had a threecar capacity. The abovephotographshows the barge in August, 1931, not long after it began operating.

The charter arrangement continued until 1950 when the Departmentinstalled a cable ferry and Mr. Robins became the ferryman.

With the building ofthe Keenleyside Dam at Castlegar and subsequentflooding ofthe Arrow Lakes, the ferry was sold to B.C. Hydro and PowerAuthority. Later they transferred it to Canadian Cellulose, who had tomaintain access to their tree farm licences on the west side of the lake.During 1974 the cable ferry was transferred back to the Ministry.

Photo and story by Frank A. Clapp

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DEASE LAKERemote Highway District in Northwest B.C.

George Dale John Mortimer Lloyd Garlock. Joe Blackburn,Kazakoff. Nordstrom, Dis trict Road Foreman Ma chineDistrict High- District Coordinator Operatorways Ma nager Technician

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Dease Lake has been a full fledged Districtsince the beginning of the 1979 fiscal year,looking after the maintenance of some 771kilometres of gravel and 101 kilometres ofpavement. The number of personnel totals

Jim Ted about 90 though there are the usual seasonal Herb Holm, Sterling ColleenJensen , Skubovious, fluctuations. Dease Lake , at the south end of a Construction Si mpso n. Williams.Road Foreman Bridge Forema n deep , cold, thirty-mile-long lake, is an isolated Foreman Road Foreman Recept ionist

community of about three hundred people. Tothe north of the District dry sandy pine flatsstretch to the Yukon border and small lakesabound. At Good Hope Lake, rugged moun-tain s, lakes and narrow valley floors stretchsouth to the north end of Dease Lake. South ofthe community, the traveller climbs to fourthousand feet over Gnat Pass and drops rapidly

Pat A rmstrong, into the Stikine Valley. The highway crosses at Chu ck Phill ips Terry Ross Tammy HoltzTemporary the upstream limits of the Stikine Canyon Mech an ic Mechanic StockmanRoad Forema n which stretches to Telegraph Creek. He even- Assistant

tually leaves the District at Deltaic Creekwhich flows into the Bell-Irving River, namedafter an uncle of the B.C. Governor-General.After leaving Dease Lake for Telegraph Creekand Glenora, there is a marked climatic changeand accompanying vegetation change . Thedeep dry canyon country of the Tuya, Tahltanand Stikine are so impressive that it is hard to

Mike Frazier Floyd Bennett believe you are in northwest B.C. and not Neil Cowles. Mat Jacobsen. Jack Green.Yardman Signma n Arizona. Ma chine Bridgeman Machine

Tucked away in the northwest comer of the Operator Operator

.....~District is Atlin, another small communitybuilt on a gentle slope on the east side of AtlinLake . The coastal range dominates the westernhorizon and it is likea coastal fishingcommunity.

Maintenance has its own headaches rangingfrom the hazardous dusty sections in the sum-mer to large local snowfalls in the winter .

Bob Len Bagley, Winters are varied , and long-time residents Harold Colwell. Bill Wood. R ichard Mroc h,Vandlevberg, Labourer often say that they have never seen two the Ma chine District Office LabourerBridgeman same. Snow is on the ground for six months of Operator Manager

the year and winter maintenance is thereforeimportant. The majority of the bridges aresingle lane Baileys which require constantattention by the bridge crew. Even the steeldecked bridges take a beating from the heavyindustrial traffic . Even though this is a moun-tainous district, avalanche threats are few andare restricted to the area south of Bob Quinn

George Wayne Lake . It can be seen that even though Dease is Allan PeterRobinson, Danie lson, an isolated District it does not present too Allan Marion, Norstrom. Landsdown,Machi ne Machine many maintenance problem s other than those Mach ine Ma chine EngineeringOperator Operator resulting from the climate variations. Operator Operator Assistant

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SteveQuigley,Engineering Aide

RossMcKenzie,Labourer

Al AdamsMachineOperator

ArnieCockerill,Yardman

Bob Boesch,Labourer

LomeWasmuth,Mechanic

Ed Brooks,MachineOperator

Dan Goodwin,MachineOperator

Reg Jefferson,MachineOperator

Mike Raabis,Mechanic

Frank Walker,Labourer

Dave Greer,Mechanic

Morris Bisson,MachineOperator

Andy Bisson,MachineOperator

Larry Johnny,MachineOperator

Jack Green,MachineOperator

Tom Warran.Labourer

Tom Attree,Mechanic

Jonathan John McPhee, Willie Williams,Moffoot, Machine MachineEngineering Aide Operator Operator

Missing when these photographs were taken were Ken Kelly, MechanicForeman and Vic Cyre, Stockman.

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"FITFEST 79"Ministry employees in Victoria successfully participated in the "Octo­

ber Fitfest '79" which was organized by the Ministry of Health. TheMinistry won the award for the most participants achieving the requiredpoints in competition with 16 other Ministries . The competition was heldduring a three week period in October when all Provincial Governmentemployees in Victoria were encouraged to participate in some form ofregular physical activity. Records were awarded for various physicalactivities, each participant received a button at the beginning of theprogram and a reward button, if successful. Two committees of employeesrepresenting Transportation and Highways were active during this program.

Transportation Fitfest committee, left to right: Grace Teel, Motor VehicleDivision; Gloria Thistle, Motor Vehicle Inspection; Doug Foster, AccountsPayable; Carol Leung, Personnel Services.

Highways Fitfest committee, left to right:Ken Wells, General Office;KenMcDonald, Equipment; Bill Dale, Design and Surveys; Bill Boughey,Executive; Wayne Wischaruk, Contract Documents, Middle row: LarryKoper, Design and Surveys; Linda Stringer, Paving; Dan Penman,Insurance and Claims; Don Lister, Geotechnicaland Materials. Front row:Paul Bowler, Bridge; Gloria Bennett, Traffic;Carol-Ann Benson, Mainten­ance; Jane Porter, Finance; Dave Miller, General Office. Missing frompicture: Shirley Vivian, Personnel;Brenda Novak, Property Services;LeoDowler, Building Services;Richard Dixon, Planning; Leo Kung, HighwaySafety; Norm ZapJ, Construction,

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John Taylor, ChiefPilot with the Ministry 's Air Services Branch, setsup a program for the flight simulator which is used for providingadvanced navigational training specifically related to B.C. locations, aswell as emergency and other operational training. Different situationscan be programmed into the unit to provide intensive training inprocedures which a pilot might not otherwise experience except in anemergency. The unit reduces the use ofaircraft, which means savings onfuel , maintenance costs and depreciation, and provides pilots with ahigher level of training. (Insert shows exterior rear and front views ofsimulator.)

Seminars for principles of supervision in the Highway technologytraining program are again being conducted throughout each Region thiswinter-spring. Pictured above is a group from Region 1 with B. Ctl.T.Industry Services instructor, Art Hives.

Back row, left to right: Al Funk, Road Foreman, Cultus Lake; AbeWiebe, Bridge Foreman, Rosedale; Frank Rideout, Bridge Paint Fore­man, Burnaby; Archie Mclntyre, Mechanical Foreman, Gibsons; SteveHusband, Engineering Aide, Chilliwack; Don Rutley, Road Foreman,Rosedale. Middle row: Eric Douglas, Road Foreman, Squamish; JackLeighton, Engineering Aide, Gibsons; Mike Skands, Engineering Assist­ant, Design and Survey, Sechelt; Bill Loik, Mechanical Foreman, NorthVancouver; Rankin Smith, Supervisor, Bridge Inspection Unit; JackJeyes, Engineering Assistant, Geotechnical and Materials; HelmutTepper, Bridge Paint Foreman, Burnaby. Front row: Gurmal Kainth,Technician, Design and Survey, Burnaby; Dean McGregor, Technician,Cloverdale; Ray DeGrajJ, Engineering Assistant, Gibsons; An Hives,Course Instructor, B.C.I.T.; Lou Garay, District Construction Techni­cian, Squamish; Neil Woodman, Engineering Assistant, Design andSurveys, Burnaby.

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Last September, the Kelowna District Health and Safety Committeesponsored a fire extinguisher operation course and arranged for allKelowna Highway District personnel to attend the short program put onby Lt. Gerry Zimmerman of the city fire department. Photo shows LeeBlacke, Mechanic 3 having a try at putting out agasfire, while a group ofoperators await their turn.

The quick thinking, prompt action and good mem­ory of Ministry Machine Operator BILL STUBBSprobably saved a woman driver's life on the NewWestminster Highway on December 6. Bill, amachine operator from the New Westminster High­way District, was westbound in his sweeper betweenNo.6 and No.7 Roads when he saw an approachingvehicle swerve and land upside-down in a water

filledditch on the north side of the road. The car was partially submerged inthe water and the driver obviously trapped. Bill's actions were sure andpositive. He stopped his sweeper, radioed for an ambulance, the police andthe fire department, then approached the overturned vehicle to find thelady hysterical and trapped. At this point, Bill's memory was jogged. Herecalled a crane which he had just seen in the backed up traffic at theaccident scene. He sent a motorist to get the crane and driver, and, by useof the crane's cable, the damaged vehicle was lifted from the ditch and thedriver was freed. Bill Stubbs' action was a commendable act, worthy ofrecognition and he joins other Highway workers in a growing fraternityof rescuers .

Only "luck" can describe what happened to a couple on the TransCanada Highway in the Fraser Canyon recently. It also points out theneed for continous defensive driving techniques. The couple, in thisinstance, came around a curve in the highway and met a stream ofvehicles approaching from the opposite direction. Some of the vehicleswere trucks. The driver ofthe car in question saw one ofthe approachingcars swerve to miss something on the highway. The truck behind the car,however, did not swerve and the driver saw what turned out to bea piece ofone-and-a-half-inch angle iron flip from the approaching truck's tiresand headfor his windshield. There was no place to go - the line oftrajJicon one side and an embankment on the other. The piece of iron flewthrough the air, passed through his windshield and imbedded itselftwoinches into the dash ofhis car. The driver and his wife escaped injury.

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MINISTRY TRAINING PROGRAM IN ORBIT

Six Electrical District employees recently met at the Region 1 office inBurnaby to receive apprenticeship and journeyman electrician Certifi­zates presented by the District Manager H.H. Gutteridge. Also inutendance were the Regional Highway Engineer M.J. O'Connor, andthe Regional Maintenance Operations Manager R. W Veitch to con­;ratulate the employees who had completed a four year program ofschooland on-the-job training. At the conclusion ofthis course they wroteexams to certify theirjourneyman status and also provide interprovincialtickets. Left to right, standing: H.H. Gutteridge, WR. Scott, Kevin"Kirkland, MJ. O'Connor, B. W Howe, R. W Veitch. Front row: T.F.Rooney, T.D. Edwards and MJ. Jobling.

Aircraft EngineerArt Cam works onthe Beechcraft (Trudewind) Turboprop atthe Victoria airport,headquarters of theMinistry's Air Ser­vices Branch.

OBITUARY

The ANIK-B project was set up by B.C.I.T . through the formerMinistry of Education, Science and Technology in cooperation with theFederal Ministry of Communications . The highway courses became a partof the program when our Ministry was asked to participate in the project.The training section of the Ministry 's personnel programs branch co­ordinated the participation in the special program and W.N. Quarry of thetraining staff instructs one of the courses. The highway courses form only apart of the curriculum . In addition, there are also a number of professionaldevelopment and full credit B.C.I.T. and University of Victoria coursesoffered on the system.

The project is being run on an experimental basis until May, 1980, butthere is every indication that it could become a permanent part of theeducation system, providing educational programs to all parts of theProvince .

The Ministry 's Highway Technology Training Program moved into thespace age last October with the delivery of three of the program courses viathe ANIK-B communications satellite. Using the experimental ANIK-BInteractive Instructional Television system, about 100 employees areattending classes in geology and soils, survey, and concrete technology.From October, 1979 until the end of May , 1980, at scheduled times duringthe week, television lectures are beamed live from a classroom studiocentre at the B.C. Institute of Technology via the ANIK-B satellite tospecial classrooms set up at the community colleges in Cranbrook,Dawson Creek, Fort St. John , Port Alberni, Prince George, Prince Rupertand Terrace. Students are able to view the lecture and converse with theinstructor and other students exactly as they would in a regular classroomby a special long distance telephone system which uses either the satelliteor an open B.C. Telephone Company land line set up for the purpose.

The Francois Lake Ferry crew and all the Burns Lake District staffwere saddened by the recent death of ROBERT THIESSEN in a caraccident. Robert was only 19 years old and had been employed for 18months as a deck hand on the ferry .

Region 2 Weigh Scale Supervisor Art Currierpoints to afamily offourswallows which has adopted the Patullo Bridge weigh scale station as itshome. Just before this picture was taken, it is believed the mother flew offto get an overheight permit.

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MISCELLANY

Top, the exterior view 0/ the new Saanich District office buildinglocated in the Royal Oak shopping centre. It is a marked contrast/romthe humble beginnings at 280 West Burnside Road to the present 688 m2

ofwell-lit, spacious, air-conditioned office accommodation/or27people.The original office/or a stqffofsix was located in a 40 year old building.As the years went by the growing staffwere placed in trailers, until aninterim move to 661 BurnsideRoad in 1977. Above, the receptionist area,Judy Gerard, Office Assistantat the switchboardandNaidine Hethering­ton, District Stenographer.

L aurel Robinson, Key Operator in the Ministry 's Vehicle Branchpersonalized number plate program, holds up a shining new sample 0/the pers »nalized licence plates being offered now to the public.

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The Ministry's Transportation headquarters at 2631 Douglas Streetin Victoria recently received a badly needed/ace lift. For those who willneed to recognize the building infuture, the colours are beige, dark yellowand brown trim, with dark pink doors.

TIPS ON BUYING THAT NEW CAR(From Gerry Brown, Director 0/

Motor Vehicle Inspection Division)

If you are in the market for that new car, youmight consider the following:

1. Is the present car no longermeetingyour need?2. Are you concerned about safety?3. Is it costing more than you can afford?

If the answer is "yes", look for a replacementbut before you do, think again.

• What can you really afford, in cash, or in monthly loan payments?(Don't forget, a small new car is a more economical purchase than a bigused one. Insurance is less.... you save on gas, oil, tires, etc., andwarranty coverage may be longer.)

• What kind of transportation do you require? (How many people toaccommodate?)

• Check Consumer Reports in the nearest library for the best ratedand most economical vehicle, keeping in mind the rising price ofgasoline.

• Test drive and compare at least three different cars in the categoryyou are after.

• Ensure that the vehicle is in top working order before driving off. (Itwill be harder to have adjustments done later.)

• Buy in the middle of winter when the weather is bad, or during a hot,dry summer when business is down. Selling cars is seasonal.

• Above all, choose a reputable dealer, it willpay you to check around.

B.C. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEESCOMMUNITY SERVICES FUND ON THE JOB

It was a record for the Ministry of Transportation, and HighwaysHeadquarters Component and the Saanich District Highways employeesin the B.C. Government Employees' Community Service Fund 1980campaign. A total of 52 percent of employees in the group contributed bypayroll deduction - the largest percentage of employees in major sizedministries contributing. Well over$20,OOOwill therefore be raised to assistcharitable organizations serviced by the BCGECSF - again a record forthe ministry. All staff are to be congratulated for this method ofcontributing to such worthy causes - thanks to canvassers and staffworking for all of us. Ministerial representatives responsible for the admin­istrative details of the fund drive were Bill Allen and Heinz Schwarz.

Community Services Fund canvassers, left to right, top row: CathyColvin, Office Assistant, Driver Licence Division; Susan Page, ClerkSteno, Transport Policy Analysis; Jocelyn Wanless, Office Assistant,Motor Vehicle Division; Diane Lestock-Kay, Clerk, Driver LicenceDivision; Ada Bleackley, Office Assistant, Motor Vehicle Inspection;Judy Dinn, Clerk, Personnel Services; Rosalyn Joyce, Clerk, PayrollOffice; Florance Ball, Office Assistant 1, Telecommunications. Frontrow: Lorie Newstead, Clerk, Driver Licence Division; Peter Bray, AuditAccountant, Motor VehicleDivision; Heinz Schwarz, Director ofFinan­cial Services; Bill Allen, Administrative Assistant; Mike Ferguson,Clerk, Motor Vehicle Division.

H.L. Popoff, District Highways Manager, Cranbrook, cutting theribbon on the new Wasa Bridge at the junction ofKootenay-ColumbiaHighway 93/95 and Kimberley Highway 95A in August, 1979. The bridgeis 175 metres long ofprestressed concrete girder construction. Left toright:D.F. Jameison, Machine Operator;L.L. Beller, Machine Operator;E.D. Pendray, Machine Operator; Orben Steinwandt, Sign Mainten­ance Man; Cranbrook Road Crew;Ron Smith, Inspector for Fenco Con­sultants; Jorgen Anderson, Foreman, Grimwood; Torben Anderson,Employee, Grimwood; H.F. Popoff, District Highways Manager; R.L.J.Touzin, Machine Operator, Kimberley Road Crew. Contract completedby A.R. Grimwood Ltd. and Russwood Construction Limited in theamountof$1,978,858. The old Wasa Bridge No. 213 was built in 1955, alog stringer structure 211.6 m long and 4.9 m wide. Prior to the buildingof the old bridge in 1955, the traffic used the C.P.R. railway bridge.

TRANSFERS (cont.)

NORM ALLEN, Road Foreman in the CrestonDistrict, received a farewell gift presented by BobJackman, District Highways Manager, on behalf ofhis fellow employees. Norm was transferred from theCrawford Bay area to Revelstoke as Foreman 3. Hehad been in Crawford Bay for the past two years .

A.L. (SCOTTY) FREEBAIRN, Regional Main­tenance Operations Manager, was transferred toRegion 6 this past summer from Prince George.Scotty started with Highways in 1951 and hasserved in many areas of the province, from as farsouth as Victoria to as far north as Prince George .Scotty is married with two children, he and his wife,Peg, are thoroughly enjoying Nanaimo, particularly

because of the year round golfingand he is hoping to improve his handicapconsiderably.

Highways officecanvassers, B. C. Government Employees CommunityService Fund, left to right: Dewis Rozell, Bridge; Walt Chamberlain,Finance; Linda Pengelly, TroJ]icand Paving; Heinz Schwarz, Transpor­tation; Rosanne Maslanko, Construction; BillA lien, Executive; KathrynAmet, Maintenance; Ron Grant, Planning; Ivan 'Grof Geotechnical andMaterials; Cliff Parker, General Office; Dan Penman, Insurance andClaims. Seated: Rita Fischer, Property Services; Flora Cowland, Equip­ment; Alana Shillington, Contract Documents. Missing from picture:Earl Shepherd, Design and Surveys; Shirley Vivian, Personnel; LeslieMorris, Building Services; Leo Kung, Highway Safety; Cy Tognella,Saanich District.

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ON THE JOB ...

A mud slide on Highway 33, 33.5 km north ofBeaverdell, that cost theMinistry in excess of$10,000 in equipment and labour to reopen thissection ofthe highway. This mishap, which occurred May 6, 1979, wascaused by the C.P.R . 's bypass flume breaking behind a 53,500 m' earthjill. Because ofexcessive runoffconditions and the break in theflume, the

The Merritt Highway District is using obsolete 18 inch concrete guardrail to serve as a retaining wall to stop erosion of clay banks alongHighway 5, within the town ofMerritt. The slope behind the wall has beenseeded and should be in lawn by the summer of 1980.

Albert Cohrs, left, Machine Operator Dawson Creek District, andHelper John Phillips ready to deliver pipe to the job site. Albert has hadproblems with this new Hiab blowing seals during cold weather. He saysany comments would be greatly appreciated.

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water backed up behind the saturated earthjill which slid approximately700 metres down to the highway. Although the highway was closedfor afew hours and luckily no motorists weretravelling that section ofthe roadwhen the slide occurred. Left picture shows railway tracks hanging inmid-air and right, slide from above with the block highway far below.

Reconstruction ofEnglish Bridge on Douglas Lake Road, using a 45­ton crane equipped with a 28,000 foot-pound diesel pile hammer. Thepiles weredriven in two and a halfdays. In theforegroundis Darcy Byers,Merritt District Highways Manager, left, and Sam Reid, who werediscussing the efficiency ofthe single acting diesel hammer. This is one ofthe last bridges to be built before Sam's retirement. The barn in thebackground was built somewhere around 1890 and is still in daily use bythe ranch.

New bridge almost completed on GolfCourse Roadjust outside ofthecity, Dawson Creek Highways District. This is a permanent bridge withtreated piling and pre-cast concrete deck.

This picture shows Dawson Creek District's new Drott Cruz-Air withoperator Jim Lawrence. This new machine replaces the ancient truckmounted Bantom. This machine is used extensively in ditch cleaning andculvert replacement as well as drainage on new construction. It will alsobe used at times for an activity that maintenance management has notcome up with a numberfor to date, beaver dam removal, a bigproblem inthe district.

Typical materials brought down to road level by slides in the Bear Passglacier are cleared by Prince Rupert District crews.

Prince Rupert bridge crew at work widening one of the 11 woodenbridges on Highway 37A, Stewart-Meziadin section. The work wascarried out with little interference to the traffic. The bridge crew membersare Paul Allmeersch, Bill Lanthom, Bob Howard, Guy Matwick andKen Hicks. Missing from the photograph is Bridge Foreman ChrisGoudreau.

Gordon Resvick, Inspector at Burnaby Motor Vehicle Inspectionstation checks headlights on a car.

Here comes the fleet! The Westbank area fleet offour-ton trucks isshown applying a layer ofsand in a sand sealing operation on ShannonLake Road in the Kelowna Highway District, using tail gate sanders and16mm material.

",",:rJohn Wiebe, Weighmaster at Laidlaw, checks the weight ofa truck on

electronic scales.

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Vern Goodwin, Engineering Aide, Kamloops District survey, beinglowered into Third Canyon on the Clearwater Valley Road. The canyonis approximately 25 metres deep and the walls are vertical on both sides.Rod Hopper, Crew Chief, looks on. Two cross sections weretaken on thecanyonfor the new bridge site. Vern measured one hole in the wall ofthecanyon which went back under the road about 12 metres.

Putting fin ishing touches to an overhead pedestrian crossing sign inBums Lake areJake Giesbrecht, Sign man, and John Buhler oftheBumsLake District road crew. Most useful was the cage and Hiab supplied bythe bridge crew.

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The Lillooet District yard has been given a much neededfacelift in the1979-80 minor betterment program. Under the supervision ofForemanDick Jones and Angus Murray, the main yard area waspaved and on theproperty just outside the yard area, the fence was repaired and grassplanted. The Lillooet bridge crewprovided much ofthefencing work andcan take much ofthe creditfor the landscaping work, along with DistrictStockman, Jim Dew.

H.E. Wilde, District Technician , Dawson Creek District, examiningaerial photos to decide the best route for relocating the highway fromStoney Lake to Grizzly Flats. Machines were clearing right-of-way as itwas flagged.

The Burns Lake District road crew building a new asphalt curb onYellowhead 16, two kilometres east ofBums Lake. Left to right are StuHurrell, Dave Brown, Norm Stewart and Randy Hackett.

Under the supervision ofDistrict Technician E.C. Redman, and theDistrict Highway Manager R.L. Chapman, the Lillooet HighwaysDistrict is currently engaged in a day labor project which is one ofthelargest ever undertaken by a District. Three lanes are to be added to thetwo lane thoroughfare within Cache Creek, making afive lane highway,and two lanes will be added to the current two lane highway from CacheCreek south to the existing four lane section from Spences Bridge. Inaddition, a new junction to Ashcroft is being constructed approximatelytwo hundred yards north ofthe existing junction. The new highway willhandle the increasing traffic volume through the Cariboo much moreefficiently than the old highway.

One ofseveral recently completed projects in the Saanich District wasthis three-laning ofan .8 km stretch ofGoldstream A venue, toprovide leftturn facilities in the rapidly growing business area ofLangford.

Transport Engineering Inspector Martin Howbold at work on theKelowna area makes torque measurements on T-Bar rope grips. Properrope-grip torque is essential to ensure that skiers are safely towed up thehill. The Ministry's transport inspectors also check rope tows, handletows, chair-lifts, aerial tramways, reversible tramways, and eight aerialferries operated on river crossings by Highways personnel.

Ifyou travel to Victoria from the northern parts ofVancouver Island,you may see the recently completed rest area at Portage Inlet. It isprobably the province's most attractive tourist facility close to a majorpopulation centre. It is only a short distancefrom downtown Victoria, butstill offers a quiet, peaceful waterfront rest stop for the weary travellerbefore he enters the city.

Pride of the Stewart mechanical shop, Prince Rupert District, newlymodified tandem truck, S-5459 was recently tested in road construction.The 200D-gallon tank was supplied by a local oil company. The truck hasbeen fitted with a 50D-gallon-a-minute pump with cab operated aircontrols. Involved in the modifications wereMurray Hurrell, Welder andRosi Auger, Mechanic, with supervision by Walt Haddon, MechanicForeman. The water tank can be removed and replaced by a hoppersander for winter operations.

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100 Mile District Bridge Foreman, Barry Kimble, and EngineeringAide, Marcel Nadeau , check alignment ofnew Eagle Creek Bridge site,before starting pile driving. The new bridge will be a 41 metre concretebox beam structure.

Portable Patrol Weighmaster Bob Collard of the Ministry's WeighScale Branch checks the weight of a loaded logging truck on theShaw nigan Lake Road on VancouverIsland. Note portable scales underthe rear tires.

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Members ofthe Dawson Creek District survey crew, left to right:H.E.Wilde, Technician 2; Alex Fraser, Engineering Aide 2; Dave Haight,Engineering Assistant; Gary Laveck, Engineering Aide 1; Pete Korbay,Engineering Aide 2; Glenn Olsen, Engineering Aide 1; Dennis Erickson,Engineering Aide 1; and Rob Graff, Engineering Aide 1. QuintetteMountains provide the backdrop.

Dave Klettke, Labourer and Merv Han son, Labourer stop to pose forthe RR&C photographer while hand-patching Kettle Valley Road inRock Creek, Grand Forks District.

Crystal Babet, an auxiliary employee, ispictured hereflagging trafficon Highway 33 north ofBeaverdell. She has worked with the Highwaysduring the summer of1978 and 1979.

Eric Hansen ofthe Houston road crew,Burns Lake District, starting todig a trench for a new cattle guard across Knockholt Loop Road.

John Knelsen and Norm Stewart ofthe Burns Lake District road crewunloading a Christiansen cattle guard east ofHouston.

Assembledfor instruction in sander calibrations in the Grand ForksDistrict are, left to right: Bob Johnston, Regional Mechanical Superin­tendent; GeorgeLobay, Grand Forks Mechanical Foreman; Doug Bain,Grand Forks Senior Road Foreman; Bill Watson, Rock Creek RoadForeman; Norm Gallagher, Grand Forks District Technician; RickHaworth, Grand Forks District Co-ordinator; Jack Leslie, GreenwoodRoad Foreman; and Stan Dainard, Rock Creek Machine Operator.

Road conditions encountered by highway crews in Stewart, PrinceRupert District, during winter. Bulldozers are a commonly used piece ofequipment in the winter maintenance program. Machine operator isGursh Elliott.

Standing in front of the new Nelson District jlatdeck, left to right:Frank Bourgeois, Driver; Bill Kortegaard, Shop Foreman; GordonSpeechly, Bodyman; Reo Peloso, Welder; Bob Richardson, Mechanic;Harold Purvis, Mechanic. The new L.D. 9000 Ford Louisville Tandemcab and chassis was completely outfitted in the Nelson shop.

Left to right: Jim Fead, Rick McGowan, Pat Conlon and SusanEveritt, Engineering Aides on the Merritt Highways District engineeringcrew, taking time out from work on the relocation of a portion of theDouglas Lake Road.

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ON THE JOB

One of two concrete bridges under construction on the Pat BayHighway near Victoria to replace the Bailey bridges placed there whenthe Blanshard Street extension was opened. These bridges provide acrossing over a C.N. Railway spur line.

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The finishing touches on the Blanshard Street extension, landscapingwith large areas oflawn, shrubs, and trees,provide apleasing entrance tothe capital city.

Albert Cohrs, Machine Operator. Dawson Creek Highway District, onthe job servicing his Hiab diesel unit and preparingfor a normal day ofmoving culverts or erecting no-post guard rail. Albert is always ready tohelp out or move any item. He especially likes trips to Prince George orCloverdale to pick up Ministry supplies or equipment.

Bill Deak, Temporary Foreman, Dawson Creek Highway District, onthe job moving a multi-plate culvert to the installation site. Bill has foryears been a cat operator in this district and now uses his experience insupervising minor betterment and day labour projects.

John C. Loutit, Kimberley road crew, bringing a truck in to theCranbrook garage. James Oddie, Mechanic 3, making the necessaryrepairs.

Howie Jeffreys. Serv iceman, Nelson District, performing one of themany minor preventative maintenance checks he carries out each day.

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