THE BRITISH COLUMBIA JA UARY 1974

PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OLUME 11, NUMBER 1

SERVICES BRANCH ROLE INCLUDESVARIETY OF FUNCTIONS

now operates betweenNanaimo and Gabri­ola Island. The Bos­ton Bar aerial ferry,operating between Bos­ton Bar and NorthBend, is the only one

Blanchard of its type in NorthAmerica. The Department of Highwaysferries, in the last 12 months, carried1,756,459 vehicles and 4,667,916 passen­gers. S. E. (Ted) Blanchard, Superin­tendent of Ferries, is responsible for theoperation of the ferry fleet. He is in­volved in the design and construction ofnew vessels, maintenance and operationof the vessels, scheduling, and the man­ning of ships.

Communications Division-In thespring of 1973 the outside service con­tract was replaced with Department tech­nicians. Roy Jarvis, Assistant to theCommunications Engineer, who, togetherwith 15 field-communications techni­cians, service over 95repeater trunk-sitesand provide almost to­tal Provincial road cov­erage with 150 base­stations and relatedremote control equip- I .....

ment-about 1,400 Shearing

mobile portables and special equipmentfor light and gate control for bridges andferries. C. Garth Shearing, P.Eng., Com­munications Engineer, is responsible forthe engineering of the Department radio­system as well as the technical supervi­sion of the field technicians.

The Department sign-shop has a crewof nine men and a clerk-typist under the

direction of SupervisorArnie Davies. This isthe only sign-shop inthe Province and dur­ing the last 12 monthsthey have producedover 88,000 new signs

Davies which are shipped tovarious locations. Their stock-on-handat present is 33,000 signs.

Ferries Division-There are 36 minorferries plying the coastal and inland wa­ters with over 300 crew members. Thelargest of these vessels is the ComoxQueen, operating between Comox andPowell River. Two new vessels recentlyadded are the MY Nimpkish, operatingbetween Alert Bay, Sointula, and PortMcNeill; and the MY Kahloke which

ler, Ferries Clerk, records ferry revenue,distributes cash toll receipts, processesinvoices, and distributes schedules to vari­ous offices and establishments. Murrayalso keeps record of correspondence deal­ing with ferries and crews. T. R. (Bob)Bennett, Clerk, obtains and mails thelicence-plates, insurance cards, prices signorders and records same on stock cards.Miss E. Y. (Betty) Prangnell operates abookkeeping machine recording all costspertaining to equipment purchased andmaintained, including number of gallonsof fuel used and hours operated . Mrs.Edna Paton, Clerk-Stenographer, besidesnormal duties related to the position,handles requests to the Purchasing Com­mission for sale of equipment and rec­ords. Mrs. Shirley Dye, Clerk-Typist,mails and records credit cards , recordsmileages of all transportation vehicleswith a monthly covering report.

Mechanical Division-There are over6,500 pieces of equipment to be main­tained by over 480 mechanics located in50 mechanical establishments. In thelast fiscal year there was over seven mil­lion gallons of fuel used to keep the

equipment rolling and$4.5 million worth ofnew machinery pur­chased. In charge ofthe division is H. Gor­don Hunter, Mechani­cal Superintendent,who, in conjunction

with the four Regional Mechanical Super­intendents, arranges for the purchase ofnew equipment and administration of the50 department shops for repair and main­tenance of the fleet. -

Johnson

The Services Branch, headed by T. R.(Tom) Johnson, P.Eng ., Services Engi­neer, enables the Department of High­ways to perform a variety of functionsfor the benefit of the general public.Tom is responsible for all operations ofthe Branch and spends much of his timeco-ordinating its activities with those ofother branches. The work load has in­creased steadily and the office layout hasrecently been changed to provide abrighter and more efficient work area.

Another member of the staff is GlenHiggins, Technician, involved in designof equipment, modifications, noise levelof various pieces of equipment, also tosome extent in requirements of variousgarages. Hedley Wilton, EngineeringAssistant, looks after tire orders and ap­proval for rental equipment and relatedrecords, supervises work of stockmenthroughout the Province, and assists instatistical reports. Terry Goulet, a new­comer to the Branch, replaces Don Ef­toda who won a competition for Stock­man 4 at Burns Lake. Ray Chamberlain,

Office Manager, is re­sponsible for record­keeping and process­ing of orders for allunits and materialsused in the variousdivisions of the

Chamberlain Branch. Murray Mil-

The Services Branch office staff , left to right, front row, EdnaPaton, Betty Prangnell, and Shirley Dye. Back row, Roy Jarvis,Glen Higgins, Robert Bennett, Hedley Wilton, and Murray Miller.

A general view of the newly completed mechanical shops atDeas Maintenance Yard. The shop is 5,600 square feet in areaand has five vehicle service bays, plus one full section for use as asteel-fabricating area. One end of the building contains an office,storeroom, furnace room, and electrical room on the main floor,and a staff lunch-room, locker room, and washrooms on the upperfloor. Most of the building design and construction was done bythe Dock Design staff and crews.

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No. IJanuary 1974

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THE ROAD RUNNER

Published Quarterly by the

British Columbia Department of HighwaysVictoria, British Columbia

Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur J. Schindel, Editor

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Volume II

Associate Field Editors

W. S. Boughey . _ .__ .__ ..VictoriaBi11 Ingram . . .__. . . VictoriaHerb Gutteridge __..__.. .Regional Electrical CrewL. Q. Fong ...... Centreline Marking, CloverdaleBruce Robertson ... .__ ...... __.__....__ .__. .... Burn sideJ. W. Morris .__.. . . ..__.. .... ..__._NanaimoMike Butler __.. _....__.__.. .__ .. ..CourtenayGeorge Cooper .... __.__ Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads. ..__.. ..._.. ...... ..__ Dock DistrictLloyd Burgess _. . .. .New WestminsterEdna Hodgson .... _...__..__.... _ __...McBr ideJim Ferrier .... __ .. __ .. .. .._ _ __KamloopsEdie Smith . __ __Willi am s LakeMurray Ramsay .. . _ _ .Salmon ArmM. J. Newland s __.RevelstokeAI Desimone __ __ __VernonR. J . Martin .. .. .._.. Kelo wnaJ. W. Zaporozan ..__.. __.__ .. _.. PentictonWayn e Cha ppel __ __ __ .__ MerrittDave Roberts ------ --_. __.__.._...... . LillooetDorothy Wilkins --.. .._ .G rand ForksA. Dyson . __ _ ..__ RosslandS. J. Dixey --------------...--- -..---- __.._.. NelsonShirley Verigin . .New DenverFred Ryckm an . ..... ...__.. ... .. ......CrestonN. K. Mo lander .. .. ..__.. .. .... __..CranbrookSam Caravetta __ .. . .. . .. FernieJ . W. Hickmott __ .. GoldenFr ances Martin __ . .__.._..__.SrnithersAllan Devauld .. . __ _ __ __.__.__ Pouce Co upeHomer Good . . ..Fort SI. JohnHarman Delyea .__...... ..... __.. ... __.__...... TerraceShirley Hrechka .. .. Pr ince GeorgeJack Doddridge ... .. ..__...... .. ..Pr ince GeorgeDon Johnson __.. .. _ Ques nelBrian H unter ..__.. __ Vander hoof1. R. Peterso n _......__ _ __ .__.._.. Burns LakeW. R. Ball . . .. ..__..__ __ Prince Rupert

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Mu ltiplate culvert renewa l and enlargeme nt being back filled bythe Pent icton road crcw. One of several such installations onHighway 5, nor th of Princeton.

The purpose of the m eeting wa s to im p rove communica­tions generally , to gi ve foremen the opportunit y to ex p resstheir thoughts and ideas and d iscuss mutual problems on ape!:.s.o_~~.!rt~n basis.

The four days of meetingwere chaired by four differ­ent Foremen. Mac Wetzeland Chuck Arnold of theCourtenay Distr ict cha iredthe Nanaimo meeting, whileOscar Hogue, No rth Van­cou ver District , and Bill

H ogue Pullin, Chilliwac k District, Pullinchaired the North Vancouv er gat hering.

A social evening and banq uet was also held fo r the men at eachof these meetin gs.

Region 1 Foremen Meet inNanaimo and North Vancouver

GRAHAM R. LEAM inister

At the beginn ing of th is newyear, I thank the em ployees'of the Department for theircontinu ed s ervic e t o th epeople of British Columbiaand also for helping to make1973 a particularly satisf yingyear for m e. I look fo rwardto m eeting more of yo u in1974.

Th ere are im portant tasksahead of us as we move intoa new period in the historyof our Pr ovin ce-a periodmark ed by planning and the

controlled use of our natu ral inhe ritance for the benefitof all our people.

Th ere will be tim es, I am sure, when th e deman dsplaced upon us by new circumstances and new expecta­tions of the peopl e, will mean old alti tudes and m ethodswill have to be abandoned. A nd that' s not always easy.

But by recognizing this new em phasis, with all of usworking togeth er, I believe the Departm ent of High wayswill playas im portant a part in the future as it has inthe past .

It's a great challenge with which to start the newyear!

Two meetings were held in Region I for Road and Bridge Fore­men , on Octob er 2 and 3 in Nanaim o, and at No rth Vancouver onOctober 16 and 17.

For emen from the Na­na irno, Co urtenay , andSaan ich Distri cts attendedthe Nanaimo meet ing andforemen from the NewWestminster , North Van­cou ver , Chilliwac k, andDock De sign Di stricts at-

W et zel tend ed the North Vancou- Arnoldver meeting. Also in attenda nce were District officials or theirdesignates , a few Regional and Headq uar ters offi cials, and repre­senta tives fro m the Wo rkmen's Co mpensation Board and theSuperannuation Branch.

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PROMOTIONS

Robert (Bob) H. Nelson and ElizabethJ. Reihl were married in Fort St. Johnon September 15, 1973. Bob is a BridgeLabourer on the Fort St. John bridgecrew. They both enjoy the same hobby-raising horses.

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W. A . BOBROSKE has been ap­pointed Technician 1, Design & SurveyBranch, Headquarters. He was formerlyEngineering Assistant at Nakusp.

WEDDINGS

Carol M. Stewart and Ronald F. Tys­sen were married in Salmon Arm, Sep­tember 1. Carol has been working asa Clerk-Stenographer for the Departmentof Highways for six years. After ahoneymoon to Niagara Falls, the couplewill reside in Salmon Arm.

D. E. GEE has been appointed Me­chanic 3, New Denver. He was formerlyMechanic 2, New Denver.

u u uD. G. MILLER has been appointed

Engineering Aide 3, Dock Design. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 2, Bur­naby.

G . S. RUNNALS has been appointedRoad Foreman 1, New WestminsterHighways District. He was formerlyRelief Road Foreman I at Surrey.

u u uW. KING has been appointed Road

Foreman 1, Courtenay Highway District.He was formerly Temporary Road Fore­man 2 at Campbell River.

u u uMRS . CHRISTINE BENN, Clerk­

Stenographer 2 in the Headquarters Per­sonnel office, recently won through com­petition the position of Clerk-Stenog­rapher 3 with the Department of Agri­culture.

T. T . McMAHON has been appointedAssistant Mechanic Foreman, New West­minster Highway District. He was for­merly Mechanic 3 at Surrey.

M. A. HAMAGUCHI has been ap­pointed Engineering Assistant, Burnaby.He was formerl y Pavement Designer atBurnaby.

K. M. FJUPOVIC ha s been appointedEngineering Assistant, Prince George.He was formerly Engineering Aide 3 atPrince George.

W. J. SUNDERWOOD has been ap­pointed Road Foreman 4, Revelstoke.He was formerly Road Foreman 3, Fer­nie.

B. D. HILLIARD has been appointedDraughtsman 3, Dock Design, New West­minster. He was formerly an Engineer­ing Aide 3 in the Dock Design Office.

K. C. KOEBERNICK ha s been ap­pointed Mechanic Foreman 1, Fort St.John District. He was formerly Me­chanic 3 at Fort St. John.

V. K. MAXON has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Fort St. John District.He was formerly Temporary Road Fore­man at Dease Lake.

R. L. TRUMAN has been appointedEngineering Aide 3, Prince George. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 2 atShelley.

J . E. ROBSON has been appointedBridgeman 3, New Denver. He wasformerly Bridgeman 2 at Courtenay.

J. P. HAYES has been appointed RoadForeman 3, Burnaby. He was formerlyTemporary Road Foreman 3 at Port Co­quitlam.

J. R. MACKENZIE has been appointedRoad Foreman 3, Revelstoke. He wasformerly Road Foreman 2, Revelstoke.

MERVIN V. BERG­LUND, Assistant ShopForeman in the NorthVancouver garage hasbeen promoted to ShopForeman. Merv, whobegan with the De­partment in 1969, had

previously worked for the Department ofHighways in Manitoba for eight years.Merv is married and has three children.His hobbies are jog gin g , hiking, andhobby farming.

1. B. A. HECKER has been appointedTechnician I, Fernie District. He wasformerly Engineering Assistant at Daw­son Creek.

RON HYDAMA-C KA, Bridgeman Iwith the Que s n e Ibr idge crew, was pro­moted to Bridgeman 2and transferred toPrince George.

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J. P . D'ANDREA was the succes sfulapplicant for the position of Yardman 2in the Cranbrook District. John startedwith the Department April 17, 1973. Heis single and his hobbies are hockey andhunting.

ROBT. THIRION,Bridge Foreman 2 inNew Denver has beenpromoted to BridgeForeman 3 and trans­ferred to North Van­couver. Before start­ing with the Depart­ment in Vernon in 1964 he had sevenyears ' experience as bridge foreman forthe CNR. He went to New Denver asBridge Foreman in 1966. Bob is marriedand his hobbies are hunting, fishing,gardening, and photography.

D. W. (DENNIS)HILL recently wont h ro ugh competitionthe position of Dis­trict Office Managerin Kamloops . He

J started with the De-partment in 1962 as

Timekeeper at Williams Lake, from therehe moved to Chilliwack then Merritt asDistrict Office Man ager. Dennis is mar­ried and has two sons . Outdoor activi­ties, especially hunting, fishing, and ski­ing, take up Dennis' leisure time .

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CONYALESCENTS

REX WILEY, Car­penter in the VernonManufacturing ya rd,retired recently. Rex,also a concrete fin­isher, began with theDepartment in Ver­non in 1962. He has

been instrumental in the construction ofthe popular roadside concrete tables. Rexis married and has three children . Hehas purchased a camper and retirementplans include winters further south.

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PETE PEDERSENrecently received his25-year service award.Pete began with theDepartment in 1948 asTruck Driver, later heworked as Shift Fore­man and D r i v c r

Trainer. He retired in August 1973 andplans to continue living in Creston. Hishobbies are fishing and bowling.

25 Year Service Award

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Dennis H. C. Anderson, Road Fore­man at Bear Lake, has just recently re­turned to work since being involved ina motor-vehicle accident in June 1973.Dennis suffered a broken back in theaccident and was off work for severalmonths.

LYNN SABEY, Truck Driver at Cas­sidy retired early after 18\12 years' ser­vice with the Department. Lynn hassome registered Hereford cattle to tendas a retirement hobby. He loves fishingand travelling, mainly in the westernprovinces.

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EVERT CARLSON, Machine oper­ator at Cassidy retired in October 1973after serving 171/2 years with the De­partment. Evert built his own camper.He hunts moose and loves travelling inremote wooded areas of the Province.

.L. G. PETE WREN,Mechanic 3, retiredrecently from the De­partment of Highways,Salmon Arm, after 14years' service . Fel­low employees pre­sented Pete with agift. Pete and his wife will remain inSalmon Arm where they have a smallstud farm. His fellow employees wishPete a happy retirement.

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RAY LEHTI, BridgeForeman in the NorthVancouver District, re­tired in December1973 after 24 years'service with the De­partment. Ray beganwith the Department

in Courtenay in 1949 where he remaineduntil the mid 60's when he was promotedto Bridgeman 3 and transferred to Gib­sons. Ray is married and plans to con­tinue living in North Vancouver. Hishobbies are curling, fishing, and stampcollecting.

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NEL retired from theDepartment of High­ways, Salmon Arm,after 32 years' service .Fellow workers pre­sented Henry with afarewell gift. Henry

joined the Department in 1941, startingas a Shovel Operator and working hisway up to Machine Operator 5. Retire­ment will enable Henry to devote moretime to his interests which are gardening,fishing, travelling, and carpentry.

u u uTYLER LIND­

BERG, Grader Oper­ator on the Jaffraycrew, Fernie District,retired on August 1,1973, after 24 years'continuous service,plus a previous 21years' summer employment, havingstarted on the Public Works road crewin 1927. Tyler is now retired in a newhome at Baynes Lake where he keepsbusy gardening and tinkering and re­pairing machinery. He is the luckyowner of a large collection of old photo­graphs showing highways equipment inuse in the 20's, including one of a snow­slide east of Elko which was clearedentirely by hand-shovelling and appearsto be about 30 feet deep . Tyler waspresented with a scroll honouring 24years of meritorious service on retire­ment. Making the presentation was Dis­trict Highways Manager Bill Budden, andJaffray Road Foreman Lloyd Augustine.

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Stockman at the Cres-ton yard for the pasteight years, retiredJune 1973. John, whobegan with the Depart­ment in 1959, alsoworked as Grader Op­erator and Truck Driver. He plans tocontinue making his home at Alice Sidingnear Creston. He is interested in hunt­ing, fishing, and all sports, especiallyboxing.

M. C. (MIKE)NESBITT, Engineer 5with the ConstructionBranch, Headquarters,retired October 31 fol­lowing 25 years'service with the De­partment. Mike grad­

uated in Civil Engineering from the Uni­versity of British Columbia in 1933 afterwhich he worked in construction withprivate contractors, building airports andhighways. During the Second WorldWar he was a Squadron Leader in theRCAF constructing airports in Burma,India, England, and Canada.

Mike started with the Department asDistrict Engineer in Nanaimo in 1948.He was transferred to Fernie as DistrictEngineer in 1954 and then was appointedRegional Construction Engineer in PrinceGeorge in 1956. He then transferred tothe Materials Testing Branch, Headquar­ters, in 1961. He came to the Construc­tion Branch, Headquarters, in 1969 wherehe remained until his retirement.

During his career with the DepartmentMike was involved in many special proj­ects, including tunnel and rock work inthe Fraser Canyon, computer work inthe Construction and Testing Branches,and most recently a tunnel project atAbbotsford.

Mike will be kept busy during his re­tirement improving property he owns atSooke and collecting Indian artifacts.

u u uW. HENRY KREBS

has retired after 38years' service with theDepartment of High­ways , Salmon Arm.Henry started with theDepartment in 1935 -..ww .........~as a Labourer andover the years has worked his way up toa Machine Operator 6. At the farewellparty, given by fellow employees, Mur­ray Ramsay, District Technician madea presentation to him. His fellow work­ers wish Henry a long and happy re­tirement. u u u

BARNEY FAIR­CLOUGH retired inOctober 1973 after 13years' service with theDepartment. Fellowemployees honouredBarney and his wifeat a dinner and dance.

A presentation was made to him and hiswife received a bouquet of roses. Priorto his time with the Department Barneyserved five years in the RCAF. At thetime of retirement he was a Sign Main­tenance Man, previously he had beena Machine Operator and a temporaryRoad Maintenance Foreman. He plansto continue living in Terrace.

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ABOUT PEOPLE

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KEN McRAE, Re­gional Laboratory Su­pervisor in the PrinceGeorge Regional Ma ­terials Laboratory,transferred from thePaving Branch severalyears ago after spend­

ing two years in Regions 2 and 3. He ismarried with one son. His hobbies in­clude golfing and curling.

MISS LYNDAWITHERS is a newmember of the Ke­lowna office staff. Shebegan as a Clerk 1under the SummerEmployment Pro­gramme and is now

Engineering Aide 1 in the draughting of­fice. Nick-named "Red ," her hobbies arewatching hockey, cooking, and writingpoems .

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LEN STOTZ, TruckDriver in the GoldenDistrict, takes time outfor RR cameraman.Len is married withthree children. Hestarted with the De­partment in Golden in1969.

MRS. DEB BI EMARSH is the newTimekeeper in theQuesnel District office.Debbie was headcashier in one of thelocal bank s beforejoining the Depart­

ment. She is quite a hockey fan but shehas no choice-her husband plays for theformer Coy Cup champions, the QuesnelKangaroos.

BYRON WOODS,Draughtsman 2, withBridge Design Office,is a native Victorianand is a graduate ofEsquimalt Senior Sec­ondary School. Byronstarted work with theDepartment of Finance in August 1967,and transferred to the Department'sBridge Branch as a Draughtsman 1, inDecember of 1967. In August of 1969he left the Department to serve in mis­sionary work in Ecuador, South America,for two years .

He rejoined the Department in Julyof 1972. Byron's outside interests aremusic and art.

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NADA MYATO­VIC is the Geotechni­cal and MaterialsBranch Secretary inPrince George. Shetransferred to the De­partment in February1972 from the B.C.Forest Service. Nada is single and inter­ested in ski-ing, golf, cooking, and motor­cycle racing . She has just recently re­turned from a holiday in Mexico .

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MARG. SCRUT­TON, Clerk Typist inthe North VancouverDistrict office, beganwith the Departmentin July 1973. Herhobbies are travellingand attending horseraces .

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FRANK JENSEN,Bridgeman with Gol-den District, startedwith the road mainte­nance crew in 1956and subsequently trans­furred to the Toadcrew. Frank is mar­ried with two children. His hobbies arehunting and fishing.

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MRS . EILEEN PAL­M I E R I, Clerk-Ste­nographer joined theoffice staff in Goldenin May 1973. Re­cently married, herhobbies are bowling,ski-ing, and skating .

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MISS RUTH M.STICH, Clerk-Stenog­rapher in the NorthVancouver District of­fice since J anuary1973. Ruth is a re­cent graduate of theWindsor Secondary

School in North Vancouver. Her hob­bies are swimming, tennis, and golf.

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LARRY FRAN­SON, Engineering As­sistant, Quesnel, wasformerly with the Con­struction Bra n c h ,North Vancouver.Larry is married andhas two sons. Hishobbies include fishing, hiking, and hunt­ing.

HOLLY LEE,Clerk-Stenographer inHeadquarters PlanningBranch , started withthe Department inSeptember 1973. Mar­ried, Holly enjoys pis­tol-shooting, trapshooting, hunting, reloading bullets , andforeign cooking.

MRS. HELEN CUR­RIE, Clerk-Stenogra­pher 2 in the Kelownaoffice, has bee n inCanada five years,coming originally fromLiverpool, England.She has a nine-month­

old daughter. Helen previously workedfor the Federal Government in Kelowna.She loves animals and is an aspiringgardener.

DON SOUTH re­cently transferred to

';"""tb'","I:l'!lI- Planning Branch, asHeadquarters Approv­ing Officer. Prior totransferring, Don waswith the Municipal Af­fairs Department as

Chief Planning Officer. Married withtwo daughters and one son, Don's inter­ests include reading, music, and the out­doors.

DALE LAPOINTEjoined HeadquartersPlanning Branch, inOctober 1973, under­taking a variety ofprojects within theBranch. Dale is a re­cent graduate of the

Department's Engineer-in-Training pro­gramme. Married, Dale 's hobbies in­clude golf and sailing.

LINDA VANRAE S , Clerk -Typistwith HeadquartersPlanning Branch sinceSeptember 1973.Linda first joined theDepartment in April1973 with ContractDocuments, later transferring to PlanningBranch. She enjoys driving through thecountry and cooking.

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WILLIAM A. GAL­LICANO, Mechanic 2in the Nelson garage,has been with the De­partment for 21 years.He is married withtwo daughters andseven grandchildren.

His hobbies include fishing, bowling, andgardening.

GORDON A. PICK­ERING, Mechanic 2in the Nelson garage,has been with the De­partment for LO years.He is married withtwo sons. His hobbiesare golfing, dancing,

fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling.

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N. W. SAMSON,office manager trainee,Region 3, in the Nel­son Highway DistrictOffice since May 1973.Norm is married withtwo sons. He is inter­ested in all outdoorsports,

KARL STEVEN­SON, Mechanic in theDepartment garage atAthalmer, Golden Dis­trict, has been withthe Department since1961. He is marriedwith two children andhis hobby is fishing.

WILLIAM HAU-TALA, Road Mainte­nance Foreman in theGolden District, startedwith the Departmentin May 1947. Hishobbies are huntingand fishing and he re­

ports poor luck this year. Perhaps build­ing a new home has kept him too busy.

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ROBIN S. CHAP­MAN, formerly ofTraffic Branch, was re­cently promoted toEngineering Assistantwith the Departmentof Transport and Com­munication. Robingraduated from BCIT in 1970 and workedwith the Paving Branch before his trans­fer to the Traffic Branch. Robin wasrecently married and will be residing inNew Westminster.

Three members of the Nelson Districtshop crew are, left to right, Larry Curls­ton, Ken McQuiag, and Clare Anderson.Larry, Mechanic 2, has been with the De­partment for seven years . He is marriedwith five children. His main hobby isminor hockey. Since this photograph wastaken Ken has been transferred to Squam­ish as Mechanic 3. Clare , Mechanic 1,has been with the Department for oneyear. He is married with three children.His hobbies are hockey and fishing.

MRS. DONNAANDERSON, Radio­teletype Operator at

I Prince George, hasbeen employed withthe Department sinceMay. Her hobbies in­clude reading, photog-

raphy, and judo. Donna was the B.C.Silver Medallist in Judo last year in Pen­tieton. She has also spent two years inEurope studying music.

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BRUCE McLEOD,Acting Regional Geo­technical and MaterialsEngineer, PrinceGeorge, joined the De­partment in May 1970and transferred fromVictoria to PrinceGeorge in January 1973. His acnvmesinclude the outdoors by truck and camper,canoeing, ski-ing, cycling, and scubadiving.

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MISS BERNA-DETTE YAWORSKI,Clerk - Stenographerwith the Nelson Dis ­trict office, has beenwith the Department

, since May 1973. Bernenjoys all outdoor

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MISS ROSE-ANNERILEY, Clerk-Stenog­rapher in the NelsonDistrict office sinceAugust 1973. Rose­Anne's hobbies arewriting poetry andsports.

GEOFF WAR­RINGTON, RegionalMechanical Superin­tendent, PrinceGeorge, joined the De­partment in 1956 inRossland. Prior tobecoming Regional

Mechanical Superintendent in June 1973he worked in the Rossland, Golden, PouceCoupe, and Prince George shops. Geoffis married and has three children. Heis interested in canoeing, handball, and isinvolved with the summer swim club forchildren.

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MARK KING, Me­chanic, Prince Georgeshop, started with theDepartment in June.Mark is married andis a part-time farmer.

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1. R. (RICK) PE­TERSON, District of­fice manager trainee inthe Saanich District of­fice at Victoria, wastransferred in Aprillast year to Prince Ru­pert when that officewas short of staff. After Prince Rupertregained its full staff Rick was promotedto District Office Manager, Burns Lake,in August. Originally from the coast,Rick is preparing for an Interior winterreputed to be slightly cooler than thosein Victoria. His interests include photog­graphy and motor-cycles.

JACK B. UNTER­NAHER, Road Fore­man 3, Prince GeorgeDistrict, has recentlyleft the Department tomove to VancouverIsland. Previously hehad worked at the

shops in Langford and in Wells. He ismarried with two children and threegrandchildren. Jack is an avid photogra­pher and many of his excellent picturesof personnel and activities from the PrinceGeorge District have appeared in the RR.He is also a keen hunter and fisherman.

PEEK INTO THE PAST

Back in the 30's they were concerned withthe cents as well as the dollars as evidencedby this memorandum found in the GrandForks District office files. Dated November/9, 1934, and addressed to Dave Blythe,Esq., Bridesville, B.C., signed P. H. Donald­son, General Foreman.

It said, "About the first of November wemailed you a cheque for .02¢. I wouldask you to please endorse the cheque andreturn it to this office. We thought yourcheque was short .02¢ and so mailed youthe cheque for that amount, but find youare not short, hence the cheque should bereturned."

Sno II' removal at Spinal Creek ill the Tete Iauncarea some 20 years ago by V'-plougl: and wingplough which are 110 longer in use, above, On theright , A ustin-Western grader with V-plough andwing blade ploughing snow Oil Highway 16 west ofTerrace in 1954. In order to reach the extremitiesof the District the operators towed a caboose be­hind the grader and slept ill it for the two weeksthey were on the road.

This shot was [ound in one of the old Headquarters files. Dated 1932, it is described as the Williams Lake-Soda Creek Road andmarked on the back "Sta 240+OO-end of present work ."

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NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES-

While in Halifax recently, DickReadshaw, Director of Design andSurvey, and his wife, had a rare treatfor west coast sailing buffs. Theyspent an afternoon sailing aboard theBluenose, the newer replica of thefamed Nova Scotia racing schooner.Dick, whose hobby is sailing, and, inparticular, racing, was invited aboardwhen he was at the Roads and Trans­portation Association Conference inOctober.

LARRY T. PAT­TERSON is a newmember of the TrafficBranch Headquartersstaff as an EngineeringAide 3. Larry trans­ferred from PavingBranch and was for­

merly in the Materials Testing and Main­tenance Branches. Larry is a BClTgraduate and has worked in Region 3 forthe last one and one-half years.

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NEVILLE HOPE,District Engineer,Burns Lake District,for the past two years,has been transferredto Merritt in the samecapacity effective No­vember 1, 1973. While

in Burns Lake he was an active memberof the tennis and curling club and chair­man of the recreation commission. Ne­ville is married with two children.

"EXTRACURRICULAR"ACTIVITIES

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MISS CLAIRE MI­CHAUX, Clerk in theBridge Design Office,Headquarters, trans­ferred to the NorthVancouver District,where she is clerk incharge of accountspayable.

1. A. CHRISTEN­SON, Mechanic withthe Department atAthalmer, has beentransferred to GrandForks.

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WAYNE McCAR­GAR, EngineeringAide 3, transferredfrom Constructio nBranch last summerafter working with thatBranch in the Me­Bride and Valemountareas for seven years. Wayne works inthe McBride office of the District Engi­neer. Married, he and his wife Gwenhave two children and the family enjoysthe outdoors, especially snowmobiling.

K. R. MACDONALD has been ap­pointed Road Foreman I, New Denver.He was formerly Road Foreman 1, Karn­loops.

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Don Johnson, Quesnel District Engi­neer, left. makes a presentation on behalfof his fellow workers to Brian Niehaus tomark his promotion to District Tcchni­cian and transfer to Merrill.

J. G. BROCK has been appointed En­gineering Aide 3, Golden. He was for­merly Engineering Aide 3, Grand Forks.

F. H. DREW has been appointed En­gineering Aide 3, Smithers. He was for­merly Engineering Aide 3 at Kelowna.

Time out for play at the Penticton GolfTournament on July 28. The fashionablefoursome depicted here include Mel Bagg,Road Foreman at Mcbride; Stan Jones,Machine Operator from Penticton; JackTaggart, Stockman at Penticton ; andSandy Newland, Mechanic from Kam­loops. The tournament was well attendedand the organizers hope for a return en­gagement next year.

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T. P. Harkness, Technician with theUrban Design Section, Headquarters De­sign and Survey Branch, left, receives afarewell gift from his fellow employees inthe Department, Pat assumed his newdillies November 1 as Safety Officer withthe Accident Prevention Division of thePublic Service Commission . Making thepresentation is Charlie Likar, Design Su­pervisor of Urban Projects. Pat is thepopular president of the B.C. GovernmentEmployees Union.

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1. P. O'BRYAN, Engineering Aide 3,has transferred from the Highway Designand Surveys Branch to Cranbrook DistrictNovember J. Jack started with the De­partment April 1963. He is married withthree children and enjoys fishing andboating.

V. J . LA FONTAINE has been ap­pointed Engineering Assistant, NorthVancouver. He was formerly with theConstruction Branch.

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GROUPS

District Officials Conference was held at Nelson on October 30to November I, 1973. Seated, left to right, A. R. Limacher,Senior Personnel Officer; J. W . Nelson, R egional Highway Engi­neer; H. J. Kelsall, Assistant Regional Hi ghway Engineer; G. R .K ent, District Highways Manager, Nelson; T. V . E. Vickers,Bridge Inspection En gin eer; P. B . MacCarthy, Senior MaintenanceEn gin eer ; S. J . Dixcy, Regional Office Manager; J. Buckle, Re­gional Maintenance Methods Engineer; standing, R . Lines, Re­gional Driver Trainer; P. Barnes, Regional Geotechnical andMaterials Engineer ; W. S. Boughey, Administrative Assistant; W.A . Budden , District Hi ghways Manager, Fernie; H. Ronmark,Regional Maintenance Methods Technician ; N . Buker, Engineer­in-Training; G . J. Sutherland, Regional Construction Engineer;A. J. Bodnarchuk , Regional Landscape Supervisor; W. G. Helm­sing, District Highways Manager, Grand Forks; R. E. MeKeown,District Higliways Manager, Rossland; M . J. O'Connor, DistrictHi ghways Manager, N ew Denver; G. K. Austin, District High­ways Manager , Cranbrook; A. O'Brian , Regional Aggregate Re­sources Technician ; M . Pope, Senior Landscape Supervisor; E .Lund, Maintenance Management En gineer; D . Boutwell, DistrictT echnician , Revelstok c; R. E . Johnson, Regional MechanicalSuperintendent; R . A. Jackman, District Technician, Creston .

Region I Trainer Operators met recently in Vancouver to dis­cu ss current Motor-vehicle Branch regulations and proceduresgoverning the Department's Driver Certification programme, thenew Department equipment operating permits, and Departmentvehicle accident information. Left to right, back row, Glen West­man, New Westminster; George R. Haworth, Nanaimo; Henry G.Robertson, Saanich; D. D. Godfrey, Regional Highway Engineer;Don Osborne, Chilliwack; George Malboeui, Courtenay; MaxSadler, Dock District; Don Britton, Parksville; seated, H . M.De/lilies, Regional Safety Officer; Howard MacLeod, RegionalDriver Trainer; T. R . Yearsley, Regional Mechanic Superinten­dent; Sybrand, Groen, North Vancouver; Glen Ades, Headquar­ters Training Supervisor; Robert Pappin, North Vancouver.

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Region 1 Regional and District Officials met in Vancouver inOctober 1973 . Left to right, seated, Len Fang, Centreline Super­visor; H . M. Dennies, Regional Safety Officer; B. A. L'Hirondelle,District Highways Manager, North Vancouver; Don Page, Re­gional Traffic Superintendent; Oliver King, Regional Office Man­ager; George Harper , District Highways Manager, Saanich; secondroll', Pat Carr, Assistant Regional Highway Engineer; Bob Har­vey, Associate Deputy Minister, Headquarters; Bill Bowman,Senior Bridge Engineer, Headquarters; AI Walisser, District High­ways Manager, New Westminster; Tucker Forsythe, District Tech­nician, North Vancouver; Gordon Gorlinge, Design Supervisor;Hector McLeod, District Technician, Nanaimo; back row, RoyGittins, Regional Construction Engineer; Tom Yearsley, RegionalMechanical Superintendent; Norman Wells, District HighwaysManager, Chilliwack; Carl Seehuber, Regional Stockman, Clover­dale; Ross Ellis, District Technician, Port A lberni; Les Braddy,Regional Highway Engineer, Prince George; Calvin Drake, Re­gional Technician ; Howard Mcl.eod , Regional Driver Trainer; VicVickers, Bridge Inspection En gineer, Headquarters; Bill Baker,District Technician, North Vancouver; Eric Smith, District Tech­nician, Saanich; Dell/lis Oliver, District Technician, Courtenay;Ilaro Stark, Regional Landscape Supervisor; AI Hepp, Technician,Geotechnical and Materials Branch; Dick Readshaw, Director ofHighway Design and Survey, HeadquarterstRon Winbow, DistirctTechnician, New Westminster; John Morris, District HighwaysManager, Nanaimo; Al Tranfield, Regional Superintendent, High­way Design and Survey; D. D. Godfrey, Regional Highway En gi­neer; Randy Mulcaster, District Highways Manager, Courtenay.

A Mechanical Foremen Workshop was held on October 16,17, and 18, 1973, in Kamloops. One of the highlights of theworkshop was a demonstration by Larry Croft, Mechanical Fore­man at Langford, on the hydraulic system used on trucks forlifting the box and operating underbody ploughs and snowploughs.In attendance, left to right, front row, are W. J. Caryk; G.Hunter; W. Sweeney; A . Campbell; L. Croft; J. T. Evans, Re­gional Mechanical Superintendent; T. Johnson, Services Engineer,Victoria; D. Hawe; and L. Churchill . In the baclcrow, left toright, are C. Dodge, E. Swanson, H . Genchorek, G . Boyce, H.Wilton, G. Douglas, A . Pauls, and B. Saunderman.

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PAT ROY, Me­chanic 3, Prince Rup ­ert District, Stewartarea, came to Stewartgarage from Quesnelin May 1973, and hasbeen with the Depart­ment since January

He is married and has two chi1-1968.dren,

TED SHARPE,Yardman at McBridedepot, joined the De­partment 18 years ago .In 29 years' service asa CPR station agent,Ted served in most ofthe Province's townsand villages. Ted is married and has fivechildren.

PAUL RAYMOND,Assistant MechanicForeman at the GrandForks garage, has leftthe Department to gointo the recreationalindustry. He has beenwith the Department

since 1959. He received a pre sentationfrom his fellow employees who wishedhim well in his new endeavour, a marin,a t Sorrento.

Vernoll Highways District manujactur­ing yard employees met all the occasionof Rex Wiley's retirement, Front roll' ,

left to right, Tally O'K eefe, Plant Fo re­mall J; Rex Wiley . Carpenter; Monte Pen­nington, Concrete Worker; Jim Simpson,Labourer. Back row, left to right, LcsYork. Road For eman 4; ROil Hinman ,Labourer; Robert Vanlerberg, Labourer;and Ernie Hoyte, Labourer.

BILL KOZORIZ,Labourer, Prince Rup­ert District, Stewartarea, is a long-timeresident of Stewartand has worked forthe Dep artment sinceMay 1972. Prior tothis he was a sheet-metal worker and aboat builder. Bill's hobbies are stampcollecting and photography.

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Mechanic ForemanMOHINDER TOOR,Prince Rupert High-way District, PortClements, Queen Char­lotte Islands, joinedthe Department atNelson in 1966, thenmoved to New Denver and Terrace beforehis arrival in the Prince Rupert District.Mohinder has a family of four grown-upchildren who take up much of his sparetime. A trip to his native India last sum­mer was a highlight for him.

KARAN SOOK-DEO, Mechanic I ,Prince Rupert District,Port Clements, joinedthe Department inJune 1973 at PrinceGeorge, and was trans­

.-.-~~ ferred to Port Clem­ents in the Queen Charlotte Islands soonafter. He worked as a mechanic in Al­berta for five years before coming toBritish Columbia. He enjoy s the outdoorlife, especially fishing, and is married withone child.

JOHN PLUMMER,Mechanic I, PrinceRupert District, PortClements area, wasborn and raised inEngland and came toCanada in 1967 towork in the miningindustry at Alice Arm . He joined theDepartment in 1969 at Pouce Coupe andlater transferred to Port Clements on theQueen Charlotte Islands. He is currentlyattending a welding course at the voca­tional school in Terrace. John is marriedand has two sons.

L. D. PERKINS,Engineer 5 in the Con­struction Branch, Vic­toria, recently left theDepartment after 23years of service to goto a private consultantfirm . Before transfer­

ring to the Construction Branch, Dougspent 19 years in the Location Branch insuch positions as Project Supervisor, Re­gional Location Superintendent in Karn­loops, and finally Director of Operations,Location Branch, Victoria . He was di­rectly involved in the location of threemajor routes in the Province-the Cari­boo Highway north of Prince George, theNorth Thompson Highway north ofAvola, and the Rogers Pass. Doug ob­tained his professional status throughhome study, writing the Association ofProfessional Engineers' examinations, avery difficult route to take.

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MRS . KRISTYWOLFE, Clerk-Typist,Switchboard Operatorand Receptionist in theBurnaby Regional of­fice, began work forthe Department inFebruary. Previouslyshe worked for the Town of Fort St.John. She is married and enjoys boating,skating, and hunting.

When leaving theDepartment on August15, RALPH HAR­POLD, Machine Op­erator 7 with the roadmaintenance crew atGrand Forks, was pre­sented with a gift fromfellow workers. Ralph joined the Depart­ment in 1967 and is now the owner of agrocery store and gas station at ChristinaLake.

MRS. DIANEPAINTER, Clcrk-Ste­nographer in the Bur­naby Regional officeand Secretary to theAssistant RegionalHighway Engineer, re­joined the Department

in January 1973. Diane pre v i 0 u slyworked for the Training and Safety Of­ficer in Victoria. She is married and hastwo children. Her hobbies are sewing,Scottish and country dancing, and travel­ling.

BETTY JONES,Timekeeper in the Me­Bride District office,has left the Depart­ment and moved toWest Vancouver. TheDistrict Engineer, D.P. Doyle, made a pres­

entation to her on behalf of her fellowworkers in McBride and Kamloops.

FRED L. STUARTjoined the staff of theDepartment in SalmonArm as a Clerk 3(Ti mekee pe r) inMarch. A native ofAlberta, Fred servedin the Canadian Army

from 1945 to 1973. Some of Fred's hob­bies include curling, golfing, hunting, andbowling.

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SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION

The Needles ferry crew were presented with the bronze awardof merit. Left to right, Regional Highway Engineer J. W. Nelson,District Highways Manager M . J. O'Connor, Joe Comeaw, HenryFoard, Pete Mathews, and Larry Davis.

The Edgewood road crew recently received the silver and goldawards of merit. Left to right, Gary Eckert, Regional HighwayEngineer Bill Nelson, Richard Hopp, Dennis Butler, GeorgeHopp, Dick Smith, Eugene Klein, Henry Fedhrau, Don Williams.District Highways Manager Mike O'Connor, Ed Milne, and BobBaker.

OBITUARIESPETER JOHN SALAMANDYK died sud-

r, denly June 9. Pete joined the Department 21years ago, and at the time of his death was aa Machine Operator 3 at Grand Forks. Hewas well-liked by all his fellow workers, andvery active in Government employees' activi­ties. Pete was also a member of the localbranch of the Canadian Legion and the Grand

Forks Volunteer Fire Department. He is survived by his wifeMartha, daughter Judith, son Earl, and grandson Derrick, hismother in Manitoba, three sisters and three brothers.

The Nakusp road crew proudly show off their gold award ofmerit. Left to right , N . J. Allen, Regional Safety Officer G. 1.Sutherland, L. Doherty, P. Posnick , Sandra Marquardt , K. E .Marquardt, C. F. Dent, C. E. Kennett, G . Crommctt, A. Ehl, J.A. Krivsky, G. E. Petterson, L. A. Wetterstrom, N. R. Sinclair,District Engineer M. J. O'Connor, Regional Highway EngineerJ. W. Nelson . Missing from the picture are I . W. Lan, J. Van­derkrojt, P. Posnichk, and A. R. Jones.

FRED WOOD, Machine Operator at Parks­ville, died suddenly in service on August 10,1973. Fred began with the Department in1961.

The New Denver bridge crew recently added the silver awardof merit to {Ill already impressive list of safety awards. Left toright, Regional Safety Officer Gordon Sutherland, Jock Walker,Ken Casley, Bill Brekke, Bob Therrien, George Norman, DistrictHighways Manager Mike O'Connor.

LARRY OTTEWELL, Truck Driver with the Department atAthalmer, died October 2, 1973, after a long illness . He issurvived by his wife and daughters.

The New Denver District office staff were recently awarded thebronze award of merit. Left to right, Bill Cooper, Debbie Jenks,Kerry Markin, Judy Nevett, Robbie Robinson, Mike O'Connor,Greg Telford, Bobbie Bakakiaff, Linda Hishimoto,

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FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONREGION 1

ARCHtEOLOGICALSURVEY HELPSRECORD s.c. HISTORY

In the latter part of 1972 the Depart­ment's Design and Survey s Branch co­operated with the Archzeologi cal SitesAdvi sor y Board of British Columbia toimplement a programme of surveyingarchreological sites throughout the Prov­ince in relation to highw ay projects.Under the au spices of Bjorn Simon sen,Provincial Archeeologist , and Dick Read­shaw, Director of Highway Design andSurveys, a four-month summer pro­gramme was approved . Regional andHeadquarters Design Staff supplied keymaps and descriptions of highway projectsbeing worked on.

The costs of the pro gramme were di­vided between AS.A.B. supplying a rented

yellow pick-up andcamper unit , and theHighways Departmentassisting with the hir­ing of summer staff.

The Department wasfortunate in being ab leto obt ain the serv ices

51. Pierre of Mich ael Robinson,B.A., Rhodes Scholar ship , and Paul SI.Pierre, B.A. , both graduates from UBChaving major ed in anthropology . Mikehas since left for England to carry onfur ther studies.

Mike and Paul began their journ ey inMay, ta king with them letters of intro­duc tion and authori tyto obtain gas for theircamper-truck fro m D e­partment yards . Asidefro m a few minor inci­dents involv ing identi­fication, the boys re­ceived excellent co-opera tion. Nex t time Robinsonthe crew will get decals on the truck.

D uring the course of the sum mer theycove red 9,000 miles exa mining sites orpossible sites f rom the Queen Char lottesto the Koo tenays, of ten travelling onhighways that were unde r cons truction.With this kind of mobility their expensecheques were usually chasing them frompoint to point.

There were 113 sites surveyed-59 newprehistoric sites, 26 new historic sites, and28 sites already recorded with the AS.A B. Of the total surveyed it was foundtha t 40 had defini te conflic ts with pro­posed or existing rights-of-way (34 pre­his toric and six historic sites) .

In thei r report, M ike and Paul askedthat the Departmental personnel con­tacted be thanked for their assistance andfriendship . Ma ny other people also gavetheir assistance.

The Department feels that all per­sonnel shou ld have a continuing commit­ment to the preservation of the pre-historyof this Province.

A severe eye and head "wound"and "fractured" fo rearm 011 Eu­gene Te rril/a ll as treated by Bru ceButcher using gauze bandages andsplints .

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Ten Senior St. John First Aid courses were conducted throughoutRegion 1 from September to December 1973 by First Aid InstructorW. B. (Brian ) Kelly. The course, open to branches of the Depart ­ment, involve s theoryand practical training inartifici al respiration, thetre atment of fracturesand wounds, and thetreatment of poison vic-

Bri an Kelly tims. The classes arescheduled during the work shift and runfour hours a week for five weeks. Uponsuccessful completion , the candidate re­ceives a standard first aid certificate whichis valid for three years.

Instructor, Safe ty Officer, Examiner, and em ployees of the N orth VaIlCO/l I'er Distri ctat aile o f the first aid classes conducted recently , Left to right, back roll' , H . M . Dennics,Region I Saf ety Officer; G len Peterson; Eric Douglas; Eu gene Terril/all; Duncan Cunni ne­ham; Bruce Butcher; Larry Redlick ; Michael Brer eton; Sybrand Groen; Gustav Z urcher;[ront row , Seii chiro Takahara , Paul Call liar, Ter enc e Sammon, First Aid Instructor W . B.Kel/y , St. Ioh n Ambulance Examiner Doug Ingram, Charley Campe, Edward Simpson .

G ustav Z urche r applies direct pressur e to a"severe wound" all Paul Connor's left arm andalso treated Paul fo r a " fractur e" of th e rightkn eecap ,

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ON THE JOB

Su san Cosulich , Snow-plough Operator in thePemberton area of N orth Vanc ou\'er District,began with the D epartment in th e sprin g of1972. She was a Flag Girl and Pow er-mowerOperator befor e she wan the competition for theposition she noll' has. In add ition to operatingthe standard fou r-Ion truck ( witho ut powersteering ) equipped with tail-gate sander andstandard Frink one-way plough , she also doesall the regular maintenan ce, including changingoil and filter. Su san is a nati ve of Pemberton.Il cr hobbies are music, sewi ng; and dri ving herdun e buggy.

A t the Kelowna shop, Stall Lindahl,Mechanic, l e f t , and Jim Leitch,We lder, looking pleased with a re­cent acquisition, are shown assemblinga new hydraulic sander. It will befitted on on e of the K elowna sand­trucks.

Leo Pclz , M echanic, at work ill thePrince G eorge shop .

Le e Blacke, Mechanic 3, who hasbeen with the Department for 21years, is seen in the Kelowna yardchecking unit S-3206 . With tend erloring care, th is unit has logged220 ,000 miles.

Rodn ey North, La bourer, left, andJohn Fran cis, Mechanic, both fromthe Prince G eorge shop.

D ennis Cattee cleans up a rockslidc on the Gre en M ountainRoad out of Penticton.

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Al Parkin, Road Con stru ction Foreman, Terra ce District , onth e Ka siks R iver Bridge approaches. In the background is one ofthe man y new bridges being constructed on Ycllowh ead lI igh way16, between Terrace and Prince Rupert.

MISCELLANY

Aerial \'iew of the Nelson arterial project. Grade construction began in 1971 andwas completed in the summer of 1973. The project ineludes two bridge structures, onescheduled for completion in late 1973 and the other in early 1974 . Landscaping of theconstruction area began ill May 1973 and will continue into the summer of 1974. All thelandscaping in 1973 was done with .I II/ I I/ Il l'/" employment crews. Highway 3A to Castlegarcan be seen in the upper left , and Highway 6 to Salmo in bottom centre. To the left ofthis road, Cottonwood Creek is seen disappearing into an underground flume to reappearbeyond the overpass, centre.

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The old and nell' oil houses at Beaverdell, Grand Forks Highway District,

The continual patching continues westof Kcrcmcos under the direction of Patch­ing Foreman Jim Hellyer , while R oyStewart on the truck and Al Mclrowellwith the roller participate.

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Personnel at Kelowna District wonderif other district offices have palm trees.This palm has graced the Kelownadrau ghting room for years. It was grownfrom a seed by Duve Horning, Engineer.ing Aide. To give some idea of its size,Fred Lehmann, Engineering Aide, isshown here with a measuring tape.

Lloyd Batie, Pcnticton District BridgeForeman, and Alex Gordon inspect thenewly completed sand and salt storageshed at A llison Pass. Summer em ploy­ment programme was partially respons­ible for this useful addition.

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The old Cascade Bridge, a wooden King truss structure, left,was recently demolished, centre, The temporary replacement, aBailey bridge, and the permanent concrete and steel bridge are

,SCCII on the right. This bridge is all Highway 395, a main route 10

the U.S.A. which carries a large volume of traffic.

Lcjt, the Nelson District bridge crcw at work on a 200-foot bridge, part of a II CII'

route between Nick 's island and West Creston Road which will shorten the distancebetween Creston and Wesl Creston by 4 miles. Right , low-bed operator Russell Browelland m ember of bridge crew unloading piling for the bridge.

On lune 14 a logging-truck broke through the Carmi Bridge into th e West K ettleRiver. The Grand Forks District bridge crew and the Beaverdell road maintenance crewwere quickly on the job and th e Bailey bridge, right, was soon in use.

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Prince Rupert District bridge crewunder Bridge Foreman Art Tojtager plqc­tns the laminated deck-system on the lIewbridge at Tlell on the Queen Cltarlottelslands. Construction of this glue-lam i­nated strin ger, six -span bridg e, 300 feel illlength . was completed with the help ofpersonnel employed under the summeremployment programme.

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A Ibert Proulx and Alex Gordon , Bridge­men with the Pcnticton District bridgecrew , put the finishin g touches to a Baile ybrid ge at Hedley. The Bail ey bridge re­places the old Kin g trus s that was washedout in the 1972 flood. '