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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. -
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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.
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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.
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Foreman 1, Courtenay Highway District.He was formerly Temporary Road Foreman 2 at Campbell River.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
ABOUT PEOPLE
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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.
-s-Photo credit, Brian Clarkson
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
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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. '