THE BRITISH C LUMBIA JULY 1973

RunnerPUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLU E 10, NUM ER 3

MISCELLANY

Picture of the Department of Highways establishment at Agassiz in the Chilliwack District shows how junctional necessities havebeen combined with the beauty of a row of ornamental trees and a large well-kept lawn, the pride of the Department crew and theenjoyment of the townspeople.

Region 1 Driver Trainer Howard McLeod and the "air-brake board" which was con­structed by a mechanic apprentice at Langford under the supervision of Driver SupervisorGlen Ades. The board simulates the air system used in single-axle tandem trucks andsemi-trailers.

Norm Taylor, Mechanic Foreman,Duncan, and his crew were witness to astrange drama and minor tragedy re­cently when a pigeon-hawk was in hotpursuit of a crossbill finch. The chaseended when the two birds slammed intothe windshield of a pickup truck parkedoutside the shop . The finch was killedinstantly, but the pigeon -hawk survivedthe crash and was taken to a bird sanctu­ary, where he apparently recovered.

CONVALESCENTSGEORGE L. GRAY, Machine Oper­

ator 2 in the Nanaimo Highway District,has been off work for some time now.Unfortunately, Louis (as he is knownthroughout the district) has been in hos­pital for a leg amputation. He is mostcheerful and will be back working forthe Department as soon as his artificialleg has been obtained.

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W. D. COOPER, Tec hnician, NewDenver District, has re turned to workafter a period of illness earlier this year.The district extends its gratitude to BillVatkin of the Grand Fo rks District forhis assista nce during Bill's absence.

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L. J. TURNEY, Machine Operator, isstill convalescing af ter serious illness ; hisfellow employees wish him a speedy re­covery.

Mrs . Lynn Hoadley takes a break fromher office duties with the Traffic Branchin Victoria to act as a temporary flag­man (girl) during the application ofcentre line test-lines. Mrs Hoadley norm­ally processes traffic volume informationreceived from the Department's perma­nent and portable traffic counters.

A litter cart developed by New West­minster District is proving to be anefficient means of collecting litter alongHighway 1 in Burnaby. Looks sus­piciously like a golf cart and John C.Dediluke, Burnaby road crew, could al­most be in the middle of a fast 18 holes.Plastic bag lining the can is droppedalong the shoulder when filled and pickedup by litter truck at end of shift. De­velopment of the cart was by districttechnical staff, with fabrication by Cia­verdale welding-shop.

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Associate Field Editors

W. S. Boughey ... .....__. VictoriaBill Ingram .. . .. ..._._.__. . VictoriaHerb Gutteridge .. Regional Electrical CrewL. Q. Fong .Centreline Marking, CloverdaleBruce Robertson .. .. BurnsideJ. W. Morris., ....__. ..NanaimoMike Butler . .CourtenayGeorge Cooper .. Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads .. ._Dock DistrictLloyd Burgess .. .__ . New WestminsterEdna Hodgson ..__ McBride.Jim Ferrier __ .. ...KamloopsEdie Smith . .. ..._......Williams LakeMurray Ramsay . .. .... ..__. Salmon ArmM. J. Newlands . :. .. RevelstokeAl Desimone . VemoDR. J. Martin . .. ._... .. KelownaJ. W. Zaporozan . .. PentictonJim Chenoweth ..__.. ._. ._._.__MerrittDave Roberts ..__.. .. .__. .. .._ LillooetDorothy Wilkins ... Grand ForksA. Dyson .. RosslandS. J. Dixey ..-----...---- ------__._. . .. ..NelsonShirley Verigin . .. .. . .... New DenverFred Ryckman . .._.. ... . . CrestonN. K. Molander ....._.._. ..... CranbrookSam Caravetta . . ..__. FcrnieJ. W. Hickmott ..... .. . .. GoldenFrances Martin ._.. .. SmithersJ. B. A. Hecker ... ....Pouce CoupeHomer Good Fort St. JohnDon Hutton . .__. . TerraceShirley Hrechka ..... ._. ... Prince GeorgeJack Doddridge .. . .. .. Prince GeorgeWayne Chappell .. .. ...QuesnelGeorge Harper ... . ....__. ..VanderhoofH. R. Walker .. ._Burns LakeW. R. Ban .. Prince Rupert

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THE ROAD RUNNER

July 1973

Published Quarterly by the

British Columbia Department of HighwaysVictoria, British Columbia

Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur J. Schindel, Editor

Volume 10

GRAHAM R. LEAM inister

It is rath er d ifficult to sayhello to people one has nevermet, but I do hope to meetyou all personally over thecom ing months.

Mr. Miard tells m e that youare a dedicated group of civilservants who follo w Govern­m ent policy to the lett er. Letme say in adv ance how muchI appreciate yo ur position .

I worked for the CBC be­for e comi ng to the Depart­m ent and that ex perience madem e aware of how difficult it

can be to break in a new boss.I com e to the Department with only on e fu ndamental

belief-we are all here to serve the people of British Co­lumbia . I am confident that by working together we cando great things for the work ing peopl e of this Province­they deserve no less. Let our motto be "People First ."

La wrance A. MacAuley , Labourer and Tru ck-driver, standsproudly with R ossland 's newest truck , wh ich proved its usejulnessfor some thing oth er than garbage collection . Lawrance was firston the scene and first aid attendant for three youths who capsizedtheir canoe on the Co lumb ia R iver near Genelle on May 9, 1973.They were given blankets and shel ter in a heated truck beforebeing delivered to the clinic. Congratulations and many thanksare certainly deserved by Lawrance. Considerab le credit is du eto Russell Brou ghton, M echanic Foreman, fo r modifications toth e veh icle, which, among other item s, includ es space for a full yequipped first aid k it.

A Department of Highwa ys Golf and Fun Tourna mentwin be held at the Penticton Golf Course on July 28. Tee-offtime for men is 10-11.30 a.m. (18 holes) ; for ladies, 11.30a.m.- 12 noon (9 holes) . The cost is $10 per person, whichincludes green fees, smorgasbord, prizes, and dance. All pastand present Government employees are invited to remit $10to the District Office, 100 Main Street , Penticton, to confirmattendance.

COVER PHOTO

A geless grandeur of the mountains is unchanged, but seeingthem by car was an adv enture nearly 50 years ago . Th is isM ount Stephen in Yoho National Park as an intrepid touri stmotors carefully along the early "highway."

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PROMOTIONSA. L. POPP, Road Foreman 2,

Revelstoke District, has transferred toKimberley in the Cranbrook District.Art started with the Department Septem­ber 15, 1964. He is married with foursons and enjoys fishing.

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W. K. RICHARDSON, MechanicHelper, has transferred from Saanich toCranbrook District. Bill started with theDepartment in October 1972. He ismarried with two children and enjoys alltypes of outdoor activities.

GEORGE KENT,District Superinten­dent, Nelson Districtoffice, has been withthe Department since1947 and received his25-year service awardin Vancouver in De­

cember. His hobbies are sports, particu­larly golf and curling.

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DOUG GODFREY,District Office Mana­ger, Nelson District,joined the Departmentin 1947 at Revelstoke. ~He has been OfficeManager at Fernie,Grand Forks, NewDenver, Rossland, and transferred toNelson in 1960. Last December he re­ceived his 25-year service award. Doug'shobbies are woodworking, gardening, andski-ing,

25-year ServiceAwards

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JOSEPH PROFILI,Road MaintenanceForeman at PowellRiver in the NorthVancouver District, re­ceived a 25-year ser­vice award in Decem­ber 1972. Joe started

with the Department in 1946 at Rosslandand was transferred to Squamish as Fore­man in 1960. In 1964 he moved toPowell River. Joe is married and hastwo children. His hobbies are fishingand photography.

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LOUIE DEVITO,Utilityman and ReliefForeman, received a25-year service awardin December 1972.He has been in Pow­ell River since he be­gan work for the De­partment in 1946. He is married, hishobbies are hunting and fishing.

1. GERHARDT has been appointedRoad Foreman 3, McBride District. Hewas formerly Road Foreman 2, NelsonDistrict.

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W. E . WATSON has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Quesnel. He was for­merly Road Foreman 1, New Denver.

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G. E. DOWNING has been appointedBridge Foreman 1, Vanderhoof. Hewas formerly Bridgeman 3, New Denver.

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D. S. McKEE has been appointedRo ad Foreman 2, Williams Lake. Hewas formerly Road Foreman 1 (Tempo­rar y) , Penticton.

NEW FACESIN NEW PLACES

MRS . DARLINEGOODMAN, Clerk­Stenographer in theNorth Vancouver Dis­trict office, has trans­ferred to the regionaloffice in Burnaby tobe secretary for the

Planning Department. Darline began heremployment with the Department in 1969in the Prince Rupert District office asteletype and radio operator before mov­ing to the N orth Vancouver District officein 1970. She is married and has twoboys and a girl. Her hobbies are camp­ing and sewing.

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ROY WALKER ,Di strict Office Mana­ger in Burns Lake,has been transferredto Chilliwack. Roy,who has been with theDepartment for 20years, has worked atHeadquarters, and the Burns Lake, FortSt. John, Merritt, and Nanaimo Districtoffices. He is married and has servedas Secretary-Treasurer for the BurnsLake-Southbank Branch of the BritishColumbia Government Employees'Union, Associate Editor of the RR, andworked with the Boy Scout and JuniorForest Warden youth groups.

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LIN DSA Y is the newOffice Manager Traineein the Williams LakeDistrict office. Patcomes to WilliamsLake from the De­partment of Public

Works in Kamloops. He is very active inbaseball and coaches the B.C. Telephoneladies team.

B. HEWLETT re­cently won throughcompetition the posi­tion of Office Mana­ger, Golden District.Bob is married withtwo children. He wasformerly at Prince

K. M. RENSBY has been appointedEngineering Aide 3, Vanderhoof. Hewas formerly a Labourer, Burns Lake.

D. H. HUTTON has been appointedTechnician 2, Fort St. John. He wasformerly Technician I, Terrace.

C. A. SOMERS ha s been appointedMechanic 3, Prince George. He wasformerly Mechanic 2, Prince George.

D . E. NOONAN has been appointedEngineering Aide 3, Do ck District. Hewas fo rmerly Engineering Aide 2, DockDistr ict.

L. AINSWORTH has been appointedMechanic 3, Lillooet. He was formerlyMechanic 2, Creston.

J. T. JOHNSON ha s been appointedEngineering Assistant, Dock District. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 3, DockDi strict.

H. LINTON has been appointed Me­chanic 3, Saanich District He was for ­merly Mechanic 2, Saanich District.

P. G . ROY has been appointed Me­chanic 3, Prince Rupert. He was for­merly Mechanic 2, Quesnel.

George.

E. F . BRENNER has been appointedEngineering Assistant, Vanderhoof. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 3, PrinceGeorge.

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D. R. MACMILLAN has been ap­pointed Engineering Ass is tan t (PartyChief) , Materials Testing Branch . Hewas formerly a Labourer, Materials Test­ing Branch.

S. M. SWEENEY has been appointedEngineering Assistant, Courtenay. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 3, BurnsLake.

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CONFERENCES

Region 1 Mechanic Foremen's Conference convened in Van­couver May 1 to 3. The theme was communications and quality.The conference involved both day and evening sessions . In at­tendance were, left to right, front row, Norm Taylor, MechanicForeman, Duncan; Al Henke, Assistant Mechanic Foreman, Na­naimo; Carl Seehuber, Regional Stockman, Cloverdale; Ed Finlay­son, Mechanic Foreman, Powell River; Tom Yearsley, RegionalMechanical Superintendent, Burnaby; Steve Cutt, MechanicForeman, Courtenay; second row , Fred Schonwald, MechanicForeman, Oak Street; Ray Chamberlain, Office Manager, Head­quarters; Tom Johnson, Services Engineer, Headquarters; BillKimble, Mechanic Foreman, Cloverdale; Gene Butterfield, Me­chanic Foreman, Nanaimo; third row, George Owen, MechanicForeman, Gibsons; Gordon Gann, Assistant Foreman, Langford;Henry Meerman, Mechanic Foreman, North Vancouver; JohnWaring, Mechanic Foreman, Deas Dock; Hal Dennies, RegionalSafety Officer, North Vancouver; John Oliver, Mechanic Fore­man , Mission ; Lory Croft, Mechanic Foreman, Langford; backrow, Ray Dykhuizen, Mechanic Foreman, Alberni; Mervin Berg­lund, Assistant Foreman, North Vancouver; Russell Dean, Per­sonnel Officer, Headquarters; Lome Anderson, Mechanic Fore­man, Cloverdale.

The Sechelt Peninsula "air-brake class," North VancouverDistrict, is one of 10 classes which has completed the courseconducted by Trainer Supervisor Glen Ades and Driver TrainerHoward McLeod. Other classes were conducted-in Region 2 byDriver Trainer Ed Rozander, Region 3 by Driver Trainer HarryRonmark, Region 4 by Bob Saul and Ken Walton. More than1,000 people have participated in the programme, including repre­sentatives from other Government departments such as Forestry,Recreation and Conservation, and the Motor-veh icle Branch.Left to right, [ront row, Doug Stewart, Mechanic, Gibsons; OscarHogue, Road Maintenance Foreman, Gibson; Glen Ades, TrainerSupervisor, Victoria; George Owen, Mechanic Foreman, Gibsons;Len Clarke, Machine Operator, Gibsons; Tucker Forsythe, Dis­trict Technician, Gibsons; Howard McLeod, Driver Trainer, Re­gion 1; back row, Ian Fisher, Mechanic, Gibsons; Jerry Pockrant,Machine Operator, Pender Harbour; Cec Chamberlin, MachineOperator, Gibsons; George Flack, Mechanic , Gibsons; AbeLemky, Machine Operator, Gibsons; Frank Charlesworth, Ma­chine Operator, Gibsons; Dave Pollock, Machine Operator, Pen­der Harbour; Roger Desrosier, Machine Operator, Gibsons; JohnWray, Labourer, Gibsons; F rank Campbell, Machine Operator,Pender Harbour.

Taking a brief photo break at the Regional Mechanical Super­intendents' Conference held in Nelson May 10 and II are, left toright, Trev Evans, Regional Mechanical Superintendent, Kam­loops; Tom Yearsley, Regional Mechanical Superintendent, Bur­naby; Ray Chamberlain, Office Manager, Services Branch, Vic­toria; Bob Johnson, Regional Mechanical Superintendent, PrinceGeorge; Gordon Hunter, Mechanical Superintendent, Victoria;H. O. George, Regional Mechanical Superintendent, Nelson; andTom Johnson, Services Engineer, Victoria.

Mechanic Foremen and Assistant Mechanic Foremen of Re­gion 3 recently held a conference in Nelson. Attending were,seated, left to right, Ed Sangala, Ed Pickard (Workmen's Com­pensation Board Inspector), Gordon Sutherland, Bill Nelson,Hope George, Russ Broughton (Sr.}, Alex Lotosky, and EarlKline. Standing, left to right, Archie Austin, Bob Marshall, KenDavis, Harvey Thormoset, Joe Reed, Bill Kortegaard, RussBroughton (Jr.), Tom Sime, Conway Jones, Ross Robertson, NeilKole, Ian Christensen , Ernie Dean, George Labay, Jerry Tow­good, and Paul Raymond.

A Paving Branch training programme for junior Inspectorswas again held this year in Prince George from February 19 to23. The course covered was mainly the basic paving practices .Twenty-four employees attended and five senior personnel in­structed. Personnel standing, left to right, Jim Kirkpatrick, RichPastor, Gordon Walter, Hedzer Vanderkooi, Bob Rikley, JohnPijl, Bob Hamilton, Brent Kennedy, Ray Cox, Annette Demers,Peter Williams, Ed Shearer, Jerry Moreau, Jim I ohannesson,Daryl Geisenheimer, Hans Wacker, Mike Griffin, Lyle Roe, andKeijo Yliruusi. Seated, left to right, Martin Dusoswa, GerryAllen, Len Romanow, Stewart Christensen, Bill Rilkofj, BillDavies, Elmer Green, and Frank Martens.

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ABOUT PEOPLE

vehicle Branch.and swimming.

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MISS BARBARADOUGLAS is a Clerk­Typist in the NorthVancouver District of­fice. Barbara, whohad previous office ex­perience in a bank, be­gan with the Depart­ment in April 1971. Curling, tennis, andswimming are her hobbies.

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...._ _ .- MRS. B. M. Me-LEOD, Timekeeper,has worked in theNorth Vancouver Dis­trict office for 14years. Betty is mar­ried and has sevenchildren, six daughters,

and a son. She enjoys gardening, boat­ing, swimming, and future plans includetravel.

MRS. FERN BAD­HAM, of the NorthVancouver District of­fice, has recently beenreclassified to Clerk 5.Fern began her servicewith the Departmentin the Prince GeorgeDistrict office in 1958

where she worked until July 1966, whenshe was transferred to North Vancouver.Bowling, sewing, travelling, and outsideactivities are her hobbies.

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DICK W. SMAL­LEY has worked inthe North VancouverDistrict office since1969 when he retiredfrom the CanadianArmed Forces withthe rank of captain .Originally from Estevan, Sask ., Dick ismarried and has two sons. His hobbiesare curling, boating, fishing, and camping.

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MRS. ELLEN W.DAVIES, Clerk 3 inthe North VancouverDistrict Office, beganwork with the Depart­ment last January af­ter five and one-halfyears with the Motor­

Her hobbies are curling

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NOSEK, Timekeeperin the North Vancou­ver District office, be­gan working for theDepartment in 1968.She is married withfour children and playsbridge for a hobby.

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Former staff members of the NelsonDistrict office were honoured at a partyin November at the home of Doug God­frey. They were Robbie Robinson, whotransferred to New Denver as OfficeManager; Mike Maglio, who transferredto the Department of Lands, Forests, andWater Resources in Nelson ; Ann Lowe,Clerk-Stenographer, who left for a tripto the Caribbean; Jim Carmichael, Fishand Wildlife Branch, Nelson, as OfficeManager ; and Pat Johnson, who returnedto resume duties at home.

JIM ALVEBERG,Office Manager, Ver­non Highway District,has left the Depart­ment to take a newlycreated purchasingagent position with theCity of Vernon.

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HEARN, Clerk-Sten­ogr apher, joined theNelson Regional of­fice in February. Herhobbies are horsebackriding and swimming.

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ANDY KRISTIAN­SEN was appointedCrusher Foreman forQ21 in January of thi syear. Prior to this heworked for QI crusherfor three years as

\' Truck-driver andLoader Operator. Andy is married.

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LISA A. KURN­OFF, Clerk-Stenogra­pher, joined the Nel­son Regional officelast February. Herhobbies are sports,particularly softball.

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JOHN SZMACI­ARZ, Yardman 2,Ro ssland District ,shows his cheerful na­ture . John has beenwith the Departmentsince 1969.

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LOUIS LENTO,Bridgeman I, FernieDistrict, started withthe Dep artment in1948. Louie is cur­rently building a port­able powder magazinein the Fernie Yard.He enjoys fishing and hunting.

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c. C. (CHUCK)HENDERSON isRoad MaintenanceForeman 2 in theRoll a a r e a of thePou ce Coupe District.Chuck started with theDepartment in 1956and attained his present position throughcompetition in 1968. He is married andhas three children and is active in thePouce Coupe Branch of the Royal Cana­dian Legion. He enjoys curling and isinvolved with minor hockey.

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H. R. (BOB) STUR­NEY, Location Branch,Prince George Dis­trict , is married withtwo children. Bobworked in the field forII years before mov ­ing into the Prince

George Location Branch office. His hob ­bies include golf and gardening and heis very active in the Prince George LittleTheatre, just completing a part in "AnnieGet Your Gun."

GORDON JONES,Regional ConstructionSuperi n tenden t inKamloops, has left theDepartment to take aposition with DawsonConstruction in Kam­loops. Prior to his

leaving , R. G. White, Regional Engineer,and D. C. MacVicar, Assistant RegionalEngineer, both presented gifts to Gordonfrom his fellow workers.

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BEVERLY ANNMcNAIR started withthe Pouce Coupe Dis­trict as a Clerk-Typistin March this year.Bev was born in PouceCoupe a nd enjoy sbowling , sewing, knit­

ting, and crocheting and is an avid base­ball fan.

MISS DIANNEGEBAUER, Clerk­Stenographer in thePouce Coupe Districtoffice, started with theDepartment in Sep­tember 1972. Dianne •enjoy s all sports andis an enthu siastic curler. She also enjoyscrocheting and dri ving her sparkling newcar.

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D. G. SMITH,Centre -line MachineOperator, Cloverdale,has been with the De­partment since 1969.Gerry is married andhas two children. Heenjoys canoeing and

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MRS. BETTY 1.CLARKE, Clerk-Typ­ist in the North Van­couver District office,began working for theDepartment last July.Previously she had IIyears of service withthe Public Library Commission in PrinceGeorge. Belly is married with two chil­dren . Sewing and swimming are herhobbies.

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D. R. DUNCAN,Centre-line MarkingForeman, Cloverdale,has been with thecentre-line crews since1961 and has servedin all regions of theProvince. Don's crew

works mainly in the Lower Mainlandand Vancouver Island. He is single andenjoys horse races.

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MRS. MARJORIEE. BROWN has beenthe North VancouverDistrict Office Mana­

___ ger since 1966. Orig-inally from Vernon ,she moved to PrinceGeorge in 1951 and

began work with the Department in theDistrict office in September 1954 as Clerk .Two years later she was promoted toDistrict Office Manager. Marge is mar­ried and has two children, both awayfrom home. Her hobbies are readingand curling.

fishing.

P. D. COX, Centre­line Machine Operator,Cloverdale, has beenwith the Departmentsince 1966. Derek hasserved in all regionsof the Province withthe centre-line crews.He is married and has one child. Waterski-ing, boating, and landscaping his newhome are his hobbies.

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A. (CASSIE) CASA­GRANDE, RoadMaintenance Foremanat Duncan in the Na­naimo District, hasbeen busy on construc­tion, keeping ahead ofthe paving contractor

on the widening of the Trans-CanadaHighway to four lanes south of Duncan.

DUFFY CHASTER,Machine Operator atDuncan in the Na­naimo District, re­cently won a bowlingaward in a Lake Cow­ichan Valley compe­tition.

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R. J. FOSS, Ma-chine Operator in theNanaimo District, orig­inally began workingfor the Department inGolden in 1964. Nowa member of the Dun­can crew, he enjoys _the warmer climate.

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BILL PLEASANTS,Machine Operator withthe Duncan crew inthe Nanaimo District,was a part of the Salt­air crew before it wasdisbanded in 1960.

A charming addi­tion to the NanaimoDistrict office staff isLYNN GUIZZETTI,who was chosen to fillthe position of Clerk­Typist.

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HEDARD GODIN,Truck-driver, PrinceGeorge District, startedwork for the Depart­ment in December1972. Hedard is mar­ried.

CHARLIE BOY­DEN, Road Mainte­nance Foreman atDuncan in the Na­naimo District, is anardent salmon fisher­man. He also enjoyshunting.

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BRIAN G . DE­CORTE, Draughts­man 3, Bridge DesignOffice, where he hasworked since he joinedthe Department inMay 1965. He is anative Victorian andgraduated from Esquimalt Senior Second­ary School in 1964. Brian's interests arephotography, history of Canadian rail­ways, vintage cars, and gardening.

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MRS. ELLEN COP­PINGER recently re­signed from her posi­tion as Stenographerin the Insurance andClaims office at Vic­toria to take up full­time occupation as

housewife and mother. Mike and Ellenhave since become the parents of a finebaby girl.

RICHARD HEA­THERINGTON, Tech­nician I, Headquar­ters, Victoria, has beenwith the LocationBranch since 1962.He is a member ofthe Royal Victoria

Yacht Club, the Turkey Head SailingAssociation and the Cedar Hill GolfClub. Racing his 23-foot sailboat Merphthis past winter won Richard the Associ­ation Commodore's plaque for "Excel­lence in Sportsmanship and Helmsman­ship," as well as the Crown 23 class over­all trophy. Playing in the 1973 Govern­ment Employees Easter Monday GolfTourney, Richard sunk a hole-in-one onCedar Hill's (par 3) 12th hole.

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MISS LINDA OT-TAS, temporary Clerk­Typist with the Ser­vices Branch, Victoria,transferred May I,1973, to a permanentposition with the CivilService Commission.Linda enjoys bicycling, hiking, swimmingand music.

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DETTE (BERNIE)BROWN started withthe Department in theNew Westminster Dis­tric t office in February1972 as Clerk 2. Ber­nie was born in Spring­

hill, N .S., and came to British Columbiain 1963, where she decided to stay . Sheis interested in music, especially pianoand singing. Her main hobby is skating.She is soon to be married to an Inspectorin the RCMP, who has been transferredto Edmonton, Alta. Bernie will be mov­ing to Edmonton in July.

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PICKLES has beenwith the New West­minster District officefor about four years.She started with theDock District officeand won through com­petition the classification of Clerk 3. Sheand her husband have three girls andspend the nice weather camping in theirvan. Her hobbies are gardening and sew­ing. She enjoys making clothes for her­self and daughters.

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VERA METZ, Clerk3, transferred from theDepartment of Lands,Forests, and WaterResources, Nelson, tothe Highways Districtoffice in January. Verareplaces Mike Maglio,

who transferred to the Forestry office.Her hobbies are painting, bowling , andtravelling.

CHESTER LLOYD,Machine Operator inthe Nanaimo Districtat Duncan, has beenwith the Departmentfor 26 years. He is awidower with threechildren.

CHRIS PAGAN,Clerk 3, Nelson Dis­trict office, is theTimekeeper replacingLeroi Cote, who trans­ferred to New West­minster. Chris' hob­bies are ski-ing, ten­

nis, and swimming.

HOWARD WONG,Machine Operator atDuncan, Nanaimo Dis­trict, is an expert atpatching blacktop.Howard, who has beenwith the Departmentfor two years, is mar­ried and has three children.

MRS. EDITHSMITH started withthe Department in July1972 as a Clerk-Ste­nographer in FernieDistrict office. Edithenjoys swimming, hik­ing, and fishing.

MRS. DOROTHYE. WHEATLEY,Clerk-Stenographer 3,New Westminster Dis­trict, is kept more thanbusy by the engineer­ing staff and the paperwork. Dorothy likes

to visit Calgary to see her grandchildrenand to places such as Hawaii. Her hob­bies are music and gardening.

OVE PEDERSON,District Technician,Nelson District office,has been with the De­partment since 1951and at Nelson since1967. He , his wife,and four children are

active in curling, ski-ing, baseball, andhockey.

MISS MARY C.YOUNG has workedfor the Governmentfor over 31 years,starting in PublicWorks when she washired by Mr. Evan S.Jones. She has beenin the New Westminster District officefor the entire time except for 2Y2 yearsin the North Vancouver office. Mary isa Timekeeper and Personnel Clerk andcan recall many changes over the yearsand knows personally many of the engi­neers and other personnel who haveworked in the New Westminster District.Her main outside activity is travelling.

ROBERTA ARM­STRONG, Clerk-Ste­nographer 1, joined theNelson District officein December. Her hob­bies are guitar, horses,reading, and macrame.

OLGA POSTNI-KOFF, Clerk-Stenog­rapher I, Nelson Dis­trict, joined the De­partment in Novem­ber 1972. Her hob­bies are badmintonand reading.

The Courtenay District Maintenance office staff, standing, left to right, Ethel Rod­well, Clerk; Tom Tams, District Office Manager; Jo-Anne Davis, Stenographer; FriedaToal , Clerk-Typist; and, seated, Margot Pebernat, Clerk-Typist. Missing from the photo­graph, Dot Thompson, Timekeeper, and Norman Mcl.eod, Ferry Clerk.

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PEEK INTO THE PAST

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Almost hand-built. the Fraser Canyollsection of the Cariboo High way was arough and rocky ride. These pictureswere thought to be taken about 1926.Bottom picture show s the road underconstruction near Yal e and the top one,the finished highway .

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Richard B. Butcher, Mechanic 2 in theNorth Vancouver District shop , andTheresa G. Thomas were married recentlyin the North Vancouver HighlandsUnited Church. Bruce and Terri metwhile they were both working for theDepartment. They will be making theirhome in North Vancouver.

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"EXTRACU RRICULAR" ACTIVITIES

Rinks from the Pouce Coupe District did well in the annualRegion 4 curling bonspiel in Burns Lake this spring. The winnersof the A event, from Chetwynd, pictured above are, left to right,lim Douglas, third; Donna Douglas, lead; Bernice Shearer, sec­ond; and Bob Shearer, skip, holding the Region 4 trophy. Takingsecond place in the A event, also from Chetwynd, are, below, leftto right, Cliff Roland, skip; Eileen Bertelsen, third; Bev Roland,second; and lens Bertelsen, lead. The Pouce Coupe rink of WaltDalby, skip; Ron Jones, third; Walt Haddow, second; and AlanDevauld, lead; were the runners-up ill the C event.

The second annual Region 2 curling bonspiel was held illKamloops on April 13 and 14, 1973, with 32 rinks entered.Rinks were from Kamloops, Salmon Arm, McBride, Kelowna,Penticton, Merritt, Lillooet, and Williams Lake Districts andregional staff members. Individual trophies were presented toeach member of the winning and runner-up rinks in A, B, and Cevents. Willners of the A even t, the McBride Dist rict rink, are.left to right, Maurice Bagg, Reuben Brandt, R on Brown, and AlfMcWillis. After the bonspiel, there was a short fun match be­tween the winners of the A event and some of the curlers' wives .The bonspiel finished with a sitdown supper and dance afterwards.

After a season of fierce competition in the Department ofHighways curling league at the Heather Club in Surrey, the win­ning rink was, left to right, Terry West, skip; Maynard Rudolph,second; Walt Mercer, third; and Irwin Fallowfield, lead. Insetshows the perpetual trophy donated by the British Columbia Gov­ernment Employees' Union, Fraser Valley Branch, for annualcompetition. All curlers, including beginners, from the area whoare interested in curling this coming season are invited to contactthe Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engineer in Burnaby.

A bove, the B event winners in the Region 2 bonspiel were theKamloops Regional rink, left to right, Trev Evans, Dave Me­Vicar, Ray White, and Dan Hawe. Below, the C event winners,the Kamloops District rink, composed of, left to right, TonyDoucette, Lawrence Thalheimer, Jim Denomey, and Stan Arksey.

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10-7 CLUBMRS. MARY KING took an early retire­

ment on May 31, 1973, after 17 years' servicewith the Department. Mary began with theDepartment as a Clerk-Stenographer in theAppropriation Ledger section of the Accountsbranch and later became Ledgerkeeper in thesame office. She was responsible for the detailledgers of the Construction, Location, Paving,

and Property Negotiations branches. The ladies of the Depart­ment had a luncheon for her and a presentation was made onbehalf of her fellow employees. Mary anticipates travel inWashington, Oregon, and Hornby Island this summer. On herreturn to Victoria she will be occupied with gardening, reading,and playing cards.

* * *G. A. ROWAND, Region 1 Office Man-

ager, Burnaby, has retired to go into businessfor himself. Gordon began his service withthe Department in New Westminster in 1949,after which he was transferred to Rossland,where he remained until 1951 when he wentto Williams Lake as District Office Manager.In 1965 he returned to New Westminster.Promotion to Regional Office Manager in 1969 occasioned amove to North Vancouver. Gordon's chief hobby now is fishing,which he plans to indulge more regularly from his recently ac­quired summer home on Saltspring Island. During his years inWilliams Lake he refereed hockey games, umpired baseballgames, and coached bantam hockey. Regional Construction En­gineer R. G. Gittins made a presentation to Gordon on behalf ofhis associates and fellow employees in Region 1.

* * *BILL SLUGGETT, Machine Operator,

Saanich District, retired after 37 years' serviceon March 16, 1973. He began with the De­partment of Public Works in 1936 as Labourer,working his way up to Machine Operator. Aminiature grader, painted in Department col­ours and complete with unit number, andother presentations were made to Bill at a

party held by the Burnside road crew. Bill was active for manyyears in the British Columbia Government Employees' Union.Leisure time will be given to working on his home and garden.

* * *RAYMOND MANN retired April 19,

1973, after working for nine years as aLabourer with the Prince George HighwayDistrict. Mr. Mann is married and has onedaughter and five grandchildren. He hopes tofind time for his hobby, which is cabinetmak­ing, and he also hopes to do some travelling.

* * *DALE COOPER,

Road MaintenanceForeman at Lake Cow­ichan in the NanaimoDistrict, took an earlyretirement in June1973. He began withthe Department in

Lake Cowichan in 1951 as an Axemanand has been a Foreman since 1958.Nanaimo District Superintendent JohnMorris made a presentation to Dale onbehalf of his fellow employees. At thepresentation it was recalled that in hisearly years with the Department he loadedand spread sand by hand while his wifedrove the truck. He will be living inLake Cowichan and expects that retire­ment will provide time for home im­provements and exploration of the 14acres on which the house is situated.Gardening, fishing, hunting, and travelare also on the agenda.

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Members of the Regional ConstructionBranch and Regional office staff attendeda farewell banquet for Merrill Sproul,Regional Construction Engineer, on hisappointment to Assistant Regional High­way Engineer at Prince George. Follow­ing a smorgasbord supper, Mr. Sproulwas presented with a gift from the em­ployees and Region 3 snowflake emblem.An evening of dancing followed the pres­entation.

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Kamloops Regional and District stafj and wives held theirthird annual mixed two-ender curling bonspiel on March 28,1973, at the Kamloops Curling Club. Winners, shown above, ofthe event were the rink skipped by A. W. G. (AI) Smith,Regional Location Superintendent, with Iva Hawe as third; BobCassidy, Machine Operator, as second; and Christina Espig aslead. In second place was a rink skipped by Paul Witzer, Me­chanic in the Kamloops Shop, with Ann Doucelle as third; RonRecchi, Lowbed Operator, as second; and Sharon Maurer, Engi­neering Aide with the Paving Branch, as lead. After curling, tro­phies were presented at a social get-together.

JOHN SMITH,Yardman in the Saan­ich District, holds aClass A First Aid Cer­tificate. Recently hewas chief judge anddesigner for a B.C.Telephone Vancouver

Island First Aid Competition and alsoserved in the same capacity for the St.John Ambulance Field Day for the LowerMainland and Vancouver Island. Thecompetitions are set up with mock acci­dents, complete with vehicles and casual­ties. When the contestants encounter anaccident scene, they have to determinethe nature and extent of injuries andapply what first aid is necessary. Theinjuries are simulated by make-up and(or) "acting" by the patients themselves.

MISS JUDI KU­KURA, 19-year­old Clerk-Stenog­rapher in the Rev­elstoke District of­fice, has recentlybeen chosen torepresent the In­terior of BritishColumbia in the"Miss Canada" pageant this November.Judi recently ended her reign as MissRevelstoke, 1972. Judi's colleagues allwish her the best of luck.

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SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION

The Burns Lake District was presented with the annual safetyaward for 1972 in Region 4 at a banquet and dance in BurnsLake in April 1972, attended by all employees and their wivesand several Headquarters representatives, including AssistantDeputy Minister R. G. Harvey. The members of the safety com­mittee are seen here, left to right, Reg Worthington, Mechanic;Ed Hogg, Mechanic Foreman; Bill Palmer, Bums Lake; BobGrose, South bank; Peter Blocker, Chairman; Neville Hope, Dis­trict Engineer ; Eric Schroeder, bridge crew; E . Laue, Bridge Fore­man; Art Watson, Road Maintenance Foreman (missing, T.Walls, Ferry crew representative) .

Region 3 representatives with the Minister's Safety Trophyfor 1972 are, left to right, Tony Bodnarchuk, Harry Ronmark,John Buckle, John Wolfram, Jack Kelsall, Bill Nelson, GordonSutherland, Steve Dixey, and Pat Bonsor,

Fernie District Safety Committee proudly exhibits Region 3Good Housekeeping A ward for 1972. Front, left to right, W . A.Budden, A. Puppin, W. Sunderwood, L. Augustine, S. Carauetta;and, rear, G. J. Sutherland (Regional Safety Officer), H. Delyea,E. Marccr, W. Tymchuk, J. Knight, and E. Winnig.

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Members of the Grand Forks District Safety Committee withthe Region 3 Annual Safety Award, left to right, N. McRae, L.Morrow, D. Westaway, P. Henderson, R. Talarico, T. Lazonte,G. Labay, D. Bain, and N. Gallagher.

The Grand Forks District Shop Crew proudly exhibits theArt Irving Memorial Award presented to the shop crew in Region3 with the least accidents in 1972. Grand Forks and Fernie willshare the award. Left to right, H. O. George, G. F. Scherer, J. A.Legebokof], P. Raymond, G. Labay, T. Miner, G. Bragan, andM. Kopan.

The Most Improved District Award for 1972 in Region 4was presented to George Harper, Vanderhoof District Superin­tendent, who accepted the award on behalf of the district.

The Housekeeping Award for 1972 in Region 4 was madeto the Smithers District and accepted by District SuperintendentF. J. R. Martin.

Eighteen students of the New Denver District passed thefirst aid safety course. Congratulations go to Mrs. DebbieJenks, only girl in this district to participate in the course, andshe obtained 100 per cent in her examination, the secondperson to achieve that mark in the Province.

RAYMOND KUHARSKI, Bridgemanwith the Williams Lake District, is presentedwith his Turtle Club Safety Hat by Bill Leitch,Safety Officer for the Civil Service Commis­sion. This hat is symbolic of membership intothe Turtle Club, whose members all have pre­vented serious or fatal accidents by the wear­ing of safety headgear.

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Region 3 District Officials and Technicians recently attend ed a one-day Ma intenan ceM ethods workshop. Seated, left to right , A. F . Park , Senior Training and Safety Officer;Art Alexander, B.C. Research Coun cil; H. J. Kelsall , Assistant R egional High way Engi­neer; J. W. Nelson , Regional High way Engineer; P. B. McCarthy , Senio r MaintenanceEngineer; Don Smith, B.C. Research Council; G . R. Kent, District Superintendent , N elson .Standing, left to right , Norm Galla gher, District Technician, Grand Forks; Tony Bodnar­chuk, Regional Landscape Sup ervisor; Bev Green, District Techni cian , Golden; JohnBuckle, R egional Maintenance Methods Engineer; Neil Buker, Engineer in Training, NewDenv er,' Bill Budden, Dist rict Superintendent , Fernie; Carl Sha w, District Sup erintend ent ,Gold en; Mik e O'Conn or, District Engineer, N ew Den ver; Seymer Youn g, MaintenanceMethods Engineer, R egion 2; Harman Del yea, District Technician , Fernie ; Harr y Ron­mark, Regional Maintenance M ethods Technician ; Roger M eKeown, District Superinten­dent , Rossland; Bill Cooper, District Technician , New Denv er; Al Kernaghan , DistrictTechnician, Cranbrook; George Austin, District Superintend ent , Cranbrook ; Dal e Bout­well, District Technician , Revelstoke; Bob Jackman, District Technician , Creston; BobJohn son , R egional M echanical Sup erintendent ; Joe Jensen, Dist rict Technician , Revel­stoke; Ste ve Dixey, R egional Office Manager; Ov e Pedersen, District Technician, Nelson;R eg McMillan, District Superintendent, Revelstoke.

A three-day conference of Construction Branch personnel was held in Kamloops inMarch. This first gathering of all Project Sup ervisors resulted in a challenging exchangeof ideas and views. 1. Howard Ferraby; 2. George Dodge; 3. Johnn y Bowman; 4. RonDash; 5. Eli Cummings; 6. E. E. Readshaw; 7. N orm Zapf; 8. Ole Podzun; 9. Jim Denni­son; 10. Bob Serviss; 11. Brian Daniels; 12. Bob Chadwick; 13. G. Rose; 14. Neil Carrin g­ton; 15. Don Johnston; 16. Dennis Chisholm; 17. Gordon Jone s; 18. Ed Rozander; 19.Go rdy Hanna; 20. Lome Davidson; 21. M. Makayev ; 22. Jack Wells; 23. Pete Dasnieres;24. Dav e Moore; 25. Sandy Telford,' 26. Pat Wilde; 27. Bill Austin; 28. Roy Gittins; 29 .Doug Perkins; 30. Bill Neilson; 31. Paul Harris; 32. AI Nesting; 33. Alex Wlasuk; 34.Jamie Wood; 35. Morgan Shivimata; 36. Arnold Kraus; 37. Al Smith; 38. Ivan Williams;39. Hans Zimmerman; 40 . Bert Lennartz; 41. Wally Calder; 42. Irv, Howie; 43, ErrolRedman.

J. A. Dennison, Chief Highway Engi­neer , left, presents an Award of Distinc­tion in Safety to A. G. (Gordon) Jones,Regional Con stru ction Superintend ent inKamloop s. Gordon received the awardon behalf of all Con struction Bran ch per­sonnel in R egion 2. The award repre­sents 660,536 consecutive man- hourswith out a lost-time injur y from Jul y 28,i967, to November 16,1972.

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D . W. Bain, Chairman of the GrandForks District Safety Committee, left , re­ceives the regional saf ety award for 1972from J. W. Nelson, Regional HighwayEngineer.

D . C. McPherson , Q-l Crush er Fore­man, left, was saved from serious injur yby wearing his safety-to ed shoes. Whilewelding in the Prince George shop, ashaft rolled off the workbench and crushedhis boots. He is shown here being pre­sented with a new pair of boots by thePrinc e George District Sup erint end ent, R .W . Veitch .

ON THE JOB

During the winter months of 1973 the Prince George Districtbridge crew constructed a bridge over the Pack River to provideaccess to the McLeod Lake Indian Reserve. Left is the bridgeunder construction, and right is the crew. Standing behind, Albert

Hembrow, and in front, left to righ t, lvar Nvgaard-Petersen, Rich­ard Chersinof], Frank Bo ka, Dean Barlow (Foreman), and JackPyle.

Roadwork and paving of the Bedwell Bay Road on the westside of Sasamat Lake in loco-Woodhaven area, New Westmin­ster District, will take out two rock bluffs and widen shoulders.Parking on shoulders will now be improved and create less hazardwhen local people and others of the metropolitan area discoverthe newly dedicated park around and beyond the lake. The parkwill he under the Greater Vancouver Regional District ParksCommittee and will be an added asset to the Fraser Valley Parksystem. It is only about a half-hour drive from Vancouver andwill also have boat access to Indian Arm.

A recent "ice jam" against the Riley Bridge on the Pouce CoupeRiver, lef t. With the he lp of a strategically placed charge, the ice

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Pictured above discussing a slide problem on the Peace RiverHill of the Alaska Highway , left to right, are E. A . Beaumont.Regional Design and Surveys Engineer, Prince George; A , H .Dibben, District Superintendent, Pouce Coupe; A . G. Reid, SoilsDesign Engineer, Headquarters; A . H. Vanderkooi, RegionalGeotechnical and Materials Engineer, Prince George; and, withhis back to the camera , L. J. Thony, Technician, Geotechnicaland Materials Branch, Prince George.

was freed before any damage was caused to the structure, Right isthe downstream side of the same bridge.

Mechanic Foreman George Boyce, left,and Fred Jones, Yardman, looking overlIew screening plant ill the Penticton Dis­trict yard.

Walter Harris, left, Grader Operator,Prince George District, and Roy Braun,Assistant Mechanical Foremanc prior tocompleting a check 011 grader.

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Prince George District road crew , leftto right, Fred Heger, Steve Screpnek, andJra Hartel .

Prince George District slashing crew, left to right, R . B .Hill, Lloyd Dyer, Charlie Bird, Foreman Dave Grant, and JimCampbell.

M. N. NOAKES, Mechanic in the Burns Lake garage, died June I, 1973, in theVancouver General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Violet.

The Nanaimo District Highway office staff and crews were all saddened at the deathof GEORGE BLAIR. George worked on the Cassidy crew as the concrete worker.

M echanic Roy Ranall, left, and Me­chanic Foreman Steve CUlt at work illthe Courtenay District garage.

Recent picture of Region 4, Q2J crusher crew, back row, leftto right, Ted Zazulak , Jail Ross, Ardell Sterr, Bill Sterling, MiltonMorley, and Andy Kristiansen; [ront row, left to right, RogerDavis and Iohn Norquay.

The Courtenay District Survey crew,left to right, Bob Westall, EngineeringAssistant; Gra eme McMonnies, Engineer­ing Aide, and Ed Jennings, Foreman,

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ON THE JOB

Grader operator's view of his work. In this case, MachineOperator Pat Fay working one of the roads in the PrinceGeorge District.

Part of a 7.5-mile section of Highway 101 west of Sechelt whichwas realigned, upgraded, and reconstructed by day labour. Thebody of water on the right is Trout Lake.

John Busky, left, and George Holman,Machine Operators, compact an asphaltpatch on the Lake Cowichan Road.

Brick Andrist, Paving Foreman, left,discussing plans with Bill Taylor, RoadForeman in Oliver, Penticton District.

Gerry Choquette, Bodyman, at work inthe Courtenay District shop.

Road Foreman Dean Ireland, Prince George District, left,explaining how'tculvert king"works to Andy Shemchuk, centre,and Harvey Miller.

The Ucluelet-Tofino and the Alberni-Tofino road mainte­nance crew, left to right, Road Maintenance Foreman GeorgeWatkins, and Machine Operators George Karpofj, George Mue­zel, and Leonard Thatcher.

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LITHOGRAPHED IN CANADA BY K . M. MACDONALD, QUEEN'S PRINTER. VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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