THE RITISH COLUMBIA JANUARY 1973

PUB LISHED B TH E DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1

BRIDGESFIRST NARROWS BRIDGE GETS

TWO NEW PAIRS OF SUSPENDERS

In November, Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. completed removaland replacement of four suspender cable s on the Lions Gate(First Narrows) Bridge at Vancouver. Work started early inOctober.

The consulting firm of Amman & Whitney, of New York, hadbeen authorized by the Department to inspect the suspension spansof the bridge and they recommended the replacement of foursuspender cables chosen at random with new cables.

The old cables are to be tested to destruction to determine ifthere is any deterioration. Earlier tests and inspections haveshown the 34-year-old bridge to be in good condition. The photoshows Dominion Bridge crew installing the temporary suspenderto allow removal and replacement of the permanent suspendercable.

Traffic control was handled by the Highways Patrol. Otherwork, including checking of tension in cable hand-bolts that pre­vent slippage of the suspender cables down the main cable, wasdone by the Vancouver District bridge crew under direction ofthe consultant.

2

Kikomun Bailey bridge being launched earlier this year. Thefour spans are standard widened, double double-chord reinforced,and are 665 feet long. Th e bridge crosses the Kootenay River 8miles south of lafJray and was built as part of Libby Ponda geflooding relocation.

Reconstruction of the Nechako River Bridge at Fort Fraser isunder way with dismantling of the existing bridge. The contrac­tor, Fraser River Pile Driving, constructed a temporary detourbridge just out of the picture to the left.

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTEMBLEM

Associate Field EditorsW. S. Boughey VictoriaBill Ingram . VictoriaWayne Randell Vancouver Highw ayHerb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Cr ewL. Q. Fong Centreline Marking, CloverdaleJ im Winton North VancouverR. J. Archer BurnsideJ. W. Morris . NanaimoMike Butler Courtenay

George Cooper Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads Dock DistrictLloyd Burgess - . New WestminsterEdna Hodgson McBrideJim Ferrier KamloopsEdie Smith Williams LakeMurray Ramsay ----------- . Salmon ArmM. J . Newlands . RevelstokeAI Desimone VernonR . J . Martin KelownaJ. W. Zaporozan _. . . PentictonJim Chenoweth . MerrittDave Roberts Lillooet

Dorothy Wilkins ---------------- Grand ForksA. Dyson Ro sslandS. J. Dixey . NelsonShirley Verigin . .New DenverFred Ryckman . CrestonN . K. Mol ander .CranbrookSam Caravetta . FernieJ. W. Hi ckmott .G oldenFrances Martin . Smither s1. B. A. Hecker Pou ce Co upeHomer Good . .Fort St. JohnDon Hutton . TerraceShirley Hrechka . Prince GeorgeJack Doddridge Prince GeorgeWay ne Chappel l QuesnelG eorge Harper VanderhoofH. R. Walker.. Burns LakeW. R. Ball Prince Rupert

No.1January 1973

* *

THE ROAD RUNNER

Published Quarterly by the

Brit ish Colum bia Department of HighwaysVicto ria , British Columbia

Ray Baines, Executive Ed itorAr thur J. Schindel, Editor

* *

Volume 10

As all ML.A. for 20 years/ have [requ ently observedthe D epartment of Highwayspersonn el at work 0 11 a dis­trict level and had manyoccasions to CO li tact th emdir ectl y . M y impression hasalways been o f a group ofdedicat ed and responsibl epeople doing all of tell diffi­cult and sometimes thanklessjob . This impression has 1I0tchan ged during the past fourmonths when / hav e beentaking a broader look at theDepartm ent from a somewhat

different vantage point, By th e tim e this is publish ed wewill be well into / 973 , but / would like to ex tend N ewYear greetin gs and best wishes to everyone ill the Depart­ment , whatever the ir posit ion and wherever thei r location,and to thank them for help ing me with my new job .

R. M . STRA CHA N , M inister

Back in March 1970, employees of the Departmentwere invited by circular letter to submit suggestions foran identifying symbol. A simil ar invitation appeared inthe Road Runner the same month. Many good entriescame in and the Highway Board had gre at difficulty innarrowing the 182 entries they received down to three.De serving honourable mention, the se were submitted byRu ss J. Dempster, Bridge Des ign Branch, Victoria; D.M. Johnston, Construction Branch, Region 1; J. C .Bartsch, Technician, Pouce Coupe Di stri ct Office, nowno longer with the Department. The design submittedby Chris Bartsch was the basis from which the pre sentemblem was developed by Stuart Richar dson , then aGovernment employee in the B.C. In stitute of Tech­nol ogy . The Highway Board turned to Mr. Rich ard son ,a teacher of Industri al De sign, to assist in the selectionand further development of the basic idea. A brochureillustrating and explaining the use of the new symbol isbe ing di stributed to all employees along with thi s issueof the RR.

Three cyc lists from France and G erm any pause to fix a flat atthe Department's Good Hope Lake cam p on the St ewart-WatsonLake Hi ghway. Tom and Kim Tra vers from G ermany, and Olive rGeliot from Paris, Franc e, toured extensively ill Europ e heforecrossing the United States and headin g nor th from Vall couver toAlaska . Th ey carried th eir bicycles over the uncon structed por ­tion of the highway and thus were am on g th e first to tra vel ov er it .

CO VER PHOTO

Lat e sum me r scene in the Cariboo provides thou ght fo r ourJanuary issue . This is Lo ch Lomond on H ighway 97. just northo f 70 Mile.

3

LITH O G RA P H ED IN CANADA B Y K. M. MACDONA LD . Q U EE N ' S P R I N T E R . VICTOR IA , BR I T I S H COLUMBI~

PROMOTIONSJ. M. KENNEDY. Yardman at Pouce

Coupe for the past four years, wonthrough competition the position ofStockman 4 at Vernon. His fellow em­ployees presented him with a parting giftand wished him well in his new positionin the "Sunny South."

* * *MRS. MAUREEN HENDRIKS has

won through competition the position ofClerk-Typist in the Williams Lake office.Mrs. Hendriks is an avid horsewomanand couldn't find a better spot than theCariboo for her hobby.

* * *W. D. TEMPLETON has been ap-

pointed Auger Drill Foreman, Geotech­nical and Materials Testing Branch,Prince George. He was formerly Engi­neering Aide 2, Geotechnical and Ma­terials Testing Branch, Prince George.

n * *1. F . NEALON has been appointed

Engineering Aide 3, New Denver Dis­trict. He was formerly Engineering Aide2, New Denver District.

* -tt -(:{F. A. GIBBON has been appointed

Road Foreman 2, Nelson District. Hewas formerly temporary Road Foreman2, Nelson District.

U u {;(M. S. TOOR has been appointed Me­

chanic Foreman I (Mechanic 5), PrinceRupert District. He was formerly As­sistant Mechanic Foreman I (Mechanic4), Terrace District.

U * UWESLEY O. METZGER has won

through competition a promotion toEngineering Assistant and a transfer toWilliams Lake District. Wes has spentsix years in Vanderhoof District with thesurvey crew . At a party in their honour,in November, Wes and his wife were pre­sented with a gift from fellow employees.

* * nT. W. TURNER has been appointed

Assistant Mechanic Foreman (Mechanic4), Terrace District. He was formerlyMechanic 3, Lillooet District.

* n nR. A. JOHNSON has been appointed

Auger Drill Foreman, Geotechnical andMaterials Branch, Nelson District. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 3, Geo­technical and Materials Testing Branch,Nelson District.

n n nT. C. MUNRO has been appointed

Technician 1, Paving Branch, PrinceGeorge District. He was formerly Engi­neering Assistant, Paving Branch, PrinceGeorge District.

BILL EYRE, along-time employee ofthe Geotechnical andMaterials Branch inNelson, was recentlypromoted to Engineer­ing Assistant. Bill ismarried, has four chil- •dren, and is active in minor baseball.

J . M. (GREG)TELFORD won pro­motion through com­petition this spring,which brought him toNew Denver as Engi­neering Assistant fromthe Headquarters Con­

struction Branch. He and his wife Wilmarecently became the parents of a daugh­ter . Greg enjoys fishing and hunting inhis leisure time.

BOB NIJHOFF wasthe successful appli­cant for the positionof Head LaboratoryTechnician, Geotech­nical and MaterialsBranch, Nelson. Bobtransferred from Vic­

toria to Nelson with his wife and twochildren.

MRS. SHIRLEYVERIGIN has beenwith the New DenverDistrict Office for thepast year as Clerk­Stenographer, and re­cently won a promo­tion to Clerk 3 there.

She was employed by the B.C. ForestService prior to her marriage and transferto the Department in 197 I. She enjoyssewing and travelling.

ALBERT J. (BUD)LOVESTROM, whojoined the Departmentin Creston in 1949,was employed at theKootenay Pass campbefore moving toGrand Forks in 1967,has won through competition the positionof Road Maintenance Foreman 4 atGolden. Bud is married with one daugh­ter and two sons. He enjoys fishing andhunting.

EGON WILLIG re­cently won throughcompetition the posi­tion of Electrical Fore­man 1. Egon has beenwith the electricalcrew in Burnaby since1966 after being trans­

ferred there from Bridge Maintenance.Previous to that, he was Timekeeper andStoreman in McBride, Powell River, andthe Regional Office in North Vancouver.He has been with the Department ofHighways for 17 years. Egan is marriedwith three children. His hobbies are gar­dening and photography.

u * U

L. E. (LEN) Mc·DONALD recentlywon through competi­tion the position ofProperty Negotiator 2in Kamloops. Hestarted his Govern­men service with theDepartment of Public Works on theHope-Princeton Highway in 1948 withthe Construction Branch. He transferredto the Forest Service in 1949, then to theProvincial Assessor in 1964, and returnedto the Dep artment of Highways in May1972. Len is married with three children.

A new face inPersonnel these daysis that of CLIFFBROWN, who is nostranger to Headquar­ters . Recently, Cliffwon through competi-tion a Clerk 6 position

in the Personnel Office, and he bringswith him many years of experience ac­cumulated while he was District OfficeManager in Smithers and Salmon Arm.Before he left Salmon Arm, Cliff's manyfriends and associates gave him a partyand presented him with an attache case.Cliff is married and has three smalldaughters.

B. KEITH McIN­TYRE joined the De­partment in May 1969as a Stockman 3, Clo­verdale. and in April1971 was transferred10 Karnloops as Clerk4. District Office Man­ager Trainee. In October 1972 he wasthe successful applicant for District OfficeManager, Prince Rupert and Terrace.Keith is married and enjoys fishing andmechanical pursuits.

4

PROMOTIONS (cont.) NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES

~~~

LEONARD ALLEN DEBOLT,Road Maintenance Foreman at FortNelson, has exchanged maintenanceareas with DOUGLAS WILUAMCLAY, Road Maintenance Foremanfrom Clayhurst. Both are as are in theFort St. John Highway District. Doug,who served in the Clayhurst areasince 1953 as Machine Operator, andsince 1961 as Foreman, has taken onsomewhat different problems. AtClayhurst he maintained mostly farm­access roads, whereas now he looksafter town streets, service roads, andgeneral highw ays. He also steppedinto a major winter construction proj ­ect of the Fort Nel son-Fort Simp sonRoad. Leonard likewise is experienc­ing a change. He is now settled atClayhurst and is doing well. Leon ardstarted as a Machine Operator at Hud­son Hope in 1966, then transferred toFort Nelson as Road MaintenanceForeman early in 1968.

DEAN DAVIS, for­mer Timekeeper at theFort St. John DistrictOffice, recently won

~..- through competitionthe job of District Of­fice Manager. Deanspends his spare time

playing volleyball and fastball, and is avolunteer for the local fire department.

-{:( ~ ~

~ -tr -trAt the end of October, A. W. HORS­

NELL, formerly of Prince Rupert ,transferred to Vanderhoof District asTechnician 2. Warren has been with theDepartment since 1956, having held thepositions of Draughtsman 4 and Tech ­nician 1 in Prince George and PrinceRupert. He is married and has two chil ­dren, 8 and 9.

~ T-? ~

GLEN M. OVERHOLT has beentransferred to the New Denver District inOctober as Machine Operator 7, afterworking approximately 10 years oncrushers. He brings with him his wifeand three children. Glen enjoys fishingand hunting.

A newcomer to the Personnel Office inVictoria is RUSSELL DEAN, who hasreplaced William Brand as Assistant Per­sonnel Officer. Russell was previously aClassifications Officer with the Civil Ser­vice Commission and his knowledge isalready being put to the test. Russellenjoys a game of badminton, plays a goodgame of golf, and is more often than noton the winner's side.

~

~

~

-{:(

~

~

IRENE HILLEN,District Office Man­ager in the Fort St.John District Officefor the past four years ,was joined by friends

Y and co -workers re-cently to mark her re­

cent transfer to the Salmon Arm DistrictOffice and was presented with a numberof gifts. Sunning, swimming, and fishingare Irene's major interests and she isgoing to the right place for them.

~ -tr ~

W. S . (BILL)BOUGHEY, Adminis­trative Assistant toHeadquarters Execu­tive, started in 1944 asJu nio r Clerk in Head­quarters general office.After 12 years there,

including service in the accounts 'andequipment offices, he transferred to Pub­lic Works where he was a District OfficeManager for 11 years in the VancouverBurnaby area. In 1967, Bill came toPublic Works headquarters in Victoria asOffice Administrator, a position he helduntil his recent transfer back to High­ways . Bill is married and has three chil­dren. He enjoys bowling, golfing, andwatching his son play hockey.

MIKE KENNEDY,Vernon Highway Dis­trict, started his newStockman 4 positionwith the Department inSeptember. He spentthe previous four yearsin Pouce Coupe asYardman. Mike is married and has threechildren, and his hobby is horses.

FRANCES R.LEIGH, Property Ne­gotiator in North Van­couver, has recentlybeen transferred to Ke­lowna. Frank startedwith the Departmentin Victoria in March1969, and was transferred to North Van­couver in October of the same year. Hehad a background in the real estate in­dustry prior to his employment with theDepartment. Frank is married and hasseven children. His hobbies includemodel railroading and bird-watching.

TRANSFERS

BILL BOS, Technician, Nanaimo Dis­trict, returned to work after suffering abroken elbow which required consider­able surgery.

-{:( ~ -trJ . 1. PROCTER, Timekeeper in the

the Nanaimo Office, is still convalescingas a result of illness . His friends wishhim a speedy recovery.

~ ~ ~

S. E. (TED ) BLANCHARD, Super­intendent of Ferries, who was involved ina car accident in October, is on his secondset of casts on both legs, but is mendingsatisfactorily and is mobile in a wheel­chair at home.

S. N. A. McLEOD, District Superin­tendent in Revelstoke, has been trans­ferred to Penticton. Replacing him inRevelstoke is R. M. McMillan, DistrictSuperintendent in New Denver. DistrictEngineer M. J. O'CONNOR moves toNew Denver from McBride.

CONYALESCENTS

W. A. THATCHER has been ap­pointed Road Foreman 3, Williams LakeDistrict. He was formerly Road Fore­man 2, Quesnel District.

-{:( -{:( -{:(

L. V. MORROW has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Grand Forks District.He was formerly Machine Operator 6,Grand Forks District.

-{:( -{:( -{:(

B. F. WILDE has been appointed RoadForeman 2, Prince Rupert District. Hewas formerly Plant Foreman 3, PrinceGeorge District.

"* -{:( -{:(P. M. BAKER has been appointed

Technician I, Prince Rupert District. Hewas formerly Engineering Assistant, FortSt. John District.

-{:( -tr -{:(J . BERGEN has been appointed Road

Foreman 2, Burns Lake District. He wasformerly Road Foreman I (Temporary),Prince George District.

-{:{ -t:r *R. WARLAND has been appointed

Mechanic 3, Prince Rupert District. Hewas formerly Mechanic 2, Prince RupertDistrict.

{:( -{:( i<

H. DANCZAK has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Kamloops District. Hewas formerly Machine Operator 7 andTemporary Road Foreman 2, KamloopsDistrict.

5

ABOUT PEOPLEPAT JOHNSON,

Clerk-Stenographer 2,Nelson District Office.Pat has been with theDepartment since Feb­ruary 1972, and ismarried with one child.

{< {< {<

DIANA SENNETT,Clerk-Stenographer atHeadquarters PlanningBranch, joined the De­partment in January1970, starting with theMinor Ferries Branch ,later transferring to

Planning in January 1971. Diana is mar­ried , and she enjoys the outdoors withswimming and camping among her fa­vourite interests.

{< {< {<

DOUGLAS ALANDUNBAR, Engineer­ing Aide 2, startedwith the Departmentin Golden, June 1972.Previously he workedfor Location Branchfrom 1965 to 1967.Doug is married with two children, andhis hobbies are boating and fishing.

Dock Design clerical staff, left to right,Lois York, Clerk; Malia Hunter, Stenog­rapher; and Bea Chase, Clerk.

Maynell Patterson, Clerk 3, left, andSheila Lawlor, Clerk 2, members of theN anaimo Office staff, pause to smile forthe RR cameraman.

MRS. JANET ZIM­MERMAN, Clerk-Ste­nographer, started withthe Department inGolden, July 1972.Her hobbies are skat­ing, pottery, and read­ing.

M. J. (MIKE) Mc­CRORY began withthe Department inApril of this year asMachine Operator. Hejoined the New DenverDistrict's survey crewas Engineering Aide2-5 this fall. He is married with a 6­month-old daughter, and his main hobbyis prospecting when he is not busy re­modelling his house.

L. B. DONOVAN,Road MaintenanceForeman 4, PouceCoupe District, startedwith the Departmentas a Chainman in 1946.He transferred to thePouce Coupe District

in 1949, where he rose to his present posi­tion in April 1969. Lew and his wifehave four children. He is interested inthe outdoors and is active in hockey,skating, hunting, and coaching minorbaseball. He is also a member of thePouce Coupe Fire Department.

L. FAYE MOOREwas successful appli­cant for Clerk 3,Timekeeper, PrinceRupert and TerraceDistrict, last March.Faye was formerlyassistant accountant,

Bank of Montreal, Prince Rupert. Shemoved from Prince Albert, Sask., in 1970,and was married in October 1971. She isan avid hockey fan, enjoys fishing, and ispresently occupied with house-hunting.

{< {< {<

MRS. D. A. (DEB­BIE) JENKS, former­ly of Prince George, isa newcomer to theNew Denver Office asClerk-Typist. Debbieis married and enjoyssewing and outdoorsports.

,

{< {< {<

MRS. MAUREENKRISCH, Clerk 3(Timekeeper), startedwith the Departmentat Golden in April1972. Her hobbies arecross-country ski-ingand swimming.

FRANK WONG,Engineering Assistant3, recently transferredfrom the LocationBranch in Victoria.Frank came to Canadain 1965 from HongKong, is married with

one son and lives in New Westminster.His hobby is table tennis.

DOUG MILLER,Engineering Assistant2, recently graduatedfrom the B.C. Voca­tional School in struc­tural draughting. Dougis single and is fromPrinceton. His hob­

bies are sports and swimming.

{< {< {<

NORM DA YKIN,Engineering Assistant2, a recent graduate ofthe B. C. VocationalSchool in mechanicaldraughting. Norm issingle and from Sur­rey. His hobbies areplaying hockey and riding his trail bike.

{< {< {<

RON McINTOSH,Draughtsman 3, cameto the Dock DesignOffice from private in­dustry where he hadbeen working as astructural draughts­man. Ron is from

Lan gley and is married. His hobbies arecars, his ski-boat, and a pet skunk.

{< {< {<

RAY HEBDEN,Engineer I, graduatedfrom UBC in 1971 inmechanical engineer­ing. He spent fourmonths with the Con­struction Branch in theNimpkish area, thenspent six months on a European tour.He is from Victoria and is presently liv­ing in Langley . His hobbies are canoeingand ski-ing.

6

I

MARILYNN FA­HEY, recent Univers­ity of Victoria chemis­try g r ad u ate, hasjoined the Geotechni­cal and Materials Test­ing Branch Headquart­ers Laboratories to do

soil-analysis work. Previous to her uni­versity studies, Marilynn was employedby the B.C. Department of Agriculturewhere she was engaged in the chemicalanalysis of soil. Her outside interestsinclude classical music and travelling.

i:r i:r i:r

MRS. P. FINCH ­joined the Departmentin Penticton in Augustof this year as a Clerk­Typist 2. Patti's hob-bies include horseback­riding, snowmobiling,and animals. She haslived in Penticton most of her life andwas married in August 1972.

i:r i:r i:r

GORDON DUNS­MORE, Technician I.Nanaimo District, isin charge of subdi­visions for the Na­nairno District. Heprocessed 79 subdivi­sions in the month of

June and 79 in the month of October.An average of 60 subdivisions monthlyare processed in the Nanairno DistrictOffice.

JUDITH M. GRO­VER joined the De­partment in August1972 as Stenographerin the Prince RupertDistrict. Originallyfrom North Surrey,she moved to Prince

Rupert in 1964. Judi is married with . a16-month-old son. She is the secretaryof Prince Rupert L.O.B .A. and her otherinterests include sewing and knitting.

i:r i:r i:r

GAIL STARCHUK,Clerk-Typist I, startedwith the Salmon ArmDistrict Office in July1972. Among her in­terests are pia yin ggoalie for the SalmonArm Girls' Hockeyteam, bowling, and skating.

i:r i:r U

i:r i:r i:r

MISS MAREN M.ODDIE has been withthe New Denver Dis­trict Office as Clerk­Typist performing

""" • vouchering duties fori W almost a year. She

enjoys hitching aroundthe country during her free time.

P. B. (PAT) CAS­ORSO, EngineeringAide 2-1, is the new­est member of theKarnloops District sur­vey crew. He startedin August 1972. Pat issingle and enjoys hunt­ing and sports as hobbies.

i:r i:r i:r

MRS. VICKIHURLBUT, VoucherClerk in the Fort St.John District Officesince July 1972, is themother of two smallchildren who will soonbe old enough to join

their parents on the ski slopes during thelong winter months.

i:r i:r i:r

HARDOLS SKANDS,Engineering Assistantin the Nelson Districtdraughting-room. He

- has been with the De­partment since 1952,and is married withthree children.

i:r i:r i:r

BILL RYAN, Of­fice Manager, Na­naimo, has been work­ing overtime to keepthe books balancedafter an extra-heavyvolume of day-labourwork in the district.

i:r i:r i:r

W. (WALLY) PID­SKALNY, EngineeringAide 2-1, began withthe Department in Oc­tober in the KamloopsDistrict DraughtingOffice where he doesthe clerical work onsubdivisions and permits. He is marriedwith two children and his hobby is mak­ing wine.

,~ - ~

~ ...., ,.~,' .

J ~

• '!!

BRIAN HUNTER,currently with thePlanning Branch, re­cently finished the De­partment's Engineer­in-Training program.During the past year,Brian was in charge of

a variety of projects within the Branch.Married with one daughter, Brian's hob­bies include model sailboat building andworking with his model maker's lathe.

i:r i:r i:r

JANET HAIGH, agraduate from the Uni­versity of Victoria, re­cently became a per­manent member withHeadquarters, Plan-ning Branch. Janetspent the past twosummers working for the Branch de­veloping computer programmes. Janetenjoys water sports and foreign corre­spondence.

i:r i:r i:r

I LARRY VLIET, re-, cently at the BiC. In­

stitute of Technologywhere he studied civiland structural engi­neering technology, hasjoined the Geotechni­cal and Materials Test­

ing Branch , Headquarters Laboratories,and is primarily engaged in soils analy­sis. Larry's outside interests include cer­amics and football.

i:r o!:; i:r

MRS. KATHLEENTORELLI joined thestaff of the Pen tictonBranch of the Depart­ment of Highways asClerk-Typist on No­vember 14, 1972. Shetook over the positionvacated by Eleanor Harrison. Her hob­bies are bowling and dancing.

i:r i:r i:r

MISS ELEANORHARRISON, Pentic­ton District, has beenemployed since May1972 as a Clerk-Typ­ist 1, and was pro­moted to Timekeeperon October 1, 1972.

Her hobbies are sewing and swimming.

i:r i:r i:r

MRS. 1. K. WALLE has been ap­pointed Voucher Clerk 3, Penticton Dis­trict. She was formerly Clerk-Typist 1,Penticton District.

7

PEEK INTO THE PAST

Pulled by early model tractor marked "P.W.D. South St.George," grader operates on main Provincial road in early 1920's.Note Nechako cutbanks in background.

With headgear almost as varied as the [ootgear, workers spreadhot asphalt mix by hand in Chilliwack-Rosedale area in the early1920's.

8

I,

/

1\

;

Bums Lake people will find this shot interesting-s-Francois Lakeferry in 1920, apparently a combination tug and barge here load­ing horse teams and wagons.

Another early ferry scene, this one at Big Bar on the Fraser inthe spring of 1920. Design of reaction ferries hasn'T changed,only the vehicles they carry.

I

Taken in Victoria in the mid-1940's, This photograph belongedTo Mr. Fred Park, District Official in Vanderhoof for many yearsuntil 1958. Mr. Park, Senior, is The [ather of A. F. Park, Trainingand Safety Officer, Headquarters. Credit for The identification of

most of The people in the photograph goes to some of the long­Term employees at Headquarters, chiefly Bill Ingram of theA ccounts Branch.

9

10-7 CLUB

..

EMIL FESTER­LING, Bridge La­bourer, Grand ForksDistrict, I' e til' e d re­cently and was pre­sented with a scroll formeritorious service af­ter 20 years with the

Department. Regional Highway Engi­neer 1. W. Nelson made the presentationand fellow workers presented Emil witha gift.

* * *EARL W. MOORE

retires after 16 yearswith the Department.Earl began work withthe bridge crew andlater transferred to thepaving crew where heserved until his re­tirement. Earl's friends wish him thebest for his retirement.

* * *MRS. DOLORES

F. HARRIS, Clerk­Stenographer 2, Cran­brook District Office,left the Department inJuly after five years'service. Doloresworked part of the

time for the Property Negotiator and therest as Voucher Clerk. Dolores, her hus­band, and two children have moved toInvermere. G. K. Austin, District Super­intendent, presented Dolores with a gifton behalf of fellow employees.

* * *A farewell party was

given recently forDERMOD WOOD be­fore he left .for Eng­land to study law atthe Sheffield LawSchool. He joined theDepartment's BridgeDesign Office in 1969 and transferred tothe Geotechnical and Materials TestingBranch in September 1970, as an Engi­neer 3. During his stay here he wasprimarily active in bridge-foundation de­sign and slope stability. After law schoolhe hopes to return to Canada as a lawyerspecializing in the engineering field.

* * *JOHN A. PHILLIPS, Mechanic, Lil-

looet District, has left the Departmentafter nine years to go into business forhimself.

* * *FRED H. ANGRIGNON, Clerk 3

with New Denver District for 17 years,has left the Department to fill the posi­tion of Village Clerk in New Denver. Hewas presented with a gift and moneyfrom his fellow workers.

ROLAND APPLE­BY was recently hon­oured by the Head­quarters Location andBridge Branch officestaffs at a retirementpresentation made byE. E. Readshaw, Di­

rector of Location . Roland retires after18 years of Location Branch service.From England, Roland held the positionof Mine Surveyor for the Lord JoieeyMines , and during the war years he servedas a group leader in the special police.In 1967, Roland was elected Presidentof Vancouver Island District Council ofMen's Clubs and he has been chief um­pire for the Vancouver Island CricketAssociation for over 10 years.

* * *MARCEL CHAR- ----

EST of the VernonHighways District wasrecently honoured onhis retirement. Marcelstarted working forthe Department inMarch 1954 as a La­bourer. He was later reclassified as aTruck-driver and then as a Heavy-dutyOperator. Presentation of a gift fromhis fellow employees was made by P.S. Dunn, District Superintendent.

* * *LES BAGLEY, Ma-

chine Operator, Na­nanimo District, re­tired after 24 yearswith the Department.Les is a native of St.Helena Island, andmoved to Wellington

on Vancouver Island at 22. He is plan­ning a trip back to his native island viaEngland in the spring. All his friendsfrom the Department wish his the bestfor the future.

* * *JOHN MUCHA re-

tired after 26 years ofservice with the Revel­stoke M a i n te n ancebranch. Born in Po­land, he came to Can­ada with his parents in1913 and joined theDepartment as a Labourer in 1946. In1950 he was promoted to Grader Oper­ator at Revelstoke, where he remained formost of his service. John was honouredby his fellow employees and friends atthe recent fall social of the B.C. Govern­ment Employees Union. S. N. A. Me­Leod, District Superintendent, presentedhim with a meritorious service scrollsigned by the Honourable the Minister,and a gift from his fellow employees.

MRS. J. HIGH­TON retired last yearafter 19 years' servicein Headquarters Ac­counts Branch in Vic­toria. Joan started asa Clerk-Typist in thegeneral accounts of­

fice in 1954 and transferred to the ap­propriations office the following year. In1957 she was promoted to a Clerk 3Accounting Machine Operator. A presen­tation was made by R. G. Harvey, As­sistant Deputy Minister of Highways, onbehalf of her fellow workers. The weekafter her retirement Joan and her hus­band left for an extended holiday inEngland to visit their many friends andrelatives.

A presentation washeld December 8 tohonour MRS. HILDAWYLIE (nee Dewar)who retired after 20years' service. Mrs.Wylie was presentedwith gifts and a book

of remembrance with the signatures ofemployees. R. G. Harvey, AssistantDeputy Minister, made the presentation.Mrs . Wylie started in May 1952 at PouceCoupe as Clerk-Typist, transferred toFort St. John in 1956, then to VictoriaHeadquarters in 1959 as a Clerk 2. By1968 she was a Clerk 4 in the ContractsSection of Highways and Public WorksAccounts.

DON WATKIN­SON of the VernonHighway District washonoured recently onhis retirement fro inthe Department. Donstarted with the De­partment in July 1946as a Truck-driver. In 1955 he becameStockman at the Vernon yard, a positionhe held until his retirement. Presentationof a gift from his fellow employees wasmade by P. S. Dunn, District Superin­tendent.

10

0{:{ 0{:{ 0{:{

DAVID MICHAEL INGLIS, GraderOperator in Vernon Highway District,died suddenly on the evening of October10 at the age of 43. He is survived byhis wife and four children. He beganhis employment with the Department inJune 1960.

W. H. (BILL) WRIGHT, Foremanwith the Bridge Branch, died December15, 1972, at the age of 63. Bill beganwith the Department in 1965 and had in­spected the fabrication and erection ofmany steel bridges in the Province. Heis survived by his wife, Violet, and twochildren.

OBITUARIES

0{:{0{:{0{:{

F. G. (FORREST)MOORE was honouredrecently at a partyheld at the Burns LakeCivic Centre to markhis retirement after 16years' service with theDepartment at Telkwa

and Houston, as a Labourer and MachineOperator. A farewell presentation wasmade by Mr. Neville Hope, District En­gineer to Forrest, on behalf of his fellowemployees. He was chairman of theHouston Recreation Commission for anumber of years. He and Mrs. Moorehave purchased a resort on Francois Lakeas their retirement home.

...

...

..

LAZARE PETERS, Labourer andMachine Operator 2 for many seasons inVanderhoof District, was recently hon­oured by his co-workers at a retirementparty. He and his wife were presentedwith a monetary gift. Mrs. Peters is wellknown throughout the district for herwork with the native children in teachingthem the Carrier language and nativedancing. Lazare had the affection andrespect of all who worked with him.His work in fencing and clearing pro­grammes will be missed.

25 Year Service Award

Jack Leslie, Road Foreman 2 at Green­wood, right, receiving from D. C. Westa­way, District Superintendent, a scroll formeritorious service upon completion of25 years with the Department. Lackjoined the Department in February 1946after serving more than four years in theCanadian Army.

W. M. (BUSTER) UNDERWOOD,District Superintendent, Penticton, diedJanuary 16 in Vancouver shortly beforehis retirement. He was born in Winni­peg in 1913. His many friends through­out the Department were saddened bythe news. Mr. Underwood started withPublic Works in Cranbrook in 1938 andserved in many parts of the Province,including Rossland, New Westminster,Boston Bar, Merritt, Fernie, PrinceGeorge, Kelowna, and Penticton. Heserved four and one-half years with theRCE during the war. He leaves his wife,Barbara, three daughters , and two grand­children.

* -tf 'A

JACK HENRY DORE died in anautomobile accident on Tuesday, August17, 1972, near his home in the Cecil Lakearea, Fort St. John Highway District.He was 31 and leaves his wife and twochildren. Jack started employment as aGrader Operator in 1966 and maintainedservice in the Cecil Lake area.

0{:{ 0{:{ 0{:{

ARTHUR SWEN SEABERG, Painterwith the Department in the VancouverDistrict, died November 20, 1972. Hehad worked for the First Narrows BridgeCompany from 1938 to 1955, after whichhe was employed by the British ColumbiaToll Authority and the Department ofHighways. He retired on February 12,1971.

WEDDINGSDENIS BRETECHER and LORETTA

BLOCK were married October 31, 1972,at Prince George Courthouse. The coupleare now residing in Prince Rupert, whereDenis is an Engineering Assistant 3.

H.Q. Bridge DesignEngineer Wins

Vancouver Long­Distance Run

J. E. Farrell won the first place trophyin the "H . R. Cunningham MemorialSeawall Race" on November 4, 1972.The long-distance race is over 6 milesaround Stanley Park seawall in Vancou­ver. Jack's time was 35 minutes and 32seconds, beating the old record of 37minutes and 40 seconds . He runs underthe banner of the Victoria YMCA whichwon the competition against 17 otherteams.

Jack was born in Glasgow, Scotland,and is a graduate civil engineer fromStrathclyde University there. He arrivedin Canada in 1965 in Calgary, Alta., be­fore joining the Department in June 1972as a Bridge Design Engineer. Jack ismarried and has two children.

II

ON THE JOB

Arthur Lellegarate, Machine Operator 3 with the Fort St. JohnDistrict road crew for the past eight years, pauses while workingall the St. John Creek multiplate culvert, Art came to Canadafrom the Channel Islands some time ago am/ enjoys all of ouroutdoor activities, especially hunting.

Prince George District Operators, John Lovett, Truck-driver,left, and Pat Fay, Loader Operator.

12

Fort St. John District crews working last fall on a 20-foot mul­tip/ate culvert in St. John Creek on Road 101, replacing the oldO'Brien Bridge. The District planned to complete the fill andretaining-walls before winter.

Prince George District Machine Operators Jan Hamilton, Grader,left, Rick A",~tt, Truck-driver, pause on the job.

Prince George District Truck-drivers, left, Roger Cadieauxam/ Ken Wahl, doff hard hats for "picture break."

Gursli Elliott, Stewart, Prince Rupert District, 25, has two children, camefrom Newfoundland, and started with the Department in June 1971. At presenthe is operating trucks, loaders, and graders. Gursh loves to hike in the moun­tains and to try his luck on the elusive trout.

Horseshoe Bay Overhead Crossing, Trans-Canada Highway at the SquamisliJunction, over the British Columbia Railway. Project is to widen the existingstructure to freeway capacity.

Overpass framesin the background,

Horseshoe Bay Railroadsurface-textured retaining-wallUpper Levels construction.

Retaining-walls on the Upper Levels construc­tion are physically pinned to the ground in solidrock footing treatment. Walls are built tight to theneighbourhood property lines to minimize landrequirements.

Saul Heikkila, Stewart, Prince Rupert District, worked for the District ofStewart for five years as the Municipal Foreman and started with the Depart­ment in February 1972 as a Cat Operator. Saul was fire chief for many yearsand is still the Civil Defence co-ordinator for the area. Saul loves to spend muchof his spare time at his cabin at Meziadin Lake.

13

GROUPS

The Region 1 Trainer Operators met in Vanco/H'er onNovember 15. Front row, left to right, Glen A des, Train­ing Supervisor, Victoria; Bruce Paget , Trainer Operator,Cloverdale; Donald Osborne, Trainer Operator, Chilliwack;A lien Park, Senior Training and Safety Officer, Victoria;back row, Howard McI.eod, Region 1 Driver Trainer;Richard A. Haworth, Trainer Operator, Nanaimo; RussellH . Mickey, Trainer Operator, Vancouver Highway District;Sybrand Groen, Trainer Operator, North Vancouver; HenryG . Robertson, Trainer Operator, Langford. Missing whenthe photograph was taken, Christopher Holcome, A lberni,and George J. Mulboeu], Courtenay.

Region 3 District Officials' Conference, Nelson, November 15 to 17,/972. Front row, left to right, T. R. Johnson, Services Engineer; P. B.MaeCarthy, Senior Maintenance Engineer; J. W. Nelson, Regional High­way Engineer; R. G. Harvey, Assistant Deputy Minister; H. J. Kelsall,Regional Maintenance Engineer; H. O. George, Regional MechanicalSuperintendent; P. J. Bonser, Regional Location Engineer, back row, leftto right, W. A. Budden, District Superintendent, Fernie; J. A. Kackman,District Technician, Creston; S. N. A. Mcl.eod, District Superintendent,Revelstoke; S. J. Dixey, Regional Office Manager, Nelson; T. V . E.Vickers. Bridge Inspection Engineer; W. M. Sproul, Regional Construc­tion Engineer; R, E. MeKeown, District Superintendent, Rossland; H. A.Renmark, Regional Driver Trainer; G. A. A ustin, District Superinten­dent, Cranbtook; P. Barnes, Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engi­neer; D. C. Westaway, District Superintendent, Grand Forks; C. S . Shaw,District Superintendent, Golden; R. M. McMillan, District Superinten­dent, New Denver; G. J. Sutherland, Regional Paving Engineer; A. R.Limacher, Senior Personnel Officer; G. R. Kent, District Superintendent,Nelson; A. J. Bodnarchuk, Regional Landscape Supervisor and SafetyOfficer.

-Photo by Ramsey's Camera & Art Supplies, Nelson.

Region 2 held a District Office Managers annual conference 011

November 15 and 16 in Kamloops to discuss mutual problemsand policy. A ttending were back row, left to right, J. A lveberg,Vernon ; R. Dean, Personnel Officer; S. E. Price, Assistant Comp­troller, Victoria; J. Chenoweth. Merritt; B. Milledge, Kelowna; V .Rupitz, Williams Lake; and O. T. King, Kamloops. Seated, Mrs.1. Hillen, Salmon Arm; J. D. Sutherland, Regional Office Man­ager; Miss H. Haylmore, Lillooet; P. Fuoco, Penticton; and G. W.Wagg, Headquarters Office Manager, Victoria .

The North Vancouver District shop crew poses for RR portrait .Top row, left to right, DQI'id Miller, Assistant Mechanic; BruceButcher, Mechanic; Bruce Yockey , Mechanic; Wes Wiebe, Ma­chine Operator; Scott Johnston, Mechanic in the Squamish shop;Mervin Berglund, Mechanic; Neil Lamont, Mechanic; John Chow,Mechanic. Front row, Ernest Playdon, Stockman; TheresaThomas, Flag Girl and temporary Stockroom Helper; Fred Schon­wald, Shop Foreman; Edward Berkosky, Mechanic; CharlieCampe, Mechanic; and John Merchant, Mechanic.

14

Lumby crew. Vernon Highway District. pause for RR pictureduring sand-screening operation at Lovington pit. They are. leftto right. Charlie Hinman, Bridge Foreman; Frank Carr. RoadForeman; Paul Procter, Labourer; Marcel Charest. MachineOperator 7; Ray Neal. Machine Operator 3; Pat Dunn, DistrictSuperintendent; Alvin Lunzmann, Labourer; A . Hinz, MachineOperator 3; Karl Verhage, Machine Operator 4; and Geo Gue­nard, Machine Operator 7.

The Pouce Coupe District Office staff take a break for RR pic­ture. left to right, Mrs. Beth Gibbons, Clerk 3; A. H. Dibben,District Superintendent; Miss Lori Koss, Clerk-Stenographer; P.E . Parent, District Office Manager; and Miss Dianne Gebauer,Clerk-Typist.

The Penticton District Office staff, front row, left to right, Mrs.K. H. Torelli, Clerk-Typist; Mrs. P. E. Finch. Clerk-Typist; MissE. J. Harrison. Clerk-Timekeeper; back row, Peter Fuoco, OfficeManager; Mrs. J. K . Walle, Voucher Clerk.

Prince George District Highway 16 crew pause for RR camera­man. left to right. George Jack. Foreman; Steve Screpnek; ErnieAssoignon; and Ed Nordstrom.

Headquarters Bridge Branch resurfacing crew, left to right. R.Law; D. Jameson; F. Black, Foreman; T. Burns; B. Baskett, whilethey were working on Stone Creek Bridge in Prince George area.

15

SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION

A n award of distinction in safety waspresented recently to Kamloops Regionaladministration and office staff for work­ing 921,021 consecutive man-hours with­out a time-loss accident from A pril I ,1952 to June 30, 1972. Receiving theaward is Mrs. Pauline Thomas from KenJackson of the Civil Service Commission.

An award of distinction in safety was presented recently to the Kamloops Districtgarage crew for working 456,399 consecutive man-hours without a time-lost accidentfrom January 1, 1964 to April 30, 1972. The award was presented by T. R . Johnson ,Services Engineer, to Ed Swanson, Mechanical Foreman. Members of the crew are ,left to right, D. Ohlhausen; J. Hillsden; P. Espig; T. Doucette; H. F. Blunden , DistrictSuperintendent; Ed Swanson, Mechanical Foreman , holding the award; O. Coster; Mr.Johnson; B. Heyden; B. Clarke; T. R . Evans, Regional Mechanical Superintendent; D.Martin; E . Bonin; P. Witzer; S. Newlands; D. Root; C. Still; B. Ramsay; A. Schwitek; K.Isakson; and K. Patenude.

) Twelve safety rallies were held in various centres in RegionI between early spring to the end of the year. The topics wereon different aspects of safety, communication, personal atti­tude, behaviour, driver safety, and emotional factors relating toaccidents. The Department was represented by Senior Trainingand Safety Officer A. F. Park, Regional Mechanical Superin­tendent Tom Yearsley, Regional Maintenance SuperintendentW. E. Mercer, and Regional Driver Trainer Howard McLeod.A representative from the Workmen's Compensation Boardspoke on safety research and training specializing in backinjur ies.

Nelson Road crew receiving bronze-on-gold safety award, frontrow, left to right, L. Cote; C. Strom; J. Paul; C. Jeffs; J. W.Nelson, Regional Highway Engineer; S. Cristojanetti; G. Gass; G.Kent; G. Strukoff; J. Keith; G . Leno; C. Barton; R. Browell; J.Haynes; G. Kanigan; R. Lipinski; J. Wolenski; D. Baker; P.Robinson; V. Johnson; C. Novak; P. Sherbinin .

IMPROVE YOUR VISIONAccording to the British Association of Optical Practitioners,

your vision will improve 20,000 to 30,000 times if you wait afew minutes before driving off into the dark. The Associationsays it takes about 15 minutes for a driver's eyes to becomecompletely accustomed to the dark, but few motorists waiteven 15 seconds. They come out of a lighted building, jumpinto a car, and drive off. They are, in fact, partially blind.According to the British group, for minimum safety, 17-year­old drivers should wait two or three minutes and 60-year-olddrivers at least five minutes for dark adaptation, but it stilltakes 15 minutes to gain your best dark vision.

16

An award of honour in safety was presented recently to Kam­loops District administration and office staff for working 467,214consecutive man-hours without a time-loss accident from April 1,1952 to June 30, 1972. Left to right are Norma O'Brien; BellyJones; Lin Humphreys; Wendy Jones; Fran Takenaka; BarbaraKochan; H. F. Blunden, District Superintendent, rece iving theaward from D. C. MacVicar, Regional Maintenance Engineer. Inthe back row is O. T. King, District Office Manager.

- A bronze safety award was presented recently to the KamloopsDistrict survey and engineering staff for working 40,256 consecu­tive man-hours without a time-lost accident from March 6, 1970,to February 27, 1972. Left to right, J. E. (Jim) Ferrier; P. B.(Pat) Casorso; H. F. Brugger, District Technician, receivingaward; L. G. C. (Lome) Brown; K. H. (Keith) Gagne; H. F.Blunden, District Superintendent; R. A. V. (Bob) Davoren; K.(Ken) McMillan; and H. S. (Howie) Turner.

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