THE BRITISH COLUMBIA J ULY 1974

RUDnerPUBLISH ED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 11. N UM BER 3

The third annual Region 2 CurlingBonspiel was held in Kamloops on April5 and 6, 1974, with 32 rinks entered.Rinks were from Kamloops, SalmonArm, McBride, Vernon, Kelowna, Pen­tieton, Merritt, Lillooet, Williams Lake,and Regional staff members. Individualtrophies and prizes were presented toeach member of the winning and runner­up rinks in A, B, and C events.

Winners of the A event were fromValemont representing the McBride Dis­trict and Construction Branch. They are,left to right, Brian Daniels, Wayne Me­Carger, John McNee, and Pete Puhallo,Second in the A event was a rink fromFalk land representing the Salmon ArmDistrict. composed of Cam Wilson, RobFord, A l la n Lo k i ng er , and DerwinChurchill.

Winners of the B event representingSalmon Arm District, are, left to right,Alban Rhodes, Cliff Hobbs, Eric Howard,and George Bailey. Second in the Bevent was a composite rink, composedof Ric Meidinger, Mike O'Connor, BrianKelly, and Dan Doyle.

Winners of the C event, representingKamloops District, were, left to right,ROil Recchi, Larry Strohaier, Tom VanDyke, and Paul Witzer. Second in theC event representing the Penticton Dis­trict were John Zaporozan, Lloyd Batie,Sterling Mcl.eod, and Albert Proulx.

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CURLINGEighteen rinks participated in the an­

nual Region 3 Bonspiel held at the Nel­son Curling Club on March 30, 1974.

Winners of the A event, representingthe Construction Branch, Slocan, are, leftto right, G. Gibbon, L. McNicholas, MikeMakayev , and G. Telford.

The B event winners, New Denver Dis­trict, left to right, E. Bergeren, G. Nor­man, Lois Norman, and Morley Hyatt.

Winners of the C event from the Nel­son District are, left to right, Norm Sam­son, Doug Godfrey, Ove Pedersen, andGeorge Kent.

Action at the Region 4 Bonspiel inDawson Creek, Clyde Smaaslet, RegionalOffice Manager, throws a wicked rock.

The Pouce Coupe District hosted theannual Region 4 Bonspiel at the DawsonCreek Curling Rink from March 22 to24, 1974. Rinks came from as far awayas Nakusp, Hope, and Atlin, which wonthe award for the rink which came thelongest distance.

The winners of the A event and thecoveted Region 4 Flagman trophy wasthe rink from Fort St. John; left to right,Lawrence Harding, Ken Brookbanks, BobJohnson, and Dennis Cullin. Secondplace ill the event went to the Burns Lakerink, composed of Bob Saul, Vic Barrett ,Lloyd Havens, and John Bergen .

The B event was won by the rink fromRolla; left to right, Ralph Shearer, S.Shearer, Harold Querin, and E. Querin,The Prince George rink consisting ofBill Zaporozan, Louis Schick, D. St.Thomas, and J. Vassello won second­place honours.

The C event winners was the rink fromHope. They are, left to right, DOliKirkland, M. Kirkland, Ron Dash, andE. Dash. Second place in this event wentto the rink from Fort St. John , composedof Homer Good, C. Martel, H. Logan,and D. Davis.

Trevor Bagot, Electrical Engineer; New­ton Campbell, Electrical Draughtsman;Herb Coupe, Assistant Traffic Engineer;and Steven Lohr, Engineering Aide, re­cently placed third in the ProvincialGovernment Men's Curling League. Theyeach won a curling-broom for their Satur­day morning efforts.

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GRAHAM R. LEAMinister

Associate Field EditorsW. S. Boughey , . Victoria

Herb Gutteridge . Regional Electrical CrewEric Eastick Centreline Marking, CloverdaleBruce Robertson . . . . .BurnsideHector McLeod . .NanairnoMike Butler Courtenay

George Cooper .Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads . Dock DistrictLloyd Burgess . .New WestminsterW. A. McCargar . . . McBrideJim Ferrier .... . .KamloopsEdie Smith .. Williams LakeMurray Ramsay .. .Salmon ArmM. J. Newlands .RevelstokeAl Desimone . Vernon

R. J. Martin . ... . Kelowna

J. W. Zaporozan .. .. .. .. .PentictonWhayne Chappel _.. .. . ... .. MerrittDave Roberts .. .LillooetDorothy Wilkins .. . .G rand ForksA. Dyson __.. .. .. .. .RosslandS. J. Dixey ..__.. NelsonShirley Verigin __.. .. .. New DenverFred Ryckman .. .. ._CrestonN. K. Molander .... CranbrookSam Caravetta .. . .Fernie1. W. Hickmott __.. .... .GoldenFrances Martin .SmithersAllan Devauld .. . Pouce CoupeHomer Good .Fort 51. John

Harman Delyea . TerraceShirley Hrechka ....__..Prince GeorgeJack Doddridge Prince GeorgeDon Johnson . QuesnelBrian Hunter .. .VanderhoofJ. R. Peterson .. . .Burns LakeW. R. Ball .. Prince Rupert

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THE ROAD RUNNER

July 1974

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Published Quarterly by the

British Columbia Department of Highw aysVictoria, British Columbia

Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur 1. Schindel, Editor

Volume 11This year the D epartment of

Highways has had a particu­larly difficult spr ing in termsof road maintenance. I under­stand many of the problemswere the result of unusuallysevere frost-heav e conditionswhich can break up the roadsurface Ii t e ra II y overnight.During April and Ma y, lettersreceived at Headquarters andnewspaper articles certainlypainted a discouraging pictureof road conditions in manyparts of the Province.

Now that many of the bad stretches of road have beenrepaired and work is in progress elsewhere, we do notexpect much comment on the improvem ent s. Keepingthe highways in good repair is the Department's business.

Nevertheless, I would like to extend my personal thanksto the many Department people who put in long hoursof hard work repairing spring damage as quickly as pos­sible. This year I would also like to particularly mentionthose of you who worked around the clock to completethe dikes in Kamloops and other areas . While it nowseems unlikely that a major flood will develop, there isa good deal of satisfaction in knowing that most of th ework was completed in time to combat the expecteddanger .

CBA Engineering Ltd., Vancouver consulting engineers, havereceived a special Award of Merit from the Association of Con­sulting Engineers of Canada and the Canadian Consulting Engi­neer for the Mission Bridge project. In a letter to the Ministeradvising him about the award, the President of CBA, Keith A.Henry, expressed his company's "appreciation for the co-operationand help we have received from you and your officials in theDepartment which have been essential to the successful work onthe project." The award was presented at a special meeting of theAssociation in Banff on June 4.

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Lillooet District bridge crew at work on the " wind cablesaddle" of the Lillooet Bridge. Left to right, Art Jones , Bridge­man; J . Preister, Machine Operator; and Skip Murray , Machin eOperator.

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PROMOTIONS

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WAYNE FON­T AIN E , EngineeringAide 3, ConstructionBra n c h crew, wont h r 0 ugh competitionthe position of Engi­neering Assistant withthe District at Pouce

is married and is takingmany other Department

Coupe. Wayneup farming likeemployees.

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STAN GLADYSZwon through competi­tion the posit ion ofDistr ict HighwaysManager at PouceCoupe. Stan, his wife,Margaret , and theirtwo children moved to

Pouce Coupe in the first part of April.Stan was formerly the Technician at FortSt. John and then Dea se Lake. He hasworked for the Department since June1960.

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JIMMY TWEED, amember of Q-8 mixingplant in Region I, haswon through competi­tion the position ofPlant Foreman I onQ-ll mixing plant inRegion 4. He will bestationed in Smithers. 'His fellow workersmade a presentation to him on the occa­sion of his promotion and transfer. Jimmyis married and is an avid hunter andfisherman.

CLIFFORD J.RAMSAY, Draughts­man 4 in the Surveyand Design Branch,Region I, North Van­c 0 u v e r, has wonthrough competitiona Technician position

in the New Westminster District. Cliffbegan with the Department on the surveycrew in North Vancouver in 1966. Sincethen he has worked on the survey crewin Alberni and the design office in Vic­toria before returning to North Vancou­ver. Cliff is married and his hobbies aregolf, hockey, wine-making, and maintain­ing his home in Burnaby.

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R. H. (R I C K)SLINGERLAND re­cently won throughcompetition the posi­tion of EngineeringAide 3 with the electri­cal section of the Traf­fic Branch. He was aDraughtsman 2 with the Traffic Branchfor three year s. Rick is married and hasone child. His hobbies are working forand planning his house on a lot in Lang­ford near Victoria.

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WHAYNE CHAP­PEL has won throughcompetition the posi­tion of District OfficeManager in Merritt.He was formerly Dis­trict Office Manager inQue s n e I and has

worked in the Penticton and Victoria of­fices. His hobbies are fishing, photog­raphy, and table tennis.

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CLIFF SMITH wonthrough competitionthe He a d Ferrymanposition on the ArrowPark Ferry. Cliff wasoriginally from Head­quarters PavingBranch He is marriedand has two children. His hobby iswater ski-ing. Behind the ferry ?

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AL SCHUMAN wonthrough competitionthe Mechanic 4 posi­tion in New Denver,transferring from BellaCoola in March 1974.Al is married and hastwo sons. His hobbies

are fishing, hunting, and he is a CitizenBand Radio Operator.

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DON ROSS wonthrough competitionthe position of Bridge­man 2 in the NewDenver District. Donenjoys boating, waterski-ing, and flying. Hehas a private pilot'slicence . Fishing is another hobby he en­joys with his son and daughter.

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JIM ROBSON wonthrough competitionthe Bridgeman 3 posi­tion in the New Den­ver District. He wasin the Courntenay Dis­trict previously. He ismarried with two chil­

dren. Fishing, fixing cars, and gardeningoccupy his space time.

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JOHN RYAN, En­gineering Assistant inthe North VancouverDistrict, has wonthrough competitionthe position of Main­tenance Methods Offi­cer in Burnaby. Johnbegan with the Depart­ment in 1967 in Squamish with the Con­struction Branch. He is married and hasone child . Tennis and rugby are John'shobbies.

PATRICK J. CARRhas been appointed Re­gional Highway Engi­neer in Burnaby suc­ceeding Dudley D.Godfrey who has re­tired .

Pat was born inClair, Sask. He graduated in 1955 witha B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from theUniversity of Manitoba. Following grad­uation he joined the Saskatchewan De­partment of Highways as Assistant Dis­trict Engineer.

He began with the B.C. Department ofHighways in July 1959 as District Engi­neer in Pouce Coupe. He was transferredto Courtenay as District Engineer inApril 1965, and was promoted to Re­gional Maintenance Engineer. He thentransfe rred to Prince George in August1965, and to Burnaby as Assistant High­way Engineer in February 1973.

Pat and his wife, Joyce, have two chil­dren. An avid curler, he was a memberof the Prince George "Smale" rink thatwon the B.C. Curling Championship in1969 and was runner-up the same yearin the Canadian Curling Championship inOshawa, Ontario, and British ColumbiaChampions again in 1971.

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BRAD SHARUN,Bridgeman 2 in theWilliams Lake District,has won through com­petition the position ofBridge Foreman 1 inthe North VancouverDistrict. He startedwith the Department in Williams Lake in1971 as a Labourer on the bridge crew.Brad is single , enjoy s water ski-ing, andis a member of the Kinsmen.

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RICHARD (RIT­CHIE) HAROLD,Road MaintenanceForeman in the NorthVancouver District, haswon by competitionthe Road MaintenanceForeman 4 position in

the New Westminster District. Ritchiebegan with the Department in 1960 in theNorth Vancouver District office and alsoworked in the New Westminster Districtoffice before transferring to the outsidecrew nine years ago. He is married andhas three sons.

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M. FLYNN wonthrough competitionthe position of Stock­man 4 in New Denver.Malcolm is marriedand has eight children .Mac is an enthusiasticsquare dancer and healso enjoys golf and camping.

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G . W. JEFFS has been appointed RoadForeman 2, Nelson. He was formerlyMachine Operator 4, Nelson .

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P. G . JENSEN has been appointedBridge Foreman I, McBride. He wasformerly Bridgeman 3, McBride.

C. J. LIPPA has been appointed BridgeForeman 1, Victoria. He was formerlyBridgem an 3, Osoyoos.

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M. C. VAN DEN HOOVEN has beenapp ointed Engineering Assistant, No rthVancouver. He was formerl y Engineer ­ing Aide 3, Victoria.

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G. F. GALBRAITH has been ap­pointed Regional Hydroseeder Foreman(Road Foreman 2), Kamloops. He wasformerly Plant Foreman I , Kamloops.

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R. A. SCOTT has been appointed En­gineering Assistant, Geotechnical and Ma­terials Branch, Prince George. He wasformerly Engineering Aide 2, PrinceGeorge.

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B. 1. BEAULIEU has been appointedRo ad Foreman < 1, Courtenay. He wasformerly Temporary Road Foreman I,Courtenay.

P. D . ZOERB has been appointed En­gineering Aide 3, Fort St. John. He wasfo~inerly Engineering Aide 2, Cassiar.

J . A. TIERNEY has been appointedRoad Foreman 1, Courtenay. He wasformerly Temporary Road Foreman I,Courtenay.

R . L. CROOK has been appointed En­gineering Assist ant, Geotechnical and Ma­terials Testing Branch, Victoria. He wasformerly Engineering Aide 3, Victoria.

RON HORSWELL, Yardman in Chet­wynd, won through competition the posi­tion of Stockman in the Vernon Districtin March 1974. Ron was in Chetwyndfor 15 years and before that worked withthe Department in Pouce Coupe. Ronis married with one son.

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W. E. STANLEY has been appointedEngineering Assistant, Kamloops. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 3, NorthVan couver.

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C. E. BAXTER has been appointedMechanic 3, Merritt. He was formerlyMechanic 2, Nelson.

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HAROLD GROCOTT has been ap­pointed Painter, Dock District. He wasformerly Mechanic 3, North Vancouver.

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N . REINKE, Clerk­Stenographer 2 in theVanderhoof Districtoffice has been pro­moted to Timekeeper.Natalie began with theDepartment 13 years

~~ .....:.... ago. She is fond ofall sports, particularly curling, tennis, andbowling.

WALT HAD DOW recently wonthrough competition the position of As­sistant Mechanical Foreman at Chetwyndin the Pouce Coupe District. Beforemoving to Chetwynd, Walt spent six yearsin the Pouce Coupe shop as a Heavy­duty Mechanic.

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L. E. ANDERSON has been appointedRoad Foreman 1, North Vancouver. Hewas formerly Machine Operator 6, Saan­ich.

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I. C. FALLOWFIELD has been ap­pointed Plant Foreman 1, Burnaby. Hewas formerly Plant Operator, Surrey.

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N. W. DAYKIN has been appointedEngineering Aide 3, Dock District. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 2, Surrey.

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G. 1. PETERSON has been appointedMechanic 3, Williams Lake District. Hewas formerly Mechanic 2, Williams Lake .

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G . 1. KNIGHT has been appointedBridge Foreman 1, Dock District. Hewas formerly Acting Bridge Foreman 1,Dock District.

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D. G. SMITH has been appointedCentreline Marking Foreman, New West­minster. He was formerly Machine Oper­ator 6, Cloverdale.

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S. B. HILL has been appointed RoadForeman 1, New Westminster. He wasformerly Temporary Road Foreman 1,Cloverdale.

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DENNIS W. HILLrecently won a compe­tition promoting him tothe position of Re­gional Office Managerin Kamloop s . Hestarted with the De­partment in 1962 as

Timekeeper in the Williams Lake Districtoffice. He ha s subsequently been DistrictOffice Manager in Chilliwack, Merritt,and Kamloops. Dennis is married withtwo children. He and his family enjoyall outdoor activities.

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CLYDE SMAAS­LET, District OfficeMan age r , PrinceGeorge, recentl y wonthrough competitionthe Regional OfficeManager position inRegion 4. He startedwith the Department in 1960, was ActingDistrict Office Manager in Revelstoke forseveral months in 1964 before transfer­ring to Pouce Coupe as District OfficeManager. He transferred to PrinceGeorge District office as Manager in1966. Clyde's hobbies include fishing,upholstery, and collecting antique cars.

JACK DODD­RIDGE, Regional Of­fice Manager in PrinceGeorge, has recentlywon through competi­tion the position ofPersonnel Officer in

,<,~ - Region 4 at PrinceGeorge . Since Jack began with the De­partment in 1950 he has worked in BurnsLake, Nanaimo, Victoria, and New West­minster prior to his transfer to PrinceGeorge in 1967. He is married with twochildren. His principal hobby is coin col­lecting and he is also intere sted in bowl­ing and softball.

1. D. SUTHER­LAND, Regional Of­fice Manager, Kam­loops, has recently wonthrough competitionthe position of Person­nel Officer in Region2. Jack started withthe Department in Merritt, 1947. Afterseveral promotions he was transferred toVernon in 1960, and to Kamloops in1968 where he has been Regional OfficeMan ager since 1969. He enjoys reading,playing the piano, fishing , swimming, andother outdoor activites that include hisfamily .

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ABOUT PEOPLE

ford and StewartPrince George inthe outdoors.

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MRS. JUNE STRI­EDER, Switchboardand Telex Operator inNorth Vancouver Dis­trict office, transferredfrom the Departmentof Public Works onApril 1, 1974. Herhobbies are painting and gardening.

J. A. (BILL) ING­RAM, Principal Clerk,Accounts Branch, Vic­toria, transferred tothe Department ofPublic Works as Ad­minis t ra t i ve OfficerJanuary 1, 1974. Bill

was well known for his help in obtainingmaterial through the Purchasing Com­mission during emergencies and for hisprocessing of leases and rental agree­ments. Born in Saskatchewan, he beganpart-time work with the Forest Servi ceand Public Works in 1930. Steady em­ployment came in 1937, with time out formilitary service from 1940-1946. Afterthis he returned to the Location Branchin Kamloops in a clerical capacity. Hetransferred to Victoria in 1949, to theConstruction Branch in 1951, and finallyto the Accounts Branch as Senior Clerkin 1952 and Principal Clerk in 1957.Bill, and his wife, Betty, have two mar­ried daughters and one granddaughter.His extra-curricular activities includecharitable work sponsored by the B.C.Goverment Employees Union. He alsoparticipates in the activities of various ser­vice clubs . His hobbies are bowling andcollecting stamps and coins. Bill hasbeen an Associate Field Editor for theRoad Runner for several years.

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MISS CONNI EPIDSKALNY, Engi­neering Aid'e 2,started with the Pav­ing Branch, Kamloops,in March of 1974.Connie is now happilyinvolved in the qualitycontrol testing and design of bituminousmixes. Connie came from Churchill,Man., four years ago. Her interests andhobbies are canoeing, cycling, and tennis.

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DENNIS H. C. AN­DERSON is a RoadMaintenance Foremanat Bear Lake in thePrince George District.Dennis began with theDepartment in 1967and worked in Lang­before transferring to1972. Dennis enjoys

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MERLE SPROUL,Assistant RegionalHighway Engineer inPrince George, hasbeen with the Depart­ment since February1956. He is marriedwith four children. Heenjoys golf and woodworking.

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HELMUT WOLF,Engineering Aide inthe Prince George Re­gional office, has beenwith the Departmentsince 1966. Prior tohis move to PrinceGeorge last year he

was with the Bridge Branch, the Con­struction Branch, and the McBride Dis­trict. He is married and has four chil­dren . He enjoys reading, calligraphy,and building boat models.

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CATHY HAACKEhas been with the De­partment as a Radio­telex Operator inKamloops since Au­gust 1973. Cathy ismarried and has threechildren. Reading,knitting, sewing, and cooking are herhobbies when ti~e permits.

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H. S. ( HOW IE)TURNER recently leftthe Department whenhe won through com­petition the position ofTechnician 1 with theDepartment of Minesand Petroleum Re­

sources. Howie was with the Departmentfor 17 years. He started with the Con­struction Branch in 1956 and later trans­ferred to the Kamloops District.

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MRS. SUSAN FRITZ, Clerk 3 in theAccounts Branch, Headquarters, hastransferred to the Department of Housingas Clerk 4 effective May 1, 1974. Susancame to Highways in 1972 and worked inthe accounts receivable section.

HARRY WARING,Regional Paving Super­intendent, PrinceGeorge, has been withthe Department sinceSeptember 1960.Prior to this he workedfor B.C. Hydro. He

is married with two children and twograndchildren. He enjoys table tennisand golf.

G. E. (GERRY)MILLER has recentlyjoined the Departmentas Regional Geotech­nical and Materials En­gineer in Kamloops.After graduation fromUBC in 1963 he

worked a year in mining exploration,four years on the Arrow Dam in Castle­gar, and five years with Alberta WaterResources. Gerry is married with threechildren. His hobbies are fishing andphotography.

DONALD LONG,Regional ConstructionEngineer at PrinceGeorge, rejoined theDepartment in J u IY1973. He had beenRegional Mate ria IsEngineer in Nelson forseveral years and left the Department inthe early 60's to work on the Peace Riverdam project. He is married and has fourchildren. Don is an avid skier andcoaches Little League baseball.

municipal services, and community plan­ning .

Born and educated in Scotland where hegraduated from SI. Andrews University,Mr. Sturrock served with a leadingScottish firm of consulting engineers untilhe emigrated to Canada in 1955.

After working for sever al years withtwo consulting firms, he established hisown practice in 1959.

Mr. Sturrock is married and has fourchildren.

Prior to his appointment he workedwith members of the Department on ahighway development programme for thenorthern part of the Province.

HOWARD F. STURROCK, P.Eng.,was recently appointed Deputy Ministerof Highways. Mr. Sturrock has experi­ence in a wide range of engineering pro­jects concerned with land development,

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ALAN HALE. Fer­ryman on the ArrowPark ferry, came to theDepartment from theNew Denver YouthCentre. Alan previ­ously worked on tugsfor two years . He is

single and enjoys camping, hunting, andfishing.

SAKAYE HASHI­MOTO was recentlyappointed Yardman 2in the New DenverDistrict. He is mar­ried with one child.His hobbies are fishing,outdoor activities, andused cars.

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ARLENE JOHNS­TON, Stenographerin the Merritt Districtoffice, comes fromBralorne, once one ofBritish Columbia'slargest producing goldmines . Arlene's hob­

bies include water ski-ing and sewing.

PAT GONTAR,Timekeeper in theMerritt District officefor the past year, haslived in Merritt sincebirth. Her hobbies arereading and sewing.

MRS . LAURETTELEWIS, Voucher Clerkin the Merritt Districtoffice for the past sevenyears, grew up in Sas­katchewan and spentfour years in Quebecbefore coming to Brit­

ish Columbia. She and her husband spendtheir leisure time on their ranch in theNicola Valley. Her hobbies are readingand embroidery.

ALAN TAYLOR,Engineering Assistant,is i., the District officein Merritt, where hehas lived all his life.Alan is building asummer home on Nic­ola Lake and enjoysfishing and camping.

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LEN CHARETTE,Truck-driver in theGolden District at Ath­almer, has been withthe Department sinceDecember 1971. He ismarried with sevenchildren. Len's hob­

bies are hunting, fishing, and playing inan orchestra in his spare time.

JERRY KOSKI,Machine Operator atAthalmer in GoldenDistrict, has been withthe Department sinceApril 1969. Jerry ismarried and has twochildren. His hobbiesare hunting and fishing. I

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BARRY SIDDALL,Radio Technician atPrince George, hasbeen with the Depart­ment since May 1973.He is married and in­terested in stock-carracing. He is also onthe executive of the Prince George MinorFootball Association.

DARLENE McIN­TYRE, Timekeeper inthe Prince George Dis­trict, has been with theDepartment since 1972.Prior to this she workedfor the B.C. ForestService. Darlene is

married with three children and enjoysspending her leisure time with her family.

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KAREN HEYINK,Clerk-Stenographer inthe Burns Lake Dis­trict office, has recentlytransferred to a similarjob with the Depart­ment of Recreationand Conservation and

Attorney-General's Department, workingone-half day in each office. Her fellowemployees wish her well in her new posi­tion.

ALICE PAYNE,Clerk in the PrinceGeorge District office,has been with the De­partment since 1966.She has two sons andenjoys the outdoors.She is associated with ' ..the local four-wheel-drive club and theantique car club.

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driver at Athalmer inthe Golden District,began with the Depart­ment in April 1973.He is married and hastwo children.

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PAT DICKSON isthe new Clerk -Typistin the Vanderhoof Dis­trict office. Pat hadpreviously worked forthe local GovernmentAgent. She has twochildren and they enjoy

holidaying at their cabin on Fraser Lake.Pat is an active member of the Kinetteand Curling Clubs.

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MISS CATHIEBELISLE is the Mc­Bride District VoucherClerk working in theKamloops District of­fice. Cathie startedwith the Departmentin July 1973. Her

hobbies are ski-ing and swimming.

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ROY JACKSON,Engineering Assistantwith the Design andSurvey Branch, has de­cided to make his homeon the range after nineyears with the Depart­ment of Highways.Prior to coming to the Kamloops regionaloffice in May 1972, Roy worked in Region4. We wish Roy success in the cattlebusiness.

KEN CLEMENTS,Golden District, is aTruck-driver at Athal­mer. Ken, who is sin­gle, began with theDepartment in Novem­ber 1973. His hobbiesare fishing, water ski- "i\~ing, and horseback riding.

ROBERT G. BU­CHANAN, Engineer­ing Aide 2, startedwith the Geotechnicaland Materials TestingBranch, Kamloops, inMay 1974. Bob isworking on aggregate~~studies and subdivision development. Hishobbies are basketball and track and field.

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PEEK INTO THE PAST

Reconstruction of Trans-Canada Highway, 1.7 miles west ofLytton, June 1947.

Some of the "youngsters" of the Headquarters staff on a fish­ing expedition 22 years ago. All are still with the Departmentand now have a combined total service of 115 years. Left toright, T . A. (Gus) Jacklin, Comptroller's Office; W . Boughey;Administrative Assistant; Ray Chamberlain, Services Branch;Dave Wardell, Insurance and Claims office.

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Highway and bridge crews construct detour ami clean debrisfrom Texas Creek Bridge, which collapsed on June 28, 1939.Headgear wom by the men would hardly pass muster today. Lo­cation was on the Trans-Canada Highway, 7 miles east of Hope.

The Department road crew at Canal Flats in 1929.

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Tyler Lindberg in a Model T Ford Government truck at Waldoin /929.

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Construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway;photograph circa /929.

All of the photographs on this page and lower right on theopposite page were provided by TYLER LINDBERG.

Chev truck (/927) loaded with crew heading for Radium in 1929,standing on the right is recent superannuant, Tyler Lindberg.

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The Elko relief camp and road crew which worked on the big snowslide of 1932, previously shown in RR, March /966, page /0.

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10-7 CLUB

HOWARD GOW­LER, Asphalt MixingForeman in Region I,retired on May 24,after 26 years' service.Howard originallycame from Winnipegwhere he had worked

for the Manitoba Department of High­ways. He began with the British Colum­bia Department in 1948 on VancouverIsland on one of the original asphaltplants and later travelled throughout theProvince with this plant. About five yearsago new asphalt plants were assigned tothe Regions and Howard was assigned toRegion 1. A farewell dinner and dancewas held on May 10 in Surrey to honourHoward and FRED BAIN, a recentlyretired Cloverdale shop employee.

U U UMARCEL J. LAIS- '.....~'=".---....

NEZ, Machine Opera­tor 4 of the Kimberleyroad crew in the Cran­brook District, retiredMarch 31, 1974, withover 13 years of ser- ••~::....J

vice. At a dinner inhis honour, District Highway ManagerG. K. Austin and Road MaintenanceForeman A. L. POW made presentationsto Marcel on behalf of his fellow em­ployees. He is married with one daugh­ter. His hobbies are gardening and re­storing old cars.

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ANTONIO TROZ­ZA, Labourer in theCranbrook District, re­tired March 31, 1974,after 17 years of ser­vice with the Depart­ment. He receivedgifts at a dinner in his

honour. The presentations from his fel­low employees were made by G. K.Austin, District Highways Manager, andA. J. Kernaghan, District Technician.Tony is married with two children andfour grandchildren. Retirement plans in­clude a trip to Italy. His hobbies arefishing and watching hockey.

U U uHARRY DAWES,

Machine Operator inthe Nanaimo District,retired May 17, 1974.Harry worked as aTruck- driver, GraderOperator, Flagman,and in other jobs onthe maintenance crew during his 23 yearswith the Department. He is married andhas two children. Harry also receiveda meritorious certificate, presented to himby 1. W. Morris, District Highways Man­ager.

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OSCAR ANDER­SON , Machine Oper­ator in the NelsonHighway District, re­tired in November1973, after 13 yearswith the Department.He received a presen­

tation from his fellow employees and theBiC, Government Employees Union.Oscar and his wife, Helen, will continueto live in Nelson.

U U uPETER N. LEGE­

BOKOFF, of NelsonHighway District, re­tired at the end of April1974 after completing21 years of servicewith the Departmentas a Labourer, Ma­chine Operator, and recently as a HeadForeman. Fellow employees and the B.C.Government Employees Union madepresentations to Pete to mark his retire­ment. He and his wife , Nora, will con­tinue to live in Crescent Valley.

U U UGEORGE LIp·

SACK, Nelson High­way District, retired inMarch 1974, complet­ing 24 years with theDepartment as a Ma­chine Operator andConstruction Foreman.

George was a Regional ConstructionForeman and worked on many projectsin Regions 3 and I, including the PatriciaBay Highway reconstruction near Vic­toria. He received presentations from hisfellow employees and the B.C. Govern­ment Employees Union. He and his wifeplan to retire in the Kootenays.

U U UGERALD S. TOW­

GOOD, of the NelsonHighway District, corn­pleted 25 years of ser­vice with the Depart­ment as a Mechanicand Assistant MechanicForeman. His fellowemployees and the B.C. Employees Unionmade presentations to him on the occa­sion of his retirement.

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SAMUELW. BOYD,Nelson Highway Dis­trict, will retire at theend of August 1974,completing 28 years ofservice with the De­partment as a Bridge­man. Presentations

were made at a gathering honouring otherNelson area retiring employees.

Friends and fellow employees met at aclub in Burnaby on April 26, 1974, for afarewell banquet and dance to honourD. D. (DUDLEY) GODFREY, retiringRegional Highway Engineer. Presentwere representatives from Headquartersand all four Regions as well as some re­cent superannuants and others with whomhe had been associated during his 26 yearswith the Department.

In making a presentation to Dudley, H.T. Miard, Senior Associate Deputy Minis­ter, reviewed his years with the Depart­ment, which began in 1948 when he be­came District Engineer in Revelstoke.Two years later he was promoted andtransferred to Prince George as DivisionalEngineer and in April 1956 promoted toRegional Highway Engineer at New West­minster. In 1963 he became Chief Engi­neer and moved to Victoria where hestayed for the following six years until hemoved back to the Lower Mainland asRegional Highway Engineer.

Mr. Miard's resume of Dudley's careernoted that he quickly established his repu­tation as a raconteur, and through theyears this ability has been useful in re­lieving the tedium of long conference ses­sions and establishing rapport with groupsof men on the job . He was president ofthe Association of Professional Engineers.

Born in England, he began his engineer­ing career in South America with a Britishrailway company, where he remained for19 year s. He was District Engineer whenthe company was expropriated and heemigrated to Canada with his wife andthree children. British Columbia was ahappy choice for he is a ski-ing and out­doors enthusiast. He is a member of theAlpine Club of Canada, and member ofthe executive of the Vancouver NaturalHistory Society. In July he will be incharge of a camp for the Society at theKluane National Park in the Yukon.

He is chairman of the Avalanche TaskForce established earlier this year by theMinister and he will continue to work onthe committee until investigations arecomplete this coming October.

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PROMOTIONSw. P. (PETE) PU­

HALLO recently wonthrough competitionthe position of Engi­neering Aide 3, Assis­tant to Regional Offi­cer, Planning Branch,Kamloops. He started

with the Construction Branch in Sep­tember 1969. Pete is married with twochildren. His hobbies and interests arefarming, outdoor activities, and spor ts.

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This spring EU­GENE BOTTLE wonthrough competitionthe position of Patch­ing Foreman, PouceCoupe District, on the ' /retirement of FredDavis. G en e hasworked intermittently for the Departmentsince May 1961.

25 Year Service A ward-- - G. E. (ERNIE)

SCOTT, Road Fore­man 4 in the MerrittDistrict, received his25-year Service Award .Ernie started with theDepartment in Karn­loops and has worked

in Lillooet, Williams Lake, and Merritt.He was involved in a bit of British Co­lumbia history in 1952 when he and JeoffBennett of Kamloops were the first Oper­ators to take a power-grader from BlueRiver in the North Thompson to Albredain the McBride area. Ernie and his wife,Jackie, have three children. His hobbiesinclude hunting, fishing, target shooting,and he is an avid motor-cycle racing fan,owing to his son 's participation in thesport.

PAT LINDSAY isthe new District Of­fice Manager in Ques­nel. Pat joined thePublic Service with theDepartment of PublicWorks in Nelson in1969, and later trans­

ferred to Highways in Williams Lake. Heenjoys sports and plans on taking full ad­vantage of the Cariboo.

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SAM LUCKTON,formerly Yardman inthe Smithers District,transferred to SalmonArm in 1972. As aresult of Sam's hardwork the Salmon Armgarage won the "GoodHousekeeping Award" for Region 2 inMay 1973.

ERNEST F. ABRAHAMSEN, NelsonHighway District, retired September 1973after 25 years' service with the Depart­ment as a Grader Operator. He and hiswife will continue living in Nelson.

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JAMES V. F. REGGIN, Labourer inthe Nelson District, took an early retire­ment in December 1973. Jim had workedfor the Department for 26 years. He willcontinue living in Nelson and travel towarmer parts of the continent during thewinter months.

ALLAN HEPP,Technician 2 in theGeotechnical and Ma ­terials Testing Branch,Burnaby, has beentransferred to the Ques­nel Highway Districtas Technician. AI

started with the Department in Victoriain 1956. Prior to this he worked for twoyears for the Saskatchewan Departmentof Highways Construction Branch. He ismarried and has three daughters. AI'swide-ranging interests include curling,fishing, chess, and (graphyoanalysis)graphology. His fellow workers made apresentation to him on the occasion of histransfer.

DAVE BOW, Engi­neering Aide in theQuesnel District, re­cently retired. Dave's 'plans for his leisuretime include a holid ayand tending to hisfarm. He started withthe Department in Quesnel in 1951 andworked in the area until his retirement.His fellow workers made a presentationto him and wished him well.

A retirement gather­ing was held recentlyfor NORMANGREIG, Timekeeperin the Lillooet Districtfor 17 years. Presen-tations were made byJ. P. O'Toole, District

Highways Manager, on behalf of Norm'sfellow employees. He has a view homeat Lillooet and will continue gardening,one of his favourite hobbies.

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NEW FACESIN NEW PLACES

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The Cloverdale Eastcrew of the New West­minster District gath­ered to make a presen­tation to ROBERT E.GOODWIN on theoccasion of his earlyretirement on April 15,

1974. He began work as a Labourer onFebruary 1967 and became a MachineOperator in June 1972. He is marriedwith four children and will continue livingin Langley. His hobby has been beach­combing.

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F. J. STEVENS re­tired from the SaanichDistrict on January 3,1974. Jim commencedwork with the Depart­ment in June of 1953.He was a Machine Op­erator with the roadcrew on Saltspring Island. Fellow work­ers and friends presented him with a giftat a farewell party.

CARMAN SAPO­RITO, Road Mainte­nance Foreman in theRevelstoke District, hasrecently retired after31 years with the De­partment. Carman ap­pears as if he has

thrived on his long years of service.

George Brookbank, left , and HarryKonopada were sent off in style at a re­tirement party held at POlice Coupe, May4, 1974. George, a Machine Operator 3,retired after 20 years' service, and Harry,a Machine Operator 3, after 19 years' ser­vice, both in Pouce Coupe. Stan Gladysz;the District Highways Manager, made thepresentations.

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ON THE JOB

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""'"Riprapping by the Penticton District crews along the Similka-meen River in preparation for [our-luning on the Hope-Prince­ton Highway. Work was done in early spring in order not todisturb spawning. Close co-operation was maintained with theFisheries and Wildlife, Water Rights, and Parks Branches.

The old Bigmouth Bridge in the Revelstoke District, bypassedby a new location, is shown as it was moved off its piers to berelocated at Greely near Revelstoke.

OBITUARIES

Ted Arnoldus, Road Maintenance Foreman 2, Terrace District,is shown at the construction site of the approaches for the newLean-To Creek Bridge. Ted has been with the Department for20 years.

Many old-timers in the Department weresaddened to learn of the death May 17 ofEVAN JONES, former Deputy Minister ofHighways.

Mr. Jones retired in 1958 after serving asDeputy from 1948 . He first joined theGovernment in 1920 and served in variouscapacities and in different parts of the Prov­

ince with the Department of Public Works. He served overseasin the First World War from 1915 to 1919.

A 0-9 Mixing Plant has been converted to complete hydraulicdrive and readied for the summer season at Salmon Arm by theshop and mixing plant crews. Left to right, back row, CarlNowatzeck , Mechanic Welder; Ed Seltenrich, Mixing Plant Oper­ator; Sam Luckton, Yardman. Centre row, Jack Marsh, MixingPlant Foreman; William (Sandy) Hamer, Machine Operator;Cliff Hoggs, Assistant Stockman; Len Miller, Mechanic; JohnCollins, Mechanic; Harry Genschorek, Mechanic Foreman; andbottom row, Norm Donadaneau, Mechanic; Tom Clark, Me­chanic; and Lloyd Gall, Stockman.

GAVIN ARTHUR, Machine Operator in the Lillooet District,died suddenly at the age of 47 years. He is survived by his wifeand two sons.

C. A. (Cliff) Stitt, Mechanic 2, right, is shown instructing K .K. (Ken) Kelly, heavy-duty mechanic apprentice, in the art ofreplacing brake lining on a grader. Both men work in the Kam­loops shop.

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C,. 3100

"Extracurricular"

Joe Jensen , Technician I in th e Ross­land District, was the successful contend erfor th e lightweight judo titl e for th e East­W est Kootenay challenge held in Kimber­ley March 31, 1974. Photo courtesy ofTrail Daily Times. Photographer, RickMayoh,

R eed Lee, Ma chine Op erator on HydroCruiser at work on Cowichan Bay Road,Duncan, in the Nanaimo District .

Henry Meerman, Shop Foreman, PrinceGeorge, left, presents DUI'e Miller, Me­chanic in the Prince George Shop, withhis Journeyman Heavy-dut y MechanicCertificate.

Susan Thomas, left, and Wendy Me­Gil/ivary , Cassidy crew, Nanaimo Dis­trict, painting signs on the Trans-CanadaHighway.

T . A. (TOM) MARTIN, sum mer em­ployment student, left, and S. B. (SAM)PERRY, Machine Op erator I , are shownon the unending task of sign maintenancework in Kamloops.

DON BRITTAIN, Backhoe Operator, Na­naimo District, is enjoying his new machinerecently acquired by the Parksville establish­m ent.

Working in the Princ e George Geot ech­nical and Materials Branch are Glen Sher­win, left, and Joe Vassola.

CONYALESCENT

Eddie Richardson, Machine Operator inthe Merrill Highway District, digging outfrost-boils on the Merritt-Kamloops High­way.

AD LIREITE, Machine Operator inthe Vanderhoof Highway District, has re­turned to work at Fort St. James after alengthy illness.

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SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION

R . G. Harvey , A ssociate Deputy Minister, left, presents theRoy M cL eod M em orial Award to Fred Bo ycliuk , Ma chine Op er­ator, who accepted on behalf o f the K elowna Distri ct. Th e awardis presented annually to the Distr ict in R egion 2 with the bestsaj cty reco rd.

The annual awa rd for the Di stri ct in R egion 3 with the bestsafety record went to N ew Denver, whi ch narrowly edged R oss­land . D erek Parkes, Chairman of th e H eadquarters Safety Com­mittee, left , presents the award to Wally W elch , Chairman of th eN ew Den ver Safety Committee. This and oth er safety presen­tation s were made at a banquet and dan ce in Sil verton on April 9.

Andy Stoppa, Ma chin e Op erator in the K elowna D istrict, right,accepts the General Motors Award from R . G. White, RegionalHighway Engin eer, Kamloops. The award is presented annuallyfo r th e low est vehicle accident frequenc y .

Jack K elsall, Assistant Highway En gin eer , N elson, left, acceptsthe Minister's Trophy , given annually for the Region with thebest safety record, presented by P. B. Ma cCarthy, Senior Mainte­nance Engineer, Victoria.

Additional safety awards were presented at the Region 3 annualSafety Banquet in Silverton on April 19. Bill Leitch, Safety Officerwith the Public Service Commission presented a Gold Award of Meritto JOCK WALKER, Bridgeman 3, who accepted it on behalf of theNew Denver Bridge crew . Gord Sutherland, Region 3 Safety Officer,presented FRANK SAWATZKY, Paving Branch Project Supervisor,with the annual award for the Headquarters branch with the bestsafety record.

W. D. ( BILL )NEALE, Machine Op­erator in the KelownaDistrict, accepted aSilver Safety Awardon behalf of the West­bank crew. The awardwas presented by R. G.

Harvey, Associate Deputy Minister, whoalso presented a GoldCertificate award to W.N. (BILL) WOLFE,Bridge Maintenanceman, who accepted theaward on behalf of theOkanagan Lake bridgecrew.

Mike O'Connor, District HighwayManager, N ew Denver District, right, pre­sents the Region 3 trophy for the Most­improved District to Pete Davis, RoadMaintenance Foreman, Revelstoke.

Harry Ronmark, R egional MaintenanceMethods Technician, Nelson, left, pre­sents the Good Housekeeping Award toPercy Cutler, Road Maintenance Fore­man , Rossland, who accepted the awardon behalf of the Rossland District.

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Film Making, Archoeology, Communications, Research and History

Unusual Department Summer Activities

Communications System Study

The work that KirkSpowage will be doingon communicationssystems consists pri­marily of research , sohe will not get out inthe field very much.

He will be making I

a comparison of existing communicationssystems and reviewing new developmentsin the field with a view to providingguidelines for future growth of our ownsystem.

He is particularly interested in talking topeople who may have worked on the Yel­lowhead or Hart in the early stages ofsurvey and construction.

This summer there will be two teams inthe field. Sherrill Kautz and BarbaraRoutley, driving a rust-coloured GMCcamper-truck, will be working mainly onVancouver Island, Sechelt , in the LowerMainland, the Okanagan, and the SouthKootenays. Jean Boussey and Joyce Maywill have a red GMC camper-truck andare working at present in the MeziadinLake area near Stewart. They expect tocontinue their operations mainly in thenorthern part of the Province and pos­sibly in the Bella Coola area and northernOkanagan.

As it was last year, the programme hasbeen organized in conjunction with theArcheeological Sites Advisory Board.What the survey teams are actually doingis a reconnaissance to locate and identfyarcheeological and historic sites whichmight be affected by highway construc­tion. The work has been carefully plannedwith the Design and Survey Branch sothat priority can be given to areas mostlikely to be disturbed.

The students who worked on the proj­ect last summer expressed appreciationfor the help and co-operation they re­ceived from Department employees inmany parts of the Province. They didrun into a little trouble identifying them­selves but that should be less of a prob­lem now that people are more familiarwith the work. The trucks being used thisyear have also been equipped with De­partment of Highways decals for readieridentification.

This summer the Department has underway several projects outside the scope ofusual highway work.

While some of the activities are moreexotic than others, chances are employeesmay become involved with a film produc­tion about flood control, an archseologicalsurvey, an historical study of the Provin­cial highways, or a study of the Depart­ment's communications system.

Archaological SurveyBy this time, an archeeological survey

team should be a fairly familiar sight aslast year's team travelled quite widelythroughout the Province .

Flood Control FilmThe Department has made arrange­

ments with the Department of Agricul­ture film crew, under the direction ofNorbert Hartig, for the production of afilm which will show the work of floodcontrol.

Working in close co-operation with theother departments involved in flood con­trol, the film makers intend to cover allaspects of the subject , starting with mea­surement of snow-pack and water levels,and the work done to prevent floods, andcontinuing with the planning and organ­ization needed to cope with an emergency .

With the possible exception of thescriptwriter, everyone hopes the film willend at the planning stage. If a flood situ­ation does develop, the film will includethe actual work of flood fighting.

Sherill Kautz, left, and Barbara Routley.

Historical Research

Under the newly in­troduced "Innovation'74" programme, DaveHobson has been hiredby the Department toundertake some his­torical research ofProvincial highways .

He will have an assistant , Charles Steele,on the project.

Since a project of this magnitude coulddevelop into a life's work, rather than asummer job, it is expected that Mr. Hob­son's research will provide backgroundmaterial and suggest directions of futureinvestigations. Along the way he doeshope to come up with some interestingitems, such as an answer to the questionof which was really the first official high­way in British Columbia.

Because of the limitations in time, Mr.Hobson plans to concentrate on Highways1,3,5, 16, and 97. Once he has collectedsufficient background material, he plansto begin his fieldwork investigating theCariboo and Kootenay Trails and then goon to the Yellowhead and Hart Highways.

Drop structures on Allison Creek ,Highway 5, were constructed by the Pen­tieton District with the approval of theFisheries and Water Rights Branch. Theheavy wash of talus material is depositedbehind the drop structures during springrun-off and cleaned out later. This pre­vents a build-up at the main structure be­low. Top photo, Rod MacDonald, left,and Howard Wiens. Above, left to right,Gerry Rozander, Jim Stewart, Alex Gor­don, John Merral (on cat), and MerleHowe (on loader).

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FERRIES

Abol'e T. E. Ashe, Senior Ferry Captain, inset , Oil the Francois Lakeferry ill the Burns Lak e District . has worked in the lakes area since1969 . Below , durin g ferry refit and periods of heavy traffic in thesum mer, a barge is used to transport additional loads. A small tugmanoeuvers the barge near the landin gs and pushes it across the 2-milecrossing.

Putting the reaction ferry back into summer operation at Usk in theTerra ce District are, left to right, Sid Mills; Mel Nichols; George Kellog,Ferry Operator; Barney Lunz; Ernie Brink; and Bob Hale, Bridge For e­man. During the winter months the ferry is removed from operationbecaus e of the ice on the Ske ena River and a cable car is used to crossthe river.

Above, Francois Lake freezes over every wint er and theice is som etimes difficult to break. Below, the bubble sys­tem s near the landin gs were completed this wint er with theinstallation of two 50-h .p., 460-volt roto-phase com pres­sors.

V. BENNETT, Senior Engineer on the MV Galena, ser­vicing Voith-Schneider propulsion unit .

16 LITHOGR ....PHEO IN CAN A DA BY K. M. MacDONALD, QUEEN'S PR INTF. R, VICTORIA. BIUTIS H COLU MBIA