THE DECEMBER, 1969 Runner

PUBLISHED BY THEDEPA RTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 4 DEPARTMENT OF FERRY DOCKS?

The Department is many things to many people. On the coast it not only builds and maintains roads but numerous ferry docks through the Dock Design office . This gallery of facilities, to­ gether with the COVER PHOTO of the Kelsey Bay terminal for the Queen of Prince Rupert, is a sample. Top left is the newly modified Texada Island dock at Bl ubber Bay with the equally new Texada Queen loading. A waiting­ shelter, washrooms, and a parking area were also provided. Top right is the Campbell River end of the ferry run recently modified to take the new Quadra Queen II and, middle left, the other end at Quathiaski Cove. Right is the Powell River landing for Comox Queen and, bottom left, the Little River terminal at the Comox side. both modified recently to handle the larger Queen of the Islands during the slimmer. Bottom right is the new He r­ iot Bay terminal on Quadra Island for the new Cortes Island service where the Quadra Queen I will be used . Two new ferries, Texada Queen and Quadra Queen II went into service this year.

2 THE ROAD RUNNER

Volume 6 December, 1969 Number 4

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Published Quarterly by the British Columbia Department of Highways Victoria, British Columbia Ray Baines, Executive Editor Arthur J. Schindel, Editor

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Associate Field Editors A. R. Limacher Victoria Bill Ingram Victoria Al Walisser Bridge District Jim Winton North Vancouver With Christmas near I would like again to extend to S. J. Tognela Burnside all employ ees of the Department, particularly those who J. W. Morris run the ferries and operate maintenance equ ipm ent during M. Butler Courtenay the holidays, my personal wish for a M erry Chr istmas David Price British Columbia Ferries Division and Happy N ew Y ear. Th e end of the year this time George Cooper Patrol , North Vancouver brings us to the end of the Sixties. Th ere is a greater Ellis Meads Dock District solemnity about a change of decades because we tend Lloyd Burgess to think of our lives and our careers in multiples of ten . Don Osborne Chilliwack As well as these usual seasonal greetings, ther efore, may Jim Ferrier Kamloops I wish everyone in the Department the best of everything Edie Smith Williams Lake for the new decade. WESLEY D. BL ACK, Minister. Murray Ramsay Salmon Arm M. J. Newlands ReveIstoke Al Desimone .. Vernon Fred Evans J. W. Zaporozan . Penticton Jim Chenoweth Merritt Dave Roberts Lillooet Dorothy Wilkins Grand Forks R. E. McKeown ...__...Rossland S. J. Dixey Ne1son Fred Angrignon New Denver Irene Labelle Creston N. K. Molander Cranbrook Sam Caravetta Fernie John Edgar Golden Steve Sviatko Smithers J. C. Bartsch ._. . Pouce Coupe Homer Good Fort SI. John Don Hutton Terrace E. A. Beaumont Prince George H . T . Mi ard, Deput y Minister, left, ma de a presentation on Shirley Hrechka Prince George behalf of Headquarters staff to D . D . (Dudley ) God frey prior to Jack Doddridge Prin ce George his departure from Victoria to assume the position of Regional High way En gineer in North Vancou ver. M r. Godfrey who, in C. R. Stephen son Quesnel his limited leisure tim e is active in ma ny outdoor acti vities such George Harper Vanderhoof as ski-ing and m ountain climb ing, has held the position of Chief H. R. Walker Burns Lake Engineer in the Department since 1963. He has served in var­ ious parts of the Province as District Engineer, Divisional En gi­ W. R. Ball Prince Rupert neer, and R egional High way En gineer. Also a bird watcher, he was present ed with a set of binoculars by Headquarters staff. 3 LITHOGRAPHED IN CA NADA BY A . SUTTON. QUEEN'S PRINTER . V ICTORIA, BR ITI SH C O L U M B I A. 10-7 CLUB

PAUL A. TON DE­ B. W. (BE RT) JAMESS MIT H­ VOLD, retired Fort St. WOLF, Regional Of­ MeG REGOR ret ired fice Ma nager in Karn­ fro m his duties as Joh n District Super­ loops, lef t the Depart­ Engineering Assistant intendent, was wished men t on October 24, recently after nine well by frie nds, local 1969, fo r holidays an d years' service. Born in contractors, and De­ reti reme nt leave prior Scotland, Jim worked partment personnel to his retirement De­ 14 years in coal mines cember 31st after more than 23 years' before emigrating to in 1934 and when about 150 peo­ service. Mr. Wolf joined the Depart­ to , British Co lumbia. in 1935. ple gathered earlier this year at a surprise ment of Public Works in 1946 after ser­ There he made his living trapping and party for him. Since Mr. Tondevold vice in the Ca nadian Army during World mining un til 1960. He then joined the began work with the Department in 1956, War II. He started as a Stockman in Construction Branch at work on the he has been a Construction Superintend­ Kam loops and rose through various pro­ Stewart-Cassiar Road and remained there motions to Regional Office Manager in during his service, except for three years ent on various highway and bridge pro­ 1956 . At a ban quet in his honour, .. down south" in Chetwynd. Jim plans jects, a Toll Bridge Superintendent, and, October 23rd, representatives from Head­ to take a trip to Aus tra lia during the finally, a District Superintendent. He quarters were A. E. Rhodes, Comptroller winter and return to the Cassiar country spent seven years in the Fort St. John of Expenditure; M. G. Elston, Senior next summer, where he may look for Planning Engineer; D. F. Martin, Senior some gold caches hidden in the early District and, during this time, he left an Maintenance Engineer; A. R. Lirnacher, days. impression on the whole area, including Assistant to Executive; S. Price, Assis­ QQQ Fort Nelson, Cassiar, the motor-trans­ tant to Comptroller of Expenditure. Pre­ ED ARNSTON, a long-time employee port industry, pipe-line contractors, and sentations were made from the Depart­ ment and from his local office staff. in the Mechanical Branch and Shop Fore­ others doing work on Crown land; he man in the Fort St. John District, re­ supervised construction on all roads and signed this year so that he can become bridges connected with the W. A. C. a full-time farmer. Friends and associ­ Bennett Dam. He reconstructed 50 miles ates bid farewell with gifts of tools and garden furniture. of the Hudson Hope Road to paving MEL LANGLAND, standards, including two major bridges Bridgeman 2, recent­ ly retired after 21 (his pet project), and constructed or re­ years of service with W. JACK WHIBLEY retired after 10 constructed hundreds of miles of district the Rossland bridge years with the Department. Jack was roads and numerous bridges in the dis­ crew. He was pre ­ one of the few old-timers who stuck at trict. Pat has left Fort St. John, but not sented with a meri­ labouring. A gathering was held for him and Mrs . Whibley, with many best the Department. He has spent the past torious service scroll by District Superintendent R. E. Me­ wishes from everyone. summer supervising construction projects Keown. Q Q Q in Region 4 and it is hoped he will do this on. future construction projects. September 30th marked the end of 24 years' service with the Department for L. RAY HIRTLE, of the Grand Forks JOHN M. BOT­ road crew. During this time he worked TERILL, Clinton as Labourer, temporary Bridge Elimina­ Foreman, retires at tion Foreman, and Maintenance Fore­ the end of December man. He plans to make a trip to Sas­ katchewan to visit his twin sister. After after 40 years with the ROD MORRISON, that he is not likely to find time hanging Department. A fare­ Headquarters Bridge heavy on his hands as he is an active well gathering was member of the Masonic Lodge, a grand­ Foreman 3, Vancou­ held November 14th, father to four lively youngsters, and he ver , retired October including both District and Regional has many interesting hobbies. Upon his Ist. He joined the retirement, Ray received the meritorious Highway staff along with many others Department in 1955, service award for 24 years of service. from the Clinton area. Gifts were pre­ and has worked on sented to both John and his wife. such bridges as the Brilliant Bridge, the Mica Creek bridges, ANDY DAVIS. Ferryman on the Cedarvale ferry, retired April 18, 1969, the North Thompson bridges, and more after 14 years' service with the Depart­ recently completed West Twin Creek ment. Andy will make South Hazelton and McBride Bridges. Before 1955, CHARLES HENRY SLATER retired his retirement home. Rod worked as a structural steelworker, from the Department of Highways, Mer­ QQQ beginning his trade on the Pattullo and ritt Maintenance Branch, on September CHRIS PEDERSEN, Labourer on the 30, 1969, after more than 21 years of Lions Gate Bridges, back in the '30s. Telkwa road crew, retired after 13 years He is married and is "Grandpa" to two service. He was presented with a wallet with the Department. Chris was pre­ girls . His immediate plans are to take containing money and a service scroll sented with a gift by Road Maintenance a trip back to Scotland. signed by the Minister. Foreman Vern Flockhart. 4 NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES WEDDINGS PROMOTIONS

KEN R. WI LKINS R. N. (RICH) has recentl y trans­ ISLES recently won ferred from Victoria through competition to Cranbrook as Prop­ the position of Clerk erty Negotiator 2. 4 in the Kamloops Ken started with the District Office. Pre­ Department in Sep­ viously he was with tember, 1968, and has the British Columbia also served in Prince George. His hob­ Forest Service Engineering Division in bies are ski-ing (water and snow), trap­ Victoria. Rich is single and his outside shooting, and he is looking forward to interests include ferroquinology, jazz, the long winter and snowy ski slopes in and non-fiction. the Cranbrook area. 1:: 1:: 1::

1:: 1:: 1:: W. N. (WALLY) SMITH recently won through competition the position of Roadside Development Engineering As­ STANLEY E. IS­ sistant for Region 2 in Kamloops. Wally BERG, Road Fore­ spent the last two years working out of man 3, has been trans­ the Landscape Supervisor's office in Vic­ ferred recently to Pen­ toria. He is single and enjoys sports-car tieton in the Penticton racing and ski-ing . Highway District. He Harmon Delyea and Beverley Archi­ was employed in the bald were married on August 16th in the ft 1:: 1:: Fort SI. John District United Church at Nelson. Harmon is a from April, 1954, to January, 1969, after Machine Operator 2 in the Fernie District. J. D. (JACK) SUTHERLAND re­ which he was in the Princeton area until 1:: 1:: 1:: cently won through competition the posi­ August, 1969. Stan is married and has tion of Regional Office Manager in Karn­ three children. loops . He has been District Office Man­ ager there. 1:: 1:: 1::

- T. E. ASHE, Cap­ BEAR TRAP? tain of Francois Lake ferry, recently trans­ ferred from Nanaimo District. At Nanaimo, Mr. Ashe was Shift Captain on the Ethel Hunter, operating be­ tween and Thetis Island.

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DON HILL transferred to the Smith­ ers Highway District on _October 1st A wedding of interest took place Sep­ from the Paving Branch. Don is an tember 20, 1969, in the Bridge Lake­ Roe Lake Area when Linda Ann Reed Engineering Aide 3. and Michael David King were married. Mike has been a grader operator with 1:: 1:: 1:: the Department of Highways at Bridge Lake for the past three years.

H. D. DOWNER, formerly of the 1:: 1:: 1:: Revelstoke District, has taken duties as Road Foreman 2 at Celista in the Salmon JOANNE NIELSON and JIM HAWES Arm District. were married in Lakeview United Getting caught in the bear trap was Church, Vancouver, on September 4th. bad enough, bUI Ken Brookbank, Fort Jim is an Engineering Aide 3 with the SI. John District Stockman, thoughI they 1:: 1:: 1:: Dock Design office in New Westminster. went to far when no one was allowed to Joanne is a dietician's assistant at Van­ feed him. Ken was che cking the trap, couver General Hospital, and is a former fabricated for the Fish and Came Branch HERB YOUNG commenced on the resident of Seattle, Washington. The by the district blacksmith. when some­ Salmon Arm Distr ict survey crew on couple spent their honeymoon at Mount one dropped the gate. He found that October l st, Rainier. showing his teeth didn't he lp much, either.

.5 ABOUT PEOPLE

JOHN W. ZAPO­ TERRY BURGESS, DAVID GEORGE ROZAN is the new recently appointed has recently joined the District Technician 2 Landscape Supervisor Location Branch in in the Penticton Dis­ for Region 4, has been Prince George as En­ trict Office. No new­ with the Highways De­ gineering Aide. Origi­ comer to the Depart­ partment 1I years, nally from Vermont, ment, John has been most of this time with he and his wife with the Paving and the Materials Branch. Sharon, atea c her, Construction Branches for about 18 Terry and his wife Joellen have two have been working in British Columbia years as a Resident Engineer. John is children, Jeff, five, and Helen, eight. for a year. married and has two boys and two girls. Terry is active in air cadets, where he holds the rank of lieutenant. He is also interested in target-shooting. NIELS EDEL- MANN, Engineering L. G. MURRAY Aide 3-6, Prince has had many years' JACK R. FRED­ George District. Niels experience with the RICKSON, District has been employed Department since he Technician, Prince with the Department joined in January, George District. Jack since March, 1967. 1946. He is at present has been employed by He is married with Road Foreman 4 at the Department since two children. Allison Pass Mainte­ 1952. He was with nance Camp, Hope-Princeton Highway, the Location Branch in the Penticton District. until October, 1968, when he was loaned to the Burnside Office before moving to MRS. D. BATKE, Prince George. He is married with Prince George Dis­ three children. trict Voucher Clerk. GLENYS HOGAN, A newcomer, Mrs. newest arrival in the Batke has been em­ Prince George Re­ MRS . L. WAL­ ployed by the Depart­ gional Office, is origi­ LACE, Clerk 3, Prince ment since Augu st, nally from Liverpool, George District Office. 1969. England, having come Mrs. Wallace is time­ to Canada three years keeper for hired equip­ ago. She was pre­ ment during the sum­ viously employed as a secretary-recep­ mer months. Before LARRY BERKEY, tionist at a ski resort in Alta Lake and, coming to Prince Electrician, is charged consequently, she and her husband David George she worked for four and a half with the responsibility are avid skiers. Her other hobbies are years in the Burns Lake Office. of keeping highway tennis and reading. traffic lights function­ ing on Vancouver J. K. (KEN) SUL­ Island. MRS. C. PUGA, LIV AN recently start­ Senior Stenographer ed work in the Re­ in the Prince George gional Office of the Property Negotiations Regional Office, came to the Department B ranch at Prince from the Forest Ser­ George. Ken has had vice in Prince George, wide experience 10 appraisals and land buying in the United where she had worked States and Canada. His hobby is fishing. for over three years. Married for six years, Cecelia and her husband Nick have a four-year-old daughter, Theresa. She is interested in sewing, baking, and G. R. WOODMAN, sports. Shift Captain of Fran­ cois Lake ferry, re­ cently came to Burns CAROL S. JOHN­ Lake from Vancou­ SON, Clerk-Stenogra­ ver. Prior to this he pher 2 in the Smithers was a tugboat master Office, has transferred on the Coast. .,., to the Department of Agriculture Office in K. W. Fergeson has joined the Na­ Smithers. Carol was naimo District crew· all Gabriola Island "# i presented with a gift SALLY MARKO commenced work in as Graderman. Ken spent several years by Smithers District Office Manager Cliff the Smithers District Office on August ill the Fort St. John country before join­ Brown on behalf of her co-workers. 11th as Clerk-Stenographer 2. ing our forces ill Nanaimo.

6 KIRBY RIMER, Draughtsman, Mat e­ rials Testing Branch, has been at Victoria Headquarters since June, 1968. Kirby has a diploma in map­ ping and draughting from British Columbia Vocational School. He is married and has one son. * * * A presentation was made recently to MRS. MARGARET MUL­ LENS by H. T. Miard, Deputy Minister, on behalf of the staff at Headquarters. Mar­ "."""' ! garet commenced with the Department in 1961 and has served Two of the Highways Accounts sections at Headquarters in Victoria. Left picture as Secretary to a number of Departmental is the section under George Wagg dealing with accounts receivable, property register, and officials, including the Chief Engineer Federal claims; left to right, Mrs. Barbara Morrison, Mrs. Lois James, Miss Diane and the Design and Planning Engineer. Grundy, Mrs. Lillian Macl.eod, and George. The other picture shows the section deal­ Margaret is leaving the Department to ing with contracts, insurance, signal and street lighting, leases of Government buildings resume household duties . and property and agreement under T. A. (Gus) Jacklin, left. Others are Mrs. Dianne Van Tassel, Mrs. Hilda Dewar (seated), and Mrs. Carol Shaw. "* '*After* nine years' service in the Victoria office, Materials Test­ ** "* *** ing Branch, MRS. D. LAPP has decided to T. R. G... BOB" MILO HAVLA­ venture into business BENNETT started as SEK, Supervising for herself as owner a Clerk in the Equip­ Bridge Design Engi­ ' ,\ and manager of a ment Branch in June, neer, was born in small apartment block. A presentation 1961, after 15 months Czechoslovakia. He was held November 13th when Mrs. Lapp in the general office. studied at Karlsruhe received parting gifts and good wishes Bob is Chairman of and Dresden Univer­ from her many friends and co-workers. the Benevolent Com­ sities in Germany and mittee of the Victoria Branch, B.C.G.E. graduated from Brno University in Union, an active member of the Public Czechoslovakia. He practised engineer­ Convalescents Services Branch 127, Royal Canadian ing in his native country and France. FRED W. HOLZWORTH, Machine Legion, and is one of their representa­ Arriving in Canada in March, 1955, he tives to the local United Nations Associa­ worked for a consulting firm in Montreal Operator 11 with the Prince George tion. He and his wife Margaret are for a year and joined the Department in District, has been on sick leave since July 2, 1969. He is in Shaughnessy enthusiastic square dancers and enjoy a May, 1956. Milo was involved in the good game of bridge. They have three design of some of the Department's first Hospital and is expected to be away for married daughters. ' prestressed-concrete bridges. His hob­ at least another two months. Mr. Holz­ bies are mountaineering, ski-ing, and worth has been with the Department painting, and he is married with one son. since 1946. "* "* "* ** * H EDLEY .. HED " R. C. COOPER, WILTON commenced Chief Records Clerk, emp loyment with the started with the Public Equipment Branch in Works Department March, 1969, and is May 10, 1930. He presently carrying out has served continu­ a pro gramme to stand­ ously with the Depart­ ardize stock -room pro­ ment, except for leave cedures. He and his wife Joanna spend of absence to serve 'in the Second World much of their leisure time boating and War. Married with one son, Reg was encouraging water ski-ing at Shawnigan active with the Victoria Symphony Or­ Gary Stacey, Transport Operator ill Lake (no matter what the weather ) . chestra for 25 years as a cellist. His the Smithers District, returned to work They have a married son and daughter hobbies are gardening, photography, and this year after a seven-month absence and one son at home. stamp collecting. resulting from a broken leg. 7 PEEK INTO THE PAST

Highways crew, under the direction of Bridge Foreman Ed Kingsley, replacing the original Powers Creek Bridge near Kelowna in 1942. Picture taken by Ray Woods, who was then and still is with the Department of Highways.

Back in the days when roads were not only narrow but low. This is between Ok anagan Falls and Oliv er at Vasea ux Lake in the early 30's.

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Riverbank protection work in the Hagensborg-Bella Coola area, undertaken in the past two or three years, was also going on 25 years ago. Picture at top shows 75-horse power tractor working on river mattress in 1935 and above, ox en, believe it or not, were used to haul brush for the sam e job. . 9 "EXTRACURRICULAR" ACTIVITIES ON THE JOB

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R . M . Galloway, Cassidy Road M ain­ tenance Foreman, Nanaimo Dist rict , in­ spects a concrete-pipe installation under the new highway to Harmac pulp-mill. Th e new road will be a great improve­ m ent in the district and will speed up industrial flow on Van couver Island.

First Annual Dance Held in Victoria,-The Hon, and Mrs. W esley D . Black were guests of honour at a dance held for Department of Highways em ploy ees October 10, 1969, at Craigdarr och Co llege, University of Victoria. Th e dance, organi zet! by a com mittee under the chairmanship of Bert Davies, Senior Personnel Officer, was well attended, About 300 people, some from Court enay, Nanaimo, But ch Taylor, left, and Hector Gerow and New Westm inster, enjoyed them selves dancing to Da ve Pepper's 10-piece orchestra, testing a brush- chip ping ma chin e on the " III Winds." Saltspring Island. Thi s machine will Th e decorations by the Sign Sh op, the place mats with their clever, amusing and shorten the time required to tak e care tim ely cartoo ns, the flow ers and coloured candles, all helped to provide a cheerful, of brush that seems to grow faster each year . relaxed atm osph ere for the first such event,

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MRS. M. ENDERS, W. (BILL) BALL, who took care of the Technician 2, was re­ Nanaimo Distric t Of­ cently transferred to fice in Port Alberni, Pri nce Rupert where has left the Depart­ he will be District Su­ ment to take up duties perintendent. A fare- as a housewife. A • well party was given farewell party, with him by the Prince the pre sentation of gifts, was held for George road crew and a presentation Maureen in the Nanaimo Office. made by Senior Foreman Frank Peck.

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10 MISCELLANY

Widening of the George S. Pearson Bridge at Nanaimo was completed recently. Deputy Minister H. T. Miard assisted Indian Queen Miss Coal Tyee at the official opening November 5th, left . A bove left shows the bridge construction early in the project and, above right, is the finished product showing the new approaches. Stru cture has greatly eased heavy traffic bottleneck at the site on the Trans-Canada Highway at the northem side of the City of Nanaimo.

Shown during a break in the Fourth Foreman Training Programme group at Allison Pass, in session October 20th-24th. Front row, Bruce Casemore (Fruitvale}, Ted Arnoldus (Terrace) , George Rose (Quadra Island), John Gerhardt (Crawford Bay), Al Huolt (Cranbrook ), Cam Wilson (Falkland). Second row, Vem Bedell (), Bernie Bergstrom (Jafjray) , George Watkins (Ue/uelet), Vince Adamski (Bos­ ton Bar), George Swanson (Winlaw ), Third row, Jim Edge (Bur­ The Fort St. John District bridge crew is repairing the naby), Art Spencer (Quesnel), Clifj Thoveson (Fort St. John), Bill Fort Nelson Bridge, an important link to surrounding oil­ Taylor (Pemberton), Vem Flockhart (Smithers). Back row, Stan fields, after vandals had set ofl a dynamite blast on the Isberg (Penticton ), Arnold Cornish (Cherryville), Merv Campbell deck of the one-lane structure and put it out of action for (Kamloops), Don Richier (A bbotsjord}, Norm McRae (Beaverdell), a time. Glen Wiley (Fraser Lake), Hugh Hollins (Queen Charlotte Islands). 11 SAFETY AWARDS, INFORMATION, RALLIES

Four crews in the Revelstoke District recently received awards for safety. The Revelstoke road maintenance crew's achievement of 314,841 hours without a time-loss accident earned them a silv er on gold certificate. displayed by F. Praill, Road Foreman 4, left. Th e Revelstoke bridge crew received a gold certificate for Presentation of a bronze-on-gold safety award was recently 55 ,340 hours of accident-free operation, shown here by N. C. made to A. G. (Gordon) Jones, Regional Construction Superin­ Beckley, right, member of the crew. Revelstoke District ferries tendent, centre, representing Region 2 Construction Branch, by received a gold certificate for 181,937 hours of accident-free J. W. (Bill) Nelson, Regional Highway Engineer, left. D . C. operation, and the Trout Lake maintenance crew received a (Dave) MacVicar, Regional Maintenance Engineer, looks on. bron ze certificate for 41,930 hours without a time-loss accident,

BATTERY TIPS

DID YOU KNOW THAT .? .. There is always danger that an automotive battery may ex­ plode when using booster cables around it if the hookup is not made correctly." Hydrogen is emitted through the vents in the cell caps. Any electric spark can set off a powerful explosion, and electric sparks easily occur when making a connection to a battery. For safety: Remove the ceil caps from both batteries, then attach the booster cables to the live battery. Next, connect the appropriate cable to the positive (+) post of the dead battery. Then, connect the second cable to a good ground spot, such as the engine block, rather than to the negative (-) battery post , so that any spark that occurs will not be near the battery.­ Membership in the 10 on 2 Club was presented recently to E. J. Trimble, Heavy Duty Mechanic of the Penticton garage National Safety Council. crew, after his safety shoes saved him from serious injury when a 300-pound bumper he was installing fell on his feet. He suffered only bruised insteps, but his doctor said he would have .. A frozen car battery can be as dangerous as a bomb." A bat­ lost some toes had he not been wearing hard-toed shoes. Left to tery that has been weakened to one-quarter of its normal charge right, H. L. Campbell, Mechanic Foreman; J. H. Pankiw, Dis­ will freeze at zero, and a dead battery at 5 degrees above. When trict Engineer; Mr. Trimble; and H. D. Francis, Region 2 ice prevents gases from escaping, a dangerou s explosive mixture Safety Officer. results, and it needs only a touch of outs ide electrical current to burst, blasting off frozen chunks of battery solution that carry enough acid to burn skin and clothing. F or safety: Disconnect J. R. MILES, Golden Lowbed Operator, the frozen battery and let it thaw in a war m place. Pushing or was presented with a gold hard hat award towing the car, or using a jum per cable from another battery after a unique accident earlier this year. While try ing to attach a winch-line to a truck 150 may cause the battery to explode.-Ontario Safety League. feet down a bank, he dislodged a rock about a foot square and several inches thick near the top of the hill. When John saw the rock comi ng he scrambled beh ind a small tree, but The Salmon Ar m District Office staff receive d a bro nze-on-gold it struck him and the tree, p utting a dent in his hard hat and award for their accident-free rec ord fr om January 1, 1957, to causing a head cu t just above his left eye which required six August 31, 1969. The Salmon Ar m District bridge crew re­ stitches. H ad it not been for the hard hat much more serious ceived a bronze-on-gold award for their accident-free record injuries would have resu lted . from November 23, 1964, to March 31, 1969. 12 Four Portraits.-Widely varied conditions of topography, soils, and growth are illustrated ill these aerial views of four different parts of British Columbia's highway system, one for each of the four regions and all with distinctive engineering problems. Top left is the Columbia River Bridge at Kinnaird 011 Highway No.3. Winter scene shows confluence of Columbia and Kootenay Rivers with Castlegar in the background. Top right is a portion of High­ way 499, from the Massey Tunnel to the United States border near the Nicomekl River. Flat delta land presented few alignment problems, but it did present soil problems. Bottom left is precipi­ tous section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Hell's Gate ill the , typical of another kind of highway problem encountered ill British Columbia. Bottom right is the Peace River Bridge at Hudson Hope ill Region 4011 the Chetwynd-Hudson Hope Road. View is north and the Vii/age of Hudson Hope is to the right.

13 FERRIES

The (A Watch) crew of the Queen of Prince Rupert attended a fire on the Sea Breeze III. The vessel later sank, with no loss of life. The incident occurred ill Johnstone Strait, May 8, 1969, at 6.35 a.m , Seen on the ferry, left to right, Ted R. Hamilton, 011 hose, assisted by Bev Meyer; on second hose. D. Baker, assisted by Dave Hamill. lUFfEESHO~ \ REST ROOMS

Crew of Queen of Prince Rupert on constant watch during voyage through Prime Minister W. A. C. Bennett took time recently to pose for pictures with crew inside passage to Prince Rupert. On the members of B Watch, Horseshoe Bay Terminal. Left to right are Don Moss, Bertha bridge are, left to right, Capt. G. G. Rud­ Petersen, Andy Mar, Jean Powis, David Kalidin, Mr. Bennett, Manley Cramer, John dick, Third Officer Gordon Cockroft, and Martinec, and Ken Telfer. Chief Officer E. R . Coombes. 14 ..

Some of the personnel at Saltery Bay Terminal, situated on the Sunshine Coast, south of Powell River. Left to right, they are: A . Reavie, D. Pearson, with B. C. Lamb, First employee to complete his apprenticeship with British Columbia Assistant Terminal Agent. Ferries was Peter Blair. Peter is now a qualified shipwright. having been trained at Terminal Maintenance Shop by G. Beaumont. Pictured here receivinghis..apprenticeship certificate from M. F. Aldous, General Manager, British Columbia Ferries Division, left. Between them is Capt. P. J. Reakes, Marine Superintendent, and on the right is Paul Cogswell, Hull Maintenance Foreman.

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Frank Loines, Manning Officer for British Columbia Ferries at Tsawwassen Terminal, explains the working of controls on the bridge of the Queen of Esquimalt during a demonstration run through the Strait of Georgia. Left to right, Mrs. Loines; Ellis Reyn olds; Mrs. Joyce Croucher, of Crowley, Sussex, England; and Mr. Loines. *** MISS SHERRY VIVIAN relieving Books for ship's library were presented to Capt. Gerry Ruddick, left. as Switchboard Operator at British and Radio Officer Bob Barrie, second from left, both of Queen of Prince Columbia Ferries head office. Sherry Rupert, for outstanding weather-reporting during J968. Presentations is a third-year education student at the were made by former Victoria Weather Officer William Mackie, second University of Victoria, who work ed from right, now Transport Department Regional Superintendent at for the Traffic Department during the Van couver, and Highways Minister W. D . Black. past summer. 15 CI\

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Which one of the British Columbia ferries is the oldest? In a recent edition received another new name and a new superstructure when she was completely of the" Road Runner" the claim was made for the M .V . Pender Queen, former rebuilt by the Black Ball Line in her present form as the car ferry Kahloke. She Motor Princess of 1923. However, in the present fleet there is a much older was used all Black Ball's new Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay service until the British hull, the Langdale Queen. Completed in 1903 in Philadelphia as Asbury Park, Columbia Government's purchase of the company. She now plies the Sunshine she cam e to the West Coast to be rechristened three more times. For service in CO(I.\"t route from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale as the MY. Langdale Quee n. (Pen Sail Francisco Bay she became the City of Sacramento. In 1953 the old girl and ink sketch by Seaman Dave Thorne.},