ISSN 0382·2141

PUBLISHED BY THEBRITI H COLUMBIA MI ISTR OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS FALL 1981 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3 MINISTRY EMPLOYEES TAKE TO THE AIR

Eyebrows go up when Garth Shea ring talks abo ut getting 45 miles to the gallon and cruis ing at a speed of 175 miles per hour. Just what does the guy drive? A supe r, souped-up Volkswagen or what? Actually, Gar th, communications eng ineer with our Ministry in Victoria, doesn't dri ve this particular mac hine - he flies it. Garth's one of a growing number of Ministry employees who enjoys flying as a hobby and every chance he gets, he's up there in a snappy little two­ seater that's his pride and joy. He's joined in his love for flying by at least two other Ministry employees. (there may well be more but we haven't tracked them down) in Mike Creasy, air operations officer with the Air Transport Assistance Program, and Lou Hansen, stock­ man with the communications branch in Clov erdale. Garth, who got his pilot's licence in 1964, has an aircraft that draws double-takes, even from veteran fliers . His VariEze, designed by Burt Rutan, of Mojave , Calif., was bu ilt over a two-year per iod at a cost of around $7,000 - cheap when you consider that a Cessna 150 will set a buyer back about $25 ,000. While its configuration is unusual compared to traditional aircraft design, Garth says it's an efficient and tremendously safe plane to fly. " In fact its design makes it stall-proof," he says. Garth Shearing over Victoria in his VariEze The rear-prop plane will cruise at 175 mph at a maximum altitude of 8,000 feet and uses only four gallons offuel an hour. Garth, who flew to Wisconsin in it last year, says the only drawback - if that's the word - is that the VariEze is confined to solid surface runways because the rear prop would throw up gravel on unpaved runways . Other than that, Garth says it's a dream to fly and since it's cheap to store and operate, his bobby doesn't cost him an arm and a leg . Mike 's plane - "a heck of a lot of fun " - looks a bit like something that Grandad would have gawpcd at 70 years ago . It's a Lazair, a twin-engined, one-seater that on close inspection, bears absolutely no resemblance in terms of material and reliability to early aircraft. Mike says power is provided by two, two-cycle 100 cc engines which provide a dizzy take off speed of 17 mph and a cruising speed of 40 mph once you 're up in the air. And if you weary of powered flig ht, says Mike, just switch off the engine and soar like an eagle , safe as houses. Mike bought his Lazair, the kit's put together by a Port Colborne, Ont. , com pany, last April and had it ready to fly after about six weeks of evening and weekend con struction. Total cost? About $4,700. Mike's almost embarrassed when asked about operating cost s. "About $1 .50 an hour," he admits. Built of aluminum, high density foams and plastics, the Lazair needs only a reasonably flat field for takeoffs and landings and can It also be modified to take floats for water use . Mike Creasy in his Lazair While Garth and Mike's aircraft com e in kit-form, Lou 's two-seater is a home-grown effort all the way. He designed and built his plan e from scratch and how 's this for efficiency - raised his own flying instructor in son, Stewart, who taugh t Lou to fly before going on to ~ flying career with Air Canada. The five-year project, Lou figure s, cost him about $4 ,000 in cash and countless hours of labor. Lou , who had no training or background in aviation other than an overwhelming urge to fly, started off by sketching what he thought would be an aesthetically-pleasin g desi gn and things kind of progressed step by step from then on in. " Building the plane had been a lifelong dream," Lou says. "As far back as I can remember, an aircraft was always a thin g of beauty for me ." He recalls that on his first inspection, three Ministry of Transport officials came out to take a long, hard look at his effort. " They che cked it out , said it looked good so I carried on, " Lou remembers. The aircraft now has more than 400 hours flying time and performs perfectly, says Lou , who describes himself as a recre ational flyer rather than a pilot who likes to travel long distances. He 's still building though. Lou recently re-built an Er-Coupe and has completed about 40 per cent of the work on a new, original-design plan e . Lou Hansen in (with) his home-designed. home-built machine 2 MINISTER'S MESSAGE THE ROADR UNN ER & CA RRIER

Volume 18 Fall 1981 No .3

t? * * Published Quarterly by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways Victoria, British Columbia Ray Baines, Executive Editor Arthur 1. Schindel. Editor C. N. Shave, Co-Editor

Wimer is once aga in approach ing and our erell's are prcpar­ ""!:! .;; -tr ing for icy roads,,m oll', snowslides and all the oth er things that add to the winter driving hazards in so me areas of our Field Correspondents province . Paul Morrison Geotechnical Operations, Burnaby I would like to mention that I often receive I'ery positive W. S. Boughey ...... Victoria comments from the travelling public regarding the I'ery effi­ Herb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Crew cient manner in which our people maintain the roads under Eric Eas tick ...Cen terline Marking, Cloverdale winter conditions. Most recently the Greyhound bus drivers Doug Jones ...... Burnaby advised me of their appreciation for exceilent winter mainte­ May Colter ...... Chilliwack nance in certain areas (if the province and I would think they Geza Benko .... . Saanich are exce llent judges as they spendso many hours travelling our Ed Hemmingsen .. . Port Alberni high way system . Ofcourse I don't have to emphasize the need Fra nk Rizzardo .. . Nanaimo to keep our good record ofcare and attention to detai l which Jae Ca rpe nter .. Nanaimo make our highways safe for the travelling public, Dan Bowen . Courtenay We have recently developed informational programs advis­ Leslie Hutchinson . . Ferries District ing the public (ifthe dangers (ifwinter driving , and the safety (if Menno Martens.. . North Vancouver our own maintenance erews is also taken into consideration in Ellis Meads.. . .Dock District the program. We will ask the public to drive carefully, taking Mike Woodcock.. .. New Westminster into consideration driving conditions as 11'1' certainly want to R, W. Flavelle . . .. McBride do everything we can to reduce accidents and see that people Dave Schleppe . Kamloops arrive at their destinations safely. Ofcourse, 11'1' 11'(///1 our OIl'n Stan Paloposki ...... Williams Lake crell's to operate in a safe manner hut 11'1' will also he advising Barry Kimble ...... 100 Mile House the public (if their responsibility to watch for highwa» equip­ Fred L. Stuart . .. Salmon Arm ment and observe warning signals . Norman Allen .. . Rcvclstoke Les Johnson .. . . Vernon ALEX . V. FRASER 1. 1'. Hallam .. Kclowna Minister W. R. Coates...... Pcnticton Brian Niehaus . ...Merritt Bob Corder.. . . . Lillooet R. Haworth . . Grand Forks Ken Corrigan .. Rossland Marge Brown...... Nelson C. W. Smi th ...... New Denver Fred Ryckman .. .. Creston N, K, Molandcr. Cranbrook A. R. Caldwell . .. Fernie C. M . Fra nk . Golden Ralph Dupas .. . Smithers Stan Gladysz.. . Pouce Coupe Bob Stra in...... Fort SI. John Harm an Delyea ... . Terrace John New house... .. Prince George Clyde Smaaslet . . Prince George Lloyd Truem an . .. Quesnel B, A ,Cleary ...... Vanderhoof Dave Fostcr .. . Burns Lake Kevin Cutting .. . Prince Rupert Wh ayne Chappell .. Terrace Bill Ward . .Dcasc Lake

COVER PHOTO Peak ofMount Terry Fox is shrouded in mist on morning (ifofficial Tom Work, Engineering Assista nt, Paving Bra nch in Smithe rs dedicat ion September 22, In foreground is small bronze plaque for­ stands at the intersection (ifOm ineca Street and Dick Street in these mally attac hed by Foxfamily with Premier Bill Bennett after they 11'1'1'1' :'before" an d "after" pictures ofpa ving in the Villag e ofHazelton. flo wn to the site by helicopter. Mi nistry personnel from McBride The paving was don e in co nj unction with repairing (if sections (if Distri ct and Reg ion 4 had prepared site and 1l1OI'ed the 790 kg rock to High way 16 , in the Kispiox Valley Road, and road number 62. The the mountain by heli copt er. A second plaqu e and a coveredsig n hoard Minister, Honou rable Alex V. Fraser was join ed by the Mayor, M rs . were also dedicated by the Foxfamily at the roadside viewpoint seve n Alice M aitland to officially cut a ribb on marking the occasion on km east of Tete Jaune while 400 spectato rs look ed OI l. (M ore pictu res August 29, 198 1. pa ge 29.) 3 10-7 CLUB • • •

F. 1. R. "FRANCIS" MARTIN, District ART CU RRIER, Region al Supervisor, GO RDON HI GH WAY re tired as a Highways Manager at Smithers, retired Region 2, (Lowe r Mainland and part of the Bridge Foreman afte r 32 years service with August 17, 1981. Fran­ Fraser Canyon up to the Ministry. G o rd cis, born in Worthing, Boston Bar) Commercial started his working ca­ Sussex, emigrated to Transport Division, re­ reer as an accountant Canada and settled near tired July 17, 1981 after with CP Rail. In 1949 he Dawson Creek. In 1957, 22 years service. O n was hired by the Minis try Franc is moved to hand for his retirement as a Bridgeman 3 and in Quesnel and started dinner in Surrey were 45 1965 was promoted to working for the Ministry co-workers and friends Bridge Foreman I. His as an Engineering Aide from the trucking indus­ wife, Ruth, is a Comox 3, working on projects such as the Barker­ try. George McGregor, who succeeded Art Valley girl and she and Gord have six chil­ ville Road and the Hart Highway. In 1960, as Regional Supervisor, acted as M .C. and dren. He has an assortment of hobbies in­ Francis moved to Smithers as the Resident presented gifts. Art started out as a cluding fishing, travelling, golfing, stamp Engineer but stayed only until 1961, when Weighmaster I in Rossland on August 24, collect ing and wood crafts. he moved to McBride. Francis moved for 1959. On May I , 1965, he was promoted to the last time in 1971 when he took on the Weighmaster 2 at Pattullo Bridge, North position as Smithers District Highways Surrey, and on October I I, 1967, he was Manager. During his time in Smithers, he appointed Weighmaster 4 and the title was Friends and co-workers gathered in the saw many changes, most notably the open­ subsequently changed to Regional Super­ Royal Canadian Legion Hall at Dawson ing of Highway 37 North from Kitwanga. A visor when the position was excluded . Art Creek recently to honour District party was held at the end of June now plans to travel around the interior and BILL COE upon his re­ when the District people as well as Rc­ fix up his cabin at Grand Forks where he tirement as Regional gional, Former Regional, and Headquarter plans to do lots of hunting and fishing. Weighscale Supervisor Officials honoured him. Francis is famous for Region 6, Commer­ for his prize-winning homemade wine and cial Transport Division. his homemade beer and although he has Bill was presented with a now given up this hobby, he has replaced it backgammon set, a with gardening. In retirement, he willspend carved crib board and a time fishing while the winter will be taken television set for his motor-home which he up with woodwork. Francis and his wife Pat now plans to use more often. Originally a have two children, Victor, an Ass istant Me­ JOHN ADDISON, Road Foreman I, carpenter by trade, Bill will also take on the chanical Foreman in Prince George and Burnaby Maintenance Crew, New West­ odd job around town to augment his Lorna, a Secretary-Accountant in minster Dis trict, retired pension. Kamloops. in May 1981, after 32 years of service . John started work on the Bur­ naby Road Crew as a la­ LLOYD FOWLER retired from the posi­ bourer and has worked as tion of Maintenance Managment Co­ a truck driver, loader op­ ordinator in the Nanaimo erator and grader opera­ District. Lloyd began W. F. "WHITEY" ROLLSTON , Yard­ tor before becoming a with the Ministry in 1955 man, retired from the Cassidy Yard, in the Road Foreman. He spent four years in the as a truck driver at the Canadian Army before joining the Ministry. Cassidy yardsite . Nanaimo Highway Dis- ) if , trict after 29 years of John plans to spend his retirement taking a Through self study pro­ service . He began in well earned rest , travelling, fishing, playing grams, Lloyd advanced 1952 as a labourer, golf and tennis, and working around his to an Engineering Aide worked on various out­ house. The New Westminster District per­ and to survey crew chief side jobs and in 1965, sonnel wish John a long and happy with the District survey crew. He won was involved in the man­ retir-rncnt. through competition his present position of ufacture of concrete Maintenance Management Technician I in culvert pipe and no-post 1975 . Lloyd will keep busy finishing off a guardrail. Whitey was presented with a home he and his son have started in pocket watch by his fellow employees who FRED SCULLARD, Sign Maintenance Lantzville. wished him the best in his future Man , New Westminster District, retired endeavours. after 21 years of service with the Ministry. Fred JOE BRODERICK, Road Foreman 3 at began his employment Savona in the Kamloops District, retired in with the Ministry as a June after 26 years of Mower Operator with the service. Joe began with Richmond maintenance the Ministry in Karn­ crew, New Westminster loops in 1955 as Utility ORVILLE PAISLEY retired from his District. He then trans­ Operator and in 1957 position as a Mechanic 2 at the Terrace Dis­ ferred to the Surrey road moved to Birch Island as trict Shop on October 13, crew as a mower operator in 1969 after a Road Foreman 3 and 1980. He currently which he took up the duties as a Sign Main­ then to Barriere in 1960. spends his time fishing, tenance Man. When the New Westminster He subsequently trans­ gardening and operating District sign crew was formed he moved to ferred to 100 Mile House and Williams a repair shop. His fellow the Pattullo Yard as a member of the crew. Lake as Construction Foreman and finally workers made a presenta­ Fred plans to spend his retirement hobby to Savona in 1976 as Road Foreman 3. Joe tion to him of a hand­ farming, on his five-acre property in and his wife plan to make their home in some barometer to mark Aldergrove and also to do some fishing and Kamloops and look forward to having time his retirement. camping. to travel and relax in the outdoors. 4 PERRY McCULLOCH retired recently service in April. Lloyd most of his weekends in his camper heading from the Foreman position at the Nanaimo started working with the for one of the many lakes in the area . He District Lake Cowichan survey crew on con­ also is well known for his accordion playing maintenance yard. Perry struction branch pro­ and is the life of the party with his sing­ began with the Ministry jects, serving in Radium songs . in 1961 as a truck driver Hot Springs for a year ~ ~ ~ at Pemberton. Through and a half. He transferred reclassification and pro­ to Prince George and BILL KILEY, Machine Operator 3, of the motions he held positions worked on projects in Lillooet Highway District's Ashcroft Fore­ as Machine Operator 3, Prince George, McBride and Hazelton. In man area, recently re­ Machine Operator 4, the spring of 1963, Lloyd moved to tired after 14 years serv­ Temporary Foreman I and Construction Smithers District as Engineering Aide 3 and ice with the Ministry. Foreman, all at Pemberton. In 1973 he as­ became District Technician in 1971. He is a Bill began with the Min­ sumed his new duties as Road Foreman 2 at ham radio operator with many contacts and istry in Lillooet Highway Lake Cowichan after a successful competi­ may possibly use his retirement time to visit District in April, 1967, tion . Through his career with the Ministry, some of them. l ) n~." as a Labourer. Friends Perry has maintained a good sense of humor, . . and fellow employees at- helped perhaps by leisurely travel in his 1:4 1:4 1:4 tended a dinner to present boat. He plans to do quite a bit of cruising Bill with tickets for a trip to Hawaii. Later, around the Island using the fishing gear and HUBERT F. BRUGGER, District Tech­ District Highway Manager Rodney Chap­ portable sound system presented to him at nician, Kamloops District, retired from the man presented Bill with a Meritorious Serv­ his retirement party. Ministry after 27 years of ice Scroll acknowledging his years of service. Hubert started in service. 1954 as an instrument 1:4 1:4 1:4 man in Kamloops and 1:4 1:4 1:4 then was promoted to R. F. (BRICK) ANDRIST retired after 31 CASEY MENSINK, Kamloops District Resident Engineer in years with the Ministry. Brick started with garage, retired in July, 1981. after fourteen 1957 . In 1970 he became the Ministry in 1951 as a a Technician 3, District and one-half years of truck dri ver and grader Technician and retired on service. Casey started in operator at Allison Pass. Terrace in 1967. moved May 29. 1981, at the age of60. A dinner and • In 1959 he transferred to Kamloops in 1974, dance was held in Hubert's honor and to Penticton where he friends from different parts of the province then to Prince George in served as Pulvimix Fore­ attended. Plans for the future include fish­ 1976 and then trans­ man and Road Foreman ferred back to Kamloops ing, hunting, travelling and remodelling his 2. Brick is married and in July, 1978. He is mar­ home and his cottage at Lac Le Jeune. has five children. He and ried, has four children his wife Olive are ardent campers and and four grandchildren . Casey's interests 1:4 1:4 1:4 fishermen and plan to do a lot of both in include soccer, curling and golfand he plans retirement. to enjoy fishing and travelling in the future. BETH GIBBONS retired from the Daw­ son Creek District in September, 1981, after 1:4 1:4 1:4 1:4 1:4 1:4 almost 27 years in the government service. She LOUIS SOUYRI retired from the Minis­ commmenced employ­ try in February, 1981. Born in Manitoba, BILL GRASSER is shown receiving his ment in Pouce Coupe and Louis moved to B .C. 25-ycar Meritorious Service Diploma. Bill moved with the office to after being discharged retired in May of this Dawson Creek. At the from the Army in 1953. year, and he and his wife time of her retirement she He worked at various Gertie plan to remain at was the District Time- ranches in the Merritt South bank and continue • • keeper. She will continue area for nearly 20 years their hobbies of garden­ to live in Pouce Coupe where she has a before starting with ing , fishing and camping house. A retirement dinner was held for the Ministry in 1972 in in the beautiful lakes Beth and she received a crystal vase and a Princeton, where he still district. set of lawn furniture . Beth is an avid gar­ lives . Louis' hobbies are leatherwork, hunt­ dener and the lawn furniture will no doubt ing and fishing and he is an avid team roper. complement her back yard. 1:4 1:4 {:,; u 1:4 1:4 1:4 1:4 1:4 ROSS BOWLBY. Road Foreman "A" in Terrace, recently retired after 34 years of PETER ROBERTSON. Yardman and service. Ross. who now Foreman in the Courtenay District. has re­ lives in Salmon Arm . en­ cently retired. He began ~~~ I joys gardening and trav­ with the Ministry in 1942 elling in his motor-home. as a truck driver and His fellow workers in worked in Port Hardy . He Terrace will miss his left the Ministry after original ideas on road several years and worked maintenance. for the next 20 years in the shingle mill at Fanny 1:4 1:4 1:4 Bay. In 1968, Pete re­ turned to the Ministry as Yardman and has LLOYD PAINE, Technician in the kept the yard shipshape for the last 12 years. Smithers District. completed 25 years of He enjoys fishing and hunting and spends 5 PROMOTIONS •• •

DAVE WARD has been appointed Re­ B[LL WELLWOOD won thro ugh com­ DOREEN GALLANT won through com­ gion 6 Weighscale Supervisor for the Com­ petition the position of District Technician at petition the position of District Office Man­ mercial Transport Sec­ Stewart in t he Prince ager in Prince Rupert. tion succeeding Bill Coe Rupert Highways Dis­ Doreen was the payroll who recently retired . trict. Bill comes to the clerk before her promo­ Based in Dawson Creek, district from the Geo­ tion to Office Manager. Dave's area covers from technical Branch in Ter­ In her time off. Doreen the A lberta border to race where he was head enjoys racquetball. trav­ south of Dawson Creek Laboratory and Design elling and lying in the as well as the borders of Technician . He looks for­ sun . Alaska and Yukon. ward to the winter when There arc five scales and two portables un ­ he will be involved in avalanche control. der his jurisdiction. Bill is married and has two children. Among As Supervisor he is responsible for all his hobbies arc woodworking, gardening revenue, buildings, vehicles, enforcement, and curling. industrial requirements, public inquiries JANET COLUSS[ has won through com­ and be familiar with over ten Provincial and petition the position of Clerk 3 , Payroll Federal statutes. Clerk in the Prince Born in Falmouth, Cornwall. Dave ap­ Rupert District. Janet prenticed as an auto mechanic following TERRY MURPHY was the successful comes to the District school and later served two years in the applicant for Engineering Aide 3 with the from the B .C. Forest Korean War with the British Army's Royal Nanaimo Highway Dis­ Service where she was Electrical Mechanical Engineers prior to trict. Terry joined the dis­ involved in accounts as a immigrating to Canada. He worked as a trict survey cre w in 1975 , Clerk 4. Jan's hobbies arc mechanic with the Highways Department at as an auxiliary employee. sewing, fishing and Poucc Coupe from July , 1959 to 1965 and In 1976 he wo n through camping. started with the Weigh Scale at Tupper competition the position Creek in September, 1965. In October, of regu lar Engineering r 1974, he took over as Weighmaster in Aide 2 . Terry worked charge at the Dawson Creek Scale. Dave is with the survey crew for married with two children and in his spare three years and for the past three years has time enjoys gardening and camping. been working on subdivisions in the district HANS RAABE, Stockman 4 at Merritt, office . He owns a farm and his hobbies arc recently won the position as Stockman 4 in farming and rugby. Terrace where he plans on pursuing the larger fish, like stcclhcad ancl DORA MORT IMER began with High ­ salmon. Hans was pre­ ways in Kelowna in 1962 as an Office Assis­ sented with a wallet ancl a tant 2 . In May, 1969, she heavy-duty pocket knife transferred to Human SHEILA LAWLOR recently won for his fishing expedi­ Resources as Clerk-Ste­ through competition the position of Clerk 4 tions. nographer 4 and in 1974 in the Nanaimo District transferred to Safety office . She ila began her Engineering Services be­ government service in fore going to the Re­ 1967 with Municipal Af­ gional Office of Proba­ fairs and then with the MAUR[CE FARN recently won through tion in November, 1974 . Ministry of Transporta­ competition the position of Stockman 2 When this pos ition became obsolete she ap­ tio n and H igh way s in Trainee . Maurice has plied for the Office Manager Trainee pos i­ March, 1968, as a Clerk bee n working with the tion in Co urtenay in 1980 and joined the I. She was successful in Ministry since Septem­ Merritt Dist rict office as Office Manager in improving her standing to Clerk 3 in 1973, ber 19, 1980 , as an Aux ­ June, 198 1. remaining in the Distric t office . Sheila has bee n undaunted in her efforts to solve all the iliary La bo urer on the timekeeping problems that the various bridge crew. He also l crews bring up. worked in Squamish on the co nstr uctio n project with Dick McLeod as a C HARLIE H[LLIS, Machine Op erator, co nstruc tio n foreman : rece ntly won th e Dist rict Driver Trainer position for Smith ers. ROSS R. DALPRE won thro ugh compe­ C ha rIie has been wi th tition the position of Prope rty Negotiator 2 H ig hways s ince 19 7 1 for the Karnloops Region when he started as la­ in M ay , 19 8 1. Ross bourer. Si nce then he has wor ked for the Insuran ce JOH NM acD ON ALD recently wo n held po sitio ns as M a­ Corporatio n of B.C. as a thro ugh co mp etition the position of Me­ chine Oper ator 3, Ma­ bodily injury adj uster for chanic Foreman 5 in the chine O perator 4 , and the past six years and also D un c a n sho p, in the Machine Operator 7 but for a private adj ustin g Nanaim o Distr ict. John due to physica l prob lem s, he gave up the firm . He has a fo ur th pr e v io u sly wo rke d in Machine Operato r 7 position and won a year diplom a in Urb an Nanaimo and Courtenay, Machine Operator position in 1979 . Charlie Lan d Economics from the University of where he started in 1975 . hold s an Industrial First Aid " B" ticke t, and B.C. Ross is married , has two childre n and John enjoys pho tography enjoys soccer and hockey. enjoys tennis and snow-ski ing. in his spare time . 6 DAVE CUNLIFFE won through compe­ try he was Deck Officer and Captain with MRS. SUSAN DUNN recently won tition the position of District Technician in CP Ferries for I I years and served deepsea through competition the position of District Prince Rupert. Dave for 10 years with Furness Ship Management Office Manager in North comes to the District as apprentice and deck officer, running be­ Vancouver. Susan held from headquarters where tween the U.K. and North, Central and the position of Assistant he was an Engineer in South America, on freighters and passenger Office Manager in North Training. Dave's hobbies liners. Al is divorced with three children Vancouver from 1976 include canoeing, fish ­ and lives in Squamish. In his leisure time he until her recent promo­ ing, and hiking, Since his enjoys bowling, hiking, volleyball. going to tion. From 1965 to 1976 move to Prince Rupert concerts, movies and plays, and having his she served with the Min­ his spare time has been children visit him. istry of Health, mostly in filled renovating his new home. {:{ {:{ {:{ Victoria. Susan's recreational interests arc camping, hiking, snow-skiing, and {:{ {:{ {:{ gardening. RONALD S. MEERS recently won BILL V. MARSDEN won a Machine Op­ through competition, the position of Cap­ {:{ erator 3 position in Kitwanga in May, 1981. tain on the M. V. 1:r -tr Bill began with the Garibaldi II in the North Smithers~Highways Dis­ Vancouver District. Ron trict in 1978 as a La­ joined the Ministry of bourer. Prior to this, he Transport in 1973 and was involved in commer­ worked on various north­ cial fishing out of Prince ern runs for B.C. Ferries TRANSFERS Rupert. Bill is married, until 1976 when the ves­ has three children and sel and crew were trans­ M . G. G. BRISCOE was the successful lives in Kitwancool ferred to the then Department of Highways. candidate for the Engineering Assistant where he participates in local sports, includ­ In 1979 Ron was promoted to Mate on position in Region 1 ing soccer, hockey and baseball. Gabriola Island and worked as a relief cap­ Planning . Glen trans­ tain until winning the recent promotion . ferred laterally from New {:{ 1:\ {:{ Ron is married with four children, two of Westminster District of­ fice where he performed LEONA GARSIDE has been appointed which are attending Simon Fraser Univer­ similar duties. He enjoys Office Assistant 2 in the Nanaimo District. sity. His hobbies include sailing and hunting. dealing with the public !It'A''• -, Leona is currently work- and playing a part in the ..~~ . ing with the Maintenance {:{ {:{ {:{ Provincial transportation • Management Program system. Glen owns a house and land in and previously worked R. H. "DICK" BOCKMAN recently Maple Ridge where he is attempting hobby with subdivisions and won through competition the position of farming with his earlier landscaping experi­ permits. Leona is mar­ Captain on the M . V. ence as a guide. His winter hobby is skiing ried and she has gone Garibaldi II, North Van­ and he has skied most of the larger ski areas through the difficult task couver District. Dick in the Pacific Northwest. Other hobbies he of relocating a house on joined the Ministry in enjoys occasionally arc flying, skydiving her property and renovating it. Her hobbies 1967 . In 1974 he took six and sailing . include soccer and softball. months leave of absence to attend navigation {:{ u {:{ school . Upon completion he received his master's 1:1 {:{ 1:r DOUG FOSTER recently won throu gh certificate and was promoted to Mate on the competition the position of Auditor, Clerk 5 M. V. Garibaldi II. Dick is married with and is now assisting in seven children and enjoys many hobbies. DIDIER BRARD was transferred from the auditing and develop­ He is a successful artist with paintings hang­ . Burns Lake to Terrace as an Engineering ment for Weigh Scales ing in private collections in New York, Ja­ Aide 3. Didi and his wife and Motor Vehicle De ­ maica, Ontario and British Columbia. In the Irene will hopefully be partment Inspection Sta­ winter months he spends time with a sub­ able to continue their tions . Doug began with stantial stamp collection. the Ministry in Novem­ hobbies of fishing , curl­ ber. 1976 , and worked as 1:r {::,. u ing and slow -pitch soft ­ a Wcizhscalc Accounts ball at their new home. Clerk . ~He is married with one daughter and RICK McGEE recently won through They have a son . is currently taking the fourth and fifth levels competition the position of Mechanic 4 . As­ Christopher. of the CGA course. sistant Mechanic Fore­ man. in North Vancou ­ {:{ {:{ -tr ver. Rick comes to North Vancouver from Blue 1:1 1:1 {:{ AL GRIFFITH recently won through River. where he held the competition the position of Senior Captain, position of Mechanic 3. Woodfibre Ferry (M. V. Since joining the Minis­ Garibaldi II) in the North try in 1974 he has also KEITH LIST was Vancouver District. Pre­ served in Langford. Prin­ transferred on promotion viously. AI was Shift ceton and Nanaimo. Rick is married with to Vanderhoof from Captain on the same three children. In his spare time he serves as Burns Lake this summer. route and before that Re­ a volunteer with the R.C.M.P. and works on Keith was employed in lief Mate/Master on the his Highway Technology Training Program. the Burns Lake garage as Gabriola Island Ferry. He is also active with the Royal Canadian a Mechanic 4. Before joining the Minis- Legion . 7 ABOUT PEOPLE • • •

TED SHARPE began with the Ministry CLARENCE D. ROBERTS, Machine STEVE KIMMIE, Machine Operator 7 at in 1972 in McBride as a Yardman. In Ju ly, Operator 4 at McLeese Lake in the Quesnel Wells. in the Quesnel District, worked in the 1977 , Ted and his wife District, has been on ~ logging industry a nd moved to Valernount and long-term sick leave ~ sawmills and also did Ted is now working in the since January, 1980, some road building be­ Tete Jaune shop. He en­ after developing a heart fore joining the Ministry joys fishing and bingo. condition . Clarence, at Wells in 1960. He Before working for who enjoys the outdoors, started on backhoe as a Highways, Ted was em­ likes fishing, camping, Machine Operator I and ployed by the C.N.R. for photography and work ­ was promoted to Grader 29 years until 1968 . He ing in his garden. He Operator. Steve worked then worked in Yoho National Park for two likes to rebuild and tune-up equipment of throughout the district including McLeese years . In 1971, on the advice of a friend, he yesteryear and is pictured here with his Lake, where he helped build the new yard . moved to McBride. Ted is looking forward 1948 four-ton White truck. Clarence was Steve's hobbies include fishing , hunting, to his retirement so that he can spend more honoured at a party and roast by many mem­ travelling by motorcycle, woodworking and time fishing and playing bingo. bers of the Highways crew from the Quesnel making archery sets. District, and also friends in the McLeese Lake and Soda Creek area , who all wish him good health for the future .

J. C . "CLARK" FORMAN. Machine MAUREEN BYSOUTH, Office Assis­ Operator 3 at Wells , in the Quesnel District, tant 2 , Auxiliary, has been with Regional worked for several years JOHN VANDERMAATEN , Machine Property Negotiations as a Crusher Operator at since starting with High­ Boss Mountain mine lo­ Operator 7, began with the Courtenay High ­ ways District in Decem- I ways in July, 1977. She is cated at 100 Mile House. involved in title-search­ Before moving back to bcr, 1958 . He was a Grader Operator for ing and indexing of right Wells , Clark joined the of way files for acquisi­ Ministry and worked as a many years and now en­ joys operating the Warner tion and assisting the Re­ mechanic in the Lillooet gional Documentation District for five years. He Swasey gradall , John, a real hockey fan, coaches Clerk. Maureen has one started work in 1973 as a Machine Operator child and is involved in various hobbies and has operated all types of equipment the Highways recreation hockey team . He is an such as crocheting, macrame, embroidery, used in the area . Clark enjoys sports like bowling and cross-country skiing. skiing and baseball and also is big on hunt ­ avid fisherman and hunter and enjoys his ing. fishing. camping and travelling. annual moose-hunting trip to the interior.

BEVERLY KOKOT, Office Assistant 2, Auxiliary, has been with Regional Property DAVID GRIFFITH was born and raised IAN ANDERSON began with the Minis­ Negotiations for one in a fishing community on the Sunshine try in 1966 as a Stockman 3 in McBride. year. Her job involves all Coast and worked as a When the district shop kinds of clerical work fisherman and logger on was moved from throughout the office. Vancouver Island before McBride to Tete Jaunc Beverly, who enjoys the buying a small farm in Cache. Ian bid on a Me­ piano, sewing, skiing, Dunster. He started with chanic I position in biking, racquet sports, the Ministry in McBride McBride and was suc­ embroidery and liquid in 1977 and transferred cessful. Ian is currently embroidery, is single and to Tete Jaune in 1979 . working as a Mechanic is planning a vacation to Bermuda. David and his wife 2, is married, and he and Sharon have one daughter, Anna. David 's his wife Francis have one daughter, Rachel. hobbies include hiking, snowshoeing and Ian's hobby is rebuilding antique cars . cross-country skiing, but most of his spare time is devoted to his farm. MIKE BUTLER is a Technician I at Courtenay. He spent a short time as a driver, axernan and a spray truck operator for various com­ DONNA STONE puts in a regular sum­ panies before he came to B.1. "JEAN" LOGAN is an Auxiliary mer appearance with the Burns Lake engi­ work with the Ministry in Stockman 1 in Smithers. She started with neering crew. A univcr- • ..... 1952 as a Leveller Grade the Highways in October, sity student. she has been I . Two years later he was 1980, and prim to this, employed for four years reclassified to Engineer­ was a clerk for an oil in the district as an Engi­ ing Aide 3 and has since company, a job she held neering Aide I with du­ worked his way up to for eight years. Jean is ties which include draft­ Technician I . He married a Comox Valley married and has five chil­ ing, surveying, and cal­ girl, Anne, and they have two daughters. dren, all living in culating . Donna is an Mike spends many long hours working with Smithers. She enjoys the • enthusiastic member of the local Little Theatre Group. Besides his summer season when she the Burns Lake Highways slow pitch team . interest in stage lighting, he has a very im­ can get into her garden and practice all the and also loves parties. She starts a new pressive greenhouse where he grows great things she has read about in the winter. teaching career this fall in Grand Prairie. vegetables and flowers . 8 DIANE MITCHELL has been the Per­ BARBARA LYNGARD is Secretary to McBride Highways District in March, sonnel Assistant in Region 1 since January, the Director of Administration and Safety, 1981 . Greg is single and has many interests 1981. Diane has brought Motor Vehicle Depart­ which include cycling, crocheting and to the Ministry consid­ ment. Born and educated needlepoint. erable knowledge, and on Salt Spring Island , generalist personnel ex­ Barbara worked two and 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r perience gained with the a half years as a typist at Ministry of Municipal the University ofVictoria BETTY SIMPSON, Office Assistant 2, Affairs and Housing, before joining the public started with Highways in Prince Rupert in I.C.B.C.. and the Minis­ service six years ago. April. 1980, transferring try of Health. She has Since then she has to Saanich District office been actively involved as the Regional Anik worked with Municipal Affairs and Hous­ in June, 1981 . Betty was "B" Co-ordinator and has participated in ing, Environment (ELUC Secretariat), Au­ raised and started her training programs for supervisory person­ ditor General , Air Services and now Motor working life in Alberta nel . She is pursuing her Business Certificate Vehicles. Barbara is married with two running a general store at in Personnel Management at B.C.I.T., and daughters and in her spare time enjoys fish­ the age of 16. From there enjoys playing the piano in her spare time . ing , sewing and flying with her husband. she moved into the flying industry. first as a supply 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r clerk and then as head stewardess and train ­ ing school instructor for Pacific Western LEN O 'DINE, Road Foreman 2 in the Airlines. After her marriage to a pilot they RAY FORTIN, Weighmaster in charge of Quesnel District. was born in Burnaby and were on the move over the years and she the Chetwynd weigh scale, joined the Com­ grew up in the 100 Mile worked at many places as a stenographer mercial Transport Sec­ House area. Len began and private secretary from Los Angeles to tion on May 16. 1972 . with the Ministry at Prince Rupert. She is presently living in Ray worked as a banker Burns Lake in 1966 as a Sidney with her husband who is flying for with the Bank of relief truck driver but has the Coast Guard. Her hobby is sculpturing Montreal for five years in remained on staff ever and they both enjoy boating and fishing . Westlock , Alberta, and since. In July, 1973, Len Dawson Creek , before went to Crawford Bay in 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r becoming a truck driver the Nelson District as at Dawson Creek. He Road Foreman 2 before taking a lateral ARTHUR "MICK" SMITH. Machine worked in trucking for five years. In those transfer to McLeese Lake, where he is now Operator 7, in the Quesnel Highways Dis ­ days there was more money in trucking than in charge of a 13-man crew and ten pieces of trict was born at Williams banking, says Ray. Married with five chil­ equipment. Len has attended the avalanche Lake and grew up at Mar­ dren, he likes to fish. hunt, curl and look course at Salmo Creston Section of High­ guerite. 25 miles south of after his hobby farm . There arc currently ways. His hobbies include camping, fish­ Quesnel. Before joining 107 logging trucks permanently based in ing, hunting and travelling. He and his wife the Ministry, Mick spent Chetwynd and the traffic is gradually in­ have five children. some time in the sawmill creasing due to coal activity in the area. industry as an edger oper­ 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r ator. He then worked as 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r an Operator Mechanic PATRICIA LYNN ROCKET, Clerk 3, for a transport firm and later for a Quesnel started with the Saanich District office in ready mix cement company as a driver me­ JENNIFER KING has been hired as an September, 1980, after chanic. He joined the Ministry in 1967 at Auxiliary Office Assistant I at the Cobble working for the Provin­ Quesnel as a labourer, Mick enjoys camp­ Hill Yard. Jennifer acts cial Government occa­ ing, fishing , softball and bowling and is also as the local public infor­ sionally since 1964. involved with woodworking and placer mation person. Her du­ Lynn and her husband mining. ties arc varied and in­ enjoy various interests clude taking calls from such as playing piano, 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r the public and helping guitar, curling and racing the foreman . She finds cars. They arc also in­ res iden ts apprec iate volved with all the activities of their chil ­ being able to contact the dren . Lynn 's husband re stored a 1937 M ini stry without having to call long Mcl.aughlin-Buick which they enjoy driv­ distance. ing as members of the Vintage Car Club of Canada. 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r 'i::r MIKE LEWIS began with the Ministry in June, 1973, in McBride under the summer GREGORY "GREG" THOMPSON employment program ell' joined the Ministry of Lands, Parks and and transferred to Tete /f'l" . ("~ Housing in Victoria in Jaunc for the winter shift. .. 1.11 October, 1974, as an Ac ­ Mike presently holds the counts Payable Clerk Joe Broderick. Road Foreman. far 1/11. position of a tandem Ma ­ after working 20 months II'as joined at his retirement party byfellow chine Operator 4 and op­ with a chartered accoun­ retired employees. all from Kamloops. Left erates the gradall in the tant. Greg won a compe­ to right, Hubert Brugger. 27 years service: summer. Born in tition for Office Manager Monty Montgomery, 27 years service: John Mc Br idc , Mike's hob­ Trainee in the New West- Morris. 26 rears service and Ken Trail. 33 bies include hunting and snowmobiling. He nster District and be­ years service, The jive have more than /35 and his wife have two children. ne Highways Office Manager in the years total experience. 9 ABOUT PEOPLE • • •

BILL BELCHAM, recently retired reac­ ing Aide I on the Lillooet ART BORLE is a Motor Carrier Inspector tion Ferry Operator at Little Fort, was fea­ Highways District survey for the Kootenays working out of the tured in the July 30, 1981 crew. Before coming to Cranbrook office. Orig­ issue of the Kamloops the Ministry, Val com­ inally from Edmonton, Daily Sentinel in which pleted high school and Art served with the some of his varied experi­ continued her formal ed­ RCMP for 26 years prior ences during 16 years of ucation to obtain her to joining the Motor Car­ service with the Ministry drafting diploma at Cari­ rier Branch. He is mar­ were recounted. Some of boo College in Kam­ ried with three boys and Bill's passengers were loops. Her combination of experience, likes to fish and raise busloads of European working for a B.C . land surveyor, and edu­ pheasants for a hobby. tourists who were seeing a reaction ferry for cation. has been a welcome addition to the Recently he moved into a modular home the first time and interrupted their trip up the survey crew. Val is active in water and snow­ which he put up himself. Art claims that Yellowhead Highway for a IS-minute ride skiing, swimming and hang -gliding. In the freighting by truck to the United States is on across the North Thompson River and back. recent truck rodeo, held in Lillooet, Val the increase in the Kootenays. Where firms On another occasion an ice flow struck the placed second in the crew cab driving used to buy railcars they now purchase ferry in mid-stream and took it out from competition. goods by the truckload . under him . He grabbed the overhead cable and even though his weight pulled the cable down so that he was partly submerged in the - 2°C water, he managed to pull himself to BOB WILSON is the Portable shore . Despite some bad weather and phone LEN OHLHAUSEN worked with the Weighscale Operator out of Cranbrook. calls for service in the middle of the night he Ministry in Revelstoke for two years before Originally from the has good memories. Bill's retirement plans joining the Commercial Pouce Coupe-Dawson include fishing and ranching. Transport Section at Creek area, Bob worked Golden two and a half one year as the Assistant years ago . He worked Administrator of the with the school board be­ Pouce Coupe hospital be­ BEV HURLEY began with the Ministry fore that. Born in Pontic­ fore joining Commercial in January, 1981 , as an Office Assistant I in ton, Len moved to Revel ­ Transport. He started the Lillooet Highway stoke at the age of two. with the scales at Tupper -­ District. She is now clerk He is married with three Creek and later tran sferred to Pouce Coupe in Subdivisions, Permits daughters and in his spare time he likes to when the scales were moved there. He spent and Maintenance Man­ play fastball, hockey, and is interested in seven years at Pouee Coupe. Bob is married agement. Before coming photography. with two boys and his hobbies include an­ to the Ministry, Bev tique dealing, refinishing old furniture, worked as a practical fishing , hunting and hiking. nurse in the Maple Ridge I hospital and has had training as a cardiology technician and an E.C.G. technician. The "Hurley' name is a HEATHER CHAPMAN, Office Assis­ NANCY LAITHWAITE is an Office As­ part of the history of the Lillooet area as tant I, is the Smithers District Voucher sistant 2 at the Trail motor licence office. Bcv's ancestors pioneered the area and have Clerk. Heather started in Her job is to handle cash since had the "Hurley P'dSS" named after the Smithers in March , control and answer quer­ family. Bev is very active in the Lillooet and 1981, after her husband, ies . Nancy worked as an Seton Portage areas and her main interests a store manager for Safe­ insurance salesperson in are husband Chuck, six children and two way, was transferred Nelson for three years grandchildren. from Terrace. She has prior to joining the Motor , previous Highways ex­ Vehicle Department six perience, having worked years ago. She is mar­ in the Terrace District as ried, likes animals, and an Office Assistant. Heather and her hus­ MARIA MERRY, Office Assistant, be­ she and her husband are currently building a band have two children and besides taking gan with the Ministry in 1979 in the Lillooet house. They also have a summer horne on them to sporting events, the family enjoys Kootenay Lake. Highways District office. downhill skiing. In January, 1981, Maria was promoted to the reg­ ular position of Office Assistant 2 and is now PAT REIMER is an Office Assistant 2 in handling all accounts charge of the transportation library at 2631 payable and overseeing DENNIS REJMAN began with the Min­ Douglas Street, Victoria. the District data entry op­ istry in 1970 as a Draftsman in Penticton. His job is to catalogue eration. Maria graduated He subsequently trans­ books and old files for from the Lillooet Secondary School and has ferred throughout south­ retrieval purposes, order furthered her formal education with book­ ern B.C. to Kamloops, books fol lowing ap­ keeping and accounting courses. She came Merri tt, C ache Creek , proval and file magazines to the Ministry with two years of previous Hope, Creston , and Bella and jo urnals by date and experience. Her interests include garden­ Coola. InJu ly of 1978 he title order. In addi tio n, he ing, sewing and motorcycle riding. won the position of Dis­ docs filing and typing. trict Tec hnician for the An ex-Navy man, Pat worked as a clerk with McBride District. De n­ the Ministry of Labour prior to his librarian nis and his wife Irene enjoy living ir: job, and before that worked with B.C. For­ VAL CA IRNS commenced work in the McB ridc , which they say is the perfect spot est Prod ucts. He is single and enjoys all Ministry in January, 1980 , as an Engineer- for their hobbies, fishing and photography. sports. 10 DONNA WILCOX was born in GAIL SCHMIDT, Assistant Office Man­ KATHY SMITH. Clerk 4 with the Trail Nanaimo. educated in Victoria and worked ager at the Trail motor licence office has Motor Licence Office joined the Motor Ve- with a department store been with the Motor Vc­ - I hicle Branch in October for twelve years in the ac­ hiclc Department for the I....-.I. 1974 . Her duties include counts office before be­ past seven years. Shc was looking after driver coming a Clerk with the I. born in Trail and worked exams ," visual screen­ accounts section of at several clerical posi­ ings. issuing ICBC insur­ Transportation Admin­ tions in the local arca ance and motor vehicle istration. Before that. she prior to joining thc licence plates and per­ worked as a secretary for Branch. Gail is married mits. taking identifica­ a typewriter firm . Donna with two girls and she tion photos and answer­ likes all sports and is active on the Royal lives on a small farm with thr~e horses. Her ing customers queries. Kathy was born in Canadian Legion's sports and entertainment hobbies include gardcning , sewing and Toronto and came to B.C. in 1955. She is committees. Her long term plans call for a sports. married with a foster girl. 17. In her spare trip to Hawaii next summer. time she likes to ski, hike and garden. {:{ {:{ {:{ {:{ {:{ {:{ {:{ {:{ {:{ ROY FINES. Wcighmastcr. started out at the Rossland Scale in 1959 but transferred JACK BELOIN worked for the Ministry's to the Castlcgar scale last Paving Branch in Cranbrook for three years fall when the Rossland ELDRED BOISE is Weighscale Super­ as an Engineering Aide scale closed. Born in visor for Region 4 ofthe Commercial Trans­ before joining the weigh Tculon , Manitoba. Roy port Section and his area ' scale at Yahk two years moved to B.C. in 1954. includes the B. C. bound­ ago. Prior to the paving He spent six months in ary and the cast and west job he was employed for Vancouver but decided Kootenays extending nine years with Alberta country living was better north to Golden. He has a Wheat Pool in Vancouver so moved to Rossland staff of 20 including six weighing grain as part of where he ran a co -op store for five years. scales and two portables his job. Jack commutes Rov is married with three children. all mar­ and his headquarters arc from Cranbrook , a 138 km round trip each ried . His hobbies and interests include golf­ in Fernie. day. He is married with five children and his ing. curling, AOTS Mcn 's Club and~ the {:{ {:{ interests include fishing. camping. skating. Royal Canadian Legion. The Fines arc cur­ i4 curling and taking children to ball games. rently planning a five week trip to England this fall to visit their daughter and son-in­ {:{ law which will also include an II-day bus i4 FRED STEVENSON is a Wcighmastcr 3 * tour on the continent. in charge of thc scale at Yahk . Hc worked with C.P.R . as a terminal GLEN McKENZIE. Driver Examiner at {:{{:{ {:{ the Trail motor licence office came to the manager in Creston for four years and 15 years Motor Vehicle Depart­ Weighmaster JACK PIDGEON has been with the C.P.R. before ment seven years ago employed at the Fernie weigh scale for the joining the Commercial after working as a driver past 23 years . Born in Transport Section, 16 salesman f;r a bakery Princeton and raised in ycars ago . Yahk is a and a dairy. Glen was Scchelt and Hope. Jack border scale and accord­ born in Vancouver and spent four years overseas ing to Fred the traffic pat­ lived for five years in the during World War II and tern has increased two-fold since he has Dawson Creek area be­ was wounded in the ital­ been there, He is married with two married fore moving to Trail. He ian campaign. He came sons and likes to camp, fish and hunt in his recently purchased an 80-year-old house to Fernie following the spare time. and is now fixing it up. It has a lot of pos­ war and drove a truck for sibilities, especially the high ceilings, says a private company for 12 years. Married i4 {:{ {:{ Glen. with four children and three grandchildren, Jack has a cabin and some property at Rosen {:{ {:{ {:{ Lake where he likes to relax in his spare' time. DANNY ARMIT. Manager. Trail Motor CORRINE FARROW. Clerk. Driver Rec ­ Licence Office, will have 33 years service ords Section. Driver Licence Division. Vic­ {:{ {:{{:{ with the Motor Vehicle I .....l..... 1 toria worked as an insur­ Department in Scptcrn- ~ ance underwriter f'or BRIAN NEWMAN , Office Assistant ber 1981 . all in Trail. fourteen years in Victoria with the Air Transport Assistance Program. Danny was born, raised before coming to work has been interested in fly­ and educated in Trail. for the public service. ing all his life . He has his and upon completing Corrinc was born in commercial pilot's !i­ high school worked as a Halifax, Nova Scotia, cence and is currently salesman in a clothing and educated in Ottawa. planning a commercial store. Danny will be mar­ She first carne to British airlines career. Brian was ried 29 years in June and his wife. who hails Columbia in 1973, returned to Ottawa for a born in Victoria and is a from Fernie, works for the Government year thcn decided to move hcrc pcrrna­ graduate ofOak Bay Sec­ Agent in Rossland. His hobbies include ncntly. Corrine's long term plans include a ondary School. He also growing tomatoes in his greenhouse, being tour of the northwestern United States. Hcr spent a year at Camosun in Arts and Sci­ active in masonry, and reading military his­ hobbies include crocheting. sewing and ences. Besides flying, Brian likes hiking. tory especially about the Crusades. His watching car races. fish ing and sports in general. long-range plan is to visit Malta. II ABOUT PEOPLE • • •

BOB STEELE, Portable Weighscale Op­ erator, Castlegar, worked for the Highways Department for one year before joining the Com­ mercial Transport Divi­ sion in Golden in Sep­ tember, 1958. He moved to Castlegar August I, 1976. Prior to the Public Service, Bob operated his own auto body shop for seven years . He was born in Saskatchewan and came to B.C. in 1947. Bob's job is to enforee provisions of all Acts pertaining to the operation of commercial vehicles, collect fees for permits issued and deposit with the Government Agent; com­ plete reports and summaries: maintain rec­ ords of traffic volume and fees collected and work with the RCMP and other police forces on road checks for equipment safety as well as licence permits. In his off hours, Bob enjoys gardening and golfing. The New Westminister District sign crew took time out to pose for the RR and C. Left to right , Bill Lewis, auxiliary sign labourer, Russ Stoney, auxiliary sign labourer, Ken Synhorst, auxiliary sign labourer, John Lubbers. sign maintenance man, Renault Ehlert. auxiliary sign BERNIE ELLIS, Weighmaster, has been labourer, Ron Winbow. sign maintenance man, Fred Scullard, sign maintenance man , retired , with the weigh scale at Golden for the past Joe Kubek, sign maintenance man, John Harvey, Sign Foreman , R.F. 2. Missing, Dale II years. Born in Churchill, sign maintenance man , Rob Pierce, auxiliary sign labourer, Lief Hallberg. sign London , England. Ber- I labourer. nie served in World War II with the British Army special commando serv- ices which did invasion landings for the 8th Army. He is a compositor by trade and worked for the Wall Street Journal in New York for seven years. Upon coming to Canada in 1954 he spent 10 years with the Ottawa Journal and eight years with the Vancouver Sun . Prior to becoming a weightmaster he worked for a mill in Golden for three years . His plan at the moment is to retire in Vic­ toria and then travel.

Mcbride District Office staffpausedfor a moment to get their picture taken. From left to LYNNE COOK. joined the Ministry in right, back row. Shane Murphy, Denie Rejman, Francis Bosley. In the front row are Barb 1977 as secretary in the Planning Depart­ Henderson, Judy Westlund, Beth Hartman and Greg Thompson. ment of the Regional Of­ fice in Burnaby. She spends half her time working for this depart­ ment and the other half in Maintenance Systems operating the regional computer. Lynne was born in Ottawa, because her father was in the Royal Canadian Air Force the family was transferred frequently. She was brought up in France, Alberta, Col­ orado and British Columbia. Thoroughly imbued with the wanderlust. Lynne and her girlfriend spent the year of 1976 travelling in Europe and North Africa. However, she has now spent the last twelve years in Van­ couver and has recently married. She and her husband spend most of their spare time Courtenay Mechanics and Stockmen got togetherfor a group picture in front ofthe shop. caring for their sheepdog, fishing and in ln front from left to right are Courtenay Hunter, Pete Hyrko, Mike Green, Sandy Stewart, Mel other outdoor activities. Lynne plans to take Thompson, Clint Wise, Joe Franceschini, Janet BojJy, Dorothy Burgess, Ray Dykhuizen, Cal up skiing more seriously this winter. Jones, Duncan Price, Wayne Nicols and on the snow blower are Ray Dingwall and Doug Gunn . 12 MISCELLANY • • •

This new bridge across the Bear River at Stewart was off icially The rings ofSaturn on earth? or a stack of culverts shot in the Bums opened to traffic by the Minister Alex. V. Fraser on August 25th. The Lake District yard at an unusual angle. previous bridge had been destroyed by fi re on June 30 , 1980 (see RR&C, Volume 17, No, 3, for the story of the fir e). The steel girder bridge is 111 metres in length with a roadway width of 9.75 metres. The t1l'0 span bridge has a concrete deck.

Magic of time-lapse photography (we're kidding) illustrates how things can change over 41-year period. Pictures of Station Hill Road were taken fr om same location, near Lilloo et. Topshot taken in /935, show rough , dirt road while above picture snapped from approx ­ imately same spot in June of this year, shows modem engineered highway and low-slung "Bridge of 23 Camels," Railroad trestle which can be seen at mid-left in old picture, was moved about three Vandalism of Governmen t property signs is always a problem in kilometres north . Station Hill Road reconstruction was finish ed this Courtenay Highways District as well as others. Acts include a stolen year, along with new bridge, and serves as approach road to Lilloo et. stop-sign mounted in the chimney ofa house and a beer bottle driven With the new bridge in this location, a bypass route has been set up half-way through a sign without breaking . This sign also has over 50 via Highway /2B and Station Hill Road to Pemberton and Vancouver. bullet holes in it, courtesy ofmotorized morons with guns, 13 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • • •

Masqu eradin g under the titles "M otor Vehicle Accidents" and "S lim Gyms" . this Motor Vehicle Department group walked, ran (forward and backwards) and swam recently in the Capital Regional District's Annual "Fitfest" held at UVIC Stadium . This was the first year the event was open to groups outside the CRD and a number of Ministries took up the challenge. Certificates were presented by Sidney Mayor. Norma Sealey, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Capital Regional District. Left to right . top roll'. Doug Foster. Gail Hume , Sarah Braithwaite , Gu v Lvnch, Dan Kazmiruk, Karen Breault . Marg Young. Christine' Savage , John Nias . Bottom row, George Hvne . Sandra Grim es. Ronnie Lee. Linda Callander. Vivian Esplen, Murray Brown. Missing. Brian Newman , Mike Williams . September 17th was a big day in the Burnaby Regional off ice. Mona Sharp e, RadiotTelex Operator won a $10 betfr om John Hynds. MARA KRUBERG , form er secretary to the Insurance and Claims Regional Mana ger. Paving, for pickin g the winner of the Leonardi Officer in Victori a, and member of Victori a Toastm aster Club No . 38 Hearns f ight of September 16th (note background picture). Mona (First Canadian) was present ed with her C. T.M . pinn ed the $10 bill to her vest and wore the tear stained bill proudly certificate by Toastmasters International of Santa for the rest of the day. Ana , California, earlier this year. Th is certificate is awarded for succesful completion of the first Toast ­ masters Intern ational Co mmunication and Leader­ ship program - a recognized level of achi evement in publi c speaking, in lead ership qual ifications and self confidence . Mara left the Mini stry in August afte r 15 years service . Born in Estonia, she is a lifelong student, studying phil ology, economics, history, civil and international law at universitie s in Europe and Canada.

Rick Mctlowan, Engin eering Aide 2. left. and Ken Wilson, Ma­ chine Operator3. at Logan Lake. Merritt Highways District. Ken was The "Highwaymen" is one of the better teams in the Burns Lake just presented with a Coleman cooler and a hunting knife f or having District slowpitch league. Standing left to right are Jack Shelley, Kay the largest fish and the one closest to the hidden weight category at Blair. Dave Foster. Dave Mitchell, seated: Garrv Blair. Irene Brard, the recent Merritt Highways District fish derby. Approximately 50 Didier Brard, Dan Weber. Diane Edgar and C(;ach AI Edgar. families took part in the third annual derby held at Davis Lake. 14 APPOINTMENTS • • •

"<,. <, The following Managers were appointed recently in the Ministry's Transport Policy Ana lys is Branch, Dr. Emam Khan becomes respon­ sible for ana lytical services. John Olms tead will take over aviation policy, and Roy Cowley will head the rai l policy section.

Dr. Khan, a former Transport Policy adviser for DREE, will be responsible for developing tra nsportation data inven tory to meet analytical needs, recommend policies and strategies and coordinate human and financial resources to de­ fine and analyze transport issues and problems. Dr. Khan holds an honours Bac helor's, Mas ­ ter's, and a Doc torate in eco nomics from the London School of Economics ofthc Un iversity of Dr. Emam Khan London. He has worked as an economist with the Federal Department of Labour and prior to join­ The village of Gibsons held its annual Sea Cavalcade Parade on ing DREE, served as Chief Executive Officer with the port of Vancou ­ August Ist. The Gibsons Highway District entered a decorated truck ver. He has been on an executive inte rcha nge with the Transport which 1I'0n third prize. The Queen ofthe Sea Cavalcade lI'asJennifer Policy Analysis Branch for the past three years. Dixon , daughter (if Carme n Dixon . Gibsons Highway District Time­ keeper. Also participating in the Cavalcade Ims the cast ofthe local C .B.C. production "The Beac hcombers," John O lmstead has been responsible for the Minis try 's A ir Transport Assistance Program since its incep tion in April 1978. In his new role he will be responsible for coordinating all the Province's air transportation pol icies, programs and strategies , carrying out required analysis and studies of air services, fac ilities and other avia­ tion matters, as well as preparing reports and briefings for senior Mi nistry exec utives and for submissions to federal policy and regulatory John Olmstead agencies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Eng ineering in Transportation Planning from the University of New Brunswick. He was with the Province of New Brunswick before joining this Ministry in 1973 . John was Acting Director of the Trans­ port Policy Analysis Branch fro m July 1980 to June 198 1.

As Manager of Rail Policy, Roy Cow ley will be responsible for the development, imp lemen ta­ tion and coordinatio n of Prov incial rail tra nspor­ tatio n po licies. programs and strategies support­ Prince Rupert Highways District recently held its third annual golf ing overall tran sportation policy and objectives tournament. Over thirty golfers enjoyed the afternoon (if[un. After of other Provincial Ministries. and will carry out golf. a steak and salmo n dinner lI'asserved thanks to Alex Moreau, the related analys is and studies and prepare reports , chef and cook at Meziadin Camp. Anita Goud reau 1I'0n the loll' net while Terry Bohan, Region 5 Technician , lI'on loll' gross . Doreen briefings and sub missions. Gallant, Prince Rupert, Office Manager, is shown prese nting trophy He holds an Engineering Degree from the Uni- to Terry. Roy Cowley versity of British Co lumbia and a Certificate in Public Administrat ion fro m the University of Toronto, he is a Registered Engineer in British Co lumbia and Ontario and a Fellow in the Institute of Transportation Engi nee rs. Roy started with the Departm ent of Highways in 1952, initially as a Resident Inform al presen­ Engineer in Co nstruc tion, then as Assistant Traffic Engineer and tations lI'ere a part undert ook the first origi n-destinatio n surveys for Traffic Plann ing of the evening's en­ Studies and the first Prov incial manu al on unifor m traffic con trol tertainmen t at the devices. He subsequently moved to the Ministry of Transport in Allison Pass Road Ont ario , where he work ed for a number of yea rs in the muni cipal Maintenance Fore­ traffic and transportation field . A par ticularly interesting project was man train in g ses­ the planning, design and impl em en tation of the " Go Transit Co m­ sion. Mike O' Con­ muter Rail Service" for the Met ropol itan Toront o area, and then into nor, Regional municipal bus operational planning. He later went to the Republic of Director, who re­ China (Taiwan) as a transportation planning engineer with involve­ cently purchased a ment in freeway desi gn, railway expa nsion, and container shipping. boat , was presented He retu rned to the S .c. Department of Transportation and Co mmuni­ with the appropri­ cations as a Transport Polic y Adviser and then as Techn ical Director to ate headgear. the Royal Commission on the S .c. Railway. He has ju st returned from two years in Ma laysia as Transport Engin eer on a 2.5 mill ion acre jungle to Agricu ltural Development Project. 15 PEEK INTO THE PAST • • •

Who said they didn' t have recreation vehicles in the old days? The above picture was taken in 1934 near Kelowna . Vehicle is a 1926 Chev. Note the water barrel on the running board. Left . from the Lillooet Highway District. came this shot of an old but effective means of irrigation ditching. The picture was taken in the Cache Creek area in the early 1950'.1'. Below. this picture of unit 542. a 1932 or 1934 Chev 1'/2 yd . truck was taken on Highway 5 between Merritt and Princeton. In 1947 it was being used as a service vehicle. Driver Ernie Stirling, told us that the Dumpman stood on the side and pulled the trip to dump the load . Ernie Stirling . Machine Operator is still with the Ministry in the Merritt District.

16 "Overshot Loader" in the Lillooet District used to load gravel in the 1950's . Of course , this machine has been modified somewhat, to accommodate the type of construction methods currently being used.

Before the Ministry establishedferry service across the Peace River to serve the Clayhurst area the settlers wanting to cross thefast flowing river had to journey some 18 miles into Alberta to cross on the ferry at Streppers Landing (North of Spirit River). With the development offarm land and increased settlement north ofthe river aferry was established near Rolla Landing. This ferry consisted ofthe 36-foot wooden tunnel stern boat V292 which pushed a notched barge . Later other pusher boats and a larger barge were used. The above photograph taken about 1949 shows the 41 -foot wooden hull tunnel-stern tug Clayhurst and a steel pontoon ferry which wereboth built in 1947. The tug remained in use until 1960 when it was replaced by the present more powerful steel tug Clayhurst. Highways Photo , lex! by Frank A. Clapp 17 TRAINING AND SAFETY •• •

Ken Hrechka, Mechanic and Del Jackson, ReliefForeman at Lyt­ ton with the sign carrier constructed by Ken. The carrier hooks onto the tailgate ofa raised box and then the box is lowered and the carrier is offthe ground. The signs are lasting much longer because they do A second Road Foreman Training Session was held at Allison Pass not get scratched and dented as they would in a box on the truck. Highways Camp May 11-15, 1981 . The first sessio n \\'as in Octobe r, 1980. The week long residential training session included classroom lectures, group tasks and practicalfie ld exercises. The subjects \\'ere selected in advance by the foreman and covered the many basic daily problems encountered by Road Foremen. AI/ speakers and resource personnel werefrom Region 1. Left to right; back roll', Ralph Turner, Jim Gurr, Bob Miller. Pat Doodson, Geo Truax. Eric Douglas ; 4th row, Frank Charlesworth, Lome Richmond, Ed Araki, LiII.,." Ander­ son; 3rd roll', Murray Nosek, Ralph Mclronald, Bil/ Geyer, Rod Upton; 2nd row, Frank Kwak , Reg Gustafson, Murray Dvck, Norm Mcl.eodtfront roll', Andy Nehaj. Joe Pabin, John Black, Joe Angel.

St. John Ambulance safety-oriented firs t-aid multi-media courses were held throug hout the Lower Main land area during April andMay, 1981 . This is the Chilliwack Highways District Office Staff, left to right are; Tony Larsen, Engineer ing Aide 2; David Vogt, Enginee ring Aide 2, Summer Student; John McDonald , Engineering Aide 2; Olga S. Mclr onald , S .O.F.A . Instructor; Stewart Christensen, Paving Branch ; May Colter, Office Assistant 1;Chris McCombs, Office Assistant 2; and John McGimpsey, Engineering Aide 2.

The Lil/ooet Highway District recently held its fi rst truck rodeo in five years . The rodeo, organized mainly hy the Lillooet District employees with assistancef rom the Kamloops Regional Office , was a success . Employees competed in the fou r-ton and crew cab class categories . Winners ofMini stry awards were, in the fo ur-ton class, first , Wayne Aitken, Mechanic Foreman , Lil/ooet, second , Chuck Higgins, Mechani c 2, Lillooet. third , a tie, Les Cambridge, and Wayne Yasinowski , Machine Operators in Ashcroft, the crew cab class, [irst, Jim Dew, District Stockman , Lil/ooet, second, Valerie Cairns, Engineering Aide, Lil/ooet, third, Errol Redman, District Technician, Lillooet. Chaining up competition winners werefo ur-ton class Wayne Yasinowski, Machine Operator, Goldbridge, crew cab Olga S. McDonald, safety-oriented fi rst-aid is shown demonstrat­ class Roger Graham, Bridgeman , Lil/ooet. The Goldbridge Foreman ing correct techniqu esfor mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on " victim" Area won the overall area award and the Lil/ooet Foreman Area won .John McDonald, Engineering Aide 2, fo r the Chilliwack District, as the award fo r having the clean est and best operational truck. part of the St . John Ambulance Safety-Oriented First-Aid Course. 18 SAFETY AWARD LUNCHEONS Region 5 has initiated a new Safety Awards Program which came into effect January I, 1980, after a survey of all safety awards presented indicated the system was not recognizing the efforts and achievements of many personnel throughout the Region. Region 5 was divided into foreman/crew areas. 57 individual crews were established. A survey indicated that individual crews had com­ pleted numerous years of work without having a countable accident. A large number of these crews were not in the District or Branch with the lowest yearly accident frequency rates and , thus, never received any recognition of their efforts. other than the Canada Safety Council Award. In order to give them credit, the District and Branch Banquet Award was discontinued and all crews that completed one year without a countable accident were given recognition with a safety luncheon and were presented with a Scroll of Achievement. From the first of January 1981, Region 5 had 24 individual crews who had completed one year without a countable accident. This is a total of 332 workers whom were individually recognized for their effort and achievements and credit was given where credit was due . This program is on a three year trail basis in Region 5 and com­ ments from most crew personnel and supervisors indicated a very positive reaction to this program. Most stated that they had finally With the Region 2 distributed data entry network terminal are Bob received some recognition for their achievements. Tollovsen, Regional Systems Assistant; Jon Buckle, Maintenance Systems Engineer, Victoria; Doug Hecker, Regional Maintenance Systems Technician; Susan Lipp, formerly the Regional Systems As­ sistant and Pat Sweeney, Secretary and the Key Terminal Operator. The Northern Telecom Systems 445 terminal was the first iii the Province. The installation ofthe 445 and seven smaller 405 models in the district offices involved personnel from Northern Telecom, B.C. Telephone Company, B.C. Systems Corporation, B.C. Buildings Corporation and headquarters, region and district ministry person­ nel . The "tight" installation/implementation schedule resulted in total installation andoperator training in all Districts within Region 2 -: \ in three weeks. This equipment is currently being used mainly to communicate information for the maintenance and equipment man­ - ,~ ~ ~ agement systems. Other users are the Design and Surveys Branch and Construction Branch. Lunchesfor the Francois Lake ferry crew about to be served, left to right, John Mussick, Captain Ken Miller, Gregg Knoblauch, Captain Verne Harms, Jim Ehm, Pet Giesbrecht, and Dave Bentley.

The Region 4 annual safety awards banquet was held in Williams Lake on April 2. The Williams Lake District won two awards, the trophyfor the District with the lowest accidentfrequency presented by H. F. Coupe, chairman Headquarters Health and Safety Committee, to Jim Raven who accepted on behalf of the District, and the Most Improved District award presented by the Regional Highway Engi­ neer Les Broddy to Bill Telford. A . F. Park presented the Branch award to Art Beaumont and Herb Walker who accepted on behalfof the Regional Design and Survey Branch. The Good Housekeeping Mcbride District Highways safety committee, left to right are, award was reported in the previous issue (if the RR & C. Left to right, George Raabis, Chairman; Mike Molendyk, Jack Neale (sitting), Art Beaumont, Herb Walker, Bill Telford, Jim Raven, Ken Isaacson Rick Harrison (rear). Lome Merwin , Dennis Rejman, Morris Bagg, and Stan Phillips. and Phil Jensen. 19 TRAINING AND SAFETY • • •

VICTOR M. TAYLOR, Acting Corporal, Highways Patrol, North Vancouver. Ministry of Transportation and Highways recently re­ ceived a cash award of $400 for an entry in the Government's Suggestion Awards Program. The suggestion involves the use of an abandoned Brit­ ish Columbia Railway right of way at Horseshoe Bay as an overflow parking area for the ferry terminal. This suggestion will result in greater safety to the public as the present hazardous practice of parking in one of the freeway lanes will be elimi­ nated. The intent is to make the delay while waiting for the ferry more acceptable to the public by the provision of an off-road parking lot. Implementation of this suggestion depends upon successful nego­ tiations among the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, the British Columbia Ferry Corporation, British Columbia Railway and the municipality of West Vancouver.

Don Jackson , Ferryman , left, and John McKay, Head Foreman of the Lytton Ferry proudly pose for the Road Runner and Carrier just after receiving a plaque from the Royal Canadian Humane Associa­ NELSON CARLOW. Machine Operator 3 . Saanich District, has received the Compensation Board Belt-Up Award. This award is tionfor "H eroism and presen ce ofmind in assisting in the rescue ofa girlfrom drowning in the Fraser River near Lytton on May 5, 1980:' given to workers who have been following regula- r tions and wearing seat belts when involved in a motor vehicle accident. saving themselves from . more serious injury. Nelson was travelling on Highway I north of Victoria on March 4, 1981. when an oncoming car crossed the centre line and hit the auxiliary gas tank of his vehicle, causing it to explode . Because he was wearing his seat belt and did not lose control of his vehicle. Nelson was able to pull to the side of the road and escape from his burning vehicle. The award is a certificate of commendation and a belt with a specially designed buckle. The presentation was made by Langford Foreman. Bill Friesen, and District Highways Manager. George Harper at the regular monthly Safety and Health Committee meeting held in the Langford yard.

MARK GOODWIN, Machine Operator 3, is the Project Co-or­ dinator for a Regional project in the landscape program. The project is Michael Maibauer, left, Heavy Duty Mechanic at the Quesnel being carried out in the Smithers Highway District. District garage, is shown receiving his Certificate of Qualifications Mark, who supervises a crew of five students, is for Heavy Duty Mechanic. With him is Ai Henke, Mechanic Foreman making usc of plot sections to examine three alter­ at Quesnel. native methods of noxious weed control. cultural control using hydrosceding. hand seeding mechan­ ical control using cutting equipment and biological control throughout North America. Mark, is a native of Victoria and is in his fourth year of study at U.B .C. He plans to be involved in vegetation control when he obtains his agricultural degree.

ANDY BIEGANSKI, Dawson Creek District, has just received a certificate qualifying him as a Defensive Driving Instructor. Andy is also one of the District operators trainers and is a qualified traffic control instructor. Furthermore, he is the chairman of the Level One Safety Committee and has put out much effort during the past ten years to promote safety among his Ministry's work Harry Walker, left , Acting Road Foreman at Houston in the Burns force . Lake District accepts the annual Personnel Safety award on behalfof the Houston ereI\'. Making the award is Neville Hope, Regional Maintenance Operations Manager, Terrace , 20 MINISTRY BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS CO-OPERATE The "buddy" system is alive and well within the Transportation Ministry. It helps develop a sense of teamwork and this pays off in and Highways Ministry. We're not talking about personal relation­ projects that are the best of their kind. In effect. the " buddy" system ships though we like to think these exist too, rather we're referring to works and is here to stay. the way the various branches and divisions co-operate with each other. New Bridge at Lillooet Officially Opened Obvious examples spring to mind. For instance, the Motor Vehicle Department checks out all the trucks and other vehicles which belong to the Highways Operations Branch to make sure they 're up to standard. In tum, the operations branch services and maintains all the vehicles used by the Motor Vehicle Department. Take licence plates and decals. Millions of these are produced every year for the Motor Vehicle Department and it's important that they're of top quality since they're exposed to a tremendous range of weather conditions. To ensure they're tough enough to meet require­ ments, the Geotechnical and Materials Branch undertakes an exten ­ sive testing program for the Motor Vehicle Department. The licence plates are tested for colour uniformity, clarity, resistance to gas and other hydrocarbons, impact resistance (so paint won 't chip), the hardness of enamel and the like. Plates selected at random are also exposed to an accelerated weathering program to determine their durability.

Even the decals undergo testing. There's nothing more frustrating than trying to peel a "stubborn" decal from its cover and Geotechni­ cal and Materials staff make sure the decals for license plates come away easily and even "bend" a bit without cracking or breaking. 1- Our Air Services Branch, when it's not flying mercy ambulance missions, finds time to fly Ministry personnel around the Province and also to conduct aerial photography work for Highways Operations.

Then there 's the Highways Bridge Branch, which advises our Commercial Transport Divi sion on weight restrictions involving the movement of special equipment and the like . And if Commercial Transport needs a new weigh scale, our Property Services Branch acquires the land , our Building Services Branch designs the building. including its electrical wiring, and Design and Surveys comes up with the site plans.

Our Air Transport Assistance Program (ATAP). which is helping develop community airports across the Province. wouldn't function nearly as efficiently without the close co-operation which exists with a number of other branches. When an airport site is being considered, a highway material testing crew is likely to be asked to check out the site and examine such aspects as its subsoils and the site's suitability for grading and construction. as was the case in the Chetwynd Airport.

Highways is responsible for operating and maintaining most Crown-owned gravel pits and a large portion of grave l used for airport construction under ATAP comes from these pits . Normally, a royalty is charged but in the case of an ATAP program, the royalty is waived . And still with ATAP, our Highways Paving Branch is often consulted Oldtimers Otis Swart and Pete Diablo . two ojthe men who worked on such things as the design and thickness of asphalt pavements. In on construcion oj the old Lillooet Suspension Bridge back in 19/1 . addition, airport paving projects have been carried out in conjunction got together with Transportation Minister Alex . V. Fraser on June 27 with highway paving jobs and highways personnel have undertaken to help oJJicially open the nell' Bridge ojthe 23 Camels shown in top supervisory duties involving ATAP projects at Chetwynd and Salmon picture. Unique name was chosen to commemorate era when camels Arm . were imported for use as pack animals in the days ofthe Cariboo gold In Nanairno, for example. Highways personnel built and paved the rush in the 1850's. Opening ofthe bridge was a gala affair organized access road to the airport and up at Anahim Lake , our paving Branch by Lillooet District Highways Manager Rod Chapman, who also did let and supervised the contract for the Anahim Airport runway pav­ sterling job as master (if ceremonies. Guests included Kamloops ing . There's a dollar saving in all this as well. Highways. because of Regional Highways Engine er Roy Gittins . Lillooet Bridge Foreman its wide range of experience in estimating and maintenance and Howard Survey, Director (if Highway Design and Survey Dick Read­ construction projects, regularly helps out on ATAP projects with shall' and Public Information Officer Dave Shepard. Who wasfirst to technical assistance and advice. If this wasn't availab le. ATAP offi­ "christen" bridge ? None other than Forests Minister Tom waterland. cials would be forced to go outside and hire consultants. When it's who as Yale-Lillooet MLA . drove his mobile constituency office considered that $11 million has been spent on community airport across in fine style . Nell' bridge took about 18 months to build and development by ATAP, " in-house " aid and assistance results in approaches were constructed by the Lillooet Highway District . Abol'e considerable savings. Aside from the material savings, suc h co­ picture shows the old Lillooet Suspension Bridge, the one that Swart operation makes for a more efficient operation overall withi n the and Diablo worked on. which was replaced by the nell' bridge . 21 ON THE JOB • ••

A continuing program is the Fulton Bridge, south ofGranisle, in the Bums Lake District. To ease the trouble the bridge has been superelevated and spiralled at one end. Specially cut shims of dif­ ferent sizes tofit on the cap, were custom cut by a local mill. Figure on the right is Dick Vassey. Acting Bridge Foreman. Don Stewart is above unloading bridge decking . Another probl em encountered was that the bridge is over a spawnin g creek for sock eye salmon at the Fulton Riverfisheries. Note plastic sheets laid in the dry channel to catch sawdust and other garbage to prevent itfrom contaminating the channel. The Bums Lake bridge crew completed the work in two weeks .

Pier piles on the Middle Arm Bridge, Richmond were damaged when struck by a barge moving up the channel. The pier shown in the above pictures supports one end (ifa swing span . The collision , which occurred at approximately 9.00 a.m . on a week-day morning , neces ­ sitated the closure (if the structure which is one (if the crossing s to the Vancouver International Airport. Crews were called in immediately and new steel piles were driven to support the pier. Crews worked 12 hours a day to complete the work . The bridge was reopened to traffic at approximately 7.00 p.m. on Saturday. Fraser River Pile Driving did the work under the direction (ifDon French , Regional Bridge and Works Engineer and Howie Bell, New Westminister Bridge Foreman .

The Frost Creek Bridge. located approximately 20 kilometres south ofChilliwack on the Columbia Valley Highway in the Chilliwack Highways District is currently under construction, it is scheduledfor completion in 1981. The bridge is being constructed (if steel H piles, concrete abutments and pre-stressed concrete stringers. The original Pouring concrete forms for redecking of the Bums Lake Bridge untreated log crib abutments were undermined in 1980 causing the sidewalk is the bridge crew. From left to right are Russe ll Petch, deck to settle during the flood, The Mission Bridge Crew are pouring Geotechnical, Terrace , Tom Roberts, Peter Nalleweg , Bill Woode, the south abutments. The Bailey bridge in top picture provides access Darcy Ashe, and Darcy Remanda. A batch offorms ready for laying while the new bridge is under construction . can be seen in the background, 22 Lonny Powers, Shift Foreman at Mica Creek, in the Revelstoke District sizes up a rock slide on Highway 23 North, approximately 60 miles fro m Revelstoke.

What's this? Just one oj the dangers that are braved by our intrepid culvert maint enance erew in the Smithers District . This is the dan­ gerous (tail) end of a porcupine.

Structural examination of bridges has been difficult in the past because it was hard to gain access to the undersides. But thanks to a new unit called "Servi Lift " this is no longer true. This unit is mounted on a tandem truck, and through the use cf hydraulically operated booms , carries inspectors to the underside ofa bridge. The inspectors may be lowered to a maximum dept (f 18.3 metres or down 6 metres and across 12 .2 metres. The unit has dual controls and /lUI\' be operatedfrom the truck or the cage located on the end of the boo/li. After a job well done by the Terrace District Shop, Erich Stauffer. There is an intercom for communication between cage and truck. The Mechanic Welder, lef t, Fred Annett, Mechanic 2, and Paul LaFrance, unit is the only one of its kind in Canada . It cost $250,000 with Mechanic I, took a breather to have their picture taken. The job headquarters in Cloverdale. It is shown here at top, the Val Haynes consist ed (f thefabrication and installation of a deck and accessories bridge on road 22 south (f Oliver which provides access to the to the Terrace bridge truck . The deck features welded steel con­ Okanagan River Channel and above the West Bend bridge on West struction, a telescoping collapsible steel boom in addition to the Hiab Bend road, just offHigh way 37 near Penticton. In the cage are Albert and winch, and is probably one ofthe best such units in the Province. Proulx, Penticton Bridgeman and Rankin Smith , lift operator. 23 ON THE JOB • • •

A long needed improvement was carried out recently by Saanich District with the reconstruction of a curve on Highway 14. Sooke Road. at the Glen Lake Road intersection near Victoria. The old time railway crossing and almost right angle tum was first transformed into a sharp cun'e after the extinction of the CN.R . The growing population of the area put more pressure on the existing roads and created the need for a properly designed curve. These objectives were accomplished with purchase of more right ofway. transferring some hydro poles and incorporating a left tum lane. where cars can wait 11011'. and safely make their turns to Glen Lake Road .

A section of Jm .r 7Jm long steel binwall was constructed by the Merritt District bridge crew and Coalmont road crews along the Coalmont Road.

In February 1981. a change in the traffic flow pattern for the morning rush hour was instituted at the George Massey Tunnel on Highway 99 in the New Westminister District. The nell' traffic pattern dubbed "contra-flow" involves converting the left southbound lane of the tunnel into a northbound lane . Top photo shows the crew placing cones through the tunnel to divide the northbound traffic from the southbound lane. Shown are Bob Devaney. Auxiliary Labourer. left Mount Lemoray crew from Dawson Creek District placing guard­ and Brad Gerhardt. right. Middle photo shows traffic at the south end rail in Pine Pass. Crew members are Phil Christensen. Tim Bruun. moving into the third lane . Above photo shows traffic exiting the Ken Bull. CliffSchmok is on the controls. tunnel at the north end. 24 For the past two years the Lillooet Highway District's Goldbridge Part ofthe Dawson Creek Highway District survey crew preparing foreman area has been putting a great deal of effort into the con­ for a road location access to Northeast Coal . Left to right are Pete struction of a road surrou nding Gun Lake. This picturesque area, Korbay, Crew Chief; Rob Graffand Gary Leveck. Engineering Aides. about 110 kilometres north of Lillooet, has attracted a substantial This crew has expe nded much effort , faced cold weather, mosquitos, influx of people who have purchased property near the lake. The black flies and miles (if trail on the job locating road into the Ministry is providing access to the area . Recently two tenders were Northeas t Coal resource area south (if Dawson Creek . releasedfor clearing and grubbing a part ofthe road . District forces are grading and gravelling this part ofthe road, now completed. The Goldbridge Road crew are shown hauling gravelfrom Road 40 on the Gun Lake Road.

Snowmobile trail ride into Petro-Can, N.E. Coal Duke and Duch­ ess Mountain sites. All Ministry of Transportation and Highways employees, ardent snowmobilers are, left to right, Stan Gladysz, Les Paul, Ron Donkersley and Gordon Arneson. Arnold Campbell is not in photo as he is at the camera.Hundreds ofmiles (iftrails into remote areas have been explored by this group. Photo was taken at the Petro­ Can camp. A gradall bush cutter at work on the Alberni-Tofino section of Highway 4. Alder tree growth in this area is 1.06 metres to 1.21 metres per year and as a result an extensive brushing program is required each year.

A fleet ofheavy duty equipment starts up after lunch at the Meadow The unit shown here is an Athey fo rce feed loader which was used Creek Road improvement project in the Merritt Highways District. with success in the Parksville Foreman Area in the Albern! District. Equipment used included, a TD-25 and ripper, a D9R and ripper, Prior to loading, a grader was used to loosen the sod to facilitate three 631 Cat scrappers, a John Deere 862, selfelevating scrapper, removal by the loader. and a Dynapac 25 vibratory rolle r. 25 ON THE JOB • • •

A familiar sight to travellers in Lardeau country, along Highway 3 1, is the Highways maintenance establishment in the Nell' Denver Highway District, The shop, on the left in ('{lS I' you couldn' t tell , was salvaged fr om the Gerrard Townsite in 1945 and reassembled at Meadow Creek where it stayed until i954 , At that time it was dis­ mantled and moved to its present locati on in Lardeau. The oil shed was originally a freight shed at Bosworth, located at Mile i7 or /8 along the C.P.R. line north ofLardeau, and was brought to Lardeau OIl the bridge truck .

Left to right, Rick Harris on, Mcbride District Highway Manager, Dennis Raymond, District Technician; Terry Burgess , Regional Landscape Supervisor; Paul Erickson, Senior Landscape Supervis or at Mount Robson viewpoint and site (1' Mount Terry Fox cairn during early preparations[or dedication ceremony held September 22.

Repainting containersfor the litter barrels at picnic and camping sites in the Bums Lake District are Don LaC\', Yardman, and AI Opadahl, Lab ourer, These containers have been a great help in keeping sites tidier, Wildlife and domestic animals (as well as van­ dais) , can't , or don 't damage them,

Yahk's modem weigh scal e is sel'en miles f rom the United States­ Canada border at the junction of Highways 3 and 95, The t01V1l itself has a population ofmostly retired people and COil tract loggers work ­ Part ofthe Dawson Creek crew cleanin g out beaver dams on end (1' ing for Crestbrook Forest industries, Originally a C.P.R . sawmill culverts, Crew members are, left to right , Tim Bruun , Labourer, tOWIl , the name YAHK, accordin g to the Kootenai Indians, means Wally Gayse , Machine Operat or and Frank Mouns ey, Road Maint e­ land ofplenty ormeeting pla ce, named because of the abundance of nance Foreman 2. naturalfood available such as berries , wildlife andfish. 26 Dawson Creek District Bridge Foreman , Euclid Tremblay, left, assisted by member of Bridge Crew, Fred Lan ger, preparing and Audrey Irwin ,Clerk 5, Kaml oops motor licence office has spent loadin g bore holes at Mile 25, Herita ge Hi gh way construction site over 25 years in the public service, Her dutie s consist of check ing where rock had to be blasted to grade. docum ents. collecting revenue, issuing motor vehicle licences and ICB C insurance, answerin g inquiries and ope rating the camera for identification pictures,

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On the job at the Golden Scale is Weighma ster Jim McAllister.

Mary Godin is a Clerk 4 with the Trail motor licence office .Her duties include issuing ICBC insurance and motor vehicle licence plates andpermits, takin g photograph s and answerin g telephon e and counter inquiries,

OBITUARIES

ALVIN GEORG E HAMILTON. 53. of the Chilliwack Highways District died suddenl y on May 17, 1981 . He began with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways in 1964 and was a Machine Operator 7 at the Rosedale Yard, 80m and raised in Rosedale. George is survived by his wife Shirley, two sons and one daughter.

JOHN GRONER. 53. Labourer, Nanaimo Highways District died May 2, 1981. John started with the Ministry on May I, 1973 as a Realignment of Route 26, Barkervil le Highway at Cottonwood labourer. He is survived by his wife Emily. At her request donations River was necessary to alig n the highway with the nell' Mcl.arry were made to the 8. C. Heart Fund in John's memory. Bridge. located 26 km east of Quesnel. Preparationfor paving started on June 3, 198 1 and paving lI'as completed by Jun e 16 , 1981 . Total cost of the pa ving was approxima tely $ 120 ,000 . Shown here goi ng 1. R. (RON) PELTIER. 44, died July 24, 198 1. Ron commenced over fi nal grade plans are, left to right. Bob Petho , Engineering Aide employment with the Ministry in April, 1970 and worked primarily 2; Elmer Green, Engineering Aide 3; AI Petty, Project Supervisor; on the Nanaimo and Cassidy patch crews. Ron is survived by his wife and Gerry Allen , Engineering Assistant. Bernice and four children. 27 ON THE JOB • • •

Picture shows members of the Bums Lake District Engineering crew checking lift of asphalt at Fulton Bridge approach south of Granisle. lnclued are Dave Mitchell. Booking, Neil Lowther, Level and Dan Weber, Rodman.

Last winter the first year in the Tete Jaune area when patching was performed in mid-December. Highway l o just west ofMount Robson , in the background was the locale for the picture, While patching in mid-December may sound a little out {Jjthe ordinary, it was accom­ plished with the help ofthe pavement recycler. The patching crew, left to right, consisted ofBill Roe Jr. and John Gerin.

A nell' practice in the Nanaimo District is shown here . It involves barging 19 mm crushed granular surfacing to Gabriola and Thetis Islands ending the costly chore oftrucking the product by ferry from Vancouver Island when needed. Shown are the production barge, with hoppers, conveyor and power plant. The services oflocal truck­ ers and the federal dock were used to bring the product to Thetis Island.

Funded under the "Safe Route to School" program administered by Highway Safety Engineer Jack Lisman, this nell' footbridge over Renfrew Road was the site ofaface liftfor Burnt Bridge in late April Shawnigan Creek was named "Coul Bridge" after an old time resi­ this year. After removing the old bridge, including stringers, the dent. Cost of this structure was kept down by using old wooden Nanaimo bridge crew under the direction of Bridge Foreman Ray stringersfrom Burnt Bridge and by pre-assembly ojthe rail support x­ Kuharski raised the concrete abutments and prepared for the new ties and construction was carried 0111 by the Nanaimo District bridge concrete box stringers. Due to lack ofroom for the crane's outriggers, crew. The structure eliminates the necessity for busing children two smaller cranes were used to place the new stringers. Box beams around a loop which includes part of the Trans-Canada Highway. are shown resting on the old stringers. 28 MOUNT TERRY FOX DEDICATION SEPTEMBER 22

Part oflarge crowd at viewpoint before Mt . Terry Fox dedication ceremony September 22 . Premier Bennett and Fox famil» arrived by Covered signboard prepared under j urisdiction of Senior Land­ helicopter minutes later to unveil the plaque and signboard after scape Supervisor Paul Erickson and Region 4 Landscape Supervisor earlier ceremony on the mountain top. Terry Burgess after official unveiling by Fox family .

Large l Z-place helicopter takes off on test run fr om Mt . Terry Fox viewpoint park ing area watched by Dare Aldridge. Region 4 Road­ side Developm ent Co-ordinator. left . and Paul Erickson . Senior Landscape Supervisorfrom Headquart ers.

Large bronze plaquefo r Mount Terry Fox roadside site is mounted on 2 000 kg stone by Dieter Kostain , right. with the assistance of Frank Zambano fr om the Mcbride District. Ministry personnel also arranged transportation and catering fo r guests fro m Vancoul'er and Crews front Mcbride District prepare roadside site fo r Mt . Terry Prince George . Landscaped ami seeded. nell' roadside site also Fox dedication . Paved parking area. concrete paths and patio and provides magnificent I'iell' of Mt . Robson . picnic tables \l'ere features of the nell' site.

29 ON THE JOB • • •

Dave Swoboda, fourth year Apprentice Mechanic.from Cranbrook District overhauling a cylinder head in the mechanic shop in Cloverdale .

Mike Webster, Apprentice Me chanic, third year, installing a hydraulic cylinder while doing (Ill annual major check OJl a mower at the Cloverdale shop.

Robin Shaw-Maclaren, Apprentice Mechanic, second year, install­ ing a break shoe while performing a major check on a -l-ton truck:at the Cloverdale shop.

Rick Wabisch ewich, Apprentice Bodyman, third year, at the D . Traill, Mechanic 2, Bridge Lake, Lillooet District, checks out Cloverdale shop ref inishin g paint work 011 a 4-lOn truck after an fro nt " IO /II lt plow bracket while Machine Operator 3 Dave Colgan accident. waits 10 assist in repairs. 30 Modem traffic problems are catching up to Bums Lake as a flashing light is erected at the junction of Yellowhead 16 and North Francois Highway . The Bums Lake District road and bridge crew assisted the Regional Electrical crew.

Ministr y of Highways drillin g crew taking a m il sample test at Flatb ed Creek , North East Coal development, Left to right, John Sumpter, Machine Operator ; Hans SI/(/t:, Machine Operator; and Mike Smallwood , Diam ond Drill Foreman . I / Don Stemm and Dick Vessey service the gears at the top of the tower at the ferry terminal at Southbank , Bums Lake District. Both Don and Dick work with the district bridge crew.

Soil sampling equipment being removedfrom drill hole at Flatbed Left to right Earl Kline. Mechanical Foreman; Ed Turner, Bridge Creek, North East Coal development . Drilling section personnel are, Foreman, and Cliff Lippa , Bridgeman of the Creston Highways left . John Sumpt er, Machine Operator and Hans Shatz , Machine District standing in [ront ofnev: bridge truck. Operator. 31 Happyfellow in snappyfedo ra is Fred Gilbert , an ex -airforce pilot Avros, CF -EZN and CF·EZI , \\'ere atta ch ed to the Ph oto Survey of the Second World War who \\'as employed by the provincial gove rn ­ Branch ofLands and Forest s . BCA \\'as destroyed in crash at the Pat mentfrom 1948 to 1953. Cameraman cau ght Fred in pos e beside one Bay Airport in 1961 and the oth er t\\'o planes \\'ere subsequently used of three lI'ar surplus Avro An son .l· purcha sed for the go vernment by fo rf irefi ghting practice at the airpo rt and lI'ere destroyed in 1964 , the McD onald Brothers , of Winnipl'g. The aircraft has been ident ified as year they \\'ere taken out ofservice . The hangar at one tim e \\'as owned CF· BCA and lI'as primarily used to service the eng ineering branch (if by Trans Canada Airlines (no\\' Air Canada) and is presently used by the then Department of Hi ghways under the then Deputy Minister the Victoria Flying Club . Picture is believed to ha ve been taken Eva n Jon es . It lI'as also used fo r VIP tran sportation , The othe r t\\'o around 1951 or 1952. Note style of aut os parked at far right.

Also , there is noth ing more inviting to a thief than expensive items left CAR TIPS FROM GERRY: on the car scat in plain sight. If your vehicle is locked this may still not TO STOP A CAR THIEF deter him from atte mpting entry. (By Ge rry Brown, Man ager, Motor Vehicle Insp ection Division ) Points to rem ember: - upon leaving your car be sure you lock all doors and windows Accord ing to the Attorney Ge neral's Data Serv ices Sect ion there and take your keys with you . were 12 ,341 motor vehicles (including ca rs. trucks and motorcycles) - keep yo ur dr iver's licence and vehicle registrati on cards in your stolen in British Columbia in 1980 and of this wallet or pur se . number 10 .722 were recovered . In a five yea r - always try to park on a busy well-lit street and never leave your peri od endi ng Decem ber 3 1, 1980 , there wer e vehicle in a dark , out of the way spot. 6 ,000 motor vehicl es stolen in the Province that - don 't leave anything valuable in plain sight. Always lock your were never recovered . valuables in the trunk . If you park in a garage or commercial lot , Here arc a few simple precaution s which anyo ne leave only the ignition key with the attendant, not the trunk key. can take to keep his car from being stolen. - cars parked at the end of the block are more likely to be towed First of all, stati stics show that the majorit y of away than those in the middle of the block . Also, turn your car thefts occ ur after the owner leaves the keys in steering wheel sharpl y to one side or the other as this will lock the ignition. If the thief then finds your driver's licence and vehicle the steering column and prevent the vehicle from being towed registration in the car, he can impersonat e you, if stopped by poli ce . from the rear. 32