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PUBLISHED BYTHE MINISTRYOFTRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS SPRING 1982 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 2 MOTOR CARRIER BRANCH REORGANIZED

Four new managers were appointed for the Motor Carrier Branch recently in an effort to streamline carrier operations for better service to the motor carrier industry. The four are Meredith Rowden. Manager of Passenger Licences and Safety; Dave Hammell. Manager of Freight Licencing for the and Island; Ken Knott . Manager of Motor Carrier Compliance within the Province; and Don Murray. Manager of Freight Licencing for the Provincial Region. As part of the change. Doug Tyson. Deputy Superintendent becomes responsible for the Office Managers. Manager of Compliance. and Manager. Financial Investigation (Rates Examiner). All four will remain based at the Headquarters, 4240 Manor Street.

Ministry Profile AL FITCH--SUPERINTENDENT MOTOR CARRIER BRANCH

When AI Fitch. Superintendent of the Motor Carrier Branch started out as a junior office boy 35 years ago his pay cheque was $65 a month plus a cost of living bonus of $ I5. His total yearly salary came to $780. The branch at that time came under the Public Utilities Commission and the Superin­ tendent was Major R. M. Taylor whose staff in­ cluded an Assistant Superintendent, Rates Exam­ iner and Assistant, Accountant, Chief Clerk, general office staff and seven Field Inspectors located at Cranbrook, Nelson, , , Vancouver and Victoria . Today Head­ quarters are located at 4240 Manor Street. Burnaby, and there are field offices located in , Prince George. Cranbrook, Dawson Creek, Kamloops, Kelowna and Victoria. Al has the distinction of being the youngest Inspector ever appointed at 22 years of age and the youngest Superintendent at 44. He served in Vancouver as an Inspec­ tor from 1952 to 1956 then spent 10 years at the Prince George field office from 1956 to 1966. In eight years he rose from Inspector to Administrative Officer to Assistant Superintendent to Superintendent.

Left to right. Don Murray, Ken Knott, Meredith Rowden and Dave Hammell.

The Motor Carrier Branch is the administrative arm of the Motor Carrier Commission with headquarters at 4240 Manor Street, Bur­ naby, and seven field offices located at Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince George, Kelowna, Dawson Creek, Kamloops and Cranbrook. The branch receives all applications from persons planning the commercial transportation of goods or people on B.C. highways . If someone wants to operate a taxi business, bus service, or haul freight, they must submit an application for licence to the branch. together with the rates to be charged, time schedules, etc . Branch personnel investigate the application and send a report to the Commission for a decision. If a licence is granted, the Commission will specify terms and conditions under which the person is allowed to operate and the application is then returned to the Branch for administrative processing. Between them the new managers have a total of 41 years service. It's not every day the R.R . & C. is able to take a picture of all Meredith Rowden spent 25 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Transportation Engineers and Inspectors responsible for pipelines Police before becoming a Motor Carrier Inspector I I years ago. Dave under provincial jurisdiction . This study group assembled at engi­ Hammell served with the branch as an Inspector for six years in Prince neering headquarters in Burnaby recently to update everyone on the George and as an Administrative Officer for 10years in the Vancouver latest technical and legal requirements of pipelines in order to area. Ken Knott is a Journeyman Mechanic and worked one year as an achieve standardization in knowledge and enforcement. The sessions Inspector with the motor vehicle inspection station on Georgia Street, were chaired by Jim Colgan, left, Assistant Chief Engineer. Next to Vancouver, before becoming a Motor Carrier Inspector II years ago . Jim. left to right. is Stan Bengston, Design and Investigation Engi­ He first served at Burnaby Headquarters, worked for short periods at neer. Burnaby; Ken Krause. Inspector. Burnaby; Fred Leigh. Inspec­ Nelson and Cranbrook and latterly at Burnaby. Don Murray worked tor. Kelowna; Ev Crowder. Inspector, Burnaby; Nick Kreklywich, for 23 years with Northland Navigation at and was a part-time Inspector, Prince George; Dave Montgomery. Inspector. Fort St. judge for II years and coroner for 19 years before becoming a Motor John; Wally Hendron. Sr. Pipeline Inspector. Burnaby; and Ralph Carrie r Inspector at Prince George in January, 1979. Likes, Inspector. Fort St. John. 2 MINISTER'S MESSAGE T HE ROADRUNNER m & CA RRIER Province of Spring 1982 Volume 19 British Columbia No.2

i:r i:r i:r Published Quarterly by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways We have come through a tough winter and our crews have Victoria, British Columbia done a commendable job in keeping our highways open . Ray Baines. Executive Editor Slides , washouts and avalanches have been handled with dis­ Arthur 1. Schindel, Editor patch and for that I wish to thank those who have worked so C . N. Shave, Co-Editor hard to keep the traffic moving. However, with the approach ofspring and early summer we i:r i:r i:r are nowfaced with a new season ofroad maintenance work and increasing traffic loads and therefore we cannot let down on Field Correspondents our attention to safety and the pride of accomp lishment which Paul Morrison Geotechnical Operations, Burnaby characterized our past efforts . W. S. Boughey.. . .. Victoria At the same time we have to constantly remind users of our Herb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Crew highways that they have a responsibi lity as well- to drive the Eric Eastick.. Centerline Marking, Cloverdale road system safely and within limits. To do this we have to set May Colter an example with our own activit ies , including our own be­ Geza Benko ... . Saanich haviour behind the wheel and on the job. Ed Hemmingsen Drivers whom we help to regulate and control watch us too . Harby Grewal .. Nanaimo If our road behaviour in marked Ministry vehicles is not Jae Carpenter Nanaimo exemplary we are bound to hear about it, and with justifica­ Dan Bowen...... Courtenay tion. Let's not be accusedofasking people to "do as we say, not Les lie Hutchinson .. . Ferries District as we do ." Me nno Martens Bob Neall .Dock Branch ALEX. V. FRASER Mike Woodcock.. . Minister R. W. Flavelle... McBride Dave Schleppe . . Kamloops Stan Paloposki Williams Lake Barry Kimble 100 Mile House Fred L, Stuart . Norman Allen Revelstoke Les Johnson .. ...Vernon 1. T. Hallam .. . Kelowna W. R . Coates . . --- .-. Brian Niehaus Merritt Bob Corder.. .. .Lillooet ------R. Haworth. . Grand Forks .... Marge Brown . Nelson C. W. Smith.. ...New Denver Fred Ryckman . .. Creston N. K. Mo lander Cranbrook A, R. Caldwell Fernie ~ C. M . Frank . .. .. Golden Steve Uyesugi . .. Smi thers Stan Gladysz Bob Strain... .. Fort St. John Harman Delyea.. . .Terrace John Newhouse Prince George Clyde Smaaslet . ..Prince George Lloyd Trueman ...... Quesnel B. A. Cleary ...... Vanderhoof Dave Foster . .. Burns Lake I Kevin Cutting . Prince Rupert Whayne Chappell .. .Terrace Bill Ward. . . ..Dease Lake

COVER PHOTO Shot ofthe John Hart- Highway was taken 30 years ago The Headquarters Planning Branch ran a public information cen­ by Frank Clapp shortly after the then new highway was officially tre March 16 to 18 in Abbotsford regarding the Highway I I realign­ opened . That's Frank's 1950 Plymouth in the photo . This is looking ment project, The centre, located at Old Clayburn and Immel Roads south toward Azouzetta Lake at a point 2/0 kilometres north of Prince was manned by J,Greg Singer, P.Eng.,Supervising Transportation George and 198 kilometres south ofDawson Creek . The highway was Engineer and Maria D . Szalay, Engineer-in-Training. Maria is later paved and large sections have since been rebuilt and repaved. shown explaining the route to a local resident. (See more pictures and story - Page 17.) 3 10--7 CLUB ...

W. A. (BILL) DALE, P.Eng., Design DAVID (DAVE) LOGAN, Design Engi­ NORMAN (CHUCK) BECKLEY is one Engineer with the Design and Surveys neer in Headquarters Bridge Branch, was of those 62-year-old retirees for whom re­ Branch in Victoria re­ the guest of honour at a tirement is just another tired on March 3 I, 1982 large gathering in Vic­ door into a new life and a after 13 years with the toria, on March 20th. on fresh start. " Ch uc k" . Ministry. Before joining the occasion of his retire­ Foreman 4. of the Lang­ the government Bill ment. Dave joined the ford Bridge Crew, worked in the hardwood Ministry in 1955. as a de­ Saanich District. had his and pulp business and sign engineer. and was retirement dinner. given was manager of pulp appointed to the position by his fellow workers, mills at Port Alice and of Section Supervising within a few weeks of his Woodfibre. Bill was raised on a farm in Design Engineer in 1959. Dave's wife Janet , recent marriage . He was born and raised in Saskatchewan and moved to Victoria in and their four grown children attended. Paradise Valley. . He served in the 1929. He was well known as a track star. His Dave was presented with a Meritorious Navy. drove a taxi in Victoria. and worked running ability earned him a scholarship at Scroll from the Provincial Government by in construction as a carpenter all over B.C. Washington State University where he re­ the Deputy Minister, R. G. Harvey. Len and the . In 1969. he was hired by the ceived his engineering degree but only after Johnson. Director of Bridge Engineering. Ministry for the Revelstoke bridge crew. He taking a year leave of absence to win a gold presented the guest of honour with a gold transferred in 1975 . to Langford as a Fore­ and bronze medal at the British Empire wrist watch on behalf of his many friends . man 2. and stayed there until retirement. He Games in Sydney, Australia, in 1938. While Honouring Dave on this occasion were and his new bride are planning to move to these are his most prestigious awards, they members of Highway Design and Surveys, the U.S .A . sometime in the future . are only two of a long list of awards and and Geotechnical and Materials Branches, records that he achieved in that period. Dur­ along with retired former Bridge Branch ing World War 2, Bill was in the RCAF members. Along with Dave 's varied bridge where he won his pilot's wings . His hobbies design responsibilities he represented the are gardening and photography and he ex­ Ministry as a member of the project com­ In January A. H. (BERT) CALLAHAN, cels in both. He is also keenly interested in mittee on bridge hydraulics. Roads and Dawson Creek District, was honoured by genealogy and is vice-president of the Vic­ Transportation Association of Canada for his fellow employees and toria Genealogy Society. A recent school six years. During his regular work and home friends upon his retire­ reunion in the prairies prompted Bill to pro­ duties Dave found the time to serve four ment with a supper and duce an excellent history of the Rocky Hills years on the School Board social in Pouce Coupe. and Goslin School Districts which he calls and Victoria City's Advisory Planning after 34 years of service. "A Harvest of Prairie Memories". It is a very Commission. During World War 2 he The Callahan family warm and human book and Bill is being served with the Royal Navy. moved to Pouce Coupe. swamped for copies by people who have in 1934, and Bert has bought the book and are ordering extra cop­ lived there since. He ies for family and friends . Bill and his wife spent five years in the Army before coming Mary were honoured at a luncheon on to work for the Ministry in Pouce Coupe as a March 26th by his friends and co-workers. Truck Driver. In those days Pouce Coupe covered the entire Peace Region. In 1947, 1. G . H. (JIM) POTTER. Technical As­ he met and married his wife , Charlotte. and sistant 3 . Traffic Engineering Branch, Headquarters, retired in they raised four children: Bruce, Agnes. Raymond and Dale . After driving truck for February after 12 years two years Bert was promoted to a Grader with the Branch. Prior to that, Jim worked from Operator, a position he held for 20 years before he was promoted to a Road Foreman. January. 1968.until Ap­ He was presented with a propane barbecue ril. 1970. in the Air Divi- ~ and a lamp which was handmade by fellow sion of Transportation at Victoria International workers. Bert hopes to do a lot of fishing during his retirement and will be missed by Airport . Jim came to all his former fellow workers in Pouce Canada in 1967, from England and spent a Coupe. "BARDA" BILL BADDELEY, Bridge­ short time working with a marine architect. man 2. retired October 31. 1980. after 22 Jim and his wife. Joan. were honoured at a years service with the luncheon attended by his fellow employees Ministry. Barda began and friends . with Highways in 1958 . MANFORD PEDERSON, Smithers Dis­ and has since been em­ trict, recently retired , began with the Minis­ ployed in the Fernie try in 1970, as a Machine Highways District as a Operator and for the past Bridgeman . Prior to 10 years has served as the 1958 , Barda worked with LOUIE LENTO, Bridgeman I, in the Fer­ Smithers Yardman. Man­ the Forestry. C.P.R .. nie Highways District, began with the Min- ford's retirement will Crowsnest Pass Coal Company at Coal I istry in 1948, and of- mean his collegues will Creek and with local contractors. par­ ficially retired February no longer hear Manford ticularly on local bridges during the 1948 26, 1982 , after 34 years mutter "By Jingles, what flood. Bill, who is a local longtime resident continuous service in the did you blame boys do of Fernie, and avid fisherman , plans to retire Fernie District. Louie, with them last blame so and so's I gave there and sharpening saws of every kind as a who is a skilled carpenter you?" Manford came to this area in 1944, pastime. Bill is married. with one son, one and fisherman, was pre­ after serving in the armed forces and has daughter and two grandsons, and one grand­ sented a fishing reel and tried his hand at coal mining, trucking, daughter and is looking forward to his retire­ circular saw by his fellow farming and logging. Manfords immediate ment so he may spend more time with his workers. In his retirement Louie will have plans will see him relaxing in the sunshine at grandchildren. more time for fishing and carpentry. the lake . 4 NORRIS AMIES, Machine Operator 3, JIM LAFORGE, Bridgeman 3, Dawson WILLIAM (BILL) GARDEN. Bri dge on the Pender Island crew of the Saanich Creek District. retired from the Minis try on Foreman at Deas Dock. went on pre-re tire- .- . ,District, retired on Feb­ January 2 1, 1982 . Jim I ment leave in March and ruary 5, after two years started as Bridgeman 3 in officially retires in July of service with the Minis­ May, 1971 . Elec ted shop this year after 18 years try. Norris grew up on steward, he represented service with the Minis­ Pender Island, the son of the Union on the safety try. Bill was born in Captain Amies who was committee for many 19 17, in Whitehorse, Captain of one of the years . Euclid Tremblay, Yukon, and educated in " Dollar Line " ships sail­ Bridge Foreman, wished Vancouver. He worked ing from San Francisco. him well and presented on f ishboats , then as to Hong Kong . Before joining the Ministry, him with a gift from his co-workers and shipwright and later with a shipyard in New Norris was in the navy, joining in 1938, and many friends throughout the district. Jim Westmins ter. Bill began with th'eMinistry in serving throughout the war years. During was well prepared for his retirement as he 1964, as a rough carpenter. working on ferry his years with the Ministry. he was part of has just recently completed the construction terminal buildings, docks and wharfs . In the paving crew that worked on the roads of of his own carpentry shop at Tupper, where 1972, he became a Bridgeman and was pro­ Pender Island. He was also involved in he resides, an indication that Jim will be moted in January 1978 , to Foreman I. He building the ferry terminal approaches, a spending many hours pursuing his favorite has spent the last few years as the Yard major job for the small island crew. His co­ hobby. Foreman, constructing all types of fender workers, friends and relatives held a dinner pads and other components for ferry docks. party for him, where he was presented with Bill plans to spend his spare time on the golf a barometer-thermometer. course. toting the new golf bag presented to u u u him by his fellow employees. u uu

BLYTH COTTER, Machine Operator 7, Quesnel District, Quesnel North Crew, re­ DENYS W. DE LORME. District Stock­ tired March 31, 1982 . He man , Kamloops District. retires in May began with the Ministry after 25 years of service u u u in Quesnel, in 1963, as a with the Min istry. Denys Labourer, subsequently has spent all 25 years in he was a truck driver and Kamloops District. His then a grader operator. main interest is in raising When the new satellite and showing Irish water yard was established in spaniels. He has a water Hixon, in 1966, Blyth spa~iel. which after ?b- ~ ;;.._ .. spent two years there and then moved back tammg one more point. to Quesnel. While with the Min istry he took will be a Canadian champion. He is a life­ an air brake course and also a grader opera­ time member of the Kamloops District Ken­ tor course in Nanaimo. He came to Lumby, nel Club and the Kamloops Central Lions B.C., from Meadow Creek, Alberta. in Club. He enjoys working with the handicap­ 1948. When he first came to Quesnel, he ped and senior citizens. His future plans ranched 10 kilometres southwest of include travelling to dog shows and con­ Quesnel . He moved back to Quesnel to fur­ tinuing work with the Lions Club. ther his children's education. Blyth enjoys cattle ranching and now has a hobby farm to A retirement party was held recently for keep him busy. three Motor Vehicle Inspectors from Bur­ naby inspection station who retired after a u u u combined total of 26 years service among u u u them . They are. left to right. GORDON McCORQUODALE, six years, JACK HARDING , 10 years and ALBERT COTE. GEORGE WISHART, Machine Operator HAROLD SKANDS, Engineering Assis­ 10 years. Gordon was born in Shell River. 4. on the Langford crew, Saanich Highways tant. Nelson Highways District, retired after Manitoba, and educated in Saskatoon. He District, was honoured at 29 vears of service. He served in the Canadian Army from Septem­ a dinner and toasted by began with the Ministry ber 1939. to August 1946. and following his fellow workers after in 1952, with the Design discharge, worked at a service garage for 20 32 years of service with and Surveys Branch. At years before joining the Ministry in 1975. the Ministry. George that time, he was located Jack was born in Vancouver, and started out served in the army, at Christina Lake while as a mechanic in the Vancouver area in worked for Crown As­ working on the Blue­ 1938 . He served in the Royal Canadian sets, and surveyed for the berry-Paulson section of Navy during the war then returned to work Pacific Great Eastern Highway 3. He worked at in the Vancouver area. He joined the Minis­ Railway, before starting with the Ministry in several locations in the interior. suc h as try in 1971. Born in Calgary, Albert moved 1949 . The Wishart name is a fam iliar one in Hope. Ch illiwack. Fernie, Cranbrook, Ra­ to B.C. in 1938, and he served with the the Langford-Colwood District, as George's dium , Terrace, Hazelton and Prince Canadian Scottish Regiment during World father was a pioneer logger and farmer in the George. Whi le at Prince George he worked War 2. He apprenticed in the automotive and area. There is a road, gravel pit, and ele­ on the Prince George-McBride Highway. body trades and worked in the Lower Main­ mentary school in Col wood which all bear Harold transferred to the Nelson District land and Vancouver before joi ning the Min­ the Wishart name. George will be busy in survey crew in April. 1980 , and was later istry in Sep tember 1971. his retirement work ing aro und his house respo nsib le for the per mit and subdivision which he has renovated from one of the inspec tio ns until his retirement on February original buildin gs on his father's farm . 28, 1982. 10-7 Club continued p. 23 5 APPOINTMENTS ...

WALTER E. MERCER, P.Eng ., who has standards for the purpose of safety and gen­ engineer with Shell Oil at Winnipeg. From recently been appointed to the position of eral government regulations. He is married 1967 to 1969 he worked as a Water Right Regional Director. Min ­ with two children and his outside interests Engineer in Kelowna and for the next two istry of Transportation include antique cars and photography. and a halfyears managed the Southeast Kel­ and Highways. with owna Irrigation District during whic h he headquarters in Burnaby was responsible for an ARDA Program. for the past three years Prior to his new appointment he worked has been Regional Main­ TOM BLACK is the new Regional Super­ with the Ministry of Health as a Public tenance Operations Man­ visor of the Commercial Transport Division Health Engineer from 1972 to 1982. Syd is ager in Prince George. for Vancouver Island and also a four and a half year veteran of World .- He has had many long Powell River areas. Tom War 2. during which he spent one and a half and productive years with the Ministry, hav­ joined the Division Feb­ years flying with the Royal Air Force in ing begun in 1942 in New Westminster. Suc­ ruary 1977. serving at Canada and the remainder in Europe. He is cessive appointments were. after serving in Terrace . as a Weighmas­ married with one daughter and likes to golf the R.C .A .F. for some years. to Resident ter I, for three years and fish in his spare time . Engineer, New Westminster, Saanich. Wil­ and two years as a liams Lake . and Vernon, after which he was Weighmaster 3. Portable promoted to Regional Maintenance Engi­ Operator. responsible for neer. Kamloops . in 1961 . Subsequently an area in the northwest from the Queen KEITH BESPFLUG. District Highway Walt has served in Region I, as Regional Charlotte Islands to Smithers. in the east Manager. Fort St. John , recently won Maintenance Engineer. and later Regional and as far north as the B.C. -Yukon border. through competition the Planning Engineer. Twelve inches of snow Originally from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, position as Regional in 24 hours did not deter friends and fellow Tom spent most of his years in the north Manager, Maintenance workers in Region 4 from attending a working nine years with the Hudson Bay Fur in the Prince George Re­ farewell send-off for Walt on the occasion of Trade . He later owned and operated a store , gion. Keith graduated in his departure for Vancouver. Regional man­ motel and gas station on Highway 37, some Civil Engineering from agers . foremen and wives from the entire 480 kilometres north of Terrace, during the University of Alberta Region. about 75 people, gathered at the which he held many varied positions includ­ and later obtained a Mas­ home of the retired Regional Paving Super­ ing postmaster. stipend magistrate, coroner. ter 's Degree in Civil En­ intendent. Harry Waring. to say goodbye to and sub-government agent. In his new ca­ gineering (Geotechnical) from the Univer­ the Mercers. Walt is a graduate of the Uni­ pacity, Tom will assist in the administration sity of Toronto. He worked in Alberta for a versity of British Columbia with a B.A . in of the Division as well as assuming the re­ few years prior to joining the Ministry in Education and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering sponsibility as Regional Supervisor for the Victoria in 1974. as Special Projects Engi­ from Oregon State University. A member of Vancouver Island/Powell River Region. He neer with the Geotechnical and Materials the American Society of Engineers. Walt is married with three girls and enjoys hunt­ Branch. In 1978. Keith moved to Burnaby and his wife Beverley have four grown chil­ ing , fishing, and hiking and is looking for­ where he was Regional Geotechnical and dren and three grandchildren and make their ward to enjoying some of this soft climate. Materials Engineer. From 1979 to present, home in the western part of Cloverdale. Keith has been the District Highways Man­ Walt's hobbies include photography. vin­ ager at Fort St. John. Married with two tage car restoration. fishing. hunting and children, Keith enjoys golfing, curling, ski­ gardening. DENNIS OLIVER has been appointed ing and camping. The family is looking District Highways Manager for the Golden forward to living in Prince George. Dis trict. Dennis began .. with the Design and Sur- I vey Branch in 1955, and The Motor Vehicle Department has a new worked all through the PETER LOFTHOUSE. former Planning Standards Engineer. HUGH YOUNG. a Kootenays until 1967, at Officer with Transport Policy 's ATAP Pro­ graduate from the Uni­ which time he moved to gram has won through versity of Manitoba. with Duncan. A short time competition the position broad experience in the later he won the position of Economist with the vehicle standards field . of Technician and moved Transport Policy Branch. Born and educated in to Gibsons. In 1971. he was awarded the In his new role Peter will Winnipeg . Hugh has position of District Technician and moved to be responsible for inves­ been in the field of vehi­ Courtenay and held that position until his tigations and studies of cle safety and vehicle recent move to Golden. Hobbies are enjoy­ complex transportation standards since 1963. ing the outdoors. hunting and fishing. Den­ issues, involvi ng all when he first went to work for the Canadian nis and his wife Carol have three sons. modes of transportation, and deal with other Standards Association Testing Laboratories ministries, provinces and the federa l gov­ in Toronto. In 1968 he was hired by the ernment. Peter holds a Bachelor of Com ­ Province of Ontario as Automotive Safety merce from McGill University in Montreal , Engineer responsible for activating the pres­ SYDNEY CARROLL has been ap­ and a Mas ter of Science in Transportation ent Ontario Vehicle Inspection Program. In pointed Airport Development Engineer Planning from the Cranfield Institut e of 1970 he moved to Ottawa to work for Trans­ with the Air Transport Technology, Bedford, England. Before port Ca nada on the introduction of Canada Assistance Program. joi ning the Ministry in April 1980, Peter Safety Standards for motor vehicles. He re­ Born in Scot land, Syd is spent six years in Yellowknife with the De­ mained there two years then went to work a graduate in civil engi­ partment of Economic Development , Gov­ for the UK Motor Industry in Engla nd, re­ neering fro m the Univer­ ernment of the North west Territories. Be­ turning to Canada, and Windsor, Ontario, in sity of Manitoba. Before fore th at he worke d five years with an 1977 , to work for an Ame rica n subsidiary of co ming to Briti sh Co­ aviation consulting firm in Montreal. Peter a French automo tive electr ical gro up, which lumbia from the prairies is married and his outside interests include position he held until now. In his new role he spent 20 years work­ canoeing, walking and watching profes­ with the Motor Vehicle Depart ment Hugh ing as a pavement engi neer with the cities of sional sports. He also has a private pilot's will be responsible for deve loping vehicle Regina and Winnipeg, and also as a div ision licence. 6 PROMOTIONS. • •

E RROL REDMAN was recently ap­ W. R. (DICK) SMALLEY has been pro­ DALE HOMES was the successful can­ pointed District Highway Manager for Lil­ moted to Regional Health and Safety Of­ didate for the Engineering Aide 3 regulatory looet Highway District. ficer in Region I. Prior to position in the Golden Errol has been with sev­ this, Dick was the Re­ District. Beginning work eral branches of the Min­ gional Stockman in the with the PavingBranch in istry of Transportation North Vancouver Dis­ 1972. Dale travelled ex­ and Highways over the trict. He began with the tensively throughout the past 18 years. He started Ministry in 1969 in the southern part of B.C. un­ with Birch Island Main­ North Vancouver District til 1974. The next two tenance in 1963. Con­ office after a lengthy ca­ years were spent at the struction Branch; reer with the military Engineering Aide 3 level 1964-1974. Design and Surveys in Kam­ spanning the years 1940-1969. He served in as the relieving Avalanche Observer at loops; 1974-1977, Kamloops District for the infantry, airborne and lastly as a techni­ Salmo-Creston Summit. In 1976. through seven months then Lillooet District; cal officer in the safety field . He is married competition, Dale won the position of Dis­ 1978-1982. Errol is married. has two chil­ with two sons. Dick's hobbies are fishing, trict Avalanche Technician based in dren and is actively involved in minor golf and any spare time is spent in his Creston. and held that position until his re­ hockey and softball . He is a Canadian Ama­ greenhouse. cent move to Golden. Dale is single. enjoys teur Hockey Association referee and a B.C. photography, downhill and cross-country Amateur Softball Association umpire. Errol skiing. also plays recreational and old timers hockey. * * * HARVEY NEWTON won the position of Head Hand Mechanic at Lytton in the Mer­ * * * KATHY McEACHNIE recently won ritt Highways District. through competition the position of Clerk 4 He began in Lytton in * * * in Property Services, in H February, 1982. At pres­ the Prince George Re­ ent. Harvey is busy set­ DAVE OSACHOFF has been appointed gional Office. She began t ing up his 14 x 70 Railway Technician with the Transportation with the Ministry in 1972 mobile home . His pre­ Engineering Branch in as a Clerk I . Later in vious hobbies were read­ Prince George. His job is 1972, Kathy moved to ing, golf. curling, and to monitor all railway the Prince George Dis­ auto racing. However, as construction on North­ trict Office as Voucher Lytton does not have a golf course. curling east Coal projects such as Clerk . In 1973, she rink or auto race track. Harvey is going to try grading. tunnels and moved to Property Services as a Clerk 2. his hand at steel head fishing and skidooing. bridges from Anzac to Kathy then was an Office Assistant 2 for the Harvey was previously with Highways in to Quin­ Mechanical Branch in 1976 . Her hobbies Nelson. tette mine site . Dave was are curling, racquetball, and slowpitch. born in Trail, lived in Castlegar until he was 13 then moved to Surrey. Before coming to the Ministry earlier this year. Dave was Res­ * * * * ident Supervisor on construction for B.C. * * PENNY HOWARD recently won Rail where he had worked since June 1974 . ELAINE DOW has recently won through through competition the positon of Clerk 3 He is a graduate in civil and structural engi­ competition the position of Office Manager in the Headquarters neering from B. C. I.T. In his off hours Dave Trainee for Kamloops Payroll Section. Penny enjoys skiing, fishing and racquet sports. District. She has been started with the B. C. Fer­ with the Ministry for four ries. May, 1974, transfer­ years. Elaine began with ring to the Ministry of Fi­ the Ministry as an auxili­ nance, Central Pay Of­ ary Clerk Typist I in Ter­ * * * fice in June. 1974 until race and then she was Re­ joining the Ministry's Fi­ gional Personnel Clerk ZENON BURECHAILO. Quesnel Dis­ nancial Services Branch before coming to Karn­ trict Office Manager. was recently re­ in November. 1981. Her hobbies are sew­ loops. She enjoys reading, knitting. quilt­ classified to Office Ad­ ing. knitting. crocheting and on weekends ing. snowshoeing and gardening. Elaine is ministrator I. Zenon was she enjoys boating trips through the islands also interested in carpentry and has done born and educated in with her husband Pat on their 22-foot cabin some reconstruction on her mobile home in Wakaw, Saskatchewan. cruiser. Savona. He moved to the Quesnel area in 1954. Before joining the Ministry he was produce manager of * * * * * * a local food store for sev­ GERRY TRUEMAN won through com­ KATHY KUROYAMA has recently won eral years. then a bookkeeper for a large petition the position of Operations Assistant through competition the position of Clerk 4, logging and lumbering company in in the Traffic Engineer­ Documentation Clerk, in Quesnel. When Zenon first joined the Min­ ing Branch, Headquar­ the Kamloops Regional istry in November 1962. in Quesnel, he was ters in October. 1981 . Property Services office. a Clerk 2, Timekeeper. In June 1965 he was His duties include look­ She was with Land Titles promoted to Se nior Clerk. Office Manager. ing after all sign record for five years where she in Fort St. John, transferred to Pouce Coupe forms and some manual left as a Clerk 5 and in May 1967 . then on to Sm ithers in May traffic count data info r­ joined Region 2 in Janu­ 1972, and Ques nel, Nove mber 1975. He is mation he has collected ary. Kathy is married and married with one daughter.He enjoys music whi le out in the field . is interested in bal let, and is learning violi n. He also likes trave l­ Gerry's hobbies incl ude computer program­ dancing and curling and enjoys getti ng out ling. camping and fishing. ming and playing the gui tar. to the lake whe never she can. 7 PROMOTIONS ...

SANDRA (SANDI) PAULSON was re­ IAN PIKE recently won through compe­ JO HN CLARK re­ cently promoted to Clerk 4 in the Quesnel tition, the posi tion of Mechanic 3, lead cent ly won promotion to District office. Before hand, in the Kelowna a Technician 3 in the joining the Ministry she Shop. Ian comes to Kel­ Courtenay District. John was an office clerk for a owna from the Dock Dis­ received a presentation at local retail store. She trict where he was a Me­ a farewell party put on by joined Highways as an chanic 2 at the Oak Street his friends from the Office Assistant I on Yard. In his after work Highways and Fire De­ May 23, 1978. She was hours Ian enjoys hunti ng partment in Bums Lake. trained for payroll and and rebuilding antique was promoted to a Clerk cars. To date, he has 3 in January, 1980. Sandi enjoys snow­ completely rebuilt a 1928 Ford sedan and is mobiling, bowling and travelling. She likes working on a 1918 Chev and a 1923/24 the outdoors and plans to spend as much Model T Ford. Ian and his wife have re­ time as possible this summer camping and cently bought a home in Kelowna and with touring Vancouver Island . Sandi is married their family are anticipating the recreational CARL MOSSMAN, Road Foreman "A" with one daughter. opportunities the Okanagan offers. at Prince George, recently won through competition the Road Foreman "A" position at Salmon Arm . As well as being an avid golfer, Carl DAVID LABAR won through competi­ CHARLES (CHARLIE) PUSEY won was for many years an ac­ tion the position of Engineering Assistant 4 tive member of the Dis­ through competition the position of Me- in the McBride District. trict Social Committee. chanic 3 in Blue River in II/ Dave transferred from the McBride District in Chetwynd where he was January, 1982. Charlie working on the North transferred from Stewart East Coal Project, prior where he was a Mechanic to that he worked in 2, prior to that he owned Quesnel on the Barker­ a business in Campbell ville Road . Dave and his River. Charlie is married wife , Elaine, have two and has five children. His children and they enjoy all types of outdoor hobbies include hunting, fishing and skiing. sports and are looking forward to living in AL DESIMONE, who began with the the McBride area . Ministry in 1961 as a Chainman, recently won the position of As­ sistant Highways Man­ ager at Vernon . He pro­ gressed to Engineering ULRICH (OLE) SCHIEFELBEIN, won ROBIN DELL was the successful appli­ Assistant (Technician I) through competition the position of District cant for the Road Foreman 3 position in and Technician 2 in Coordinator in the Kitwanga. Robin came to November, 1981. Al was McBride District on the Smithers District one of the originators of November I, 1982. Ole from the Whistler area the Highways Training has lived in McBride for where life was made in­ Progam in 197 I . He has been the Vernon the past seven years. He teresting by the numer­ District's Training Officer since that time. began with the Ministry ous slides and washouts. His outside activities include life member of as a Labourer, Truck Robin tells us that life is the Kinsmen K-40 Club. Al is involved in Driver and Patching much more relaxed in most outdoor sports, hunting, fishing, and Foreman. Ole is married Kitwanga and his first skiing. Recently he purchased a ranch over­ and has one child. His hobbies include pho­ impressions have been positive. Robin, his looking Vernon and Swan Lake . He has two tography, snowmobiles, fishing and wife and two children, are enjoying a vari­ children, a boy and girl, ages 8 and 10. waterskiing. ety of activities that the area and community have to offer.

JOHN WEIGHILL recently won through STEVE UYESUGI was the successful competition the position of Road Foreman 2 applicant for the District Coordinator posi­ LARRY ENGLISH was recently pro­ at Lake Cowichan in the tion in Smithers District. moted from the Salmon Arm Highways Nanaimo Highway Dis­ He is also the Smithers Shop to the Vernon Shop trict. John began with the field editor for the R. R. to the position of Trades Ministry as a Labourer in & C. He began on the Journeyman Supervisor 1970 at Prince George survey crew in 1976. 4 . Larry began with the and has moved to various Steve was born and Ministry at Allison Pass. areas throughout the raised in Ontario, but a His next transfer was to Province picking up val­ visit to British Columbia Salmon Arm Shop where uable experience. John is so impressed him that he he worked for some time married with two children and is active in relocated here . Steve is an avid fisherman before winning the com­ the Junior Forest Warden Club for children and rarely comes home without a few big petition for the Vernon position. Both Larry ages 10-16. When time allows, he enjoys ones. Steve and his wife, Margaret, have and his wife enjoy camping, fishing, and hunting and fishing . three daughters. square dancing. 8 ABOUT PEOPLE ...

HARRY RONMARK, the new District JANICE CREBER, Office Assistant 2. DEN ISE BRUMMELL began with the Highways Manager, Smithers, B.C., began Quesnel Highways District, was raised in Ministry in 1981 with the Lillooet District with Highways in 1956 in Burnaby and moved to Survey Crew as an Engi­ Nelson. In 1965 Harry Williams Lake in 1974. neering Aide I- I and has was promoted to Fore­ She worked for a drug since been promoted to man 3 for the Kootenay store and a department the classification of Engi­ Pass Camp. In 1968 he store before joining the neering Aide 2-3. Before became the Driver Ministry there in 1976, coming to the Ministry Trainer in Nelson and in where she worked with she worked as a draughts­ 1973 he became the the District Coordinator. man with the Ministry of Maintenance Systems While there. she com­ Energy. Mines and Pe­ Technician in the Nelson Region. His first pleted the Maintenance Management Cor­ troleum Resources in Victoria. Ministry of post as District Highway Manager was in respondence Course. Janice moved to Forests in Williams Lake and with B.C. 1979 in Golden, B.C. Harry and his wife. Quesnel in November. 1980 and started Hydro. Denise also gained experience as an Marion, have six grown children. with the Ministry in Quesnel in February. industrial first aid attendant while working 1981. also working with the District Coor­ at Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot dinator. She has helped the Quesnel Field (C.F.A.D.), Rocky Point in Victoria. Born i::r i::r i::r Editor for the R. R. & C. by typing the in Vietoria. B.C.. Denise graduated from submissions. Janice enjoys travelling. ski­ Esquimalt Senior Secondary and since then ing and the outdoors. but her number one has furthered her education with night CARL DeCICCIO is Train Operations love is flower gardening. She is married and school courses in surveying at Camosun and Occupational Safety Officer with the is expecting her first child in July. College. Victoria. and is currently enrolled Transportation Engineer­ in the Highway Technology Training Pro­ ing Branch stationed in i::r i::r i::r gram. Her interests include philosophy. Prince George. Carl was rock hounding. jewelry making. swim­ born and educated in Ca­ ming, tennis. pysanky. and the Girl Guide preol, Ontario and RAYMOND CHAN is a Transport Ana­ movement. moved to British Colum­ lyst with the Transportation Policy Analysis bia in 1970. He worked Branch. Born and edu­ with Canadian National cated in Victoria, he has a i::r i::r i::r for nine years as a con­ B.A. Degree in Econom­ ductor-trainman and II years as a Conduc­ ics and Geography from the University of Vic­ TRACY COOPER. Engineering Assis­ tor Engineman with B.C. Rail where he rose tant. Quesnel Office. was born and raised in to the position as Trainmaster. He joined the toria. Before joining the Branch in December. Victoria. After graduat­ Ministry in November, 1980. Carl's job is to ing from Belmont High monitor the operation of trains under 1981. he worked one year in the planning de­ School. he attended the Provincial jurisdiction in British Columbia University of Victoria. and ensure that all rules and regulations are partment of the Capital Regional District. He also worked summers with the Minis­ where he graduated with observed in the handling of trains as well as a Baehelor of Science the occupational safety of crews and fixed tries of Forests. Agriculture and Food and B.C. Ferries while attending university. Degree in mathematics. facilities. Married with two children, Carl's He has also taken special interests include golf, being an avid football Raymond is currently working on a review of the subsidized ferry services on the West courses in air photo inter­ fan and operating his extensive model pretation and report writing. Before joining railroad. Coast of Vancouver Island. He hopes even­ tually to work on a Master's Degree in the Ministry. Tracy worked for B.C . Forest Transportation and is interested in making a Service, Engineering Division. He did this part-time from 1971-75 throughout the i::r i::r i::r career with the public service. He is single and his outside activities include tennis. Province. He also taught school in Wells, squash. travelling and world affairs. B.C.. for six months. In 1976, Tracy joined Highways as an Engineering Aide I and GLEN (GRIZZLY) NIELSEN, Machine worked his way up to an Engineering Assis­ Operator 7. Quesnel District (South Crew). i::r i::r i::r tant. Tracy recently won the competition for has worked for the Min­ Technician 2 at B.C. Forest Service in istry in Quesnel since Quesnel. and will be starting there April I. 1972. Grizzly began LORI TOCHER. Office Assistant I . Tracy's hobbies include golf, tennis. skiing. working for the Ministry Vancouver. joined the Pattullo Bridge scale bowling. curling and chess. in 1966 in Pouce Coupe staff in April. 1980. She as a Machine Operator 3 worked in banking and cat operator with the Re­ office jobs for five years i::r i::r i::r gional crusher crew. He before that. Lori types all travelled with the crusher oversize and overweight for nearly six years before deciding to settle permits, makes out non­ IVAN EASTCOTT is a long-time resi­ in Quesnel. Before joining Highways he resident permits, tempo­ dent of the community of Blue River. he worked in the Dawson Creek-Fort St. John rary operating permits <'1 .\ • 1 started with the Ministry area operating heavy trucks and cats on and answers inquiries. , :" in Blue River 17 years roadbuilding and oil drilling projects. When She enjoys her work and says she wants to ago as a Machine Opera­ he transferred to Quesnel he started as a become a weighmaster. Born in Victoria, tor I and has worked his Machine Operator 3 and was promoted to Lori is married and she has two dogs, five way up to the position of Machine Operator 7 in 1975. He operates cats and one cockateel. She enjoys skiing. Machine Operator 4 . graders and trucks and is Relief Foreman on windsurfing, swimming. handicrafts and Ivan enjoys hunting, the winter shift. His hobbies include gun horseback riding and rides a Moped to and fishing and curling as his collecting, re-Ioading shells, moulding his from work. She is also interested in crimi­ hobbies. He is active in own style of bullets and he is also a CB nology and plans to start a four-year course his community as a volunteer fireman and is enthusiast. in January at Simon Fraser University. also a member of the Water Board. 9 ABOUT PEOPLE ...

PETER GILLAN is the new Office Man­ VALERIE SHEFFERD is Secretary to HAROLD BAKER began with the Min­ ager for the Motor Carrier Branch Head- the Office Manager, Motor Carrier Branch istry in 1946 and worked in Savona. B.C . I quarters. Burnaby. Prior Headquarters, Burnaby. for 10 years, where he to his appointment. Peter Valerie came from Eng­ left as a Road Foreman. worked as the Assistant land 16 years ago. Mar­ He then went into Rates Examiner for four ried with one daughter, pipeline construction in years and before that was she opted out of the full­ Savona until moving to Office Manager for a time work force for a Revelstoke in 1967 to Vancouver moving and while to raise her family work for the Ministry storage firm for three but did some temporary again . Harold is now a years. Born and educated work with office over­ Machine Operator 4 with in Victoria. Peter attend ed the University of load. Beforejoining the Mini stry 18 months the Revelstoke District road crew. Harold Victoria for one year and articled with a ago , she worked for the Mini stry of Labour enjoys gardening in his leisure time and chartered accountant firm for five years. He Apprenticeship Branch. Valerie enjoys plans to spend more time fishing in the also worked three years with the Workers. reading and swimming in her spare time . future . Compensation Board. His new respon­ sibilities include overseeing 22 clerks. ex­ amining licence applications for approval for computer data input, the payment of accounts, personnel duties and responsible LENORA FILLION began with the Min­ for stationery supplies. Peter is married and istry in 1976 as an Office Assistant I in the his out side interests include golfing. bowl­ KAREN PATTERSON is the Mainte­ District Office, Prince ing, baseball and racquetball. nance Management Clerk in the Regional George. In 1979. she Office. Prince George. moved to the Regional She began with High­ Office as an Office Assis­ ways in September 1979. tant 2 in the subdivision Karen 's big plan for this office where she is at the summer is getting mar­ present time . In her spare ried . She enjoys hunting, time, Lenora enjoys EDWARD (ED) LAW. Road Foreman I. fishing, and basketball. weaving and baking. Nazko , Quesnel District, began working for Karen is also the star ball Lenora and her husband can ofte n be found the Ministry in 1959 as a player on the Highways in the summer months racing their horses in Truck Driver. His first slowpitch team . competitions throughout British Col umbia. years were divided be­ tween the road crew and bridge crew. He helped the bridge crew pull reac­ tion ferries out in the fall SIGGY MARKOWSKI was hired as a and launch them again in CECILIA PUG A is the Senior Stenogra­ Yardman in the Fernie Highways Yard in the spring. He drove pher in the Prince George Regional Office . November, 1980. Before truck the rest of the time . He went to the She works for the Re­ joining Highways, road crew permanently and became a grader gional Director. High­ Siggy, who is single, was operator for the next 17 years . Ed had con­ ways , and the Regional a professional musician siderable pulvi -rnix experience during those Manager, Maintenance. (guitarist) for ten years. years, he also laid a lot of hot-mix with a She began with the Min­ He now only plays as a grader. He moved to Nazko as a Road Fore­ istry in 1969 as a Clerk pastime . He enjoys writ­ man I in May 1979. in charge of maintain­ Steno 3 and was re­ ing and keeps himself fit ing 257 kilometres of gravel road . Ed has a classified to a Clerk by participating in the keen interest in Nazko community affairs. Steno 4 in 1971 . Cecilia's martial arts. he is a member of the Nazko Community family has been enjoying their new cabin at Association and the Rod and Gun Club. Purden Lake this winter. Her hobbies in­ clude baking, knitting, and slowpitch.

ELA INE CHURSINOFF is an Insurance Clerk 4 with the Motor Carrier Branch , Bur­ naby Headquarters. Her DOUG McKEE is Road Foreman 3 in job is to look after insur­ Blue River. Doug began with the Ministry in DAVE SMITH, District Stockman with ance for tax is, buses and Blue River 15 years ago. the Nanai mo Highway District , bega n with truckers to ens ure the li­ since then he has been the Ministry as a Yard­ cences have the correct transferred to Kamloops, man in Williams Lake in coverage. E lai ne came Princeton. Anahim Lake 197 I. Subsequent moves to British Columbia in and two years ago he took Dave to 100 Mile 1954 from the Assini­ moved back to B lue House as a Stockman and boine Ri ve r Valley, River. In two years Doug in 1974 he won, thro ugh Saskatchewan, and has been with the Public and his crew have been competition. his present Serv ice for 25 years. She started out with able to win the Region 4 position of Stockman 4 in the Motor Carrier Branch then four years Good Housekeeping Award for the first Nanaimo. Dave has later moved to the Motor Vehicle Depart­ time . The award, for the year 198 1/82, is proved to be an asse t to the Nanaimo Dis­ men t unt il the appointm ent to her present given for the neat condition of yard and trict, bringing into play abili ties in stock position . Her interests includ e lookin g after buildings. He is married and has three management and public liaison in keepi ng stray animals and sometime in the future she childre n. the district stockroom in efficient order. hopes to visit Peru . 10 BOB SHEARER, Road Foreman A. CLAYTON (CLAY) HAZARD. Me­ SAMUEL (SAM) BERRY. Engineering Dawson Creek District. recently transferred chanic 4. Quesnel District garage. joined Aide 2-4. Quesnel District. began with the to 100 Mile House to take the Ministry on January Ministry of Transporta­ over the duties of Road 8. 1956 as a Mechanic I . tion and Highways in Foreman A there. Bob In 1958 he was promoted Quesnel in 1975 as an has held the position of to Mechanic 2 and in Engineering Aide I-I. Senior Road Foreman at 1959 he became a cer­ Sam was born in Quesnel Chetwynd since he tified heavy-duty me­ and is a graduate of moved there in 1965. Be­ chanic. In 1960 he be­ Quesnel Senior Second­ fore he left for 100 Mile came assistant Shop ary School. Before this, House. the Chetwynd Foreman. Clay was born he worked part-time for crew. their wives and representatives from in Burnaby and moved to Quesnel when he the Game Department for three and one-half adjoining areas gathered at a farewell supper was 10 years old. After leaving school he years. He was employed at Weldwood of and dance to honour Bob and his wife Ber­ worked for Doherty and Blair Con struction Canada for eight years at its Quesnel nice. where they were presented with a sce­ Company for several years as a driver me­ plywood plant. working on the log boom nic wall clock and other gifts as a re­ chanic and later for a Ford dealership. Clay and grading logs. Sam enjoys photography. membrance of the years they and their is an avid curler. having curled in II govern­ and turns out excellent quality photographs family spent in Chetwynd. ment bonspiels. He enjoys fishing in the in his basement dark room . His favourite summer months. hobby is horses. He enjoys English eques­ trian riding. jumping events being number *** I. Sam and his thoroughbred "Mos Coun ­ *** try Girl" have placed well in competition. HOWARD MALM is the Senior Road SUSAN GATEHOUSE is Office Assis­ Foreman for the Revelstoke District and has tant I in the Saanich District Office. Susan been working for the .,. ---." was born, raised and edu­ * -tT -tT Ministry since 1962. He ~ cated in Victoria and be­ began in the Cariboo area gan her working life as a DAVE STEWART recently began work where he worked for 12 teller with the Bank of in the Kelowna District as a Stockperson. years and eventually Commerce. She started Dave came to Kelowna moved to Fort St. John as with the Ministry in July from Penticton where he Machine Operator 7 for 1981 . after two years was with the bridge and one year and was pro­ with the bank and she road crews . He originally moted to Road Foreman hopes to become a regu­ started work for the Min­ for the Winlaw area where he worked for lar employee soon. Susan is single and likes istry as a F1agperson in two and one-half years before moving to swimming. dancing and creative writing. 1976 at Allison Pass. Revelstoke. After many years of being very She plans to go to San Diego and Disney­ transferring to Penticton active as a leader in the 4-H Agricultural land this year on her holiday. in 1977 . Dave . who is Club. Howard is now spending his leisure married. has one child. enjoys both golf and time working on carpentry jobs at home and fishing in his leisure hours. tending his garden in the summer. *** -tT -tT -tT VENESSA VAN SICKLE has recently joined Kamloops District as District Office MATT NEIGUM. Machine Operator 3. *** Manager Trainee. She is in the Kelowna area. will be receiving his from Vancouver where 25-year certificate at the KAREN ANDERSON. Office Assistant she acquired a Bachelor ceremonies this fall. I. Voucher Clerk, began work with Kam­ of Commerce at Univer­ Matt began with the Min­ loops Highway District sity of British Columbia istry on April 3. 1956 as office in 1981. She is in­ in 1981. She is married a Grader Operator and al­ terested in liquid embroi­ and this is her first full­ though he can operate all dery. sewing. swim­ time job since gradua­ equipment. he presently ming. outdoor sports of tion. Her hobbies include is driving one of the new all types and is enrolled scrabble, not finishing crossword puzzles. diesel four tons . Matt. in an interior decorating and learning to ski each year. She also en­ who lives in the Westbank area of the Dis­ course. Karen is married joys short bike rides. trict. enjoys hunting and fishing for relaxa ­ and had previously tion as well as dancing. He has lived in worked in Creston Highways office for two Kelowna all his life and worked the full 25 and one-half months as a summer *** years for the Ministry in Kelowna. employee. DON CLINE. Machine Operator 7. Nazko, Quesnel District. was born in Salt -tT -tT -tT Lake City. Utah . He *** grew up in Bliss Idaho and attended Bliss Senior Weighmaster HAROLD PEARSON. Laidlaw Scale, near Hope. had his own re­ RANKIN SMITH. former Bridge In­ High School. Don moved to Canada in 1967 tail hardware business in spection Unit Crew Supervisor, transferred Sardis for 25 years before to Fernie bridge crew, and worked for Canim Lake Plywood in 100 joining the Commercial September I. 1981 as a Transport Division in Bridgeman 3. He is mar­ Mile House for one year. -" He then moved to Nazko November. 1978. Harold ried and enjoys the Elk now commutes 100 km Valley. His hobbies in­ and ranched full-time until starting with Highways. Don now ranches as a hobby. He each day to and from Sar­ clude fishing, trial bike dis . He is marriedwith a riding and skiing. likes woodworking. making furniture. hunting and fishing. Don is married and has boy and girl and enjoys five children. gardening and fishing in his off hours. II ABOUT PEOPLE ...

LOR I PALMER is the Maintenance Sys­ FRANK McCONNELL. Weighmaster at GEORGE ANTHONY, Weighmaster at tems Clerk 2 with Dock Branch. Burnaby. Laidlaw weighscale near Hope. started with the Port Man n eastbound scale near Vancou­ Lori joined tthe Ministry the Commercial Trans­ ver. first started work in Kamloops in July. port Division at the with the Motor Vehicle 1980 and moved to Dock Prince George south . Department in Novem­ Branch in September, scale in September, 1978 ber, 1976 as a Meehan­ 1980. Besides mainte­ and moved to Laidlaw icallnspector on Georgia nance. her duties include one year later. Born in Street , Vancouver. He re­ data entry and backup for Manitoba, Frank ran a mained there four years the Regional Systems bulk plant in Penticton then moved to the Bur­ Clerk . Recently, Lori re­ for seven years before naby Inspection Station turned from a tour of the Philippines as a joining the Public Service. He is married for one year before becoming a Weighmas- member of a contemporary gospel band with two children and his activities include ter. Born in St. John 's, Newfoundland, called "Anthem". In a four-week tour. they fishing and lodge activities . George is married and came to B.C. in performed over 50 concerts in universities. September, 1975. He enjoy s hunting, fish­ schools, prisons, government buildings and ing. hockey and is planning to drive back to outdoor stadi ums. Lori is single. and plans Newfoundland next summer. to pursue her musical interests and travel HAROLD McEACHERN. Engineering more extensively. Assistant in the Fort St. John District, re­ cently transferred to the Forest Service in Fort St. ERROL KALPATOO, Weighmaster, John as Resource Officer. Vancouver's Pattullo Bridge scale joined ADRIAN LATREMOUILLE. Mechanic Harold began with the Commercial Transport in Apprentice, recently began in the Kelowna Mini stry in 1969 as an July, 1974. Born in Trin­ Shop where he will com­ Engineering Aide, and idad , Errol worked as a plete his apprenticeship worked on road upgrad­ purchasing agent with in April, 1982. Adrian ing projects in the Good the government in Trin­ started with the Ministry Hope Lake and Cassiar idad before coming to in April, 19 78 at the area s of the District, before moving to Fort Canada in 1969. Before Cloverdale Shop and has St. John . He is married with two children joining Commercial hit all the regular training and his hobbies include fishing, hunting, Transport he worked as a spots such as Langford. ~ photography and camping. A farewell party travel agent for two years and also with CPR Vernon and Mission be- was held for Harold and his wife. Tammy, at trucking . Errol enjoys horse-racing and fore coming to Kelowna. Adrian . who is the Elks Hall when they were presented with each December returns to Trinidad to spend single. enjoys photography and motorcycles a lovely painted winter scene picture of the Christmas holidays with his sister and in his after work hour s. His smiling face and Peace River Valley. father. happy disposition is a welcome addition to the Kelowna Shop . DICK THOMAS, Weighmaster, Port SHIRLEY BARRON, Clerk Steno 3, is Mann scale eastbound near Vancouver, be­ Secretary to the Manager of the Motor Vehi­ came a Weighmaster in DOROT HY WALTERS, Office Assistant cle Inspection Division, August , 1973 . Prior to 2. worked for Transportation Accounts for Victoria . Shirley joined his present job Dick three months and High­ the Ministry July 15 , worked as a field man for way Equipment Services 198 I . She was born in two years with the B.C. for one a nd one-half Vancouver but lived all Egg Marketing Board. years before moving to her life on Vancouver Is­ and before that spent 27 the Motor Vehicle In­ land except for seven years with the RCMP sta­ spection Division, Vic­ years when she worked tioned in Alberta, Man­ toria , June 15 , 1981. in Ottawa for the Agri­ itoba and British Columbia. He has also Born in Win nipeg, Doro­ cultural Institute of Canada as a secretary. served two years with the Army. Dick is thy moved to Victoria in She has also worked in a doctor's office . married with two boys and likes photogra ­ 1961. She has taken courses at Camosun Shirley is married with two children and her phy, stamp collecting, travel and is look ing College and Sprott Shaw Business School hobbies include swimming, reading, walk­ forward to travelling to Europe in the near and in her spare time enjoys 4x4 truck racing ing, and dancing . future. and horseback riding.

LORI HARRISON, Office Assistant 2, DAVE MONTGOMERY, Pipe line In­ BILL PURSER worked with the Motor Motor Vehicle Inspection, Victoria, worked spector, Fort St. John , worked for Pacific Vehicle Department inspection station in with a local brokerage Petroleum for 13 years in Burnaby and Vancouver firm as a teletype opera­ Fort St. John before joi n­ for two year s before be­ tor for one year and be­ ing the Ministry's Trans­ comi ng a Weighmaster at fore that was employed portation Engineering the Hun ter Creek sca le as a secretary with Na­ Branch in April, 1978 . near Hope . Prior to join­ tional Trust for two years He is a graduate in Pe­ ing the Public Service he before coming to work troleum Technology was a shop foreman at for the government May, from the So ut hern Al­ Simpson's Sears in Chill­ 1981 . Born and raised in berta Institut e of Tech- iwack. Bill is married Victoria, Lori hopes to make a career in nology and ca me to British Co lumbia from with four children. He lives in Agassiz and government. She is single and likes crafts, the Edmonto n area in 1964 . Dave is married when not on the job he likes to work on cars. attends jazz dance classes, and also likes with two children , likes to ski and is active explore in the outdoors and fish. summer sports. in minor spor ts organizations. 12 MARY BEAUMONT, Office Assistant CATHERINE 1. MOHORUK, an Auxili­ LAURENCE HOLLAWAY, Weighmas­ 2, joined the Motor Vehicle Inspection Divi­ ary Office Assistant 2 in the Traffic Engi­ ter, Deas Island scale near Tsawwassen, is a sion in Victoria two years neering Branch started in recent transfer from Pa­ ago in December. Born private industry as a cod­ cific scale at the Blaine and raised in Victoria, ing clerk for an insurance border. Laurence started Mary worked eight company where she was with the Commercial months part-time with employed for three Transport Division in the B.C. Medical Plan, years . She worked with May, 1967 , at Tupper and six months with the Central Microfilm before near the Alberta border. Ministry of Finance be­ coming to the Traffic Previously he worked fore coming to the Motor Branch in August, 1981. with Highways for eight Vehicle Department. She has courses in ac­ Her job consists of translating all data for years as a Grader Operator in his home town counting and active supervision from traffic counts. She is married and her hob­ of Dawson Creek. He is married with one Camosun and hopes to make a career in bies include skiing, cooking and dancing. son and in his off hours he is a ham radio government. Mary is married with three operator and an auxiliary constable with the children. She has two maltese dogs and a cat RCMP. He is planning a trip to London in and her hobbies include minor hockey, gar­ * March on a ham radio expedition. dening, knitting, sewing and swimming. * * ED SCHMIDT, Weighmaster, Haig weighscale near Hope, joined the Commer­ * * * cial Transport Division in * * * October, 1974. He spent PHILIP J. RANKINE, Engineering GEORGE WESTON, Weighmaster, three years at Laidlaw Aide, joined the Ministry's Traffic Branch Vancouver's Pattullo Bridge scale, started at scale before moving to signal shop in June, 198 I the bridge in July, 1959. Haig . Originally from after graduating from Prior to that he worked on Alberta, Ed worked as a Camosun College with a a tow truck for one year brakeman with the CNR diploma in electronics. with Highways at Lions in Calgary for five years Phil 's job involves a Gate Bridge. Born in and also drove a truck for England, George came to number of different pro- ~~. CP Transport in the Southern Interior and jects. He designs and de- .... "',Ii Canada in 1954 . George Alberta. He is married with three children, velops electronic circuits ~ - . , likes photography, walk­ owns a hobby farm and enjoys hunting and for use in traffic control- ing, hiking and garden­ fishing when time permits. lers, weigh scale controllers, and bridge and ing and proudly looks forward to his son's sign controllers. He is working on a battery graduation in Mayas a geologist from UBC. charger for the batteries that operate the i:I i:I strobe lights in the traffic barriers on the * i:I Kootenay Skyway. Phil's hobbies naturally * include electronics and computers, as well RON SPENCE, Weighmaster, Deas Is­ * land scale near Tsawwassen, joined the as making beer. MARSHALL 1. HALL has been with the Commercial Transport Traffic Branch counter shop since January, Division in July, 1973 . 1980, and recently won Ron did the same job the position of Engineer­ * * * with the Highways Traf­ ing Aide 3. Marshall's HAL McKENZIE, Heavy Duty Me­ fic Board in Sas­ job consists of doing chanic Apprentice, Prince George District, katchewan from 1963 to shop repairs on traffic started with Highways as July, 1973. Born in the counters and travelling a pre-apprentice service­ Midlands of England, throughout the Province man. He is a journeyman Ron came to Canada in trouble shooting and re­ auto body painter and his 1957 and likes to return home every second pairing data gathering hobbies include restoring year. He is married with one son . Ron loves equipment. Marshall enjoys motorcycles, old cars . His '57 Chevy music and all sports and especially enjoys hiking and camping. twice won first place in working with the public. Class A Bracket I drag racing. He enjoys dirt bike riding and judo. Hal 's final two years of i:I * * * apprenticeship will be served in Williams * * BARBARA LEJEUNE, Office Assistant Lake . JANET BANKS began re-employment 2, Motor Vehicle Inspection, Victoria, with the Merritt Highways District in Janu­ worked seven and one­ ary, 1982, as Stockper­ half years as a loans of­ * son 4 . She had pre­ ficer with two finance * * viously worked with the companies and the Bank DICK NELSON, Mechanic, Prince Ministry in Courtenay as of Nova Scotia, plus two George District, grew up in Langley and an Office Assistant I in years as an Auxiliary attended senior high the stockroom and 10 with the Registrar of school in Quesnel. He months as a Stockperson Companies, before com­ started with Highways in 2 in Port Alberni. Janet's ing to Inspection October Prince George in 1978, hobbies are ceramics, 16, 1980. Barb's job is to send out notices, then completed the final dirt biking, skiing and especially teaching suspension letters and Sheriff's letters, edit two years of apprentice­ Highland dancing at which she is very profi­ inspection cards, compile monthly statistics ship in Williams Lake. cient. She fishes and is going to try cross­ and answer telephone and written requests Dick and his wife enjoy country skiing. She recently participated in regarding inspection. Born and educated in trips on their road bike as the local Highways funspiel and is now se­ Victoria, Barb is married and her hobbies well as fishing and photography. riously considering taking up curling. include baking and reading. 13 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. ••

Stan Harford, Machin e Operator ofthe Quesnel District, has been First place winners in the recent Transportation Funspiel held at with the Ministryfor thirty-four years. In his spare time Stan and his Victoria Juande Fuca Curling Club, February 27 were, left to right, wife Lauretta own and operate "Paradise View" chinchilla ranch jus t Allan Thomson, Mike Hoadley, Rae Barrett and Gale Braj kovic. south of Quesnel on Highway 97 . They bought their first breeding Second place winners were Lynne Handley, Dan Kazmiruk, Marlene stock in / 963 and over the years have built up their herd to 90 Ireland and Murray Nesbitt and third place winners were GaJ)' breeding stock , and 325 pelting stock . Improving the quality of the Callendar, Jacqui Wilson , Art Antrobus and Linda Avram, breeding stock has heen top priority, and because of this their animals have won many trophies and ribbons at shows in B.C. and Alberta. Stan 's interesting sideline was featured in an early edition ofthe RR, March, 1970, Vol. 7, No . I . Stan is shown here with a "Black Velvet" chinchilla. This animal sold for between $3 ,000 lind $4,000 each . Some ofthe trophies are shown here, left to right ; "Show Champion" , "Best Pelt" , and "Master Breeders" award .

The Kelowna District recently held a "[unspiel" in the Winfield curling rink. The winners of the ':4" event were, left to right, Stan warenkentin . Ellen Talbot, Arnold Talbot and Barb Leno . "B" event winners were Tom Haggard, Lynn Olynick , Keith Relkey and Rick Swetlishoffand the "C" event winners were Lee Blacke, Clair Blacke, Lucy Tompkins and Shig Tahara .

Richard (Rick) Kirby, Mechanic 2, Quesnel garage, is shown here dressed in his camouflage hunting outfit. Rick is not the ordinary hunter who dresses in bright red or yellow and carries a gun. He carries a bow and arrows. Rick became interested in archery in 1969 when he lived in Mission Citv, B.C . Since that time his interest in 'the sport has expanded and he ~lOw makes some of his own equipment. Arrows lire made f rom wood , aluminum or fibreglass . Aluminum is probably the best material to use f or arrows as they can be made to Charlie Baxter, Juni or Foreman , Merritt District , shows offbrand closer tolerances , however, the rising pric e of aluminum has made new leg cast lifter he was injured while coaching minor hockey. He wood more popular. He also makes his own stringsfor the bows.Rick stepped back onto a hockey puck and fell, breaking his leg in several enjoys huntin g larger animals such as deer and bear. He has won places. Hockey has its hazards, even coaching it. several trophies and medals in competition shoots. . 14 ENVELOPE STUFFING MACIDNE SAVES TIME AND MONEY They're referred to as the boys in the back room, mainly because that's where their operation is. And their operation - to run machines for the Motor Vehicle Department in Victoria which automatically inserts documents and letters into envelopes to be sent out to the motoring public . Neil Bennett is the Office Equipment Operator assisted by Matt Thompson and the documents and form letters include driver's li­ cences, donor decals, assessment. suspension and warning letters, pamphlets on fines and jail terms for driving under suspension, seasonal pamphlets, licence renewals and identification cards . It is a big operation which requires constant vigilance to keep the two Bell and Howell " Phillipsburgs" running smoothly and at top efficiency. The machines open envelopes automatically with tiny suction cups, the messages or documents are inserted next by mechanical fingers, the glue on the envelopes is moistened with a measured amount of water flowing through a brush, and the envelopes are finally folded shut and stacked for mailing, and all in one smooth operation. The machines can stuff 1,000 envelopes an hour, and the average output is 12,000 insertions a week, or 48,000 a month. Neil says it is the only machine in North America with a com­ pressor and surge flow nozzle for glueing envelopes. He also repairs the two machines when anything goes wrong and has saved the Ministry many dollars on service charges. He has also devised methods to speed up the operations and save on machine time . Herb Hug, Bridgeman with the Merritt District bridge crew, show­ In the Motor Vehicle Department organizational structure the oper­ ation is known as the Driver Records Machine Room and Neil reports ing offan I8-pound steelhead to fellow employee Norm Bowen. Herb to Jim Cox, Manager of Driver Records. managed to catch the fish under most unusual circumstances. In January an ice jam on the Nicola River let loose a head of water approximately five feet high. Herb and Norm stopped at the Rat­ tlesnake Bridge to check to see ifany damage had occurred and Herb saw afisli swimming erractically toward shore. When he went down to 'assist' it to safety he discovered it had a broken lowerjaw, so he put it out of its misery. The crew advised that the steaks were delicious.

The II th Annual Region 2 Curling Bonspiel was held on April 2nd and 3rd in Kamloops. "A" event winners were Pete Puhallo (skip), John Gloyn (3rd), Bob Chadwick (2nd) and Jim Mewhort (lead) . "B" event winners were Al Rhodes (skip), Dan Davis (3rd), Fred Lukie (2nd) and Ray Grouss (lead). "C" event winners were Sandy Proulx (skip), Jerry Beddington (3rd), Don Prokopsky (2nd) and Bruce Watt (lead) . 25-YEAR SERVICE AWARDS Neil Bennett, front, and Matt Thompson.

MIKE BIDULKA recently received his Long­ Term Service Award for 25 years of continuous service from District Highways Manager, Keith Bespflug of Fort SI. John . Mike is a Grader Opera­ tor in the Clayhurst foreman area at Cecil Lake.

ARCHIE SCOTT, Sign Maintenance, Kam­ loops District, received a 25-Year Service Award, presented by R. G . Harvey, Deputy Minister.

LELIO BRAIDA, Machine Operator 4, Kam­ loops District, received a 25-Year Service Award which was presented by R. G. Harvey, Deputy The trio here were among those who worked hard and assisted in Minister. making the 35th Annual Conference of the Western Association of Highway Officials such a success in Victoria, working on registration of delegates. Left to right, Beryl Sheike, Bill Boughey, Secretary Treasurer ofthe Conference, and May Fleming. Others who provided BOB CLARK, Lead Hand, Kamloops District garage, received a their services with George Wagg, Registration Chairman of the Con­ 25-Year Service Award on March 26. ference, were Evelyn Kennedy, Connie Walker and Helen Campbell. 15 PEEK INTO THE PAST. ••

Public Works Foreman, Bill Whippl e, operating a horse-drawn grader in the Oyama area in 1922 . The Public Works Foreman was the main permanent employee at that time , others were hired as required to maintain the existing roads . Bill Whipple's son , Floyd, later worked as Road Foreman in the Oyama area and retired in 1962 .

Top picture is the original Burns Lak e Bridgejoining Gerow Island to Burns Lak e. The bridge was built in 1911 when this photo was taken. Abol'e is the existing Burn s Lake Trestle built in 1957.

Many older employees may find it difficult to believe that the "new" , Columbia River Bridge at Revelstoke belongs on these pages. The bridge was built in 1961. a year before the opening ofthe Rogers Pass Screening gravel in the Spuz zum Reserve Pit, Trans-Canada High­ section ofthe Trans-Canada Highway. The old bridge, a multi-span way in 1951, This picture was taken by Dave MacVicar, then District through truss, a short distance downstream is still in use as a com­ Engineer, Merritt District , now Regional Manager, Maintenance at miller route to the Big Eddy area , Kamloops. 16 PEEK INTO THE PAST. ••

The above picture, suppli ed by Dave MacVicar, Regional Mainte­ ...... nance Manager, Kamloops Region, shows thefi rst Sicamous Narrows Bridge, built by the Salmon Arm Bridge crew in winter of 1948-49. Dave was Resident Bridge Engineer. Pile bents were driven and a Crane H6E was set on the creosoted fram e bents . With Federal Trans­ Canada Highway participation in the 1960's, this was replaced by the A riverside lunch for f ormer Highways officials during an explora­ present concrete and steel structure. Just barely visible in the back­ tory trip along the Pack and Parsnip Rivers 30 years ago. They are, ground is the old Lakeview Hotel, now at the Three Valley Gap left to right: Neil McCallum, f ormer Chief Engineer, now retired; Historical Village . George McCabe, Project Engineer f or the Hart Highway project, deceased; L. E. Smith, District Engineer, retired; Dudley Godfrey, form er ChiefEngineer, now retired;and Ted Webster,former Director of Construction, now retired. Party was inspecting the proposed crossing site where the present Parsnip River bridge is located on Highway 97 .

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Revelstoke , January, 1962, outside temperature - 26°C. Group of senior officials pose for picture in Revelstoke District yard . They are left to right: Ian Stewart, District Engineer; Jack Smythe, Region 2 Mechanical Superintendent, 11011' deceased; Fraser Macl. ean , Assis­ tant Deputy Minister, retired; Walter Mercer, Region 2 Assistant Regional Engineer, now Regional Engineer, Region I, and Jim Denni­ son, then Senior Maintenance Engineer, subsequently Assistant Dep­ uty Minister, now deceased. The party had just completed an inspec­ A tent provides the setting for a crib game on construction site in tion tour of the nearly-completed Rogers Pass section of the Trans­ 1954. On the left is Bill Noble, Powderman, and Dave Nelson, Canada Highway to look at new snow removal facilitie s and tech­ Foreman, Kamloops bridge crew. This picture was taken at a con­ niques. Picture was taken by Ray Baines , now Senior Information struction camp on the Second Creek Bridge in the upper Clearwater Officer and R . R. & C. Executive Editor, nearly two years before there Valley. Picture was supplied by Al Wildgrube, Deas Bridge Foreman, was a R . R. & C. Dock District. 18 PEEK INTO THE PAST. • •

The above picture, supplied by Dave Macvicar, Regional Maint e­ nance Manager, Kamloops Region, shows thefirst Sicamous Narrows Bridge, built by the Salmon Arm Bridge crew in winter of 1948-49. Dave was Resident Bridge Engineer. Pile bents were driven and a .-. Crane H6E was set on the creosotedframe bents. With Federal Trans­ Canada Highway parti cipation in the 1960's, this was replaced by the A riverside lunch for fo rmer Highways officials during an explora­ present concrete and steel structure. Just barely visible in the back­ tory trip along the Pack and Parsnip Rivers 30 years ago. They are, ground is the old Lakeview Hotel, noll' at the Three Valley Gap left to right: Neil McCallum , form er Chief Engineer, now retired; Historical Village. George McCab e, Project Engineer for the Hart Highway project, deceased ; L. E. Smith , District Engineer, retired; Dudley Godfrey, f ormer Chief Engineer, flOW retired;and Ted webster.form er Director of Construction, now retired. Party was inspecting the proposed crossing site where the present Parsnip River bridge is located on Highway 97.

Revelstoke, January, 1962, outside temperature - 26°C. Group of senior officials pose for picture in Revelstoke District yard. They are left to right : Ian Stewart , District Engineer; Jack Smythe, Region 2 Mechani cal Superintendent, noll' deceased; Fraser MacLean, Assis­ tant Deputy Minister, retired; Walter Mercer, Region 2 Assi stant Regional Engine er, flOW Regional Engineer, Region 1, and Jim Denni­ son, then Senior Maint enance Engineer, subsequ ently Assistant Dep­ uty Minister, noll' deceased. The party had just completed an inspec­ A tent provides the setting for a crib game on construction site in tion tour of the nearly-completed Rogers Pass section of the Trans­ 1954 . On the left is Bill Noble, Powderman , and Dave Nelson, Canada Highway to look at new snow removal facilities and tech­ Foreman, Kamloops bridge crew. This picture was taken at a con­ niques. Picture was taken by Ray Baines, noll' Senior Information struction camp on the Second Creek Bridge in the upper Clearwater Officer and R. R. & C. Executive Editor, nearly M'oyears before there Valley. Picture was supplied by AI Wildgrube, Deas Bridge Foreman , was a R . R. & C. Dock District. 18 Departm ent truck S-867 is shown on board the McLu re Ferry on the North Thompson River in the middle 1950·s. Picture was submitted by Al Wi/dgrube , Deas Bridge Foreman , Dock Distri ct.

On February 27 at Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd ., North Vancouver, the newferry for the Gabriola route was christened QUINSAM by Lenora Clapp, wife ofFrank A. Clapp, Lands Survey Officer. Shown after the ceremony are Wayne D. Trail/, President ofVancouver Shipyards , and Lenora and Frank . The 70-car, 285-foot QUINSAM was to enter service during May. Scotch Creek Bridge, under construction in /959, is located on Photo courtesy of Vancouver Shipyards Co. LId. the road to Celista along Shuswap Lake . 19 TRAINING AND SAFETY .. •

THREE IN A ROW FOR GIBSONS The Gibsons Highway District has won the Region I Annual Safety Award for the third consecutive year. This award for the lowest countable frequency rate. was presented to the District Highway Manager, T. M. Forsyth. and the Chairman of the Safety Committee, John Boyling by W. E. Mercer, Regional Director. Bill Boughey, Secretary, Headquarters Health and Safety Committee presented the achievement award to the Gibsons Health and Safety Committee. R. W. Veitch, Regional Manager. Maintenance, presented the Vehicle Accident Safety Award to Frank Charlesworth, the Gibsons District Training Operator. The presentations were made at a banquet and dance in Powell River on March 19.

Three members ofHeadquarters Bridge Branch display their cer­ tificatesfollowing 240 hours ofself-study in the Highways Technology Training Program, a development program under the Manpower Planning and Staff Development Section. They are, left to right, Walter Tate, Kent Lee, Gordie Pengelly, with Victor Vickers, Senior Bridge Design Engineer who presented the certificates. The High­ Left to right: John Boyling , Machine Operator 3: Gerry Edge­ ways Technology Training Program has been developed to meet some combe, Mechanic I : Bart Duteau, District Technician: Frank of the training needs of the Ministry and to assist employees with Charlesworth. Machine Operator 4, Training Operator: Bob Veitch, furthering their careers. Subjects studied include mathematics, com­ Regional Manager. Maintenance: Dave Pollock, Machine Operator munications, surveying, accounting. maintenance management, 7, Maderia Park: Walt Mercer. Regional Director, Highways ; Bill landscape maintenance, bridge maintenance. principles ofsupervi­ Boughey, Secretary, Headquarters Safety Committee; T. M . Forsyth, sion, geology and soils and related subjects . About 2.500 Ministry District Highways Manager; Mike Barcelonne, Machine Operator 4 . employees are studying 22 courses offered. Seated: Oscar Hogue. Road Foreman; Joe Profili, retired Road Foreman, Powell River.

KAMLOOPS WINS REGION 2 FOR 2ND YEAR The Region 2 Annual Safety Awards Banquet was held in Kam­ loops on March 26 . Kamloops District won the Roy McLeod Memo­ rial Award for the lowest personal accident frequency for the second year in a row. Kamloops also won the Rolf Mathie Award for the lowest disabling injury frequency, presented by Dave MacVicar, Regional Manager. Maintenance, to George Dance, Machine Opera­ tor 7. For Lillooet District, Errol Redman, District Highways Man­ ager, accepted the FirmingAward for the most improved frequency for personal accidents which was presented by Al Rhodes, Assistant Deputy Minister. For the Salmon Ann District. Brian Daniels, Dis­ trict Technician, accepted the General Motors Award for the lowest frequency in motor vehicle accidents which was presented by Roy Gittins, Regional Director.

Bill Turner. Road Foreman, left, on Texada Island in the Gibsons R. G. Harvey, Deputy Minister. right, presenting the Regional Highway District is presented with his Levell Technology Certificate Safety Award to Steve Sviatko, Kamloops District Highway Manager. by T. M . Forsyth, Gibsons District Highway Manager. 20 KERN CLEMENT, Machine Operator 3, Golden District, has received the Compensation Board, Belt-Up Award. On an early morning, Kern was plowing snow with a front-end plow on Toby Creek Road when his plow hit a frost boil over a culvert causing the blade to dig in and throw his truck across the road and over an embankment. The truck came to rest on its side in the icy waters of Toby Creek. Kern scrambled to safety suffering only a bruised leg . He firmly believes that had he not been wearing a seat belt he would have suffered serious injuries. A certificate of commendation and a belt with a specially-designed buckle were presented to Kern in Invermere by W.C.B. representative, Scott Morrison from Cranbrook, and District Highways Manager, Dennis Oliver. uu u AL MURDOCH, Machine Operator 3, Merritt Highways District, has received the .. Belt-Up The Traffic Engineering Branch, Headquarters, recently had two Award" from W.C.B., a certificate and a belt with ofits employees. R. R. Bayne, left, and R , P. Casey, right, complete a specially-designed buckle given to workers Levell qf the Highway Technology Training Program. Herb Coupe. whose use of safety belts protected them from Director (f Traffic Engineering, is shown presenting Bob and Ross serious injury when they are involved in an acci­ their well-deserved certificates. dent. Allen was driving the Merritt District's gra­ dall on the Coldwater Road on July 16, 1981 when the right wheels slid over the edge. The machine did a nO-degree slow roll and came to rest on its side . He was kept secure in the cab when the door sprang open. Although he was pinned by his leg for over three hours, he had no bones broken. Without the seat belt, he would probably have been thrown out of the cab and crushed by the equipment. u uu ANDY K. BIEGANSKI, member of the Pouce Coupe District crew, has completed Level I and has received the Highway Technology Training Program Certificate. Andy is one of the Operator Trainers, he is the Defensive Driving Instructor, Traffic Control Instructor and Chairman of the Safety Committee. In addition to his duties in the Pouce Coupe Yard, Andy has for many years taken a very active part in promoting safety at the work Gold Safety Award issued to Logan Lake Highways personnel, place and promoting a safety attitude among the crews . Merritt Highway District, for 108,000 accident-free man-hours be­ tween February I, 1978 and July 31, 1980. Left to right , Glen Borgens, Regina Brittain , Fred Johnson (Foreman), Jack Green and Larry Lund. Missing from the photograph are Ken Wilson, Cec LIIIUlIl and Joe Wormlinger.

Rob Banks, centre, receives certificates after completing his ap­ Bruce Hildred, left , Prince George District, is presented with his prenticeship. Rob joined the Merritt District crew in July. 1981. He certificate ofqualification and apprenticeship by Mechanic Foreman apprenticed for two years in Courtenay and 18 months in Port Vic Martin. Bruce started in Terrace in 1977, then went to Smithers Alberni. His interests are hockey, dirt biking and skiing . Left to right : and to Prince George April I, 1981, for a permanent Mechanic 2 Darcy Byers, District Highways Manager, Merritt; Rob, noll' Jour­ position. Bruce is single and plans to gain experience and become a neyman Heavy Trade; and Walt Caryk , Mechanical Foreman. Mechanic Foreman. 21 TRAINING AND SAFETY·•• •

The Region 3 Annual Safety Awards Presentation and Banquet was held in Kaslo on April 16. The New Denver District, which last won the annual award in 1973, won the Regional Award and the award for the Most Improved District. The Vehicle Safety Award went to the Grand Forks District , the Regional Branch Award was won by the Paving Branch, the Art Irving Award was jointly presented to the Nelson and Rossland Districts who tied, and the Good Housekeeping Award was won by the Golden District. The Needles Ferry crew won the Province-wide Marine Safety Award.

Regional Director W. M . Sproul. right. presents the Regional E. K. Lloyd. Regional Personnel Officer. left. presents the Good Award to G. F. Kazakojf. New Denver District Highway Manager. Housekeeping Award to Bev Green, Golden District Technician.

Dan Butler, Chairman. New Denver Safety Committee , right. ac­ The Marine Safety Award waspresented to the Senior Captain ofthe cepts the Most Improved District Awardfrom H. J . Kelsall. Regional MV Needles, Henry Foard. left. by the Regional Safety Officer, Ron Manager. Maintenance. Mack.

Zale Colins, W.C.B. representative, left. presents the awardfor the R. E. Johnson. Regional Manager. Equipment . centre. presented Lowest Vehicle Accident Frequency to Frank Wolfram. Road Fore­ the Art Irving Memorial Award to the Shop Foremen of the two man. who accepted the award on behalf of the winning District. Districts who were tied. Bill Kortegaard, Nelson. left; and Ken Grand Forks. Davis. Rossland, 22 ,;

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Jim Lawrence , Regional Personnel Officer, Region I and Barry Wilton, Manager Employee Relations, Headquarters, conducted two, one-day seminars, April 14 and 15, 1982 in Burnaby. Some 60 supervisors and managers attended. The mornings were spent dis­ cussing the subject ofdiscipline and reviewing in detail a manual (If policy and procedure. The afternoons weredevoted to group exercises involving disciplinary problems. A mock "arbitration hearing " in­ Len Johnson, Director Bridge Engineering, Chairman Headquar­ volving those present concluded the day. Part of the group at work ters Health and Safety Committee. right, presents Regional Branch shown below are, left to right: Jim Gurr, Road Foreman, Richmond: Award to Roger Pratt, Regional Manager, Paving, left, and Frank Laurie Lewis, District Office Manager, Nell' Westminster; Pat Dunn, Sawatsky, Project Supervisor. Nelson. District Highways Manager. Chilliwack: Bart Duteau , District Tech­ nician : Gibsons ; Captain Norman Craddock, Senior Captain, Albion Ferry; and Jim Lawrence.

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ALF HOUDE retired from the Ministry January 22. 1982 after 15 years of service as a Machine Operator and Relief Foreman. Alf began with the Ministry in 1967 at Mt. Lemoray and transferred to ... Chetwynd in 1974 . He was honoured at a supper and dance by the Chetwynd crew and their wives. as well as representatives from adjoining areas where he was presented with an engraved plaque and wallet of money to mark his retirement. Alf and his wife Marie will be moving to the new horne they built 16 kilometres west of Chetwynd. Alf enjoys carpentry and outdoors.

JOHN GAULEY retired in February*** after 15 years service with the Ministry. John was a Yard­ man with the Kamloops Regional electrical crew for the past five years. He began work with the Ministry in 1967 with the Kamloops bridge paint crew and then transferred to the electrical crew in Level I Technology Certificates are presented to Denny Butler, left. 1977 . John is an avid-crib player and his future and WayneMcCargar, right, by the Regional Personnel Officer, Earl plans are indefinite. Lloyd. * * * W. K. (BILL) McKAY, Mechanic 3. Cranbrook Highways Dis­ trict. retired from service after 33 years with the Ministry. Bill began work in July, 19~7 as a Blacksmith at New Denver. He transferred to Burns Lake in May. 1954. then to Cranbrook in September, 1954, and in J 955 was reclassified to Mechanic 3. Bill was instrumental in the design and fabrication of the first body sander and the underbody .blades that are now used Province-wide. He was also a machinist, Three members of the Fernie Highway District recently received operating a lathe in the Cranbrook shop. A retirement party was held their 25-Year Meritorious Award Certificates. They are, left to right: in.his honour and he was presented with a Meritorious Service Scroll Willy Chudik, Machine Operator 7; J. H. Knight, Journeyman Trade and other presentations. Bill's quick wit and cheerfulness is missed by Supervisor; and E. H. (Elmer) Winnig, Trade Journeyman. the District. 23 ON THE JOB . ••

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McBride District bridge crew stop for a picture . Shown from left to right are: Phil Jensen. Bridge Foreman; Dave Mcl.ean , Assistant A new, 18.5 metre. prestressed. concrete, box beam structure was Bridge Foreman; Curtis Culp. Bridgeman; and Tony Molendyke, recently built over Lewis Creek by the Cranbrook District Bridge crew Bridgeman during work on the Dunster Bridge just each ofMcBride . as a capital bridge project. The original IO-metre structure imme­ The bridge wasbeing reinforced by the addition of a 40-metre section. diately upstream from the new bridge was built prior to 1930 and has placed on the outside of the existing panels. In most cases the since been removed. The approaches to the new structure were con­ additional section would be installed in 3-metre panels. but in this structed under a minor betterment program by the Cranbrook and case it was installed in one section . a difficult manoeuvre at best . The Kimberley road crews. The new structure. as well as the approaches. reinforcing was needed to allow for legal and over-weight loads in provide a much improved access to the ranching and recreational excess of30 tonnes. area ofLazy Lake . 24 The new Baker Bridge will be the third new cement structure bridge to be completed in the Lillooet Highway District in three years . two of which were designed and built by the Lillooet Highway District . The bridge. crossing the Bonaparte River on Loon Lake Road. near Ashcroft. will be a lS-metre structure with cement stringers and is replacing the older 14-metre King Truss bridge. built in 1952. Pic­ tured during construction of the new bridge. is the hired crane operator with Bridge Foreman. Howard Ganner viewing the place­ ment ofthe rip rap and wooden piles .

In order to re-direct the flow (f waterfrom a culvert on Loon Lake Road. approximately 32 kmfrom Ashcroft. and to prevent erosion of The rebuilding ofthe Enderby bridge over the Shuswap River has the bank near the highway,flume pipe is installed by Machine Opera­ been held up for some years due to difficulty in acquiring land for a tor Gerry Reed and Temporary Road Maintenance Foreman. Dave new location. The solution is to build the detour bridge. top picture , Hodson ofthe Lillooet Highway District's Ashcroftforeman area. The and then tear down the existing bridge which was built in 1943, pipe is connected to the end of the culvert and laid across the bank to bottom left. before building a concrete structure in the same location. an area where erosion will not affect the highway. 25 ON THE JOB . • •

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?i-"< A major part ofwinter maintenance in the Lillooet Highway Dis­ trict is avalanche control and snowslide removal. Within the Lilloo et " District, the size of an avalanche deposit varies from one to possibly 10 metres in height and coming down with aforce up to 30 tonnes per cubic metre. Pictured is an avalanche which occurred 36 kilometres south of Lillooet on the Duffey Lake Road. This avalanche, which brought down many live trees along with other debris, closed the road for almost one day. Although this is a plotted avalanch e path , this was the fir st slide in a number of years . Consequently there was much debris in the 600-m etre path that came down.

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Snowslides that occurred February 13th on the Salmo-Creston Highway closed itfrom February 13th to February 16th, 1982 inclu­ sive. Slide on the east side was 1.5 km in length with an average depth A member ofthe Revelstoke District road crew is shown here using on the highway of2 metres . Slide on the west side was one kilometre in a snowblower to help clean up this year's heavy snowfall. This is the length with a depth on the highway of 2 metres . Approximately first time in the lastfour tofive years that the blower was needed in the 100,000 cubic metres ofsnow was removed from the highway in that immediate Revelstoke area . Each winter it is used in the Mica area. four day period. Leftpicture shows D8 hired cat working 2 kilometres The snowblower is mounted on a 950 Caterpillar loader and is shown west of Summit Camp and right , Foreman Bill Pelech from Creston above, operated by Harold Baker, working on Highway 23 south. District shows depth 3 kilometres east ofsummit. 26 REVELSTOKE RESCUE

Monday, February 15th, the Revelstoke District road crew were.busier than usual clearing snow avalanche deposits from Highway No. I, both west and east of Revelstoke. The snow avalanches were caused by over one metre of snowfall which fell over the weekend. A call was received from B.C . Hydro to report that one of its employees, Basil Wade, had not returned to Revelstoke and that he had beenlast seen just north of a snow avalanche at 20 Mile on the Mica Creek Highway the night before . Revelstoke District staff and Snow Avalanche Section personnel from Victoria were soon on their way to the site . The rescue team made its way to the " edge of the 20 Mile avalanche path by following a loader which plowed its way through many other avalanches to make it to the site . At this point, a helicopter carrying a rescue dog and his master from Parks Canada arrived at the scene. The helicopter and dogmaster picked up a member of the Snow Avalanche Section staff and pro­ ceeded to the accident site. Soon the helicopter crew was able to report that they had located Basil Wade and that he was safe .

OBITUARIES

.... Funeral services were held December 31, 1981 for the late GEORGE LLOYD BROOKBANK of Pouce Coupe who died in Vancouver, December 26, 1981 at the age of 72 years. Mr. Brookbank was born in Davidson, Saskatchewan and came to the in 1924, George was em­ sr" ployed by the Ministry for many years as an Opera­ , i' tor and Temporary Supervisor until he retired at 65 . His instructions and humour are still talked about when the Pouce Coupe District crews get together. •

Employees in the Kootenays were saddened to hear of the death of JOHN GORDON MORROW, 45, of the Rossland Highways District who died accidently at his home on November 16, 1981. He began with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways in 1955 in the Grand Forks District at Greenwood. He then transferred to Kim­ berley, Golden, Fernie and then to Rossland in 1968 where he worked in the Castlegar Foreman Area as a Machine Operator 7 at the time of his death . John is survived by his wife Sylvia.

The Air Services Branch staffwere saddened recently by the death of CAPTAIN NORE GUSTAFSON who died January 18, 1982 after a long illness. Nore had been employed with the Air Services Branch for the past five years and two months. He is survived by his wife Barbara June, two daughters and two sons. Nore will be missed by his fellow workers who extend sincere sympathy to his family.

HARRY 1.THOMAS, 74, Ministry Patrolman from 1959 until his retirement in 1973, died April 12. He is survived by his wife, Vera, and two sons . Avalanche rescue crew. Revelstoke, left to right: Dale Boutwell. Rescue Leader, who worked out of the Highways Yard; Bill Moffat. Accident Site Commander; Bill Richardson . pi/otfor Highland Heli­ copters; Geoff Freer, Senior Avalanche Coordinator ; Basil Wade. B.C. Hydro employee; Doug Elder. loader operator for Jake & Jay Holdings; Norm Allen. Road Foreman; Bob Melnyk. Shift Foreman; FREDERICK G. BUXTON, 62, who worked for the Ministry as a Brian Abear, District Engineering Aide; and Cindy Mcintyre, Fire Patrolman and Road Foreman on Pender Island and in Richmond Aid Attendant. Missingfrom the photo is John Lay. District Highways before transferring to the University Endowment Lands, died Febru­ Manager; and Don Hunton. Radio Operator in the Highways Yard. ary 1982. He is survived by his wife and four children. 27 ON THE JOB . ••

The Lytton Bridge over the Thompson River recently underwent Snoll' removal from bridge sidewalks has always been a slow but major repair when a 9-metre timb er approach span was removed and nec essary task for maintenance crell's . Th e Bums Lake District repla ced by a pre-manufactured span . Construction of the span was bridge andshop crell's designed andfa bricated the plough atta chm ent don e by the Merritt District garag e crew ami installation was carried which f its onto the back (if the bridge truck . The bridge erew is see n out by the Merritt bridge crew with help from the Lillooet bridge erew. clearing the Burns Lake Trestle . Although there are still minor bugs The operation took only 10 hours from the time the bridge deck was all comments on the effectiveness of the device are positive . Dick removed until it was opened to traffic . A 60 -ton cran e was used to Vessey is checkin g controls on the truck and monitoring the attach­ remove and repla ce the approach span . ment are Jack Turford and Tom Roberts.

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_... , -... Merritt District bridge erell', left to right. Herb Hug . Len Stirling and John Mulvey. Foreman; at their unofficial opening of Beaks Ministry's Holiday Mountain repeater station site just east of Bridge. March . 1982. The bridge is 15 m clear span log stringer 8 .5 Mcbride. The housing encloses a larger antenna and the radio gear m wide with the logs on the average of60 em in diameter. The bridge as well as about 12 large batteries used to power the site. ln the was constructed during the winter months by the five-man bridge Mcbride District alone there are three other sites similar to the one in crew. the pictures . 28 This snow slide at Three Valley Gap. west of Revelstoke, being On the job , William (Bill ) Deak supervising widening ofshoulder cleared away by members of the Revelstoke road crew is one of a on the south approach to the Taylor Bridge in the Dawson Creek considerable number ofslides with which the District crews had to District by installation of wire gabions. For years Bill was a crawler contend this winter. Few people realize the long hours and hard work, tractor operator in the Dawson Creek Highways District. However, as under hazardous conditions, involved in keeping the Trans-Canada tractors were phased out of Ministry fleets and with construction Highway open east and west of Revelstoke. The stretch of highway experience as a skilled cat operator. he became a Construction from the Lanark Snow Shed to Three Valley Gap is one of the most Foreman , active on numerous District projects . difficult sections of road in the Province to maintain in winter. Although the highest point reached on the highway is only 915metres. the travelling motorist does not quite grasp thefact that the mountains tower more than 1.6 kilometres higher than the highway and are loaded with snow ready to break offand roll as avalanches. This route crosses 46 known avalanche paths. However, it is the maverick slides that can really cause problems , as they are totally unpredictable.

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Even at minus 25 the CN salt car has to be unloaded, or it costs money. Here Don Ramnes, Burns Lake District, keeps an eye on the Auger in the Burns Lake siding.

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Deas Dock bridge crew, takes a break from constructing one of many curved dolphin fender pads. Fender pads are hung on walls and turning dolphins and are used as guides and buffers by the ferries On the job and at the controls ofone ofthe Ministry 's Citation jets when they land and depart. Front, left to right , Bill Garden, Fore­ are Chief Pilot John Taylor, left , and Captain Norm Bennett, Air man ; Bob Dumas ; Dan Cooke, back , left to right. Doug Reid and Services Branch. Lome Eisner. 29 ON THE JOB . • •

The Deas Yard stock crew of Dock Branch is responsible for The Port Renfrew maintenance crew of the Saanich Highway Dis­ shipping and receiving millions ofdollars in stock each year for the trict, pausedfo r a moment to get their picture takenfor the RR & C by B.C. Ferries and Highways Ferries dock maintenance and con­ their Foreman , Bill McFarlane. From left to right , Lindsay ("Dull') struction. Left to right, Ken Holter, Labourer ; Art Pol, Labourer; Keoppel , Machine Operator 7; Dan Burns, Labourer; Bill Kuzman , Gary McBride , Stockman 3; and Chuck Lavery, Stockman 5 . Machine Operator IA: D'Arcy Mannington, Labourer.

A contract was awarded to View Construction, Kamloops, to crush I 45 ,000 tonnes of 16 mm and 500 tonnes of 13 mm aggregate for The Fort Nelson road crew, pose for a picture, left to right, Dan stockpile in Anderson Pit, in the Lillooet District. The crush is to be Lewis, Randy Tylosky, Len Pinette and the area Foreman, Doug Clay. used for miscellaneou s paving of roads in the Lillooet area . Pictured Fort Nelson is in the Fort St. John District which is 400 kilometres is the contractor's crushing plant in operation last year. away making communication difficult at times. With the winter they have just experienced they have been very active keeping the roads open. They also maintain the nell' Fort Simpson Highway to the border.

Replacing damaged signs is a constant battle . A double posted advisory sign in the Nanaimo District is being repaired here by Norm Porter, Signman, picking up the sign; Bob Frew, Labourer, and Dave Nielson , Foreman 2, helpin g to remove the broken part . The sign was Picture shows the nell' northbound weigh scale at Duncan which repaired in timefor the fir st snowfall, Travellers are kept aware of the was recently opened. The nell' prefabricated building measures 27 equipment on the roads in order to prevent possible serious vehicle square metres and is equipped with a concrete pit , electronic scale, accidents, and appropriate signs and lighting. 30 Time out for a picture break at Haig weigh scale . Weighmasters The Ministry's Nanaimo Motor Vehicle inspection station was Jack Johnston, right, and John Clifford. Location is about 6.4 kilo­ opened in 1973. 1temploys 13people and processes an average of200 metres west ofHope on the north side ofthe Fraser. cars a day. It's area of jurisdiction ranges from Ladysmith to Bowser :;:;: and west to Cameron Lake .

The electrical maintenance crew of Southern Vancouver Island, based in the Saanich District, are busy changing the old traffic light Pausingfor RR & C camerman during a lull at Pouce Coupe scale control bases from mechanical to solid state. Left to right, Brian are Weighmasters Ray Calder, right, and Howard Emslie . Pouce Hannah, Electrician; Randy Cunningham, Labourer; Larry Cuth­ Coupe scale is on Highway 2 about 14 kilometres south ofDawson bert , Labourer. This small crew, and their foreman Eric Rapps (not Creek . availablefor the picture), is responsible for the operation and mainte­ nance of42 signalized intersections, more than 500 street lights, 100 island flashers, and over 50 sign-lighters. Beside their regular main­ tenance duties , they are also in the midst of a modernization pro­ gramme, changing street lights from 400 watt Mercury to 100 watt Sodium. This will mean a 50% saving in power requirement and help eliminate a disturbing reflection which interferes with the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory nearby.

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,. David Paul, railway accident investigation officer with Transporta­ Lynn Murley, Office Assistant 2, pre-screens accident data for the tion Engineering in Vancouver, makes a guideline of a complete computer system at Driver Records, Motor Vehicle Department, accident investigation sequence report. Victoria . Behind is Bev Mason, Office Assistant 2. 31 NINE GAS UNITS CONVERTED TO PROPANE

Nine motor vehicle units in the Chilliwack District home shop at Mission have been converted from gasoline to propane fuel. The units range from pick-ups to a tandem flat deck. The gas tanks were removed and replaced with propane tanks to provide equivalent range .

1\I\lfJ:::,uyV! The installation averaged $1,500 per unit. The gain is longer plug life, Tf,l.f)SOQf t.IIO'l longer oil life, easier starting, cleaner burning, quieter operation. Longer engine life is expected. All the units were quite new when the conversion was made and only the tanks, carburetion and timing was changed. The operators are unanimous in their preference for this changeover.

CAR TIPS FROM GERRY: BUYING THAT CAR (By Gerry Brown , Manager. Motor Vehicle Inspection Division)

When Ministry employees be­ come frustrated with a dealer over their new car they sometimes com­ plain to their friends about such and such a dealer but that is the extent of their complaining. Little do they know that by carry­ ing out one simple step the dealer might be convinced to review his decision.

HOW? By filling in a vehicle defect complaint form at the nearest British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways inspection station. This form is for­ warded to Transport Canada Defect Investigation De­ partment in Ottawa and to each of the inspection stations. The latter are thus made aware ofa suspected defect on your type of vehicle . Additional checking is done on similar makes ofcars to assure the complaint is not one of a kind. If there are other complaints of this type, Transport Canada will discuss the problem with the manufacturer, and if contrary to the stand­ ard s, the vehicles in question will be recalled to ensure they meet the standards. If the manufacturer fail s to recall, Transport Can­ ada may levy a fine of X dollars per day for non­ compliance or withdraw certification . Vehicle man­ ufacturers are very aware that the federal government has this authority. Our Ministry sometimes go es to the manufacturer to lobby on behalf of the customer but this is not alw ays successful because of some difficulty the cus­ tomer may have gotten into , such as going to an unauthorized dealer. The manufacturer won't even look at your car, if such is the case, as it means they Top picture: Typical tank installation on afour-ton dump truck with have lost control of the parts and can't accept the a total capacity of 486 litres , All valves in the propan e tank are protected by an intank special valve. Middl e: Underhood installation workmanship of another ga rag e . of fl owmetre, heater and carburetor attachment. Above : The Mission In some unsuccessful cases we liaise with the Min­ shop crew, Chilliwack District, who were involved in the conversion of istry of Consumer Affairs and between our two M in­ the District units from gas to propane; back row from left - Merv istries enough pressure may be applied to enable the Bannister, Arnold Peterson, Jack Goodair, Eugene Budd (all customer to come out the winner. So, next time you Mechanics), andKen Nelson (Mechanic Welder) ;Jront row-Dennis have a dealer problem let us know. Bojczuk (Mechanic), Steve Attwood (Mechanic), Dave Lesyk (Me­ chanic Foreman). Murray King (Assistant Mechanic Foreman). Armand Lafleur (Mechanic). 32