THE BRITISH COLUMBIA OCTOBER 1972

PUBLISHED BY THE DEPA TMET OF H IGHWAYS VO UME 9, NUMBER 4

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Extreme high water and milch driftwood in the most northerly Carr, Regional Maintenance Engineer, and H. L. Good, District end of the Fort St. John Highway District caused the col/apse of Superintendent, assessing the damage and making plans for a the Tuya River Bridge centre span recently. A bove picture is an replacement. Loss of the bridge left the community of Telegraph aerial view of the remains of the bridge and the inset shows P. J. Creek without communications except by air.

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Fort St. John District bridge crew under Foreman Floyd Erick­ permitting increased span length-30 feet as compared to 20 feet stad recently constructed a new bridge over the Alces River on for wood-as well as greater durability and simplicity. Consider­ the Cecil Lake Road 6 miles west of the British Columbia-Alberta able care was needed in handling the units weighing in at about border. The deck system, a departure from past practice in the J2 tons each. district, consists of 24 prestressed-concrete box section stringers,

2 MISCELLANY THE ROAD RUNNER

Volume 9 October 1972 Number 4

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

Associate**Field Editors A. R. Lima cher . Victoria Bill Ingram .... Victoria Wayne Randell .. . Vancouver Highw ay Herb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Crew L. Q. Fong Centreline Marking, Cloverdale Jim Winton .. .North Vancouver R. J. Archer .. ..Burnside J. W. Morris.,__ ...... Nanaimo Mike Butler . ... Courtenay George Cooper Patrol, North Vancouver Ellis Meads __ .__ ... .__.__.. ..__ Dock District Lloyd Burgess ..__. New Westminster Don Osborne . Chilliwack Edna Hodgson McBride Jim Ferrier __. .__.__.Kamloope Edie Smith ...... Williams Lake Thi s massive rock landed unexpectedly on the travelled portion Murray Ramsay Salmon Arm of the Mica access highway, 59 miles north of Revelstoke. The M. J. Newlands .. Revelstoke only damage was to the road. Shown standing on the top of the AI Desimone .. ..__..______Vernon rock is A . L. Davis, Road Foreman, 50-Mile. Fred Evans ...... __..Kelowna J. W. Zaporozan ...__.. . Penticton Jim Chenoweth ...... __ ...... Merritt Dave Roberts .. . ..__ Lillooet Dorothy Wilkins Grand Forks A. Dyson .. .. . Rossland S. J. Dixey .__ .. .._...Nelson Fred Angrignon .._ __.._...... New Denver Fred Ryckman .__ .__.__. .. ..__.__. Creston N. K. Molander .. ..__..__ Cranbrook Sam Caravetta ...... __...... __ Fernie J. W. Hickmott ...... __ Golden Frances Martin . ....__..__..__._ __ Smithers J. C. Bartsch .. .._..__... .._.. ..Pouce Coupe Homer Good ...... __...... Fort St. John Don Hutton .__ ._...__...... __. Terrace Shirley Hrechka ...... __.. ..Prince George Jack Doddridge ...... __..__ Prince George Wayne Chappell ...... __ Quesnel George Harper _ .. .. __ _Vanderhoof H. R. Walker . __ Burns Lake W. R. Ball ...... Princ e Rupert

COVER PH OTO Tranquil scene on the Upper Arrow Lake shows 30-car De­ D. Roberts, Machine Operator 3, Rossland District, has devised partment ferry MV. Galena leaving Shelt er Bay terminal (light this garbage-disposal can as a discouragement for bears who fre­ area, left centre) and rounding Bannock Point on its way to quent parts of the Rossland area. Galena Bay. The view is approximately northeast. 3 PROMOTIONS P. B. (PAT) MAC­ D. R. LISTER has been appointed Re­ N. T. BAIN has been appointed Lab. CARTHY was re­ gional Aggregate Prospector (Engineer­ and Data Analysis Assistant (Engineering cently appointed Sen­ ing Assistant), Region 1, Geotechnical Assistant), Geotechnical and Materials ior Maintenance .Engi­ and Materials Testing Branch. He was Testing Branch, Headquarters. He was neer, replacing D. F . formerly Engineering Aide 3, Geotechni­ formerly Engineering Aide 3, Geotechni­ Martin who has taken cal and Materials Testing Branch. cal and Materials Testing Branch. over the position of Senior Paving Engi­ neer. Mr. MacCarthy joined the Depart­ ment in May 1952 as Resident Engineer B. 1. HUNTER has been appointed Re­ at Rossland and the following year was gional Aggregrate Prospector (Technician W. HOLLINGSHEAD has been ap­ promoted to District Engineer. In 1959 I ), Region 2, Geotechnical and Materials pointed Mechanic Foreman 2, Prince he moved to Courtenay as District Engi­ Testing Branch. He was formerly Engi­ Rupert District. He was formerly neer and in )965 became Bridge Inspec­ neering Assistant, Geotechnical and Ma­ Mechanic Foreman I, Prince Rupert tion Engineer in Headquarters at Victoria. terials Testing Branch. District. For the past five years he has been Re­ gional Maintenance Engineer at Nelson. He is married with four daughters and is an ardent golfer. A. L. O'BRYAN has been appointed L. A. GARAY has been appointed Regional Aggregate Prospector (Tech­ Technician I, North Vancouver District. nician 1), Region 3, Geotechnical and Ma­ He was formerly Engineering Assistant, R. L. CULLEN has been appointed terials Testing Branch. He was formerly Headquarters. Regional Lab. Supervisor (Engineering Engineering Assistant, Geotechnical and Aide 3), Region 2, Geotechnical and Ma­ Materials Testing Branch. terials Testing Branch. He was formerly Engineering Aide 2, Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch. P. ESPIG has been appointed M.:­ chanic-Welder, Kamloops District. He 1. E. BRENNER has been appointed tr tr tr was formerly Mechanic I, Kamloops Regional Aggregate Prospector (Tech­ District. W. D. EYRE has been appointed Re­ nician I), Region 4, Geotechnical and gional Lab. Supervisor (Engineering As­ Materials Testing Branch. He was for­ sistant), Region 3, Geotechnical and merly Engineering Assistant, Geotechni­ Materials Testing Branch. He was for­ cal and Materials Testing Branch. merly Engineering Aide 3, Geotechnical A. A . GUSTAFSON has been ap­ and Materials Testing Branch. pointed Mechanic 2, New Denver District. He was formerly Mechanic lA, New Den­ 1. A. WATTS has been appointed Re­ ver District. gional Lab. Supervisor (Engineering As­ K. D. McRAE has been appointed sistant), Region 1, Geotechnical and Ma­ Regional Lab. Supervisor (Engineering terials Testing Branch. He was formerly Assistant), Region 4, Geotechnical and Acting Engineer Assistant, Geotechnical Materials Testing Branch. He was for­ and Materials Testing Branch. C. 1. VON MATT has been appointed merly Engineering Aide 3, Geotechnical Mechanic 2, Revelstoke District. He was and Materials Testing Branch. formerly Mechanic lA, Revelstoke Dis­ trict.

T. W. WALTON has been appointed M. K. ALAM has been appointed Re­ Regional Lab. Supervisor (Engineering Assistant), Region 1, Geotechnical and gional Lab. Supervisor (Engineering As­ A. 1. LOVESTROM has been ap­ sistant), Region 4, Geotechnical and Ma­ Materials Testing Branch. He was for­ merly Engineering Aide 2, Paving Branch. pointed Road Foreman 4, Golden Di s­ terials Testing Branch. He was formerly trict. He was formerly Road Foreman 2, Engineering Aide 3, Construction Branch. Grand Forks District.

A. M. LARSON has been appointed D. C. KERSLAKE has been appointed Regional Inspector (Engineering Assis­ Regional Inspector (Technician I), Re­ tant), Region 3, Geotechnical and Mate­ P. 1. RICHARDS has been appointed gion I, Geotechnical and Materials Test­ rials Testing Branch. He was formerly Mechanic 2, Prince George District. He ing Branch. He was formerly Engineer­ Engineering Aide 3, Geotechnical and was formerly Mechanic lA, Prince ing Assistant, Geotechnical and Materials Materials Testing Branch. George District. Testing Branch. tr tr tr 1. S. DUGGAN has been appointed D. 1. ST. THOMAS has been appointed Regional Inspector (Engineering Assis­ Regional Inspector (Engineering Assis­ W. DIENO has been appointed Dia­ tant), Region 2, Geotechnical and Mate­ tant), Region 4, Geotechnical and Mate­ mond Drill Foreman, New Westminster rials Testing Branch. He was formerly rials Testing Branch. He was formerly District. He was formerly Acting Dia­ Acting Regional Inspector, Geotechnical Auger Drill Foreman, Geotechnical and mond Drill Foreman, New Westminster and Materials Testing Branch, Kamloops. Materials Testing Branch. District. 4 PROMOTIONS TRANSFERS WEDDINGS

J. T. JOHNSON has been appointed PATRICK J. (PAT) Engineering Aide 3, New Westminster BONSER started in his District. He was formerly Engineering new position as Re­ Aide 2, Construction Branch. gional Location Engi­ neer at Nelson, in Sep­ tember. Pat has spent "it "it "it the last five years in Kamloops as Regional Paving Engineer. He is married and has K. W. AITKEN has been appointed two children, and his hobbies are fishing Assistant Mech anic Foreman I, Lillooet and reading. District. He was formerly Mechanic 2, Kamloops District. "it "it "it . 1

H. 1. KELSALL, Regional Location ~ * i'! Engineer, Nelson, has been appointed Re­ gional Maintenance Engineer, Nelson, re­ placing P. B. McCarthy. R. J. NlJHOFF has been appointed Technician I, Nelson District. He was formerly Engineering Assistant, He ad­ "it u i:l quarters.

"it "it "it Lucille Dian e Kidd and Jame s Allan Arnusch were married in St. John Vian­ D. BRETECHER has been appointed ney Church in Penticton in April. Th e Engineering Assistant, Prince Rupert couple are making their home in Gran d District. He was formerly Engineering Forks where Jim is an Engineering A ide Aide 3, Prince George District. 2, Grand Forks District.

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JAMES RICHARDS, Bridgeman 2 L. J. THONY has been appointed with Langford Bridge crew, was married Technician I, Prince George District. He to Linda Fletcher, Saturday, August 5, was formerly Engineering Assistant, at the Victoria Truth Centre. Jim has Prince George District. been with the Department since 1970.

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Neil Koel, Mechanic 2, Port A lberni, R. W. ( RON) GARNHAM and Irene W. G. McDOUGALL has been ap­ above, who was promoted and transferred Olah were married recently in St. John's pointed Road Foreman 2, Pouce Coupe as A ssistant M echani c to Cranbrook , bids Anglican Church, Victoria. Ron has District. He was formerly Road Fore­ goodbye to Al Mcl.ean, Machin e Opera­ been with the Traffic Branch for 16 years man I, Prince George District. tor 7. Neil's friends in Port Alberni ex­ and is presently working as a Signal Tech­ tended congratulations to him on his nician with the branch's electrical section. promotion. u ir -t.r "it "it "it OBITUARIES B. F. JOHNSON, Vanderhoof District , EUGENE MARSHALL, Road Fore­ is the new Sign Maintenance Man taking man I, has transferred from Burns Lake HENRY 1. DELARONDE, Bridgeman over from A. J. Mott, who recently re­ District to Saturna Island . 3, with the Fort St. John Bridge crew, tired . Bryce has been with the Depart­ died suddenly at his home on June 12 at 49. He leaves many relatives and good ment for seven years as Labourer and "it "it "it Machine Operator 3. friends and had been with the Department since May 1964. He worked continu­ R. ALLAN DEVAULD, Technician 2, ously with the bridge crew and gained Vanderhoof District, has transferred to several promotions along the way. Pouce Coupe District in the same posi­ tion . Allan was born and raised in CONYALESCENTS Vanderhoof, and has worked for the "it "it i:l Department since he graduated from high LEO NOVAGLIA, Radio Operator, school in 1955. He, hi, wife, and two WILLIAM C. SISSONS, Power Grader Kamloops, is convalescing after a sudden children were feted at a farewell party in Operator 2, Cranbrook, died suddenly illness and his fellow workers wish him a August by the community, and a gift of June 26, 1972. He started with the De­ speedy recovery. money presented by his co-workers. partment in April 1947. 5 10-7 CLUB

J. H. SMYTHE, R. C. "REG" C. B. (CHUCK) Superintendent of COOPER, Chief Rec­ ROLSTON, Burns Equipment, was hon­ ords Clerk, Headquar­ Lake District, was oured by members of ters, Victoria, · retired honoured rece n t IY the Department at a in June after 42 years' with a party at the retirement pre senta- service, and some 200 Burns Lake Civic tion made by H. T. government employees Centre for his retire­ Miard, Deputy Minis­ gathered at a special ment. He worked for ter , lune ,at Victoria. Jack was a luncheon in his hon­ the Department for 26 years. He started member of the RCAF from March 1943 our. While most of the guests were from as a Machine Operator and retired as to October 1945. In March 1949 he the Dep artment of Highways, many at­ Road Maintenance Foreman 4. All his joined the Department of Lands, Fore sts, tended from the Dep artment of Public service was in the Burn s Lake and South­ and Water Resources at Kamloops and Works , whose mail and files are handled bank areas. An executive member of the stayed until March 1952, when he left to by Headquarters general office. Several Kinsmen Club at South bank and a mem­ go into business for him self. In Novem­ guests from other Departments knew Reg ber of the Masonic Lodge at Burns Lake. ber 1959 he joined the Department of and worked with him in the Dep artment his hobbies include all outdoor activities Highw ays Regional staff at Kamloops as of Public Works in the early 1930's. A and piloting his own private airplane. Mechanical Superintendent 3, and was presentation of gifts was made in the A gift was pre sented by Neville Hope, promoted to Mechanical Superintendent office of the Minister. He has served District Engineer, Burns Lake, on behalf 5 in April 1963. Later that year he continuously with the Department since of his fellow employees. tran sferred to Victoria as Superintendent his appointment May 22, 1930, except for The Rolston s plan to live on Gabriola of Equipment where he remained in this leave of absence to serve in the Second Island near Nanaimo . position until his early retirement. World War. Reg was active in the Vic­ toria Symphony Orchestra as a cellist, and his hobbies are gardening, photog­ raphy, and stamp collecting. MARV THOMAS Some 156 Depart­ 11 11 11 retired after 13 years' ment employees from J. H. H. LAMBERT service as a truck Golden and Athalmer, retired recently from driver on the Region Golden District, held Courtenay District, 1 Crusher. He had a farewell party for where he worked as also worked on the DONALD PIGGOT, Maintenance Foreman cru sher crew in Re­ Road Maintenance on Read Island. He gion 2. At an eve­ Foreman 4, who re­ started with the De­ ning gathering with his fellow workers, tired after 26 years of continuous service, partment in 1950, and Marv was pre sented with a retirement and EDWIN HOGLUND, Machine Op­ now makes his home in Comox. gift. He will be making his home in the erator, who retired after 20 years' service. Nanaimo area. Presentations of gifts on behalf of em­ 11 11 11 ployees and friends, and long-service W. SCHUBERT, of plaques on behalf of the Provincial Gov­ the Kamloops District, ernment, were made by C. S. Shaw, Dis­ retired in June 1972 ART MOTT, Vanderhoof District, re­ trict Superintendent. after 13 years of ser­ vice with the Depart­ tired in August after a total of nine years ment as a draughts­ with the Department, during which time man. His fellow he was Tractor Operator, Mechanic 1, HAROLD DEWAR workers presented him Bridge Labourer, Machine Operator 3 has retired after 23 with retirement gifts. and 4, and most recently, Sign Mainte­ years' service with the nance Man . A retirement party was held Department. Harold 11 11 * in June when Art and his wife, Tillie, spent a good deal of CLIFFORD MAC­ were presented with a gift of money by time in the northern DONALD recently re­ his fellow employees. part of the Province tired as deckhand on at Pouce Coupe and the Gabriola Island Fort St. John, before coming to Nanaimo. ferry after five years' service . Ferry person­ John Morris, District Superintendent, pre­ AUBREY BURGESS, Road Foreman nel and friends from sented him with a gift and meritorious at Salmo, has retired due .0 ill health. service scroll. the Nanaimo District office met to wish him well. He has been with the Department since July 1953. Aubrey and his wife are living 11 ** at Salmo where they will be kept busy CARLO CANZIAN, Recently re tired with home chores. Mechanic - Welder, HARRY NICHOLLS, Kamloops District Machine Operator 2, shop, retired at the Vernon District, had end of July 1972 after worked with the De­ 16 years with the De­ partment for two years R. W. KIDD, Head Ferryman on the partment. Gifts from prior to retirement. North Bend-Boston Bar Aerial, retired Carlo's fellow workers He was given a retire­ July 31, 1972, after 25 years of service. were presented by H. F . Blunden, District ment party by his fellow employees earlier At a retirement party held in his honour Superintendent. this year. he was presented with a set of golf clubs.

6 ABOUT PEOPLE

BILL BURDEN­ Back on the job MRS. KARLEEN IUK, Machine Opera­ after a brief retire­ SYRNYK joined the tor 3, Vanderhoof Dis­ ment is HARRY staff of the Services trict. A native of SCHULTZ, Yardman, Branch, Victoria, as Ethelbert, Manitoba, Vanderhoof District. Clerk-Typist in May Bill served in the Harry worked on a 1972, taking over the Canadian Army dur­ casual basis with the position vacated by ing the Second World Department from Mrs . Charlotte Darby War, later worked in the Alberta oilfields 1940 to 1950, became a permanent truck­ who left to return to Regina . Karlcen's ] for five years after 1959, and in 1965 driver until April 1964, when he took favourable interest, besides her two joined the Department of Highways at over the duties of Yardman. young children, is the outdoors. In 1969 he retired to his farm, but in Fort St. James. f? f? f? the summers of 1970 and 1971 he was back as a Labourer. In February 1972 S. E. (STEVE) f? f? f? the Yardman position became vacant and LOHR has joined the Harry was happy to return to his old Traffic Branch's Elec- position. trical Design Section f? f? f? after graduating from MRS. CARLA SIE­ BCIT, Burnaby, with MENS, successful ap­ GARY REMPEL, a diploma in Electrical plicant for the Clerk Labourer, works in Technology. A bache- position in the Revel­ the Karnloops District lor, Steve indicated a keen interest in stoke District office. stockroom. Gary is hunting. Originally from Rot­ single and spends his f? f? it terdam, Holland, C'Ir­ spare times as a volun­ MRS. WINIFRED la came to Canada teer fire-fighter with with her parents when she was seven. LINDGREN is the the Kamloops Fire i i ')f { I Clerk-Stenographer in She is an animal lover and at times plays Department, and as a Second Lieutenant host to a number of cats. Her other in­ the Training and Safe­ in the Rocky Mountain Rangers militia ty office in Victoria. terests are swimming, horseback riding, unit. Other interests are ski-ing, hunting, tennis. and jogging. She was previously and photography. employed by the De­ partment of Health f? f? f? Services and Hospital Insurance, and the :.~ :? :: Federal Department of Public Works. MISS C L A IRE Her hobbies are singing, swimming, and MICHAUX joined the playing the piano. BRUCE SAMP- Department in July SON , Truck Driver at after three years with f? f? f? Duncan, Nanaimo the Department of HARRY HAIGH, District, s pen t his Lands, Forests, and Senior Road Foreman, early years on Salt­ Water Resources. She Nelson Highway Dis­ spring Island then won the position of trict, comes originally moved to Lasqueti Is­ Clerk 3 in the Bridge Design office. from Fernie but has land, where he joined Claire was born in Victoria and is a been in Creston for the Department in 1964. He transferred graduate of Victoria Senior Secondary. four years. He is to the Duncan crew in 1971. He is Her hobbies are curling and tennis and married with two sons married and has three children. she is keenly interested in all sports. and his hobbies are fishing and camping.

Cherryville Road crew, Vernon Highway District, pose for RR picture, left to right, Ed Yarish, Machine Operator 3; Arnold Cornish, Road Foreman 2; Fred Mitchell. Machine Operator 6; Harry Nicholls, Machine Operator 2; Albert Foisy, Machine Operator 3; Ernest Myers, Machine Operator 3; Amiel Lukat, A total of /04 years of service is represented by these thr ee Machine Operator 6; and Roger Demers, Machine Operator 3. Nelson District foremen, left to right, Bill Marleen, Road Fore­ Cherryville crew share in the maintenance of the Vernon-Slocan manl, with the Department since June 1943; Charlie Je/fs , Road Highway (Monashee Pass) with the Nell' Denver Highway Foreman 2, February 1933; and Leroi Cote, Road Foreman 2, Dist rict. October /936. 7 "EXTRACURRICULAR" ACTIVITIES

Presentation of gifts from his fellow employees marked the retirement of Arthur W. "Shine" Jarvis, centre, after 27 years with the Department. Maintenance man on the Okanagan Lake Bridge in recent years, he previously worked on the Kelowna­ Some of the players at a Saanich District golf tournament held Westbank ferries as captain. Presentation was made by District at Metchosin Golf Course. Left to right, Hugh Woodward, Sien Engineer A. L. Freebairn, left. At right is W. M. Underwood, at Painter 1, Langford Sign Shop; Frank Browes, Sign Maintenance one time the District official at Kelowna, Man , Burnside; and Art Sankey, Machine Operator 7, Langjord,

Ferry Superintendent Ted Blanchard with his wife, Dorothy, who earlier this The second annual /ishing derby, Kam­ year christened the Kulleet, one of three loops District, was held recently at Paul new inter-island ferries at the launching Lake. A bout six families attended under in North Vancouver. A second vessel, extremely bad weather conditions but John Macdougall, centre, gardener at Klatawa, was christened a month later everyone stuck it out ill the rain until the the Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, by Mrs. Isabel Johnson, wife of Tom dying minutes of the derby. Jim Deno­ is shown with his father, John Mac­ Johnson, Services Engineer, and the third, mey; Machine Operator, above, won the dougall, left, and his son, Don , wh€n Denman Queen, by Mrs. A. J. Savoie, of trophy for the largest fish, a whopping they won the Royal City Lawn Bowling Hornby Island. The three Ilew ferries 1 lb. 9 oz. Mrs. Jeannette Cassell's l-Ib. invitational triples. One of five entries will serve Gabriola Island, Thetis Island, 61h-oz. fish won the ladies' prize, and from New Westminster, the Macdougall's and Denman Island rallies. They carry Miss Laurel Witzer won the children's beat 35 other triples ,to take top place 26 cars and 150 passengers and have a trophy with her 1-lb. 8-oz. catch. in the tournament. crew of four.

A flying holiday across Canada was the experience of L. D. Noon-hour table tennis buffs from Headquarters Bridge and (Doug) Perkins, Regional Construction Engineer, Headquarters, Location Branches, Weiler Building, Victoria, are, left to right, Victoria, and his wife, Phyllis, in June. A World War II pilot, Francis Bong, Don Mctlormick, Pat Harkness, and Peter Hunt. Doug is part owner of a Cessna 170 kept at a privately owned Finals in a doubles competition were won by Pat and Peier of airfield near Victoria. Doug, second from left, is seen with his Location Branch over Francis and Don of Bridge Branch earlier brother, and nephew in St. Thomas, Ontario, about half way this year. through the 6,000-mile trip.

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This is the old Spences Bridge taken from the east side of the Thompson in the 20's, probably on a Monday-note the washing on the lines.

Of historical interest in connection with the recent open­ ing of the Agassiz-Haig link in this 1924 pic/lire of the Harrison-Agassiz section of Highway 7. The caption all the old photo reads "built by day labour, Yale District,"

Posing with Department of Public Works Model A Ford dump truck nearly 40 years ago in Salmon Arm are Otto Henrickson, Foreman, and Bert McGregor, Bridge Foreman .

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A curling league is being formed by members of the Geotechnical and Mate rials Testing Branch, Burnaby. Interested members of the Department in the Greater Vancouver area may obtain information by phoning John Mantador at 433-8266. Ice time for approximately four teams is available at the Heather Curling Club, I4725-108th Avenue, Surrey.

The Sth Annual "Fun" Golf Tournament for Region 3 was hosted by the Rossland District this year on June 17. Golfers from New Den­ ver, Nelson, Golden, Revelstoke, and Kamloops participated. An en­ ioyable day was had by all, especially the top winners, Regional Con­ struction Engineer, Merle Sprou le, Mrs. H. J. Kelsall, and Mrs. K. E. Old grader built in 1898 is part of museum at new yard­ Dyson. site of Vernon Highway District. 9 ON THE JOB

The Nanaimo District does a great deal of screening for various gravel roads and road-mix paving, The screening plant, appearing to dwa rf two o] Creston-Erickson Road (Erickson Back Road) the buildings in the backgro und, is ready for use in the Duncan area. In the gets a lift, so to speak, from paving contractor. inset are Bill R ichardson , left , and Mechanical Foreman Norma n Taylor, who Preparation was by Creston Dis trict crew. This is were responsible for a ma jor overhaul of the plant. just west of CPR crossing.

Creston District puving crew parching on High­ way 3 A in the A lice Siding District . Emile Section of Tra ns Canada High way north of Duncan, where additional Schultz is the Rakerm an and Harold Floer is on widening is under way to provide four lanes of traffic. A G /000 is emp loyed the grader in the background. to cut through hard- pan material.

D . W. (Dennis) Hall , right, Region 2 Electrician, pointing out . features of signal-control box to M. J. (Mike) Iobling, apprentice electrician with the Department. Dennis has been with the N ot a farm but a landscaping operation on the Alaska High way Department eight years and came to Kamloops from M aple right-of-way. Tractor and breaking plou gh cuts and co vers brush Ridge. He is married and has two children. Mike is single and aft er which ploughed right-of-way is harrowed and seeded to his hobbies are boating and trail-bike riding. grass. 10 Bob Barry, electrician's helper, Region 1, Electrical crew, adjusting a three­ Gordon Douglas, Mechanical Fore­ phase traffic-actuated signal controller at Donald Lowe, Machine Operator 4 man 3, left, and Dave Edwards, Assistant 51'011 Road and Old Yale Road, Surrey. with Langford Maintenance crew. Don Mechanical Foreman 1 at Vernon Dis­ has been with the Department since 1969. trict , pause for RR picture while getting things ready for the m o\'e to Vernon's nell' mechanical shop and yard-site.

Mer vin Home, Assistant Sign Painter 1, left , and Jim Paton , Machine Operator 1, from Burnside crew , Saanich District, in­ stalling delineator posts. Doug Meeres, left, and Clyde Lewis on a construction project outside of Courte­ Alfred Tompke, Machine Operator 1, "'.-! ~ t: nay. Both are with the Courtenay Dis­ and Rex Wiley, Carpenter, Vernon Dis­ trict maintenance crew. trict, are busy making work benche s at ~. W. A. STEWART, Vernon yard . .,..,.., Machine Operator 5, Nanaimo District, has been busy on various pieces of equipment on Gabriola Island ~ this past summer. He has been responsible for the operation of a roller on the island's roadmix paving project. * * * ALBERT (BERT) LECLERQ, Yardman, N anaimo District, has an important role in the operation of equip­ ment at the yard. Bert keeps the equipment Dave Sprout, Truck Driver with the Gordon Measure, Machine Operator 4, fueled and ready for Courtenay District maintenance crew, Nanaimo District, is working with his operation at all times. He joined the taking a well-earned pause for the RR loader and backhoe loading material for Department about 18 months ago, cameraman. an Island Highway widening project. 11 ON THE JOB

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Langford Maintenance crew installing 110­ post guard rail on a truck lane recentl y COi ll­ The Burn s Lake Bridge crew assembled all l Btr-inch multiplate culvert ill Tachek pleted on M alahat north of Vict oria. Left Creek earlier this year . The culv ert was 168 feet long. The cre w CIIb inside the to right, Re g. Gustajson, Road Foreman I cul vert was wed as a platform for installing the bolts at the top of the culvert, assisted (o n truck ); Bill Friesen, Road Foreman 4; by all overhead crane on the outside. Left to right, Wilf Du eck, Graham Micks, Da ve Dick Smith, Mach ine Operator 3; and Bob A lexan der, Mi ckey Gelz; DOll Lacey, Ken R ensby, Ernie Laue, Bridge For eman; Thiesen, Machine Operator 4. Art Sankey, Eric Schroeder, and Hen ry Kusnezoff . Machine Operator 7, is operatin g the Drott,

SAFETY AWARD

A 6-foot cattle underpuss being installed by the Courtenay District maintenan ce crew under the Island Highway at T'solum [ust north of Courtenay.

An A ward of Honour was presented to the Gabriola Island and the Thetis Island Ferry crews in recognition of 348,560 consecu­ tiv e man-hours without reportable injury for the 26 em ployees Cesare Nardi, Bridgeman I, Langford Bridge crew, and Alldrew involved. The period of time covered by the award was July Wal sh, Labourer, Burnside crew , lay rock durin g beautification 1964 to April 1972. On hand for the presentation were, back phase of Project 713, Falaise Overpass, 011 Patricia Bay Highway row, left to right , H. S. Aleman, Brian Donn olly, Da ve Mathie­ near Victoria. Cesare was a stone mason by trade before joining 5On, Herbert Ki ttel, and R . E. Corfield, front row, Senior Captain the Department in 1971 . Callow and Senior Captain Webber. 12

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