THE BRIT SH CO UMBIA MA CH 1971 Runner
PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 ISLAND PRINCESS SPLIT TO INCREASE CAPACITY
The British Columbia Ferries Island Princess (bottom photo) servicing the Kelsey Bay-Beaver Cove-Alert Bay-Sointula area is now in Burrard Drydock undergoing a major conversion. Greatly incre ased capacity will be achieved with a unique cata maran design (see drawing on the right). The present hull will / be split longitudinally to form two hulls, both supporting a common deck and superstructure. The ship will be lengthened from its original 131 feet to 186 feet by adding a new section, the breadth will also be increased from the old 34 feet to 57 feet. This will increase the vehicle capacity to 49 from the original 20. The restaurant facilities will also be changed to a cafeteria style service to accommodate more passengers. A pas senger lounge and rebuilt engines will complete the conversion. The British Columbia Ferries Division, operators of the ser vice, say the job is expec ted to take eight to ten weeks. Re pillfement vessel for the period will be the Queen of the Islands, and modifications have been arranged for the loading ramps at Kelsey Bay and Beaver Cove to handle her and the Island Princess when it returns to service. The new Island Princess will be able to handle drive-on load ing at all four terminals. While the conversion is in progress, revised vehicle end-loading facilities will be installed at the existing Federal government docks at Alert Bay and Sointula to accommodate the new end-loading system. When all this work is completed the British Columbia Ferries will have the first commercial "catamaran" on this coast.
2 I am told that durin g this THE ROAD RUNNER British Columbia Centennial Y ear the RR will expand a Volume 8 March 1971 Number I little on its "Peek into the Past" feature . This is fitting because we are all fascina ted ** by photographs of those Publish ed Quarterly by the early day s, and by the star tling contrast with scenes of British Columbia Department of Highways today . Y et there is a curious Victoria, British Columbia similarity. The differences Ray Baine s, Executive Editor are not in kind but in degree. Arthur J. Schindel, Editor Th e basic ingredient s of road- building and mainte nance are the same, but the ** scale is different. Now we Associate Field Editors can m ove vastly more material, co ver m ore miles, and A. R. Limacher Victoria do it faster. Because the product we make is wider, smoother, straight er, and more carefully maintained it is, BiII Ingram Victoria by most standards, better. But what we are really doing Al Wali sser Bridge District is serving the public, and those m en in the old pictures Jim Winton North Vancouver were doing th e sam e thing. There are many more of us S. J. Tognela Burnside 110 11', we wear hard hats, we are paid mo re, we ha ve m ore J. W. Morris., Nanaimo efficient equipme nt, m aterials, and techniques. and we can M. Butler Courtenay provide m ore service to m ore peopl e. L et's hope it is also better, because we have been learning for 100 years. Bill Bouchard British Columbia Ferries Division Georg e Cooper Patrol, North Vancouver W . D. BLACK, Mi nister Ellis Meads Dock District Lloyd Burgess . New Westminster Don Osborne Chilliwack Jim Ferrier -- Kamloops Edie Smith Williams Lake Murray Ramsay -- Salmon Arm M. J. Newlands Revelstoke Al Desimone . . .._. _._._._..__Vernon Fred Evans Kelowna J. W. Zaporozan Penticton Jim Chenoweth ...Merritt Dave Roberts --- Lillooet Dorothy Wilk ins Grand Forks R. E. McKeown ----- Rossland S. J. Dixey ------..Nelson Fred Angrignon New Denver Fred Ryckman Creston N. K. Molander Cranbrook Sam Caravetta Fernie J. W. Hickmott Golden Steve Sviatko . Smithers J. C. Bartsch Pouce Coupe Homer Good Fort St. John Don Hutton . Terrace Shirley Hrechka Prince George Jack Doddridge Prince George C. R. Stephenson Quesnel George Harper Vanderhoof H. R. Walker Burns Lake W. R. Ball Prince Rupert
FRONT AND BACK COVERS To mark British Columbia's Centennial Year the RR shows the Ch ief Officer Bob Davey is directing the last car to be hoisted difference of almost a century in bridge building. Front cover on board the British Columbia Ferries Di vision Island Princess is the North Arm Bridge , just completed in 1889, from Sea Island over the North Arm of the Fraser River at Vancouver. at A lert Bay. The Island Princess is now in Burrard Drydock for The bridge had just been opened. Sign says "Parties driv ing faster a major conversion. When the work is complete, British Columbia than a walk over this bridge will be prosecuted according to law." Ferries Division will have a "catamaran" added to its fieet of In sharp contrast, on the back cover is a telephoto view of the vessels. Port Mann Bridge over the same river, nearly 100 years later. 3 L I THOGRAPHE D IN CANADA B YK . M . M ACDON ALO . QUEEN'S PRI N T ER . VICTORIA , BR ITISH CO LUMBIA 10-7 CLUB Long Term Service CAPTAIN 1'. HER Courtenay Mechanical CUS, of British Co Kamloops Foreman H etires lumbia Ferries Divi Foreman Retires w. K. (KEN) TRAIL, Road Mainte sion, retired recently MA RK N ICHOL· nance Foreman in Kamloops, retires after 44 years at sea. SON, Mechanic Fore- • March 29, 1971 after 36 years of service, Capt. Hercus started man, Courtenay Dis At a party held recently, R. G . White, his career at the age trict, has re tired after Regional Highway Engineer, read mes of 17, serving on the 29 years of service. sages from the Hon. W. D. Black, Minis Canadian Government Merchant Marine Born in Hawkesbury. ter, and H. T. Miard, Deputy Minister, vessels in local and deep-sea routes. He Ontario, Mark joined and presented Ken with a certificate of also served on CPR lines, and was deco the Department as a rated during North Atlantic service in Mechanic in Cranbrook in 1929. From World War II. He joined Black Ball 1936 to 1941 he was in private business, lines in 1954, where he became a Master rejoining the Department as a M,echanic in 1955, and in 1961 transferred to Brit Foreman in Golden in 1941. SIX years ish Columbia Ferries Division, when later he transferred to New Denver, and Black Ball was purchased, and served on in 1951 he went to Courtenay, where he the Howe Sound run until his retirement. remained as Mechanical Foreman until UU U his retirement in September 1970. '/;; 'Second Narrows Bridge. were read from the Hon. W. D. Black, 1: t': ,'7 U Minister, and H. 1'. Miard, Deputy Minis H. (HARRY) PATRICK FLOOD, ter. Charlie Jeffs, Senior Road Foreman, COOKE, member of Timekeeper in the presented Fred and Ernie, each, with a the Barriere Mainte Rossland District of wallet. on behalf of their fellow workers. nance Crew and Re fice, retired in Janu U 0(, U ary, after 17 years' lief Ferryman of Kam L. P. LAING, Captain on the Koote loops Highway Dis service in the Rossland nay Lake ferries, retired from the service trict, retired February and, earlier, Penticton December 31, 1970 after 22 years with 8, 1971 after II years' Districts. Born in Lon the Department. Mr. Laing started with service. Harry was presented with gifts don, England, Paddy carne to British Co the Department in March 1948 as a and best wishes from fellow employees lumbia after World War II and worked Deckhand, was promoted to position of on his retirement. His hobby is garden for the West Kootenay Power and Light Ma te in February 1957, and to Captain ing. Company on the Waneta Darn, before in December 1962. joining the Department. 4 10-7 CLUB (Cont.) NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES
JOHN MALCOLM STEVE CUTT was Staff of Headquar OVANS, Captain of the successful appli ters Traffic Bran ch the Gabriola Island cant for the position gathered on January ferry in the Nanaimo of District Mechanic 29 to present a gift District, recently re in the Courtenay Dis to Assistant Tr affic tired after nine years' trict. Steve came to En gineer J. ARNOLD service with the Pro Courtenay from New STEWART to mark vincial Government. Denver, and he has his transfer to the Born inEngland, Captain Ovans had seen been with the Department since 1952. position of Municipal Programmes En gi service there in the merchant navy , and t.r t.r 'iT neer with the Planning Branch. Arnold then in Singapore, China, the Royal Navy P. P. CORRI has been with the Traffic Branch since Reserve, some time in a Japanese pris VEAU, Road Fore- October 1958, when he moved from the oner-of-war camp in Hong Kong, Manila, man 3 in the Princeton position of Resident Engineer in N ew St. John's, Newfoundland, and Comox on area, Penticton Dis Westminster District. Vancouver Island . He then went to Na trict. Paul was in the
5 ABOUT PEOPLE
J. H. PANKIW, CLYDE SMAAS • TONY PRAZMA, District Engineer, Pen LET commenced with District Stock m a n, tieton District, is leav the Department in Prince George Dis ing the Department at 1960, as a Clerk trict, where he has the end of March to Trainee in the Prince worked for 11 years. go into his own con George office. After His hobbies are small sulting and construc working in various of carpentry jobsand tion business in the J .. fices in Region 4, he taxidermy, and he has Okanagan Valley . Mr. Pankiw has been became Acting Office Manager in Revel a diploma from the School of Taxidermy. with the Department for the past fifteen stoke for a couple of months in 1964. He is married with a small son. years, starting in Kamloops with the Ma He was then appointed Office Manager terials Testing Branch. He returned to at Pouce Coupe' in June 1964, where he University to get his degree in Edmonton, worked until transferred to Prince George from 1959 to 1964, and came back to the in 1966. Besides enjoying hunting and Department and continued as Engineer-in fishing, Clyde has a farm 8 miles west of MRS. YVONNE M. BLAIS, Clerk-Stenog training with the different branches cover Prince George, which takes his time when ing most of British Columbia. He took he is not busy with lodge work. He has rapher 2 in the Burns over the Lillooet District in 1966, and been executive of the Fraternal Order of Lake District office, is new to the area, hav then transferred to the Penticton District Eagles for the past two years. Clyde is ing arrived recently in 1967. He is married and has four single. children. He likes ski-ing, hunting, and from Vancouver. square dancing.
W. W. (BILL) SOL BERG recently trans LARRY MURRAY, ferred from the Prince Road Foreman 3, is in G e 0 r ge Construction charge of the Allison Branch to Headquar Pass Camp, Penticton MRS. S. M. FLINT, ters in Victoria, where District, on the Hope new Clerk-Stenogra he is attached to the Princeton Highway. pher in the Nelson Planning Branch head regional office. Sheila ed by M. G. Elston, Senior Planning previously worked for Engineer. the Forest Service for two and a half years. GERRY BACHYN Her hobbies are curl SKI is a Ticket Agent ing in the winter, camping in the summer, BILL GUNN AR for British Columbia and sewing in between. SON, Prince George Ferries Division at District, has worked Tsawwassen Terminal as Yardman for one where he has been em year. His hobby is ployed for two years. radio, and he belongs He has a B.A. degree to the Citizens' Band from .UBC. An expert skier, Gerry Radio Club. He is spends most of his days off at Mount THOMAS D. GIL married with two children. Baker and Whistler. GAN, Engineering Aide Grade 3, works on the Burns Lake Survey Crew, having BRIAN SWEENEY, ;;. . ,t.;;nj;-V'; started in April 1966. Prince George Dis ...... , ,...... ""! :.~...•:'.....: ~ '''' \~..- He is a member of the trict, has been with the ,," j , ~.. Burns Lake Ambu Construction Branch .,,,:. . , j «c::- lance Society and Volunteer Fire Depart four and a half years ment. before transferring to .¥, the Stockroom last t" ~ I October. He is single, and his hobbies are reading and writing.
B . M. (MAC) WATSON PLATT, Labourer on the STOREY, Clerk Grade Salmon Arm Survey Crew, was recently 3, started as Time presented with a gift from his fellow keeper at the Burns workers before moving back to England Lake District office, last August. Watson came to Canada in The Penticton District office staff. March 1970. He has 1963, and was employed by the Depart seated leit to right, Mrs. Valerie Chappell, resided in this area ment in Pouce Coupe as Yardman and Stenographer; Pete Fuocco, Office Man most of his life. His Labourer. He worked in Terrace and ager; Mrs. Marilyn Kinsey, Voucher hobbies are hunting, trapping, and gar Revelstoke before moving to Salmon Clerk; standing, Whayne Chappell, Time dening. Arm in 1966. keeper.
6 WEDDINGS
ORLANDO TISOT, ERNIE KIDD, En Headquarters Paving gineering Assistant 2, Branch, h a s been commenced employ awarded a Certificate ment with the Con of Registration in Civil struc tion Branch in Engineering and is Boston Bar in Septem now entitled to the ber 1962. He has "P .Eng." appellation. been located in Camp Orlando recen tly was passed by the Board bell River, Gold River, and is now in of Examiners of Professional Engineers Duncan working with Bill Nielsen on the of British Columbia. Cowichan Lake Highway. Ernie received his education in Boston Bar . He is u u married and has two children, a boy * and a girl. His main hobby is elec PETER BRETT, tronics, but he also enjoys camping and Design Engineer, fishing. Bridge De sign Branch, where he has worked since . he joined the *** II D. J. (DENNY) Department in July Congratulations and best wishes were 1967. Born in En KEEN, T e r min a I Agent, Swartz Bay extended to Dave Bow and Lilian Lawlor, gland, he graduated when they were married November 6, from the University of Birmingham in Terminal, started with the British Columbia at the United Church in Quesnel. Dave 1963 with a B.Sc. degr ee in Civil Engi has worked for the Quesnel District as a neering, working in England for three Ferries Division at the inauguration of the Labourer and an Engineering Aide for years before coming to Canada. Peter's the past 20 years . hobbies are sports and music, and he was service iri 1960. At a member of Victoria Unit ed team in the that time his Swartz Bay office was lo Pacific Coast Soccer League from 1966 cated in a 50-foot trailer, also shared to 1970. He is married with two children. by the General Manager and Assistant OBITUARIES Manager. In those days the terminal ARTHUR C. HES u u u staff consisted of 12 people and today, SE, Bodyman-Painter, during the summer season, Denny directs Prince George Dis RONALD H. TUR a staff of 70 personnel. He often takes trict, died suddenly at - NER, Engineering charge controlling the traffic for Tsaw his home last Novem - Aide 2, is a native wassen and Gulf Island ports. From the ber. Mr. Hesse had of Salmon Arm. Ron tower with its all 'round view he directs been with the Depart started with the Con the travelling public by P.A. and has ment since April 1955. struc tion Branch in direct line contact with ship's officers and He leaves a widow and two sons. 1955, on the Annis the attendants at each loading ramp, as CLARK JACKSON, a former em Sicamous portion of well as communication with ships on the ployee in the Merritt Highway District, the Trans-Canada Highway. Since then run and other terminals by radio tele who retired in 1965 after 19 years' ser he has worked in the Okanagan, Revel phone. vice, died January 31, 1971. stoke, and Fraser Canyon are as, and at JAMES BOWMAN TINGLE, Labour u -i:r present is at Duncan on the Lake Cowi * er with the Merritt District Crew , died chan pro ject. He has one son and two BARBARA CARE suddenly on Saturday, January 30, 1971, daughters. During his lifetime Ron has FRAE, Clerk 2 in the at 63. Mr. Tingle was employed for amassed a large and interesting collection Regional Property Ne eight years in Merritt Highway District. of Ind ian arrowheads. gotiater's office has HARVEY A. JONES, Machine Oper u been with the Depart ator 2 (Gradall Operator), Prince George * * men of Highways for District, died suddenly on January 14, 10 years. Barbara is LOU GARAY, En 1971 in Prince Rupert. Mr. Jones had very interested in ani gineering Assistant 6, been with the Department since February mals . She has done some travelling and commenced employ 1961. He was single . hopes to have a chance to do more. Her ment with the Con JAMES N . MILLER died suddenly on outside interests range from building fish struction Branch in Friday, February 12, 1971, at the age of ponds to photography. She also enjoys September 1955, on 48. Jim, previously with the British Co the Trans-Canada sailing with her boyfriend. lumbia Ferry Authority, Deas Dock , Highway at Cache u u u came to the Highways Department in No Creek and continued at various locations vember 1966 as a Stockman at Gibsons. including, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Prince MRS. SHIRLEY In 1967 he was transferred to North Van George, the Stewart-Cassiar, the Queen HURTAK recently couver Yard. Charlotte Islands, and Terrace. Lou is joined the Headquar ALAN C. BIRCHARD, 62 years of now located at Duncan, will again team ter s Paving Branch. age, died in Victoria on January 29, up with Project Supervisor Bill Nielsen Shirley was previously 1971. Mr. Birchard was born in Elbow, on a further extension of the Cowichan Secretary to the Insur Saskatchewan. He joined the Depart Lake Highway. Lou and wife Carol ance and Safety Offi ment of Highways, Nanaimo, in 1954. enjoy new faces and new places. Leisure cer for seven years. A Road Maintenance Foreman, Mr. time is for hunting, fishing, and camping She enjoys playing the accordion and Birchard retired October 31, 1968 due to with their five children. dancing. ill health, and moved to Victoria.
7 PEEK INTO THE PAST
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Fumed rock bluff on Vaseanx Luke section of H igh way 97, when some widening was carried out, Note men scaling high south of Okanagan Falls. Top left shows ovcrhang in / 925; note lip the cliff. Bottom picture shows 1'111'1'1' today with overhung Model T Ford on left. Top right, construction project in /936, removed and the highway widened to full standard.
8 Upper Cascade Bridge. ill th e Grand Forks District, was originally built ill 1930, left. Th e 70-foo / K ing Truss \\'as closed for a fell' years ill the lat e 1950'.1', th en reopen ed /0 traffic ill 196 2 ajter it \\'a.l' rcinjorced with logs . III /968 it was strength en ed with Bailey bridging, and then ill December 1970 th e much repaired bridge was removed and replaced by a 70 -foot double-single Bailey span, right.
Usk--Ccdarvale section of H ighway 16. ill Back ill 1932, or thereabouts, travellers on the Island Highway crossing th e Little 1936, looking east. top. Clearing a 40-foot Qualicton River we re proud of the brand nell' Howl' Truss that had just been co m pleted . right-of-way during the construction pro above, Since that time (ill 1956) a still newer steel through- tru ss span was constructed, gramme at that time, and above, Ycllowhcad complete with two five-joot sidewalks. H igliwav 16 today. between Terrace and Cedarvale, the section com pleted ill 1970 with 200 feet of right-of-way.
9 ON THE JOB •
Arthur W. Jarvis, Maintenance Man, is shown 011 the tower of the Okanagan Lake Bridge. chang ing a bulb of the aeroplane clearance lights. He is 110 feet above the bridge deck. In the background is part of Highway 97 and the Kelowna city park.
Revisions to the sign lights 011 the Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, are performed by, left to right, Kim Reynolds, Roy Harris, and Gunner Merit seen in the bucket 011 the giraffe. This is typical of the varied tasks performed by the Regional Electrical personnel, under the direction of Electrical Foreman H. H. Gutteridge.
Dave Grant, Foreman 1, and Dave Mann, Car penter, checking the operation of sander on back of foreman's pick-up.
Bridge Foreman Floyd Erickstad, Crane Operator Brian Alexander. and Bridgeman Raymond MacDonald installing fence rail on the Iron Creek Bridge. The Fort St. John Bridge Crew constructed two permanent bridges [Iron Creek and MacLean) of concrete and salvaged stringers, north of Fort St . John . The stringers on the Iron Creek Bridge were 50 feet long by 24-inch Ray Mann, Prince George District. He has steel I-beams with diaphrams and minor fixtures fabricated by the District worked at the Department Yard as a Carpenter Shop. Glulam stringers obtained from the Bennett Dam project were used on and Labourer for the past eight years . His hobby Macl.ean Bridge. The deck systems were the same on both bridges. is cabinet work. 10 Keremeos crew, Penticton District, take a photo break. They Penticton District Bridge Crew· redecking one of the Okanagan are, back row, left to right, F. E. Matthews, H. G. Clark, A. J. Flood Control structures. They are, left to right, Jim Mcl'hee; Blumhagen, S. C. Pakka, G. M . Kirkpatrick (Road Foreman 4, Jerry Rozander: Lloyd Batie, Bridge Foreman for Penticton Dis now retired), A. J. Reimche, L. Basso, and C. D. Schneider. In trict; Hammie Hamilton; and Tom Madden. the front row, left to right, are V. J. Frasch, R. D . Carleton , W. A. Liddicoat, and L. F. Gladish.
Despite adverse weather conditions and urban traffic conges tion, work continues through the winter on New Westminster District day labour Project 2135. This is the start of four lanes on Route 7, Lougheed Highway, from the Cape Horn interchange on Route 401, Trans-Canada Highway to Pill Road at Riverview Hospital in Government Reserve, part of District of Coquitlam, Left, open face concrete crib wall in front of the steam plant, Riverview Hospital, the polyethylene film is to hold the earth for future planter area, left to right in the photo, Gerardo Distasio, Gordon J. Lutz, and Foreman Jim W. Edge . Above, installation of drainage with Bill Farrand, Garry Phillips, Gerry Distasio , Bob Mcl.ean, and Clii] Labree on the job. II "EXTRACURRICULAR" ACTIVITIES
II. F. Coupe, leit, [ormer District Engineer at Salmon Arm. was presented with a gift lry M. D. Ramsay, on behalf of [ellow employees at the Courthouse, at going away ceremonies held in B.e. Curling Championship rink as it left Prince George for Salmon Arm bejore Christmas. Ill' was also presented with other Moclronald Brier in Quebec City early in March, with Depart gifts hy the outside crews after Christmas. l l erb transjerred to ment's own Pat Carr, Prince George Regional Maintenance En Victoria January J as Assistant to the Senior Traffic Engineer. gineer, a stalwart second. They are, left to right , Kevin Smale. skip; Pat Carr, Bob Mc Ilonald, and Pete Sherba. Pat's rink (we think of it as Pat's rink. anyway) made a good showing at the classic curling event.
Representing the British Columbia Government Employees' Union. Orner Pederson. Bridge Foreman 2. left. and Floyd Fair Allan T. Stanyer, Mechanic at the Bums Lake District Shop, brother, Bridgeman 2. centre, Vanderhoof District, are shown starting out in snows/we race. The event annually is part of above, presenting a cheque for $50 to Dave Lindsay, Treasurer Bums Lake Winter Carnival Celebrations, and AI enters annually. of the Retarded Children's Hostel. The money was raised from the sale of bottles, collected of] the highway right-of-way by the Vanderhoof crew.
Four charter members of the Prince George Regional Office Table Tell/lis Club in action, are Harry Waring, left. and Derek Bishop at the far end of the table with Tom Yearsley, left, and Phil Bishop with their backs to the camera. The hall can be seen clearing the net. The club, organized in 1967. has one other J. W. Zaporozan, District Technician for the Penticton Dis charter member, Jack Doddridge. Any members of the Depart trict, making a start on his British Columbia Centennial beard, is ment passing through Prince George are invited to drop in and getting royal treat ment from the office staf], Valerie Chappell. try their luck. left, and Marilyn Kinsey, 12 SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION
A series of Itt-minute talks was presented recently hy Vernon District personnel, on high way safety. A trophy was awarded to the best speaker on the topic "The Right Way 1.1' the Safe Way." Shown, top right picture. follow ing the presentations are, left to right, Joe A I'ell dcr, Technician; Les York, Road Foreman; AI Desimone, Engineering Assistant; Jim Alveberg; Office Manager; Pat Dunn, District Supcrintcn dent; AI Park. Senior Training and Safety Officer from Victoria; Tally O'Keefe. Plant Foreman; Chuck Hinman, Bridge Foreman; Arnold Cor nish , Road Foreman; Pete Yells, Road Fore 1/111ll; G ordon DOURlas, M echanical Foreman; Jack Amies, Road Foreman; and Dick Claridge, Safety Committee Representative, Winner was AI Desimone, above. Gordon Douglas, extreme left, talked about hazards in tire changing, and Arnold Cornish, left, lectured 0/1 traffic control.
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llcadquarte rs Safety and Training Officer A. F. Park, left, presents Region 1 safety award to Sg t. Bill Carruthers, who accepted the award a ll bchul] of the Dcpartmcnt of Highways Pa trol. R egional Safety Officer A lex Caldwell chaired th e presentation , the eve nt was marked hy a bouquet and dan ce for th e members of the Patrol and guests.
The Di strict and Regional office staff of Re gion 3. Nelson. received their bronze on gold H.C. Safety Council certificate for having oper ated 32H.298 consecutive man-hours wi thout a With their instructor are 12 members from the cre w of British Columbia Ferries time-loss accident. from October I, 1963 to Di vision vessel Sechelt Queen who liave gil'en considerable spare time to complcte De cember 31. 1970 . AI Park: Senior Training the Sr. John A mbulancc Senior first-aid course. They are from the left, Mrs. V . J. and Safety Officer. presented these aw ards to llarruwuy (l nstructor), Mrs. J. l l artlev, I. Reinhold, D. Layare, Mrs. K. Magel', Regional Office Manager S. J . Di xey and Di s Mrs. M. Da ykin, Mrs. I. Holmberg, D . Seward, Miss N . Wright, Mrs. D. Hunt, trict Office Manager D . R. Godfrey, at a lunch R . Knigh t, D .R oberts. and Miss L. O'Connor. Missing from the picture were eon held in Nelson on March I, 197 I. F. W . Windsor and Mrs. J. Roper. 13 ON THE JOB
Crushing and plant-mix operation in the West Bench, Penticton Fill failure at Whipsaw Creek on the Hope- Princeton section, District. The sand screening set-up is in the foreground. Rod Highway 3, being inspected by Stan Isberg, Road Foreman 4, and McDonald is in charge of the crushing and Jack Marsh is in Bill Bulman, Engineering Aide 5, for the Penticton District. charge of the MC2 plant-mix operation.
George Lipsack, Construction Fore man, left, and Peter Dasniers, Project John Brenner, Materials Tes ting Tech Supervisor, on a Patricia Bay Highway nician, and Don Hu tton, Engineering As· day labour project, Saanich Highway Dis Gordon Measure, Machine Operator, sistant, Terrace, got a horse when they trict . George is no stranger to this area, Nanaimo, feeding a Barber-Green paving investigated part of the Lachmach River as he was Construction Foreman on the machine. Recently Gordon has been Region recently for gravel deposits. It Patricia Bay Highway in 1968/69. Peter operating loaders and a gradall type ma was thought the trusty steed would bring Dasniers, Project Supervisor, comes from chine in the Nanaimo District. out samples. Much to thei r surprise, the Salmon A rm area and is on loan after climbing over muskeg and corduroy to the District from the Construction they found he could barely make it even Branch. without a load.
Yellowhead Hig hway 16, Mile 25 west of Terrace, during recent floodin g. The outside track of the CNR is visible in the Grader laying out for pulvi-mix on Highway 3, Erickson.R e foreground. There was two to four feet of water on the road taining wall on left was built by Department in August 1970. for some one-half mile in this pho to, and flooding in various This was part of Highway 3 improvement programm e, Creston other spots for the next 40 miles, and 12 snow slides to make Arrow Creek section. things m ore interesting-all within a 12-hour period. 14 REGION FOUR ON THE JOB SLIM CREEK MAINTENANCE CAMP
John Carlick, Loader Operator, servic ing Hough 60. John lives near the Good Slim Creek Maintenance Camp on Yellowhead Highway 16 between Prince George Hope Lake Maintenance Camp and is a and McBride. Highway garage in foreground and living accommodation trailers in long-time resident of the Cassiar area. background.
\ \ \~. Fred Leavitt at the Good Hope Lake Maintenance Camp. Fred moved from Fort St. John to take on the responsibili ties of Stockman in this remote northern Winter on a section of Yellowhead Highway 16 East between Prince George area. and maintenance camp at Slim Creek.
Willy Williams, left, and Richard Cloakey, Ferrymen on the Department's Stikine River Ferry on the Stewart-Cassiar-Watson Lake Highway. The crossing is located 192 miles south of the Alaska Highway and 32 miles from the nearest maintenance Maurice F. Schultz, Machine Operator 4, at Slim Creek camp . Maintenance Camp on Highway 16 East. 15