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PUBLI ED BY TH E BRI ISH COLUMBIA MINI TRY OF TRAN PO TATION, C MMUNICATION AND HIGHWAYS SPRING 1979 rO L ME 16, NUMBER 1 MVB Improves Efficiency With Word Processor

Always looking for ways to improve its operation, the Mo tor­ vehicle Branch has come up with a time and money-saving word processing machine. Clerks in the driver safety and improvement section were typing 3,500 letters a week and completing 600 to 700 computer cards a day, with each card requiring the driver's licence num­ ber, full name, name code, effective date, and file number of each letter. June Byers, Administrative Officer in charge of the section, believed what was needed was a machine that could take names and addresses and merge them with a basic letter which had already been keyed onto the program disk. June told factory representatives the machine had to be compatible with the computer system where you could type in a master letter, have merging capabilities, and also be able to store and recall. That was two years ago, and today, because of Ju ne's resource­ ful thinking, the Motor-vehicle Branch has its word processing machine. Suspension data is keyed into a terminal, stored on a disk, and the office assistants are now producing twice the work they did before. Clerks type letters of suspension, letters of reinstatement, pro­ bation letters and assessment letters. First the name and driver's licence number is typed on the letter, then to avoid a computer­ oriented letter, a person's file is reviewed and any variable factor is noted on the letter so as not to lose that personal touch a dic­ Debbie Norman prints the leiters while Supervisor June Byers tated letter might give. The letter is then merged with the body . looks on. of the letter taken from the disk. The machine sorts alphabetically and numerically and there are 75 letter vari­ ations on a disk. A typical keypunch command might be file, print-Letter No. I, merge, sort, and automatically justify print-and the machine would then put the letter together. June started with the Motor-vehicle Branch on a temporary basis in 1963 working short stints in the addressograph section, the mail order of licence-plates during the issuing period, helping with cash sheets in the issuing office, assisting in the general office for a brief period and finally coming to rest as a permanent typist in Driver Improvement. From 1971 to 1976 she wor ked in driver record s and Donna Perry prepares a new file. Pat Chornoby shows the type of letter the n returned to safety and improvement to be processed. section. Jun e is a grad uate of the AETNA Driver Improvement Group Leadership Training Program, sponsored by the well kno wn AETNA Insurance Comp any in the Un ited States. She is on her third year of Executive De velopment Training Program at the University of Victoria and is a graduate of Public Service Com ­ mission's Public Administr ation Course. "I approached the over-all problem with the idea of making the change in two phases-phase one would be to ac­ quire the equipment and have the staff key in the name and address and in ph ase two, which we hope to have shortly, we will be able to dr aw the driver's record up to the screen, make the decision as to Nancy Duke sorts the files into various Mae Woo keys nam e, address, driv er the type of letter which should be sent, types of letters before entering names and licence number, and oth er variable in­ and tell the machine to print the appro­ addresses on word processing equipment. formation onto disks. priate letter," she says. 2 ~ ------. MINISTER'S MESSAGE T HE ROAD RU NN ER & CA RRIER

Vo lume 16 Spring 1979 No. I 0(:{ 0(:{ 0(:{ Published Quarterly by the Ministry of Transportation, Communications and Highways Victoria, British Columbia Ray Baines, Executive Editor Arthur 1. Schindel, Editor Now that the Government is well into the First Session C. N. Shave, Co-editor of the Thirty-Second Legislative Assembly after receiving a lIew mandate, I wish to remind all personnel of th e Ministry that a rededication to the service of the people Field*Correspondents* of British Columbia should be uppermost ill everyone's mind. Brendan Gordon .G eotechnical Operations, Burnaby W. S. Boughey .. ..Victoria Last year in the rcorganizutional plan for government m inistries the Premier honoured me by increasing my Herb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Crew Eric Eastick Centreline Marking, Cloverdale respo nsib ilities to include {Ill expanded Ministry of Trans­ portation, Communications and Highways, as well as a Doug Jones Burnaby Directorship of the British Columbia Ferry Corporation Tony Larsen . Chilliwack George Harper Burnside and the development of a transportation system to sen'e the needs of the Province, Ed Hemmi ngsen .Port Alberni As anyone familiar with government can understand Hector McLeod .. Nanaimo these responsibilities cannot be successfully discharged D. L. Oliver Courtenay by one person. A dedicated staff, working as a closely Paul Connor North Vancouver knit team, is the only way we can overcome the manv David T. Kao Dock Distri ct problems which inevitably arise within a large and com­ Glyn Briscoe New Westminster Maureen Recknagle McBride plex organization like ours. I do not have to emphasize that team work is necessary for success. You call be sure Dave Schleppe __ .. Kamloops that as Minister I will do everything I call to see that the Mark Coe WilIiams Lake Barry Kimble 100 Mile House machinery is ill place for this team approach. III the past Fred L. Stuart __ .. Salmon Arm three years we have achieved considerable success ill M. J. Newlands Revelstoke our programs and I wou ld like to see this trend ill pro­ ductivity, accomplishment and attitude continued, I will Les Johnson Vernon J. T. Hallam .. Kelowna support our staff ill all their undertakings as decisions are made and I ask ill return for their sup port, W e are all W. R. Coates Penti cton here to provide a first rate service and a good product Brian Niehaus .. Merritt to the people of British Columbia. Bob Corder . .Lillooet R. Haworth .. .. Grand Forks ALEX. V. FRASER I Joy Mailey ...... Rossl and Minister S. J. Dixey Nelson C. W. Smith New Denver ~~-~------~-- Fred Ryckman Creston N. K. Molander :_Cranbrook Allan Edgar Fernie C. M. Frank Golden As you know the integration of the former Ministries of Energy, Transport and Communications and Highways and W. R. Rowe Smithers Public Works added about 1.000 employees, as well as more and Stan Gladysz .. Pouce Coupe varied activities, to the Ministry. Energy, Transport and Com­ Willie Smith Fort St. John munications published its own in-house mag azine called the Car­ Harman Delyea Terrace rier and Highways has for many years had its Road Runner, Shirley Hrechka .Prince George Senior officials decided that the two publications should be inte­ Clyde Smaaslet Prince George grated to best serve the combined staffs of our new Ministry and Al Hepp . Quesnel this is the first issue in that form. The choice of a name was a B. A. Cleary Vanderhoof problem. Long-time readers of the Road Runner did not want Dave Foster ...... Burns Lake to see that name dropped or changed after 17 years. At the same Doug Lamb Prince Rupert time the newer and younger Carrier had its loyal following and Whayne Chappell Terrace support. For this reason we have decided to simply combine the D. R. Norstrom Dease Lake two na mes, with Road Runner coming first in deference to its age. The magazine will of course now contain personnel news plus feature stories and regular departments on the activities of all the sectio ns of the expanded Ministry. As there are many COVER PHOTO more people in the Highways sect ion than in the other two, High­ ways personne l news will occupy more space . However, because Omnipresent Mount Baker rises snow-capped on th e eastern of the diversit y and importance of activities carried on by Trans­ horizon. This photograph is evidence of spring ill the Lower portation and Co mmu nicat ions we will try to pro vide balanced Fraser Va lley, Aldergrove-Trans-Canada H ighway, and the end cove rage of all th ree sections in our features and departments. of winter patrols, .1'11011' removal, and salt for another year. R. J. BAINES -Photo by Jack Brown, Executive Editor 3 PROMOTIONS

DAN DOYLE, P.Eng., Regional Main­ BILL KOPACH won a promotion MONA SHARPE has won through tenance Operations Manager at Nanaimo. through competition to Engineering Assis­ competition the position of Regional has won through com ­ tant 3 in the New Den­ Radio-Telex Operator, petition the Regional ver District office, Sep­ Region I, Burnaby. Highway Engineer tember 1978. He has She has worked in the position in Region 5, been working for the regional office since Terrace. Dan began Ministry for eight April 1974. Mona and with Highways in 1969 years. Bill is married her husband, Neil, in the Engineers-in- and has a 9-month-old have recently bought a A Training Program: he son. Favourite pas­ new home and spend worked on construction projects for three times are ski-ing and hockey, although he most of their spare time remodelling. years. He spent the next five years as enjoys most other sports. H is "greatest District Highways Manager, first at Me­ ambition" is to build his own log house . Bride, then New Denver and Karnloops. RANDY 1. CAMERON, Fernie High­ When Region 5 was formed he became way District, was promoted to Bridgeman the Regional Maintenance Operations 2. He began with Manager. He is married with three chil­ A. W. (AD) BUCKLE recently won Highways as an aux­ dren. His hobbies are golf, fishing, cross­ through competition the position of Dis­ iliary and became a country ski-ing, and carpentry. trict Technician in the regular in February Kelowna District. Ad 1978. Randy married has a total of 22 years recently and he and STAN PALOPSKI was successful in with Highways, having his wife are planning the bid for District Highways Manager, served in McBride, a one-month trip to Terrace District. Stan Dawson Creek, and Scotland next year. His hobbies are is married and has with the Construction photography, four-wheeling, motor-cross, three children. He Branch . He is married and he holds a private pilot's licence. with seven children and has recently started with the Min­ 1:r 1:r 1:r istry in 1957 on the settled in his new home. Ad's leisure­ time is taken up fishing, canoeing, and Construction Branch. LIL VERESCHAGIN won through ski-ing. Since then he has competition the position of Clerk 3, Time­ worked for the Paving keeper in the Grand Branch and as Landscape Supervisor in Forks District. Before Kamloops. Stan enjoys such hobbies as BRUCE McGORMAN recently won joining the Ministry building houses, which is now changing through compeuuon the position of Lil was employed with to fishing and ski-ing since his transfer to Engineering Aide 3, Granby Mining Cor­ Terrace. Stan was initiated to the Ter­ Regulatory at Ke­ poration. Some of race District by spending a rainy night lowna. Bruce is a 1971 Lil's many hobbies in­ out on the road cut off by washouts dur­ graduate in civil engi­ clude reading, swim­ ing the November floods. neering from Waterloo ming, riding her lO-speed, and softball. University and he has been with Highways two years. Before DONALD I. F. MAcSWEEN recently coming to Highways, Bruce spent two and BRIAN SORLEY recently won through won through competition the new position a half years touring Australia, where he competition the position of Engineering of Senior Property met and married his wife. In his leisure Assistant in the Negotiator in Head­ time he enjoys racket ball, photography, Golden District. Brian quarters, Victoria. restoring antique furniture, and doing previously worked for Don began his Govern­ stained glass work. Highways in the ment service in the Bridge Construction Kamloops La nd Reg­ Branch travelling istry Office in 1960, throughout the Prov­ moving to Highways ince from 1956 to in 1962 and transferring into the Property LARRY PETERS recently won thrcugh 1974, at which time he went to work for Services Branch in 1966. He has worked competition the position of District Stock­ the Municipality of Salmon Ar m as a out of all property negotiations offices in man in the Kelowna survey technician. In 1976 and 1977 he the Province, and has held the position District. Larry goes was travelling agai n, this time as an in­ of Regional Property Negotiator in both to Kelowna from strument man for the CPR. On his week­ Prince George and N anaimo. Don is Kamloops where he ends or days off he can usually be found married with two children and after nine worked in the District at the airport because his main hobby is transfers in 13 years, he and his family Stockroom. Larry has flying. are looking forward to putting down some been with Highways permanent roots. for seven years, which comes after 29 years of service in the STA N ISBERG recen tly won the posi­ Transport Division of the RCAF, with tion of Foreman A in the Mer ritt H igh­ service both in Europe and Ca nada. Al­ ways District. Stan previously worked SAM BURNSTEIN recently won the though he mainly enjoys spectator sports for Highways at Princeton, Penticton, position of Office Assistant 2 in the Mer ­ now, he still likes to go salmon-fishing Fort St. John, and Good Hope Lake. ritt District office. Sam was previously and, when possible, to visit his gra nd­ Sta n was scheduled to start work in Mer­ employed at Craigmont Mines in Merritt. children. ritt on April 2, 1979. 4 RITCHIE HAROLD, Technician 2 at CAM MAcLEOD, Region 2, Kamloops. JENNY NIEMAN, recently won the New Westminster District, won has been promoted from Engineering through competition a Technical Assistant through competition Aide 3 to Property 3 position with Traffic the Regional Mainte­ Negotiator I. He be­ Branch at Headquar­ nance Systems Tech­ gan with the Ministry ters . Jenny has been nician position at Re­ seven years ago, and with the Ministry for gion 1 in Burnaby, spent five years with four years. She enjoys January 1979. Ritchie Construction Branch travelling to Reno began with Highways in the Lower Mainland every year. Her hob­ in 1960 as a Junior and one year with De­ bies include art work. Clerk in the North Vancouver office . He sign and Surveys in North Vancouver cooking, and car racing. now lives in Delta with his wife and four before coming to Kamloops. Cam has children. His fellow-workers in the Dis­ completed two years of a four-year di­ -:r -:r u trict office wish him well in his new posi­ ploma course in Urban Land Economics MICHAEL N. SMITH has won tion. at UBC and plans to complete the rest through competition the position of Tech­ through correspondence. He is married -{:( nical Assistant 4 with -:r -:r and enjoys ice hockey and golf. the Design and Sur­ -:r -:r -:r veys Branch in Region BRIAN WALLS has won through com­ 6. Mike joined High­ petition the position of District Co-ordin­ GURMEL S. KAINTH recently won ways in November ator, Technician I, in through competition a Technician I posi­ 1974 as an Engineer­ the Kamloops District. tion with the Design ing Aide 3 the Design Brian started with and Surveys Branch in and Surveys Branch in Geotechnical Materials North Vancouver. Region I, having previously worked for Testing Branch in L~' Gurmel started with the Nova Scotia Highways Department. Quesnel and then ap­ 11 Highways in 1972 as He is an avid boating enthusiast and lives plied for a district , ,I an Engineering Aide aboard his 36-foot sail boat. When he position there. He was 2 with the Construc­ goes to Nanairno he plans to take his promoted to District Co-ordinator in 100 tion Branch at Beaver "home" with him. His hobbies are ph o­ Mile House and then went to Kamloops. Cove and Kelsey Bay, working on the tography and scuba diving. He has been with the Ministry for seven Island Highway project. In April 1974 years and has training in Civil and Struc­ he won through competition a position -:r -:r -:r tural Technology at BCIT. Brian is mar­ as an Engineering Aide 3 with the De­ WALLY PIDSKALNY, Karnloops Dis­ ried with one child and his interests in­ sign and Surveys Branch, and one year clude most sports, canoeing, and camping. later was promoted to Engineering Assis­ trict, recently won through competition the position of Engi­ tant. Gurmel is married with three chil­ neering Aide 3, Regu­ -tl -tl -:r dren. His hobbies are working in his garden, fishing, travelling, and real estate latory. Wally lived in Churchill, Man., be­ speculation. JULIE ACRES, Clerk-Stenographer in fore coming to Karn­ 0(:{ -:r -tr the Terrace regional office won through loops. He is married and has been with the competition the Per­ GARRY DAWSON joined Highways district for six years. sonnel Assistant posi­ in July 1974 with the Testing Branch in He keeps busy with building and photog­ tion in Region 1. She Victoria as an Engi­ raphy when he's not curling. began with Highways neering Aide 2. In in 1977. Previously January 1977 he trans­ -:r -:r -:r she had worked as a ferred to the Design bookkeeper for a real and Surveys Branch in FRANK HAWLEY recently was pro­ estate firm in Prince North Vancouver, and moted to Machine Operator 4 at West­ George. She is married with two chil­ has recently won bank in the Kelowna dren. Her activities include camping, through competition District. Frank, who golfing, and curling. the position of Engineering Aide 3 with has been with High­ the Uurban Design Section. Garry is ways for 10 years, is -:r -:r -:r married and recently became the father married with four chil­ of a girl. His hobbies are hunting and dren and lives in the fishing. Westbank area. Frank BOB DAVOREN, Kamloops District, -:r -:r enjoys both snow and has won through competition the position * water ski-ing as well as bowling and of Engineering Ass is­ GLORIA BENNETT recently won camping in his spare time. tan t. Bob started wit h through competition a C lerk 3 posi tion High ways 16 years ago with Traffic Engineer­ -tl -:r -:r with the M ech an ical ing Branch. She has Bran ch , th en to Di s­ been with H igh ways G. R. LETOURNEAU recently won tr ict Survey, a nd now since July 1977 and through co mpe tition the positio n of Ma­ with D istrict En gineer­ she enj oys tennis, boat­ chine Operator 7, Fort St. James area, ing Re gulatory. Bob ing, sewing, and ski­ Va nde rhoof Di strict. Jerr y was pre­ is married with three children and his ing. Gloria is a real viously in the Dease Lake Di strict as a interests include hunting, fishing, and asset to the morale o f Mach ine Operator 4. He is married with ca m ping. th e Bran ch . two children. 5 10-7 CLUB

E. B.( BERT) WI LKINS, Executive ED NA PATON retired Ma rch 13, 1979, W. G. HELMSING, Grand Forks Dis­ Director Planning, was the guest of ho n­ after 31 yea rs of service with the B.C. trict Highways Manager, retired after 18 our at a large gather­ Government in Vic­ years of service with ing held in Victor ia on toria, the last 17 of it the Ministry. Before May 3, on the occa­ with Highways. Edna that Bill worked 28 sion of his retirement began her public ser­ years in the oil in­ from the Ministry. vice career in 1935 dustry. He started em­ Bert joined the Minis­ with the Motor-vehicle ployment with the try in 1956 as Senior Branch where she re­ Ministry in Vernon as Paving Enginee r, work­ mained until 1949. Highways Manager ing up to his present position which he I She then left the civil service until 1962 where he stayed for five years. His next assumed in 1974. A veteran of World when she went to work for Highways as move was to the Merritt District as Man­ War II he was an Engineering Officer on a Clerk-Typist in the Insurance and Safety ager for seven years. Bill then managed discharge. after which he worked for the office. She was reclassified to Clerk-Sten­ the Grand Forks District for six years. Federal Government as District Airway ographer 2 in September 1963 and to A retirement party was held in his honour Engineer with the Civil Aviation Division Clerk-Stenographer 3 on October 1, 1967. by his friends and employees from all of the Ministry of Transport at Edmon­ In April 1977 Edna became Clerk-Stenog­ over British Columbia. Gifts were pre­ ton. He was with the Federal Govern­ rapher 4 and worked for Executive Direc­ sented to him on this occasion from the ment for 10 years before joining the Pro­ tor, Operations until her retirement. Her Grand Forks District staff and his many vincial Highways Department. Bert. his efficient and cheerful service earned her friends. wife Terry and their two children. Eliza­ the respect of those with whom she beth and Graham, were at the retirement worked. She was honoured at a retire­ gathering where this popular and re­ ment luncheon in the Strathcona Hotel , spected staff executive was honoured. Victoria; among the 70 people in attend­ A third member of the family, Mrs. ance were five Regional Mechanical ELIZABETH (BETTY) P RANG­ Katherine Mitchell of Calgary. was un­ Superintendents. She received a meritor­ NELL, Clerk 3, Equipment Branch, High­ able to attend. Presented to Bert by AI ious certificate from Deputy Minister ways, who began her Rhodes, Assistant Deputy Minister. Ad­ R. G. Harvey and gifts on behalf of the public service with the ministration, was a Meritorious Scroll staff from T. R. Johnson, Assistant Dep­ Department of Health from the Provincial Government. Dep­ uty Minister, Operations. Edna plans in 1936, recently reo lily Minister, R. G. Harvey, presented the to spend a great deal of time travelling, tired and was honoured guest of honour with a turntable and a and with her other hobb y. raising hunting by her fellow-workers slide projector on behalf of the Ministry dogs. at a banquet in April, and staff. A large number of letters, tele­ after 42 years of ser­ grams, and messages of congratulation vice. She transferred to Public Works were read by T. R. Johnson, Assistant in 1938 and to the Accounts Branch that Deputy Minister, Operations, with stories MEL BUSCHERT, Yardman for the same year as Clerk 3. She transferred to of Bert's service in the Ministry recounted Vernon District, retired in January this Equipment Services in 1945 and was pro­ by F. A. Macl.ean, Assistant Deputy year. He started with moted to Clerk 2 in 1947 and to Clerk Minister, Transportation. Many retired the Highways in Aug­ 3 in 1968. Elizabeth has been interested public servants who had worked with for many years in the study of anthro­ ust 1971 with the Bert over the years attended, as did K.118 gravel crusher pology and B.C. Indian culture. She is several engineering organizational firm for Region 2 based in assisting with writing a book on Mungo representatives. Bert was made a Life Kamloops. He trans­ Martin, Indian totem carver, and hopes to finish this in retirement. Member of the Canadian Good Roads ferred to Vernon in Association. 1976 to the Yardman position which he held until his retire­ ment. His hobbies are travelling and fishing. He and Mrs . Buschert will con­ JOHN KRASTEL, Road Mai ntenance tinue to reside in Vernon. Foreman, Gabriola Island , Nanaimo Dis­ MIKE FARYNUK, Machine Operator trict, for 33 years, was at Enderby in the Vernon Highway Dis­ honoured recently at trict, retired rece ntly after 27 years of con­ a retirement party held tinuous service, all of for him in the Na­ ERNIE DEAN, Mechanical Foreman, it at Enderby. Seventy naimo Yard. John Revelstoke District, retired last July. He of Mike's fellow -work­ began with the Minis­ started with Highways ers and frie nds hon­ try in the Fraser Val­ as an auto mechanic oured him at a fare­ ley in 1947. He in 1959 in Williams well party on October worked for a short while with the Paving Lake. Ernie has two 27, 1978. Presentations were made, Branch and was a Grader Operator at daughters and nine among them were some of Mike's hand­ Deroche and Mission before being pro­ grandchildren. He in­ made too ls, newly painted and berib­ moted to Road Foreman. Joh n was born tends to build a block boned .Mike had established a reputa­ at Estevan, Saskatchewa n, and served basement under his tion of being able to fix anyth ing, if a with the Canad ian Army during the war. mobile home and new kitchen cabinets too l was not available he would make it. He is married and has three children. in the porch after retirement. His hob­ He was also known for his con sistent He plans on travelling a good deal dur ing bies are lapidary, carpentry, and garden­ good humour and willin gness to help his retirement. ing. wherever it was needed . 6 T he Ne lson H ighway District held a re­ LE ROI COT£, Road Foreman, Nel­ GLEN YATES, Mechanic 3, Nelson tire ment party on Nove mber 28, 1978, son District, retired February 28, 1979. District shop, retired November 30. 1978. for these seven employees who had re­ after 43 years of ser­ after 14 years of ser­ tired or were abo ut to retire. Together vice. He began with vice. He began with the seven employees represented a total Highways on October Highways on Augu st of 200 years of service . The party was 15, 1936. He work ed 31, 1964, as a Heavy­ attended by more than 300 friends and at a number of Ma­ duty Mechanic. He fellow employees, including the following chine Operator posi­ and his wife, Anni e superannuants: Perry Scott, Charlie Jeffs, tions, working his way Laurie, enjoy travel ­ Bert Fitchett, Gerry Towgood, Dave Car­ up to Road Foreman. ling, fishing , boating. michael, and Joeseph Cote. Le Roi joined the Armed Forces in 1939 and outdoor camping. A presentation and returned after the war in 1945 to full­ was mad e to Glen by Bill Kortegaard , Y:r Y:r Y:r time service with the Ministry. He and Mechanical Foreman. on his last day at JOHN PAUL, Machine Operator, Nel­ his wife. Dorothy, are kept busy visiting work. November 9, 1978. son District, retired June 30, 1978, after with their family and grandchildren, and 23 years of service. learning all about raising chickens. A Y:r Y:r Y:r He began with High­ retirement party was held on No vember ways on June 7, 1955. 18, 1978, to honour Le Roi at which time as a Labourer but he he was presented with gifts on behalf of ERNIE SCOTT, Senior Road Foreman. worked at a number of all his friend s in the region. He was Merritt Highway District, was presented positions from Pad man joined by his father, son , and dau ghter. with gifts from his col­ to Machine Operator who helped him celebrate this special leagues when he re­ until his retirement. occasion. tired recently. Ernie He and his wife, Mildred, who also re­ Y:r Y:r it has been with High­ tired in Januar y 1979 after 22 years of ways since March 16, service with Forestry and Finance, are ROY HOOVER, Assistant Mech anic al 1948, and started in enjoying retirement visiting their children Foreman, Nelson District shop, is retiring Merritt, July 10, 1967. and grandchildren, also gardening, fish­ April 30, 1979, after He is now going into ing, dancing, and bowling. After taking 25 years of service. ran ching up in the North Thompson. a trip on the Queen of Prince Rupert, Roy began with High­ their future plans call for a cruise to ways at Penticton, Alaska. March 8, 1954, as a Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Mechanic. He trans­ ferred to Williams ARTHUR H. COOK, Mech anic al Fore­ JIM WATSON, Mechanic Welder, Nel­ Lake in June 1956 and son District shop, retired June 30, 1978, man at the Langford fabrication sho p. then to Nel son in April 1957. While at retired in September after 30 year s of ser­ Nelson he has worked at several mechan­ vice. He began with 1978 after 18 years of ical positions, working up to Assistant service with Highways. Highways on Septem­ Mec hanical Foreman in 1974. Roy and ber 11, 1948, as a Me­ He began as a Me­ his wife, Winifred, enjoy outdoor sports. chanic Welder, five chanic Helper and fishing, boating, and horseshoeing. In through the years he years later he was pro­ 1978 he played in the B.C. game s; he moted to Assistant worked his way up the also enjoys gardening and curling. His ladder as an Assistant Mech anical Foreman. hobby is wine-making. A presentation and in 1973 he became Foreman.A Mechanic, Mechanic 1, Mechanic 2, and was made to Roy by Bill Kortegaard. Mechanic 3, Welder. He and his wife, seasoned traveller, Art and his wife have Mechanical Foreman, on his last day at spent several holid ays abroad. Retire­ Ida, enjoy fishing and camping and at work, March 31. He was also honoured present are contemplating a trip to Eng­ ment will enable them to pur sue this love at a lun cheon by the office and garage of adventure whenever they feel so in­ land . A presentation was made to Jim staff at the Ne lson Hotel. by Bill Kortegaard, Mechanic Foreman, clined. on his last day at work, May 18, 1978. Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r Y:r JO EBROWN, Grader Opera tor, Nel­ VIVIAN CHARLES ROWLEY, Head son D istrict, retired December 31, 1978. EDWARD (ED) H. SANGALA, Me­ Ferryman, Harrop-Long Beach ferry, after 35 years of ser­ chanical Foreman, Fernie Highway Dis­ Nelson Highway Dis­ vice. He began with trict, retired in No­ trict, retired April 30, Highways on January vember 1978 afte r 29 1978, after 33 years of 7, 1944 , as a Machin e years of service with service. He began with Operator and wor ked Highways, all in the Highways on May I, the majority of his Fe rnie District. Fe rn ie 1945, as a Deckh and service as a Grader D istrict employees pre­ on the Kootenay Lake Ope rator in the New sented Ed with a gift ferry, and transferred Denver District and later in the Ne lson at their annual Christ­ to the Har rop ferr y in 1951 as a Ferry­ Distr ict. He and his wife. Ed na are en­ mas party. Ed also received a plaque. man until retirement. On retirement he joying their retir ement at Applcdale, Russ Broughton, Rossland Mecha nical and his wife, Elsie, sold their hom e at where they garden and golf. A pre sent a­ Fo rema n, made the presentation on be­ Harrop and moved to Creston. Their tion was made to Joe on his last day at half of all the Mechanical Fo remen in hobbi es are fishing, dancing, and cre wel work, April 12, by Clark Abel, Ro ad Region 3. Ed is a member of the Ferni e embroidery. Foreman. Elk s Club and enjoys travellin g.

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DAVE MURRAY, retired from Fran­ A. R. (MONTY) MONTGOMERY, ELIZABETH (LlL) WHITE, Execu­ cois Lake ferry, Burn s Lake District, in Machine Operator, Kamloops Region, re­ tive Secretary to Deputy Minister R. G. February, after 19 tired in January after Harvey, was honoured years as a Mate with 27 years of service . by her co-workers and the Jacob Henkel and Monty has 50 years of friends at a luncheon more recently the t ruekin g experience April II, at which she Omineca Princess. He and estimates that he received gifts, best has no intention of has driven about three wishes, and a meritor­ moving south . He and million miles. He was ious service certificate. his wife will continue in the RCAF in Sher­ Lil was retiring after farming and haying on their lakeside lot brooke, Que., and worked as a bus driver a 15-year career which began in October overlooking Francois Lake. His other in Kamloops before coming to Highways. 1964 when she was hired as a Clerk­ hobbies include gardening and woodwork­ He is interested in the history of British Stenographer 2, serving in that capacity ing in his new shop. Columbia and its wildlife and hopes to for the Senior Paving Engineer (High­

{:{ '(7 "i'? do some fishing and more travelling. ways). She transferred to the Right-of­ Monty is married, has two children, four way Branch on April I, 1965, and in LAURA STEVENSON, New West ­ grandchildren, and would some day like September of the same year she was pro­ minster District's Payroll Supervisor and to fulfil a dream of seeing the Mardi Gras moted to Clerk-Stenographer 3 as secre­ respected employee of in New Orleans. tary to the Senior Bridge Engineer. In four years, has re­ 1971, Lil was promoted to Clerk-Stenog­ cently taken an early rapher 4 in the executive branch, was retirement. Laura and reclassified to a "five" in December 1973 her husband, Lloyd, to Executive Secretary, holding the posi­ are planning on pur­ RAY WOODS, Yardman at Westbank tion as Mr. Harvey's Secretary until her suing their interests in in the Kelowna Highway District, retired retirement. The word "retirement" to the future. A trip to last year after 30 years Lil is just a word. As she golfs, gardens, the Truro area of Nova Scotia, where of service . After many cooks, sews, reads, and plays bridge her Laura was born, is on their agenda, as years as Machine days will be active. well as some camping throughout British Operator in the West­ Columbia. bank area, Ray was ,:? {:] -{:{ reclassified to Yard­ BERT WARD has retired as Aircraft ALLAN KINSEY, Road Foreman 2, man for health reasons in 1975. The Kelowna Maintenance Engineer with the Air Ser­ Inve rrnere, retired recently. He started vices Branch recently work with Highways District employees presented Ray with a gift and the presentation was made by after 30 years of ser­ in Golden in 1951 as vice. Bert had the a Grader Operator. fellow long-time employee, R. J. Martin, who commenced service with Highways longest employee rec­ By 1967 he had been ord with the Branch, promoted up to a Ma­ on the same day in 1947. Ray will con­ tinue to reside in Westbank . having started on May chine Operator 7 and 9, 1949. To celebrate also a winter shift .- his farewell, Branch foreman. In 1970 he personnel and friends gathered in the air­ was transferred to Athalmer as a Fore­ port flying club lounge to give him a send man 2 where he held that position until off. Phil Perry, Air Services Director, his retirement in September 1978. AI is made a presentation on behalf of the married with four child ren. staff. Just prior to leaving for the last -{:{ -{:{ -{:{ time , Bert was again in the spotlight as Premier W. R. Bennett took time out CARLS. SHAW, Golden District before leaving for Vancouver to present H ighway s Man ager, has retired after 32 Bert with his meritorius service award. years of service. He Bert and his wife plan to rem ain at home started in 1947 as a for a few months then travel to New Technician, and in Zealand and Australia, to be followed by 1950 became the Resi­ a trip to England and then back to Cen­ dent Engineer in Kam­ tral Saanich. loops and then trans­ ferred to Cranbrook. In 1951 he was the CAROL G. ROUSELL, Tug , Operator Senior Resident Engineer in Merritt, and at the Clayhurst ferry in the Dawson from there moved to Terrace as District Creek Highway Dis­ Supe rintendent. T hen in 1965 he trans­ trict, is the first person ferred to Golden as the District Highways to retire from the ferry Man ager where he remained until his re­ Frank Peck, R egional Construction crew. Carol com­ tirement in November 1978. Carl and Foreman, Kamloops D istrict, left, spent menced employment his wife have retired in Creston and after most of his last few years before retir e­ at this ferry in 1964 pur chasing a new home will be kept busy ment in th e Salmon Arm area. Frank and was a steady, re­ land scaping and gardening. Aside from was well known by all Salmon Arm Hi gh­ liable employee. He having a green thumb,Carl is an active way employee s and here Frank is being will be missed by the crew and the regu­ Shriner and keeps in tou ch with his presented with a farew ell gi]! from Sal­ lar users of the Clayhurst ferry. The friend s around the world on his ham mon Arm employees by l ohn G erhardt, ferry crew gathered and wished Carol and radio . Senior Road Foreman , his wife, Olive, a happy retirement. 8 25-YEAR SERVICE AWARDS

LESLIE WILMOT, Road Ma intenance ROY WALKER, District Office Man­ GEORGE KOENIG, Road Mainte­ Formean, Fort St. John, recently received ager. Chi lliwack D istrict, was presented nunce Foreman. Kelowna D istrict, re­ his 25-year service with a 25-year serv ice ceived his 25-year ser­ award in Victoria. certificate by Premier vice award rece ntly . Les, who has lived in Bill Bennett at Gov ­ T he prese ntation was Fort St. John since ernment House. Vic­ made by the District 1927, began with High­ toria, in December Highway Manager, W. ways in 1953. Prior 1978. During the past J. McDonald . to becoming Foreman 25 years with High­ he was a Truck Driver, ways, Roy has worked Grader Operator, and Temporary Fore­ in Victoria. Nanairno, Fort St. John. i:r 1:I 1:I man . His 25 years of service have all Merritt. and Burns Lake before coming been spent in Fort St. John. He enjoys 10 Chilliwack in 1974. DOUGLAS CLAY, Road Maintenance boating, gardening, fishing, and hunting Foreman at Fort Nelson in the Fort St. in his leisure hours. ·t: John District, recently received his 25-year 1:I 1'( f'r PAT CONLON, Engineering Assistant. service award. Doug Merritt Highways District, received his has worked as a La­ FRANK BAXTER, Truck Driver, bourer, Truck Driver, Kelowna Highways District, recently 25-ycar certificate from the Premier. W. R. Grader Operator. and received his 25-year Road Maintenance service award. W. J. Bennett. Pat has worked on the district Foreman 1 before be­ McDonald, District ing transferred to Fort Nelson in his Highway Manager, survey crew for the last eight years. Pat's present capacity in 1972. Doug is mar­ made the presenta­ ried and enjoys woodwork, travelling, tion . hobbies include gar­ dening and collecting and raising peonies in his spare time. antiques. especially old bottles. 1:I -{:{ -{:{

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KEN BROOKBANK, Stockman, Fort ALEX SCHULZ. Machine Operator in St. John District, went to Victoria last the Terrace District. who started with the December to receive Ministry in 1953. was his 25-year service recently presented with award. Ken began a 25-year long-service with Highways as a award. Alex is mar­ Glen Wiley John Teichroeb Labourer in Little ried and has two chil­ Boulder camp on the dren. He enjoys such Gl en Wiley, Road Foreman 2.alld John Hart Highway. hobbies as gardening John Teichroeb, Machine Operator, Vall­ Subsequently he was and mechanics. At dcrhoo] District, were presented with a Truck Driver and Timekeeper before present, he is the driver trainer in the their 25-year awards at Government moving to Fort St. John as Stockman in Terrace area. 1I0me, Victoria, December 8, 1978. 1957. Ken spends his spare time farm­ Glen started with the Ministry 011 Feb­ ing in the summer and curling in the mary I, 1953, and Iohn, JUlie 22, /953. winter. ';:y f:t .{(

AL BILCIK, Machine Operator 4. Creston Highway District, received his 25-year service award in December 1978. AI began with Highways in 1953 as an Engi­ neering Aide with the location crew on the Salmo-Creston cut-off. Three years later he transferred to the construction survey branch working on the Blueberry-Paulsen and the Salmo-Creston projects. In 1963 Emil' Scott. Senior Road Foreman, A special occasion for Bob Gaines, he transferred to the Creston District left and Archie Campbell, Mechunical Bridge Branch, who was unable to attend crew where he has worked up to the Foremen, were each presented the Meri­ the 25-year award service banquet ill present time as a Truck Driver. Tempo­ torious Service A ward at the safety ball­ Victoria. Presenting the award to Bob rary Foreman, and Co-ordinator. His quet held March 23, 1979, ill Merritt. lI'a,\' R . G. Harvey, right , Deputy Millis­ hobbies are gardening. fishing, and hunt­ Emil' has worked 3/ years and Archie tel', at the New Westmillster Safety ing. for 26 years with Highways. Banquet, 9 ABOUT PEOPLE

M. J. O'CONNOR, P.Eng., Regional JAMES E. STEVEN, District High­ KAREN KURUCZ joined Highways Highway Engineer, Terrace, was trans­ ways Manager, Williams Lake, has 26 as an auxiliary Clerk I with New West­ ferred to Burnaby, years of service with minster Highways Dis­ Region I, in the same the Ministry. Prior trict in luly 1975. In capacity. He began to 1962, he worked February 1977 she with Highways in 1969 with the Construction won through compe­ at Headquarters with and Location branches. tition an Engineering the Planning Branch. Jim has been a Man­ Aide I position with In 1971 he became ager in the Lillooet the Design and Sur­ District Highways and Pouce Coupe Di s­ veys Branch in North Manager in McBride, a year later he was tricts prior to coming to Williams Lake Vancouver. She has recently been reclas­ transferred to New Denver as Manager, in 1970. He is married with four chil­ sified to an Engineering Aide 2. Karen and in 1974 he went to the Prince George dren, two of them still at home. He has can be seen at lunch hour racing out of District where he remained until 1977 an interest in most sports, especially hunt­ the building clad in colourfully co-ordi­ when he won a promotion to the Regional ing and fishing. nated shorts and T-shirts and wielding a Highway Engineer in the newly formed tennis racquet. She is married and one region in Terrace. Mike is married and of her hobbies is drawing, evidenced by has three young sons. cartoons that find their way onto desks JOHN HAMILTON, Road Mainte­ and bulletin boards. nance Foreman in Ashcroft, Vernon KEITH BESPFLUG, Regional Geo­ Highways District, be- technical and Materials Engineer, Region .gan with Highways at I, recently transferred Prince George in 1955. from Victoria where Beginning as a La­ GEORGE WARD, Kamloops Region , he was Special Proj­ bourer, he progressed Property Negotiator 2 is from Vancouver ects Engineer with the to Truck Driver and where he was involved Geotechnical and Ma­ Road Foreman 3 be­ in real estate sales. terials Testing Branch. fore leaving for pri­ George is single, inter­ Keith earned his B.Sc. vate industry in Enderby in 1968. He ested in golf, hockey, at the University of rejoined Highways in 1971 and worked and ski-ing and has Alberta and then worked with Alberta as a Truck Driver and Construction Fore­ been with Highways Water Resources and a private geotech­ man prior to promotion to his present for two years. He has nical consulting firm prior to earning an position. His spare time interests are a bachelor of com­ M.Sc. from the University of Toronto. fishing and carpentry. merce degree and studied urban land He then worked for the Alberta Depart­ economics at UBC. ment of the Environment prior to joining the Ministry in 1974. In 1975 he re­ ceived an award from the American CORS VERHAGE, Road Maintenance Society of Civil Engineers for his work Foreman at Cherryville in the Vernon on innovative foundation design in areas Highway District, be­ LINDA WALLACE joined the Kam­ of deep seasonal frost penetration. He is gan with Highways in loops Highway District a year and a half married with two children. Vernon with the slash­ ago. She was recently ing crew in 1964. He promoted from Office transferred to Lumby Assistant 1 to Clerk 3, PATRICIA DAVIS, Clerk Stenogra­ in 1965 and won Timekeeper. Linda pher 3, Region 1 Headquarters, is Secre­ through competition worked with the Min­ tary to the Regional the Foreman position istry in Prince George Operations Manager. at Cherryville in 1978. His pastimes are and Burns Lake as She was educated in jogging and refereeing hockey. While in Timekeeper from 1964 Sheffield, England, and Lumby, Cors was active in civic affairs, to 1969. She is married, has two chil­ on leaving school serving among other things as an alder­ dren, and she enjoys bridge, softball, and worked as a junior man. curling. secretary. Three years later she achieved her ambition and became a policewoman in WANDA 1. LAZARCHUK began with Sheffield where she worked for nine years the Design and Surveys office in North JOHN MARRIOTT, Road Foreman at in various branches, including the criminal Vancouver in April Duncan in the Nanaimo Highway Dis­ investigation department as a detective 1974. She was recent­ trict, has been with policewoman. Pat then devoted the next ly reclassified to the Highways for 17 seven years to home-making. In 1974 position of Clerk-Ste­ years. John has moved ­ she and her husband, Roy, together with nographer 3. Wanda around considerably their two children, emigrated to Canada, has been taking BCIT since leaving the cen­ and Pat obtained a position with the night courses as her treline crew. He has B.C. Ministry of Health. In May 1978 ambition is to get into been in Duncan for she won through competition her present personnel work. Her hobbies are paint­ two years. An active position. Pat enjoys playing the organ ing, ski-ing, cycling, and reading. She is cubmaster he also enjoys outdoor sports and is an assistant cub leader. married and has a teenage daughter. and camping with his wife and two sons. 10 35-Year Service Awards

JACK PROKOPETZ, District Office BARRY PATTERSON has been with RAYMOND CHAMBERLAIN, Office Man ager, Williams Lake, started with the Highways for one year and is Property Manager, Equipment Branch, received his Ministry in 1972 as Negotiator 2 for Re­ 35-year service award an Office Manager gion 2 at Karnloops. and gold watch in De­ Trainee in the New Barry worked in Cal­ cember 1978. He be­ Denver District. In gary as a fee appraiser gan his service as 1976, Jack won before coming to Karn­ Junior Clerk with Pub­ through competition loops. He is married lic Works in 1943, his present position. has two children and shortly after he trans­ Ja ck finds the large enjoys golfing, reading. ferred to the Accounts area and big con struction programs a and hiking. Branch. He then worked in Pouce Coupe challenge. Jack is married with two chil­ and Kamloops as Office Manager Trainee, dren and is interested in carpentry, gar­ and became Office Manager in Penticton dening, and curling as well as several f{ fl 'i:t in 1948. He moved to Victoria that year other sports. and was subsequently appointed Office Manager of the Equipment Branch. Ray fl fl fl is an ardent fisherm an and golfer. LLOYD HAVENS, Machine Operator 3 with Highways in Burns Lake since 'i-r fl 'i-r BASIL JMAIFF, Mechanic 2, Grand 1966. Lloyd is tempo­ MARY JEAN GRANT, Office Man­ Forks District started employment with rary road foreman for ager, Construction Branch , received her the Ministry in 1974. the summer and shift 35-year service award Before that Basil foreman during the and gold watch in De­ worked 19 years with winter months. He is cember 1978. She be­ private automobile and married and enjoys the gan her Government trucking firm s in lakes district area op­ service in 1943 with Grand Forks. His portunities to hunt and Public Works and many hobbies include fish. worked as a Typist, being a goalkeeper for Bookkeeping Machine the Grand Forks gentlemanly hockey 'i-r of:t 1:< Operator, Clerk-Stenographer, Clerk, and team, fishing, golfing, working his 10-acre was promoted to Intermediate Clerk 2 in farm, and community services and clubs . 1952. In 1957 she was reclassified to Senior Clerk and transferred to High­ fl fl fl JOHN LEGABOKOFF, Mechanic 3 in the Grand Forks Highways District, be­ ways. She was reclassified to Clerk 5 in gan with the Ministry 1968, and Clerk 6 in 1970. She was WALTER WEISS, Mechanic 2, Grand of Highways in 1965. promoted to her present position in 1978. Forks District shop, was born and took His hobbies include fl fl 'i-r his apprenticeship in fishing, hunting, curl­ EARL KLINE, Mechanical Foreman. the city of Oberhausen, < ~ ing, gardening, and Cre ston Highway District, received his West Germany. He landscaping. 35-year service award arrived in Canada in in December 1978. 1958 in Regina, Sask., Earl began work with where he worked fo r ~ + fl fl 1:< Highways in the Nel ­ about seven years, son shop as a Me­ then he went to Ed ­ chanic Helper in 1943. monton for three years, and construction ETHEL EVENESHEN, is a Clerk 3­ In 1949 he was trans- in the Northwest Territories for another ferred to Creston, the six years. Walter began with Highways Timekeeper and has been in the Burns Lake Di strict office district's only mechanic, later that year as a welder in 1974 and is presently a he was given a helper. After 16 years in Mechanic 3 welder. He enjoys fishing, since 1975. Ethel's extra curricular activi­ the old district shop, both shop and yard soccer, working around his home, and crews moved into new quarters in 1965. most sports. ties include curling, camping, and schot­ During his years as Mechanic Foreman, fl fl fl tisching. She is mar­ all in Creston, he has seen district equip­ ried to local fire chief ment increase from 12 to 63 units . There and she ha s two teen­ ar e now 11 employees in the shop. Earl's GEORGE BELL, Yardman, William s age children. many intere sts include square dancing. Lake District's longest service empl oyee , started in Nanaimo in -{.{ -{.{ -{.{ 1950, moving to Wil­ fl fl 'i-r KENNETH B. CHARTERS, Mechanic liams Lake in 1956. in the Burnside District, retired in Sep­ During his service in tember 1978 after 36 Williams Lake he has DA VID L. SWO­ years of service, all of been a Machine Oper­ BODA is currently it in the Burnside Dis­ ator and a Signman. Apprentice Mechanic trict. He was highly In 1967, George was in the Fernie District regarded by his super­ given the Yardman position for health shop and hails from visors and fellow­ reasons. George has four children, en­ Merritt. Dave is single workers. In December joys travelling, and is an avid CB radio and enjoys ski-dooing 1978, Barney received buff. and hunting. his 35-year service award and gold watch. 11 ABOUT PEOPLE

DON KING arrived in Burns Lake ALEX ALLAN, Technician, Land­ BOB WI LLIAMS, Assistant For em an from Fort St. John scape Ma intenance Section, Victoria. I at Cassidy in th e Na­ last August as an Alex came to Victo ria naimo Hi ghways Di s­ Engineering Assistant. from G lasgow, Scot­ tric t. Bob began with Don and his wife. land, in 1964. After Hi g h w a y s 24 years Edith, are settling into a short spell at a Vic­ ago. He is married Burns Lake and Don toria shipyard, A lex and has three dau gh­ is looking forward to started with Public ters. H is hobbies are the golf season. Works in 1966 and commenced with the farming and fishi ng. Ministry in April 1978 . He is married with two children. His main interests are soccer and reading. EDITH FAIRBAIRN, recently started with Headquarter's Traffic Branch, Octo­ JOHN HENSTOCK, ber 1978 as an Office Machine Operator 3, Assistant 2. Edith was Nanaimo Highway prev iousl y with De ­ District, has been with sign and Surveys . Her KIRPAL NIRWAN recently joined Highways for seve n hobbies are walking Headquarters Traffic Branch as an Engi­ years, He is ma rried to work, travelling neering Assistant in with three children. through British Co­ the electrical shop. lumbia and swimming. "Pal" previously worked at Vancouver International Airport at Innotech Avi ation in the Avionics De­ D AVE TAYLOR, presently Regulatory partment. He enjoys BRU CE SAMPSON, Machine Operator E ngineering Aide, sta rted as a Cha irm an badminton, photography, and electronics. 7, Lake Cowichan, Nanai mo H ighway f or the 10 0 Mil e He is married and ha s one child. District, has been with House District. Four Highways for six year s previously he years. He is married worked with Design with three sons . His and Survey throughout hobbies are hunting. the Interior of Briti sh fishing, and other out­ Co lumbia. D ave is JUDY MARTIN, Office Assistant I, door activities. s i ngl e a nd e nj oys started with the Salmon Arm Di strict hockey, ski-ing, and fishing. office in Ma y 1978 as an auxiliary employee to assist with hired equipment, costing , and general du ties. BRUCE NIXON, Technical Assistant. Judy likes to spend her VERN HUNTER, Machine Operator Landscape Maintenance Section, Victoria. spar e time at sewing, 3 at Cass idy in the Nanaimo Highway Bru ce started with the horseback riding, bad ­ Di strict. He has been Ministr y in M arch minton, and she also plays the piano. with Highways for 1978 aft er five years seven years. He is as a Landscape married and has two draughtsman with Pub­ children. Vern has lic Works. Bruce is been Shop Steward for m arried with one six and a half yea rs. child. Hi s hobbies are DIANE BURDYNY, Office Manager He enjoys ski-ing and dirt bikin g and fishin g. Trainee, started with the Government stoc k-car racing. Services in August 1971 as a Clerk 1 with the Department of Travel Industry in JOHN REMILLARD, Machine Op er­ Victoria. From there, ALBERT EVANS, ator 7, Nanaimo Highway Di stri ct. John she went to the De ­ Road Foreman at Cas­ ha s 29 years of service partment of Finance with the Min istr y, 20 in Penticton in 1974 sidy in the Nanairno years as Grader Oper­ and a year later to Highways at New District, has been with ator. He is married Westminster. In 1976 Diane went to H ighways fo r 19 years. and ha s three child ren. Courtenay as a Clerk 4, Office Manager H e is mar ried and has His hobbies are camp­ Trainee. Diane's hobbies are photog­ three daughters. He ing and gardening. raphy, sports, and hopping on a jet to e njoys fis h in g and Los Angeles for a week-end. ca mp ing, 12 BRENDA NOVAK, Clerk-Stenogra­ pher 3, began working for Highways in September 1978 as The FelTY District, Courtenay, began as a separate administration on April 1, Secretary to the Prop­ 1978, and moved from the Courtenay District office to its present address, 554 Fifth erty Services Branch Street, Courtenay, in November 1978. There are 425 employees in the district which in Victoria. She was encompasses all Highways ferries which operate on Vancouver Island from Thetis previously with the Island in the south to Alert Bay in the north. The Ferry District Manager and office Public Service Com­ employees arc shown below, missing is recently appointed employee, Marie Scarfe, mission and the Minis­ Timekeeper. try of the Attorney­ General. Brenda is the single parent of PETER D. HUGHES has been ap­ LESLEY HUTCHINSON, Secretary a 14-year-old adopted child , Sean. pointed District Ferries Manager for to the Ferries Manager, Courtenay. Region 6 in Courtenay Lesley started with and was previously the Highways in 1976. Senior Captain of the Besides enjoying her 1:1 t : 0(, Denman Island Ferry. job with the Ministry, Peter was born in Lesley fills up her Whitehorse. He has spare time playing CHRIS McCOLL, Machine Operator worked for the Minis­ softball, sewing , danc­ 3 at Cassidy in the Nanaimo Highway try since 1972. Prior ing, and bicycling. to working with the Ministry Peter and District. Chris has -t,. Y? 1:1 been with Highways his wife and two daughters lived in Che­ for five years and is mainus where he worked for a towing JOANNE DAVIS, Clerk 3 Timekeeper, recently married. He company. He is an avid baseball fan Courtenay Ferries District, has been with was a winner in the and can be found enjoying the B.e. Lions Highways off and on 1.978 Truck "Roadeo" at spring training camp. for II years. Joanne held in Cassidy. He and her family live in enjoys all outdoor ac­ Cumberland and enjoy tivities and is an avid skier. 0(, t?t? camping, fishing, and exploring all parts of Vancouver Island.

i '( ;' ':' 1:1 JEAN GADSDEN, Clerk 4 Time­ 1~ keeper. Courtenay Ferries Distri ct. Jean 1:1 1:1 has been with the COLLEE N D AWSON, Clerk 3 Time­ Government since keeper. joined the Courtenay F err ies Dis­ CORRIE TEN BOHMER, Stenogra­ 1965 starting out in pher, is a recent addition to the Fort St. trict in September Port Alberni and join­ 1978 moving from John District office. ing the Highways in She is a newcomer to Nanairno with her new 1975. Jean is known husband. Previously Fort St. John, former­ throughout the Prov­ ly living in Calgary she worked for BCBe. ince for solving time­ Colleen's hobbies in- . where she worked for keeping problems. She enjoys riding her elude finishing their Transport Canada. She has an 18-months­ bike everywhere. Jean and her husband newly built home, sewing, and cooking. old son and enjoys live in Courtenay and enjoy travelling. music, writing, good movies.

1:1 ,'r 1:1 PET ER V. EPP, chairman of the safety CAPTAIN T. E."E D" ASHE, is the committee and acting Driving Trainer in Senior Ferry Captain on the Omineca the Williams Lake Princ ess. Ed, who MIKE MAGLIO, District Office Man­ Highway District. ager, Golden District, recently left the Peter rejoined High­ lives with his family Ministry to join the ways two years ago as at Southbank,hasbeen Auditor-General's of­ a member of th e cro ssing Fr ancois Lake fice, Victoria. Mike bridge crew and spent for the past II years. commenced work with considerable time in the Highways as a the carpenter shop. His impo sing (Peter Timekeeper Clerk for In 1978 he became Driver Trainer and his Ustinov look-alike?) six years, went to work short term aim was to imp i ove operators. appearance makes him ... for the Forest Service H is efforts appear to be successful. Peter an easily recognizable figure in the Burns for a year and a half and then returned is married with three children. His hob­ Lake area. to the Highways in Golden as the District bies are hunting, fishing, and cross­ Office Manager. country ski-ing. 13 ABOUT PEOPLE

BARRY LANGELOO has joined TOM HAMILTON, whose experience SHELDON NICKEL, Office Manager, Transportation's Engineering Branch as includes supervising one of Ontario's Chilliwack Motor Licence Office, has been Pipeline Technician, a largest ski areas, is the appointed Special Pro­ newly created position. new Senior Tramway grams Su perv iso 1', Born and raised in Inspector for Trans­ Driver Exam Section, Holland, Barry came portation's Engineering Motor-vehicle Branch, to Canada in 1958. Branch. Born in To ­ Victoria. Sheldon will He worked as a sur­ ronto, Tom was edu­ administer three pro­ veyor and inspector on cated at Barrie, Ont., grams-the driver edu- highways construction and is a graduate in cation incentive pro­ projects in British Columbia for both Forest Technology from Lakehead Uni­ gram, which deals with ICBe rebate for Provincial and Federal Governments, as versity. Prior to his new appointment he students completing a recognized driver a professional staff member of Boy Scouts was working as a consultant to the ski training program; the monitoring of the of Canada, and until 1979 was employed industry specializing in identifying and driving school industry throughout British with Westcoast Transmission where he solving management and operational Columbia; and the driver certification headed up a topographical section and problems. His previous employer was program, designed for large trucking was involved in much of the preliminary Horseshoe Valley Ltd ., Barrie, Ont .. companies and corporations carrying out field location and design of high-pressure where he held the position of general extensive driver training and evaluation. gas pipelines built by Westcoast over the manager responsible for overseeing six Prior to becoming Office Manager at past eight years. Barry is a graduate of department managers and 150 employees. Chilliwack in 1974, Sheldon conducted UBC in business management and in May He is married and besides ski-ing , enjoys driver exams for nine years and before of this year will have completed an indus­ golf, fishing, hiking, and cycling. that was an owner-operator of a service­ trial management course at BCIT in station. He is married with two children natural gas and petroleum engineering. and includes woodwork, camping, and He has also applied for certification with fishing among his hobbies. the Society of Engineering Technologists of British Columbia. In his new duties, Barry will review and process high-pres­ ANTHONY (TONY) BENNETT has sure pipeline submissions, ensure compli­ been appointed Telephone Consultant ADELINE MARCHTALER is Secre­ ance with the Pipe-lilies Act and codes. with the Telecommun­ tary to the Director of the Motor-vehicle and maintain associated records. Married ications Branch. His Branch, Driver Li­ with three children, he enjoys hiking, job involves the verifi­ camping, ski-ing, and stamp-collecting in cence Division. Born cation, consolidation, in The Pas, Man., his off-hours. and preparation of Adeline was educated orders for telephone in Victoria. She was CAROLYN REED, is a Clerk-Stenog­ and associated systems an assistant ballet in­ rapher 3, Transportation and Communi­ for the various minis­ structor for six years cations, with the tries and Crown corporations. Tony and then taught ballet Transport Policy Anal­ comes from the Armed Services where for two years with the Florence Clough ysis Branch. She he held the rank of Lieutenant-Comman­ Dance Academy. In the fifties she joined the Branch in der prior to his new appointment. He moved to Vancouver for eight months November 1978 and is married with four children and is cur­ and from there to the Prairies for 17 prior to that worked rently working toward a Master's Degree years. She came to the Motor-vehicle with the Alberta in Public Administration at the Univer­ Branch in November 1976. Adeline is Health Care Insurance sity of Victoria. He enjoys fishing and married with four children and enjoys Commission as an Executive Secretary. gardening and is presently building a golfing, bowling, gardening, gourmet Born in Callas, Maine, Carolyn was edu­ collage on his property at Wise Island cooking, and baking. cated in Edmonton and is a graduate of near Victoria. the Victoria Composite High School there. She is married with one child and enjoys cross-country ski-ing, bowling, camping, hiking, cycling , and knitting in GORDON RUTHERFORD is Head her spare time. Stockman with Transportation and Com­ PAUL SERGEANT is a Clerk 4 with munications. Gordie the Vancouver East Motor Licence Office. started out with the FLORENCE BALL, Office Assistant, Born in Eckville, Alta ., Ministry of Education's Telecommunications, comes from Wain­ Paul came to Victoria Textbook Branch as a wright, Al t a ., and in 1953 and finished Stockman 2, 17 years worked in Calgary be­ his schooling. He ago. In 1967 he trans­ fore moving to Vic­ joined the Motor-ve­ ferred to the Motor­ toria nine years ago. hicle Branch Georgia vehicle Branch as a Before joining the B.C. Street office in June Stockman 3 and was reclassified in 1974 Government she 1975, and transferred to a Stockman 4. Gordie is responsible worked with Federal to the Vancouver East office in April for shipping and receiving all supplies, as Manpower. Florence 1976. In his present capacity, he works well as ordering stationery, forms, and is married with four children, all living at one of the wickets selling insurance, uniforms. His outside activities include in Alberta, and her spare time is taken drivers licences, and permits. Married soccer, bowling, and camping. He has up with sewing, knitting, skating, and with one child, Paul enjoys music, swim­ been married for nine years and has two curling. ming, and hiking in his spare time. children. 14 GORDON LLOYD is a Research Of­ SUSAN PAEGE is an Office Assistant TINA WALKER, Supervisor of Trans­ ficer with the Transportation Policy with the Transportation and Communi­ portation, Communications Accounts Analysis Branch, cations Transporta­ office, started out with Transportation, Com­ tion Policy Analysis the Motor-vehicle munications and High­ Branch. Born and Branch as a Junior ways, Victoria. Born educated in Edmon­ Clerk in 1966. In and educated in Na­ ton, Alberta, Susan 1971 she went to the naimo, Gordon at­ worked five years with Registrar of Compa­ tended The University Alberta Government nies office and after a of British Columbia Telephones, after year, returned to the where he graduated in 1974 with a bache­ which she travelled throughout British Branch as a Clerk 6. Born in Folkstone, lor of commerce degree in transportation Columbia before finally settling down in Kent, England, Tina spent five years in studies. Among his many responsibilities Victoria. She started with the Govern­ Africa, where her father, a member of at the moment are studies concerning the ment in May 1978. In her off-hours, she the British Army served in Ghana for two activities of the two national railways in likes to work with stained glass, pottery, and a half years, and Nairobi, Kenya, for British Columbia, analysis of B.C. Rail, and she enjoys camping and fishing. another two and a half years. Tina started and other companies operating in the school in Nairobi and finished in Victoria Province. Gordon is single, enjoys tennis DEBBIE ROBINSON, Office Assistant, when her family moved to Canada in and floor hockey, and is a sports-car buff. Transportation and Communications, 1957. She graduated from Victoria High Victoria, started out School in 1966. Tina is married and has with the Government one child . Her outside activities include in June 1978. She has ladies field hockey, ladies softball, watch­ ARNOLD W. CLARK, is Manager of also worked with ing hockey on television, and dancing. Methods Development and Administra­ Crown Counsel, Fam­ tion, of the Motor­ ily Court, and prior to JEAN HOOD is a Clerk 3 in Adminis­ vehicle Branch. Born joining Telecommuni­ tration, Transportation and Communica­ in Prince Edward Isl­ cations worked with tions, Victoria, but and, Arnold worked in the Motor-vehicle Branch. Born in Vic­ besides that she looks audit and accounting toria, Debbie is a graduate of Victoria after her two sons, is with a national com­ High School and has taken a clerk-typist­ building a new house, pany for a number of receptionist course at Camosun College. and is three credits years and was a trust Outside activities include acrylic painting short of a degree in officer and relief manager for various and taking singing lessons (mezzo-so­ business administra­ eastern branch offices. He has courses in prano) at the Victoria Conservatory. tion which she plans business management, personnel manage­ to get through night school at Camosun ment, accounting, budgeting, computer WA YNE McINTYRE, Office Assis­ College. Before joining the Government technology, and data processing. Arnold tant, Transportation and Communication two and a half years ago, Jean was an joined the Motor-vehicle Branch in Octo­ Administration, stud­ assistant manager at the Hudson's Bay ber 1973, and his current duties involve ied at Camosun Col­ Company in Victoria for seven years. suspensions, budgets, accounts, refunds, lege in Victoria for Tn her present position she looks after financial responsibility, and methods de­ two year s before join­ the computer mailing list, supervises the velopment. In his off-hours Arnold likes ing the Government. mail room, and is currently involved in to cook and enjoys curling, skating, While at college, an inventory of all Transportation and swimming, and bowling. Wayne worked with Communications office equipment. the B.C. Forest Ser­ vice and also had an unusual job as a MEREDITH MANN, Assistant Super­ chicken catcher with Maplewood Poultry visor of the Motor-vehicle Branch driver RON RUDD is Office Manager for the Farm. Wayne was born in Halifax and records section in Vic­ Maple Ridge Motor Licence Office. Born is a graduate of Esquimalt High School. toria, knows what it is and educated in Van­ In his off-hours he enjoys playing softball like to move around. couver, Ron started 20 with the Sidney Men's League, badmin­ Born in Halifax while years ago in the Van­ ton, swimming, tennis, and string art. her dad was in the couver Land Registry navy, Meredith and Office. In 1961 he GEORGE THACKER, Driver Exami­ family moved from transferred to the ner, Mission, was a Driving School In­ Halifax to Ottawa, Motor-vehicle Branch structor in Prince Ru­ then to Victoria, back east to Moncton, Office on Georgia pert and Terrace Shearwater, Halifax, returning to Vic­ Street. In October 1966, Ron went to before joining the Mo­ toria in 1961. Meredith is an arts gradu­ Cranbrook as a Driver Examiner 2, tor-vehicle Branch in ate of University of Victoria with a moved to Victoria in August 1968, and August 1974. Born in German major. She also has a course in the following year in May, was trans­ Vancouver, George computers and is presently taking the ferred to Maple Ridge as Office Manager, started out as a Driver correspondence course in public adminis­ where he presently heads a staff of five. Examiner in Burnaby. ----.. ~ tration. She worked in Economic De­ His outside activities include bowling, and did stints in Prince George and Prince velopment from December f3, 1974, until the local air cadet squadron and the Rupert before coming to Mission in 1978. March 14, 1977, then moved to Motor­ Kiwanis Club, of which he is a past He is married with one child and enjoys vehicles. Meredith is married and enjoys president. He is married with four chil­ fishing, camping, cross-country ski-ing, ski-ing, tennis, jogging, sewing, and read­ dren, two married. and travelling. ing. 15 PEEK INTO THE PAST

Scenes from t.I pick-and-shove! period in the mid-thirties all what is now the Hope-Princeton section of Highway 3. Top left, aile large power shovel and two or three hand shovels widen section of the highway near Princeton. A bove, snow all the ground at the same period, 0111.1' one of three men identified is Andy Pringle Oil the left, now deceased. Left, this section of th e Hope-Princeton is now covered by great depth of mine tailings as road is relocated. Story is that this was known as Sligar Hill Cartier because of truck loaded with sugar caught fire and burned there.

A sign in the late 50's located at Tank Creek 011 the Trans-Canada Highway in the Merritt Highways District, read "Watch for Trolls" , Dictionary describes a troll, "as allY of a race The Princeton shop crew ill 1963, left to right, Ray D'ykhusen, Fore/III1/I, 11011' of supcrnatural beings, variously conceived of Foreman ill Courtenavr Gcorge Kassa, M echonic; Lloyd Turner, Mechanic, 11011' as giants, dwar]s, or imps living underground retired ill Princeton; George Hansen, Apprentice, 110 longer with Highways: Ike or ill c(ll'es" , Maybe the "imp" was the one I'll'cash, Machinist, retired ill Princeton; Will Pilling; Welder, retired ill Princeton: who appears to have changed TRUCKS 10 LOll Schull, Mechanic, 1I0W deceased; Lloyd Perplecta, Stockmall , /1011' with TROLLS, Or maybe it's just close to Sasquatch Forestry, country, 16 This photograph, taken on October 17, 1946, at the launching Thirty-three years hm'e passed since that remark and Ans­ of the Kootenay Lake ferry, Anscomb, The launch site was the comb is still going strong but it has had two major structural old CPR ways a short distance upstream [rom the highway cliangcs. The first was in 1960 when the house work was raised bridge over the Kootenay River at Nelson. Built to replace the to give more overhead clearance. Then in 1972, Anscomb was stern wheeler, Nasookin, she was christened by Mrs . Herbert stripped to the car deck, being completely rebuilt with an all steel Anscomb, the wife of the Minister of Public Works. It took house work of a different appearance. She was also re-engincd at this time and as a result should see many more years of service, Mrs. Anscomb three attempts to break the traditional bottle of Anscomb's launching, on a warm fall day, was witnessed by champagne on Anscomb's bow. a large number of public officials, visiting delegates, as well as During his speech prior to the launching, Mr. Anscomb stated hundreds of Nelson residents whose boats formed a sizeable "In 30 to 40 years this ferry will begin to creak and groan and iloatillu ami whose cars jammed the parkway area and filled the people will say the Anscomb has had its day and will see another streets for blocks around. Anscomb was pili into commission on take her place," Iune 17, 1947 . -s-Photograph and information b)' Frank A . Clapp

Photographs of the A lberni-Sproat Lake road taken April aile day 's patching in the City of A lberni costing "approximately 22, 1923. A memo accompanying the pictures stated that there $ I5." The memo was signed, W. V. Beavan, were no expenditures all this road except for snowploughing and 17 TRAINING AND SAFETY

The Grand Forks District won the annual Region 3 Safety Award with a zero The Merritt Highway District won the accident frequency; the district also won the Achievement Award for the most improved annual Region 2 Safety Award with the district. These and other awards were presented at a banquet and dance in Midway lowest frequency ever achieved in the on April 6, 1979. region, The awards were presented at a banquet and dance in Merritt on March _ ,1I 23, 1979. ' .....,. ", 1 ~ , ~ '-\-\ " 1., Bob Johnson, Regional Mechanical , \ I• ~ , ". Superintendent, centre, presents the Art ~ Irving Award for shop safety to three , . . " " -,,,. I shops which were tied with a zero acci­ ," I dent frequency. Accepting the award , are George Labay, Mechanic Foreman. . Grand Forks, left, and Ear Kline, Me­ Ray White, Executive Director of Con­ Deputy Minister R . G. Harvey, right, chanic Foreman, Creston. The Creston struction, left, recently presented Floyd presents the Minister's Trophy to Merrill shop has had WI accident [rcqucncy of Coutlee, centre, Chairman of the Safety Sproul, Regional Highway Engineer, Nel­ zero for 12 of the last 13 years. Missing Committee, and Rick McGowan, Secre­ son . Region 3 has now won this trophy from the photograph, Phil Froment, Me­ tary of the Merritt Highways District six times in the last 12 years. clianic Foreman, Revelstoke Shop. Safety Committee, with the D. R. "Roy" McLeod "Memorial Safety Award for lowest personnel accident frequency . The [renquency of 11.9 is the lowest year-end total ever recorded in Region 2.

Bill Leitch, Co-ordinator of Accident Prevention, Public Service Commission, right, presents the Branch A ward to Ken Bev Green, District Highways Manager, Towill, Head Field Technician, Geotech­ Golden, left, accepts the Good House­ nical and Materials Branch, who accepted keeping Award, presentation made by the award for the branch which had an Merrill Sproul, Regional Highway Engi­ accident frequency of zero for the third neer. consecutive year. Dave MacVicar, Regional Maintenance Operations Manager, presented Pat O'Toole, Regional Bridge and Works Technician, the Rolf Mathie Memorial A ward for the district with the lowest dis­ abling injury frequency. This award has only been in existence for two years and the region service crews have won it both R . G. Harvey, Deputy Minister, second from the right, presented the regional award years. to these representatives of the Grand Forks District, left to right, G. Holly, Machine Operator; W. G. Helmsing, Highways Manager, (now retired); G. W. Reed, Machine Operator; I, Leslie, Road Foreman; W . Watson, Road Foreman. STIRLING McLEOD, District High­ ways Manager from Penticton District, received the General Motors Products of Canada Award for the greatest annual reduc­ tion of mechanical and vehicular accident fre­ quency. This award The Region 3 A ward for the district with the best vehicular accident record also has been won by Pen­ went to the Grand Forks District. R. E. Iohnson, Regional Mechanical Superintendent, tieton for two consecutive years. The holding the award, made the presentation to this representative group of district em­ year before that it was shared between ployees, left to right, G. F. Basinski, Machine Operator; R. Byhre, Machine Operator; Merritt Highways District and Penticton W. G. Helmsing; District Highway Manager; B. Pavan, Bridgeman; R. E. Johnson , l . A . Highways District. This year the lowest Anderson, L. Hallstrom, B. Hallstrom, Labourers. ever frequency for Region 2. 18 The New Westminster District was the winner of the Annual Safety Award in Region I. Awards were presented at a banquet and dance in New Westminster on March 16, 1979.

Roy Gittins, Regional Highways En gi­ neer, left, presented the Pinning A ward for the most improved district to Sam Reid, centre, Bridge Foreman, and Ernie Scott, retired Senior Road Foreman, at the recent safety banquet held in M erritt. Left to right , AI Walisser, District Highways Manager; Maria Staeheli; Walter This banquet was awarded to Merritt Docksteader; Corky Johnston; Byron Alexander; P. J. Carr, Executive Director of Oper­ Highways District for low est personnel ations; Rollie Burton; members of the N ell' Westminster Safety and Health Committee accident frequency and for the most im­ accepting the Annual Achievem ent Safety Award. proved district.

Mike O'Connor, Regional Highway Engineer, Burnaby, centre, presenting the Service Branch A ward to Design and Surveys Branch, Dale Hunt, Project Supervisor, left, and Norm Hester, Re­ gional Survey Supervisor.

~ R . G. Harvey, Deputy Minister, centre, , l .,. Bob Burnett, left, Regional Property presenting the Regional Safety A ward to \ ' t . .; . 'c' Ne gotiator and chairman of th e regional Al Walisser, District Highways Manager, ,~ :- ~ safety and health committee for R egion 2, right, and Chairman of the Safety and I " .; __: ...... f • ,• presented Rick Meidinger, Regional Pav ­ Health Committee, Byron Alexander. ing En gin eer, th e "Branch Safety Trophy," . ~ . : '" • I for the best branch safety record for ,~Jt"", ~ .., ":"\..~""" .' ' -- 1978. Gordon Robertson, R egional Driver Trainer, left, presenting the Motor-vehicle Trophy to John Bolleman, Technician, Hope District 16, who accepted the award in behalf of the employees in the Hope, Boston Bar, and Allison Pass Foremen areas.

1 'f', I \ . '", . .1 r- ., rJ The original R egion 1 Safety A ward Ray White, Executive Director of Con­ was retired and presented to N. W. Wells, Bill Leit ch, Co-ordinator of Accident struction, presented Archie Fink the District Hi ghway Manager, Chilliwack, Prevention; Public Service Commission. "Gold Safety A ward " for the Technical who originated the award in 1964. l n presenting the Good Hou sek eepin g Award Crew in Merritt Highways Di strict. Th e making the presentation, P. J. Carr, Exec­ to John Bolleman, Hope Technician, Dis­ award was for operating 108,200 cansec­ utive Director of Operations, right, stated trict 16, who accepted the award in behalf utive man-hours since January 1, 1968, that the Chilliwack District had won the of the employees in the A llison Pass, Bos­ without a lost-time accident. award on five separate occasions. ton Bar, and Hope For eman areas. 19 TRAINING AND SAFETY (cont.)

The annual Region 5 Safety Award for The Saanich District won the annua l Safety Award for Regio n 6. Thi s award and 1978 was won by the Burns Lake District. others were presented at a banquet and da nce on March 23, 1979. This award and others were presented at a banquet and dance in the Bur ns Lake Civic Centre on March 20, 1979.

Les Joh nson , lef t, Chairman of the A. E. R hodes, Assistant Deputy Min­ Saanich Dist rict Safety Committee accepts ister, left, presents the Achievement T. R. Johnson, Associate D'eput y Min­ the A nnual R egion 6 Safely A ward for A ward for the most improved district to ister, left, presents the annua l Region 5 the best safely record in the region from Don Bryant. Chairman of the Port A 1­ Safety A ward to SCali Gallacher, Secre­ R. G. Harve y, Deputy M inister, berni Safety Committee, who accepted tary of the BlIl'IIs Lake Health and Safety the award all behalf of the district. Committee, centre, and Don H utton, Dis­ trict Highways Manager.

Dan Doyle, Region 6 Mointenancc Operations Manager, 11011' Regional High­ Gordon Ro b e rtso n, left, Region 6 way Engineer in Terrace. left, presents Driver Trainer, presents the Safety Award Dan Doyle. Regional Highway Engi­ the Good Housekeeping Award 10 DOll for the lo west vehicle accident [requency ncer, Terrace, left, presents the safety Bryant, who accepted the award all be­ to DOll Britton, member of the Port A 1­ award for the lowest vehicle accident fre­ half of the Port Albern! District. berni District Safety Committee, who quency to the Smithers District, Accept­ accepted the award all behalf of the Port ing the award are Ray Clarkston, Driver A lberni District, Trainer, centre, and Ralph Dupas, Road Foreman.

Hugh Hollins, left. Region 6 Safety and Health Officer. presents the Award Don Martin, Director of Paving, Heat/­ of Distinction to Jerry Blythe, Project Bud Lovcstrom, Senior Road Foreman, quarters, left, presents the Achievement Supervisor, who accepted the award on right, for 100 Mile House, presents AI A ward for the most improved district to behalf of the paving branch, They won Bishop from the Bridge Lake crew witb F. J. R . Martin. Smithers Dis trict High­ the award with a nil accident [requcncy a Gold Safely Certificate for a record of ways Manager. rating. 110,000 man-hours without all accident. 20 Presentation of "Certificate of Appren­ ticeship" and "Certificate of Qualification" lVas presented to Ivan L. Christianson, right, by Cliff Dodge, Mechanica! Fore­ man, Williams Lake District. Ivan has Interior Signmcn held a seminar ill Kamloops, November 15 and If>, 1978. Left qualified, under the Ministry's apprentice­ to right, standing, Howard Wares, 100 Mile Ho use; Jack Voicey, Kelowna; AI Schulte, ship program, as a Heavy-duty Mechanic. Salmon A I'm; Don Dawe, Regional Stockmall. Kamloops; Bill Toews, Penticton; Tom He has been with the Ministry for five Armitage, Merritt; Les JOhIlSOIl, Vemoll, Shaull Sweelley, Regional Mointenance Mall­ years . starting in 100 Mile House and agemcnt Technician, Kamloops; seated, Bob Cor, Lillooet; Pee Wee Pare, Kamloops; serving in several garages before comins; Arnie Davies. Supervisor, Langlord Sign Shop; Larry Patterson, Victoria; Jerry Gerrard. to Williams Lake in 1978. His main ill­ Victoria. terests, cross-country biking and .1'11011'­ mobiles. He recently took second place ill the 340 class of the B.C. final snow­ mobile races.

SEAT BELT AWARD You can now receive an award for wearing your seat belt. Workers' Com­ pensation Board recently came up with what is known as WCB's "Belt Up" Jim Steeves, Mechanic, Nell' Denver Award-a certificate and a belt with a Highways District, centre, recently rc­ specially designed buckle. The award is ceived his Certification ill Heuvy-duty given to persons involved in accidents Vemoll District Hi!:III\'{jYs Manager Mechanics from District Highways Mall­ who were protected because they wore Pat DUIIII, left, presents certification as agel' Brian Hunter, left, and Russ Brough­ seat belts . Mechanic 2 Certificate to Tim Stainton, tall, Mechanical Foreman, New Denver. centre, as Mechanic Foreman Stall Davies observes. Tim began his apprenticeship CORRECTIONS ill Victoria, after six months he went to The editors wish to apologize for Terrace for 18 months, and then went to two errors in the Winter 1978 edition Bums Lake for two years before moving of the Road Runner. On page 8 the to Verlloll. Tim flOW has a permanent photographs of Gordon Watson, Ma­ position as Mechanic 2 ill the VallOII chine Operator, Fort St. John, and Shop. Vince Franklin. Stockman in the Dock District, New Westminster, were switched. Gordon's photograph ap­ peared with Vince's write-up at the bottom of the second column and Vince 's picture appeared at the top Scott Westgate, centre, Chuirman of the of the third column with Gordon Safety Committee, presenting Roy Dyer, Watson's write-up. Also on page 15 right, and Ken Bjork with the A ward of of the same issue a photo and caption Merit for Fort St. James crew, Vander­ covering a Good Housekeeping Award hoof District. for R. Dyer, Road Foreman, men­ tioned that he was from Fort St. John. Stall Paloposki, Acting District Mall­ otJ -tr ):-;: This should have read Fort SI. James. alter for 100 Mile House (IlOW District In the Fall issue of the Carrier, page Highway Manager, Terrace), left, presents 16, Tom Black's name was inadver­ Dave Hurlburt, centre, Mechanic 2, with DORAN RICKEY. Safety Representa­ tently placed under Ray McRae's pic­ a l ourneyman Certificate. Larry Church­ tive from Clinton, recently was presented ture . Both Tom and Ray are Weigh­ ill Mechanic 6, holds Dave's Apprentice­ with the Bronze Safety Award for Ion masters at Terrace scale. ship Certification. Mile House District. 21 Air Services Maintenance Staff NAME OF THE GAME IS SAFETY

If the exacting safety procedures and thorough checking carried out on Government aircraft by John Jameson and his staff are any indica­ tion, users of the Air Services Branch are in goods hands. The Ministry's Air Services Branch maintenance staff is part of a smooth operation that provides a service second to none in Canada. The personnel have a strong pride in the condition of their aircraft and their attitude is that nothing will compromise safety. "The standards we go on are basically Ministry of Transport, the manufacturers, and our own. We are inclined to be even more meticu­ lous," says John Jameson, Maintenance Chief. "Our maintenance requirements and schedules are laid down by the aircraft and component manufacturers. Parts have a limited life and must be inspected or replaced at the varying times laid down by the manufacturers. There are times when these are varied but always to the side of safety with the approval of Transport Canada." The Branch currently has eight aircraft, including three Cessna Citations, two Beechcraft King Air 200's, one Beaver, an Otter, and a Beechcraft Tradewing. The Beaver is stationed at Kamloops. The ground staff consists of eight engineers, three storeman, and two labourers. Two of the engineers are ex-air force and the remainder are from industry. Job requirements call for at least three years in the business and a valid engineer's licence. 'The majority of the men have been in the business for seven years Larry Smith, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, checks or more and their backgrounds vary which is a big help," says John. electronics ill the 1I0se of the Citation, 'This type of experience, together with the turbine and pressurized air­ craft programs we have been able to get them through, makes them very well qualified," he adds. To keep up with the latest technological change, both pilots and engineers have access to an audio-visual library containing slides and tapes sent from the factory which outline procedures for daily inspec­ tions, operation of equipment, and just about any phase of flight oper­ ations required. John started with the old Boeing Aircraft Company in the inner harbour of downtown Vancouver where he underwent a four-year apprenticeship. He served in the Army Tank Corp during World War II and in 1946, upon discharge, joined Canadian Pacific Airlines in Edmonton to work in their Yellowknife operation until 1948. He then spent the next two years with Imperial Oil Explorations Department in Calgary. In 1965, John came to work with the Air Surveys Branch and from there to Highways, where he eventually rose to Supervisor of Maintenance. The Branch operation is up there with the best of them, says John, and that includes corporate flying by oil companies, Ministry of Trans­ port, Ottawa, Ontario Provincial, and anything the prairies have to offer. "As for the Air Ambulance role, I believe we are up to par if not surpassing most of them," he adds.

Garde Ward, standing, and Bill Smith, lying down on the job, check "under cart" of Citation.

John Jameson, Chief of Maintenance, points to the Rod Johnston, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, works all instrument chart in the audio-visual sector. radial piston engine out of the Beaver. 22 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

..~ Members of the Fort St. Jp lin Highways District, "Roadrunners" Hockey Club, recent winners of the Annual Chetwynd Recreational Hockey Tournament held in Chetwynd in February. The team also wall this tournament in 1978. This A team from Highways Headquarters wall year's tournament involved teams from Fort St. John, Dawson Creek. Chetwynd, second placeout of 57 teams from various min­ and McKenzie; eight teams who could not dethrone the defending champions. istrics and CrowlI corporations ill the annual The team has been playing together for three years and has achieved all impressive B.C. Government Employees' inter-office five­ record. Left to right, front row, Lloyd Helton, Lawrence Harding, Mark Good, pill bowling tournament held ill February in Homer Good, Jerry Harvey, and Ben Close. Back row, Ab Rattray, John Leahy, Victoria. The [cur-member team totalled 3,921 Bruce Craig, Dean Davis, Jim Abbott, Mark Goldback, and Dennis Culling. Miss­ pins for the four-game series. Team members ing from the picture are Kelly Good, Toby Thoveson, Rick Harrison, Robin Sail, were, top, Cliff Parker, General Office; middle and ROil Neilson, row, left, Bill Bougliey, Administrative Assis­ tant and Walt Chamberlain, Financial Services; and below, Shirley Viviall, Personnel,

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New Denver Government Fun Hockey Team, left to right, back row, Yasu Hashimoto, George Duncan (Coach), DOli Waddell, Bill Kopach, Mac Flynn, Al Schuman, Robert Lundquist, Earl Nygaard, Roger Hogg; middle row, WaYlle Me­ Cargar, Ray Lahner, Nels Lindstein, Russ Broughton, Steve Turner, Chris White; [ront, Fred Gilmour. The New Deliver Government Fun Hockey Team was started ill 1976/77 season, as a shinny hockey group. They challenged the Kaslo Highways employees to a game and this led to an organized gentlemen's team, Some 40 local snowmobilers knocked off a playing various other fun hockey teams in the Kootenays, This season the New cool 160 km each ill the 1979 Salmon Arm Deliver team has wall thirteen, lost seven, and tied three games. "snowarama" sponsored by the Lions Club and the Snow Blazers Snowmobile Club and raised $/0,843 for the crippled children ill British Co­ lumbia. One of the participants shown here is Glen McSachern, Salmon Arm Highways Dis­ trict, and sponsored by Highway employees. Glen had completed 112 km and was on the last leg when this picture was taken.

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Forty curlers from Highways Headquarters participated in a bonspiel on March 17, 1979. Sail/IOn Arm Highways District played host to Grade 1 students from Hill­ First place winners were Paul Witzer, skip; crest School last November. The children, under the leadership of their teacher, Brenda Grant, third; Sheeley Allan, second; Susan Boyle, and two mothers, were given the grand tour of the highways garage Corey Scott, lead; second place were Vic Bar­ and yard by Lloyd Gall, District Stockman. The children were most impressed rett, skip; Shirley Vivian, third; Linda Stringer, with the large machinery, radio system, and large stockpile of sand. Here Lloyd second; Carl Robinson, lead; and third place , explains the operation of a Stockland J-14 grader built in /930 and on display in Gordon Robertson, skip; Rita Fisher, third; the yard. Keith Malcolm, second; and Sandra Peters, lead . 23 New Operations Group Formed as Part of Geotechnical and Materials Branch

The Operatio ns Group of the Geotechnical and Ma­ terials Branch has recently been formed to combine the drilling, geophysical, and rockwork section under one new roof. All operations now work out of 3149 Produc­ tion Way, in the Lake City Industrial Complex on the Lougheed Highway in Burnaby, Frank J. Morey has moved south from Prince George to take charge as Supervising Geotechnical Engineer, Operations, John D. Austin, Site Investigation Engineer, and Brendan Gordon, Engineering Assistant, have been Frank Morey, John Austin, transferred from Victoria. Barry Eastman. AI Brown, P.Eng. P.Eng. P.Eng. Lawrence Keller, Drilling Superintendent; Wayne Soglo, P.Eng. Assistant Drilling Superintendent; Tom Reid, Equipment Foreman; Peter Pringle, Storeman; and Ralph Hayward. Stockman, moved from the old drilling section quarters at Willingdon Yard to form a strong team. In addition to this nucleus, there are six three-man drill crews based in Burnaby who service the whole Province investigating slides, bridge foundations, proposed subdivision areas. and the whole range of drilling jobs . Directed by the Geophysical Services Engineer AI Brown . a variety of geophysical surveys are available for Cam Scott. P.Eng . Lawrence Keller geotechnical investigations. Wayne Soglo Brendan Gordon Basic soil and rock properties and bedrock depths have been investigated by seismic methods, supervised by Lorne Johnston since the mid 1960's. Ken Lukawesky is presently the seismic crew chief. Resistivity operations are supervised by Ted LaRose. a veteran of 20 years in geophysical exploration. aided by Rick Conte, resistivity crew chief. Recently developed electromagnetic techniques have proved effective in gravel exp loration and soil surveys. In addition to developing new techniques and instru­ Tom Reid Petc Pringle mentation, Rex Crider handles blast monitoring, vibra­ Ralph Hayward Lome Johnston tion studies, and other special projects. Also available are bore hole geophysics, shear wave studies, gravity ami magnetic surveys. In the draughting office, Judy Hutchins is a capable member of the group. The Rockwork Investigations Section is composed of Barry Eastman, Rockwork Engineer; Cameron Scott. Assistant Rockwork Engineer; Bill Richards, Rockwork Technician; and Doug Wright. Rockwork Assistant. Barry and Cam assess problems and recommend correc­ Kcn Lukawcsky Rick Conte Ted LaRosc Rcx Crider tive measures for the maintenance of rock slopes through­ out the Province. For this they get assistance from BiII, who has had vast practical experience in setting up and supervising major projects such as Hells Gate in the Fraser Canyon. Doug maintains the slope monitoring studies in addition to his duties of assessing stability prob­ lems and co-ordinating the activities of the headquarters rock-scaling crew. The latter crew, under foreman Jack Rupert, are on the move constantly, keeping the highways clear of falling rock by hand-scaling, drilling. and bla st­ ing, and by the installation of protective screening and Doug Wright Pat Rieck Debbie Pombert Judy Hutchin rock-bolting. New arrivals are Pat Rieck who arrived to help set up the office organization assisted by Brendan Gordon. Also new is Debbie Pombert from the Region I office who is taking over receptionist and general office duties from Pat.

Extensive travel by the drill crews made it impossible to get photographs of all Diamond Drill Foremen; miss­ ing are Ed Budzko, Walter Johnson. Paul Roch, and Jim Fulton Dave Roberts Scaling Foreman Jack Rupert. Bruce Lintotl Paul Morrison 24 MESSAGE CENTRE Traffic V olume Increases

The volume of traffic handled last year by the Government Motor Licence Office for the Birds Message Network in British Columbia increased by 32 per cent according to a Telecommunications Branch report. Art Duncan, Driver Examiner at Maple Ridge, heard some In 1978 the total had risen to over 7.8 million words for a unusual air brake sounds when he went to the parking-lot re­ monthly average of 652,935, which compares to over 5.6 million cently to do a test on a Class 3 vehicle. words in 1977, for an average of 474,085 per month. In addi­ It took a little time to determine why tion, 5,530 documents involving graphics, handwriting, and alpha­ he heard chirping instead of hissing . numeric information were handled by the facsimile network cur­ On the lot looking lost and forlorn rently connecting eight locations in British Columbia. was a blue budgie which allowed Art to Machine rental, traffic toll charges, plus salaries of Message gingerly pick it up and carry it to the Centre and field staffs amount to approximately $166,000 or 2.1 staff lunch-room where employees cleaned cents per word handled. (A telegram sent via CN f C r Tel costs out their coffee money to buy a box of 16 cents per word full rate and 8 cents per word for night letter.) bird seed. Telecommunications Consultant Bill Krogel, who is in charge of the Network, commented that a well thought out message 'The consumption of food didn 't stop eliminates the redundant and irrelevant comments always evident there," reports Art, "he was trying to eat in a telephone conversation, plus the fact that the sender and my lunch ." At any rate the staff cared recipient both have an accurate "hard copy" of what was said . for the budgie for a day and a half before Edith Forster, Clerk 3. "Even though the over-all volume of traffic continues to took it home. grow, " he added , "there is still a great deal of available network At last report an ad had been placed in the lost and found capacity." column in the Maple Ridge Gazette which did a write-up along with a picture.

Vancouver East Motor Licence Office Staff Warm Hearts and Cool Tempers With Free Coffee The staff at Vancouver East Motor Licence Office did not have to provide free coffee for the long line-ups of people re­ cently waiting for licence -plates but they did anyway-out of their own pockets. Message centre staff, left to right , Barbara Hut chinson, Sup er­ visor; Ra e Siren , Operator; Jim Wilson, Operator; and Ken Cor­ With 10 wickets and two coffee pots going full perk, it worked bitt , Courier. out to between 150 and 200 cups, with coffee, sugar, cream, and disposable cups all paid for out the employee's coffee fund in an effort to ease the long wait created by the last-minute licence rush. Not only that but employees shortened their own coffee and lunch breaks to handle the crowds. We understand that employees in other offices also cut back on lunch and coffee breaks to better serve the public.

A front I';ew of the message centre system with Opera tor SHERIFFS RECEIVE RADIOS Rae Siren at one of the machines. It can be rather lonely and dangerous for a Deputy Sheriff travelling from Vanderhoof to Vancouver with a van load of prisoners and no radio contact, but not any more, thanks to the Ministry's Telecommunication s Branch. Recently, Deputy Sheriff s in 17 communities throughout Brit­ Supervisor Bar­ ish Columbia were supplied with radio base stations and there bara Hutchinson at are three more communities slated to have them installed shortly. a machine in this This means that a Sheriff can now be in touch with his office at side angle view 0/ all times by car radio and once beyond the 70-mile radio range, the system . he can resort to B.C. Tel's Mobiltel which enables him to contact Sheriff's offices on a normal B.C. Tel channel until within range again. All equipment was supplied, paid for, and installed by the Telecommunications Branch which will also service them. 25 ON THE JOB

Films and actual construction where used in the course of an A crow Panel Bridge Seminar held March 20 in Cloverdale to give Region I officials and bridge crews an insight into the parts and construction of this new type of bridge.

A truck and camper crossi ng the Aero bridge recently con ­ structed by B.C. Hydro over the Columbia River just north of Revelstoke on the Mica access de tour road . Note construction, [our Bailey spans supported on floating pontoons which are held against the river current by anchored cables. -

Nearing completion is the new l oco Overhead structure on the Barnet Highway, New Westm inster District. This forms the east­ bou nd twin crossing of the CP Rail through Port Moody. The existing structure, seen to the right, was constructed in 1951. This was a more direct route compared with the old D ewdney Trunk wagon road.

R ecently th e Highways ferry MV Omineca Princess was used The Ellis on O verh ead, north of Kelowna, is presently being as a cable layer fo r B,C. Tel. Th e joint op eration was a com ­ wid ened by a contractor to accommodate th e recent [our-laning plete success and th e 4-km cable layin g across Francois Lake was of High way 97. Th e work is proceeding under the dire ction of com pleted in less than a day , Bridge Branch Proj ect Supervisor A . A. Talbot. 26 Quadra Queen " is guided into dock at Campbell River with Under the direction of Bill Hucul, temporary Road Foreman, Capt. Ian G. Scott at the wheel. Th e vessel makes daily run s the Sa InIOn A rm District slash ing crew is preparing the right -of­ between Campbell River and Quadra Island. Capt. Scott has way on Eagle Bay road for future road improvement s. With been skipper of this ferr y since 1969 and was previously with th e good weather conditions ill early spring th e crew covered a B.C. Ferries. Also in th e wheelhouse is auxiliary de ckhand Bill lot of ground but took time out for this picture. L eft to right, Sanders. Bill Hu cul, Jason Rogers, Myles Kentel, Bru ce Halverson , K en Hubbs, DOll Isakson, and Sandy Mowers.

Mild temperatures and damp co nditions brought down numer­ ous avalanches in th e Pro vince and Fernie was not ex cluded. Fcbrnary 13, this slide 25 km wes t o f Fe rnie sto pped within a M erritt Hi ghways District bridge crew installing a 7'6" X 12'9" fe w m etres of the Southern Tra ns-Provincial Highway at M or ris­ X 80' multiplate culvert to be used as a co/tie underpass by .Iey . Ilugc avalanch e m ounds constructed at th e base o f the Douglas Lake Ranch. slide by M inistr y equ ipment in previous years had a co nsiderable effect ill restricting th e m ovement o f the slide.

The Kelowna District bridge crew gOI a chanre 10 try 011/ its new tru ck while building a bridge over Trout Creek on the Prince­ Left to right, Menno Schmidt and Dave 110m, Highways elec­ Ion-Summerland Road. Sh own her e witli the new tru ck is, left trical crew , who look after th e signal installations throughout the to right, N . N eigum, Bridgeman; II. Wiens, Bridgeman; and A . Okanagan Valley and operate 011/ of the Vernon District, Mazaruk, Labourer. 27 ON THE JOB

The Elko sand pit , Fernie District. has salt stored ill this fab ­ ricated structure made of lam inated 2 X 4's. It holds one and a half car loads of salt and it is 12' wide, 14' long, and l O'/:' high. Note the old flex-beam guardrail which have been utilized as a retaining wall. The interior is shaped like a funnel for ease in discharging salt througlt opening in bottom, Long periods of salt storage are avoided because caking of the material makes for poor distribution into the trucks.

-. - .. -, -. l ohn Bolleman, District Technician and Avalanche Co-ordina­ to r at Hope, makes periodic trips by helicopter to various sites on the Coquiliulla route to take SIIOW samples and readings from Highways snow blower working ill the Sutton Pass area of precipitation gauges and hydrothermographs which record tem ­ Highway 4 west of Port A lber ni in the Albcrni Highway District. perat ure and humidity. Top, John Bolleman, left, and A llan This 5-km mountain pass is the gateway to Pacific Rim National Mclronald, right, weig h the snow sampling tube with the help of Park and receives 600 1'111 of snow annually with an elevation of the helicopter pilot, Fred Fawdrich, at Bos ton Bar Creek, Site 175 m, 266. Above, Allan McDonald reads the precipitation gauge at the same site .

T he W estbank patching crew ,K elowna Hi gh way District , placing skin patch on Route 97 near Summerland . Left to right , Vemoll D istrict sign crew putting Ill' th e filial signs all tin L. Bevan , Labourer; R onn Barker, R oad Maintenan ce Foreman; newly wide ned High way 6 into Ve rno n, Left to right , Lcs l ohn­ and K ent Coburn, Machine Op erator 3, shovelling asphalt froIII SO il, Ra y Bastion , and R oy "Dooley" Gregoire. th e tru ck . 28 Ajter Wi lliams Lake District was transjerred 10 Region 4, the Regional Mechanical Superintendent, Geoff Warrillgloll, made a Ty pical winter work scene ill the Southbank country, across [amiliarlzation trip through the district. Shown ill the Bella Francois Lake, Bums Lake District, Coola area , left 10 right, Geoff Warrington; Edwin Gordon; Bill Telford, Senior Road Foreman; and Cliff Dodge, Mechanical Foreman, The Cat was being used for construction all High­ way 20.

Oscar V. Arndt, Construction and Maintenance Foreman, Dawson Creek Highways District, all the job cleaning a [rozen culvert along the boundary road which provides access to the A I'iew of Golden Highway District [rout-end plough and Grizzly Valley gas field and the NE Coal Reserves. tailgate sander racks recently fabricated by the district shop and road crew. Hanging at a balance point, the units call be mounted onto a truck by aile mall. I II addition, a covering metal roof will be co nstructed 10 eliminate ice and SIIOW build-up un der vehicles' [rant wheels.

Crallbrook High ways District rebuilding Sh eep Creek bridge three spa ns. Lo wbed is stopped all th e old bridge and the lIew bridge structure is all th e righ t. Crall brook bridge crew ill fore­ ground, left 10 right, L YIIII Beaton , Bridge Labourer; Brian Mer­ rick, Bridgem an 3; alld DomillicA llgeiozzi. Bridge La bourer. W ilf U nrau, Mach ine Operator, Du wson Creek H igh way D is­ Hspiling were driven by Crall book bridge cre w 10 form abutment s. trict, removing SIIOW alo ng High way 97 ill the Pille Pass. High l ob was under supervision of Mike M agus, R egion al Bridge E IIRi­ winds and record SIIOW falls closed th e high way several limes neer, an d Albert Connah, Bridge For eman, during February 1979. 29 NEW ACCIDENT FORM PAYS OFF

The new Motor-vehicle Accident Reporting Form, in oper­ PHONE FILING SYSTEM STREAMLINED ation for two years, is "the greatest thing since sliced bread," according to Steve Green, Traffic Analyst with the Motor-vehicle When your telephone bill is $1 million a month you need a Branch. "The police are pleased, the Motor-vehicle Branch is fast and efficient filing system, it was decided by the Telecom­ happy, and the various ministries receiving computer data have munications Branch which pays B.C. Tel for the use of 7,000 never had it so good," says Steve. Government telephone lines. It started in 1974 when the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles Recently the Branch changed from a card filing system to a asked Steve to come up with a new system that could be com­ rapid reference, colour coded, open shelf system, featuring faster puterized, would provide more accident data and be faster than retrieval and refiling capabilities all accomplished by a multi­ the old system in which the driver completed the report and the coloured label designed by a Toronto firm. A clerk, for example, production of summary statistics by manual procedures was requiring a specific file can see the file as he or she walks to­ always three or four months late. ward it. Steve canvassed other jurisdictions across North America and Under the old system, cards were filed by telephone number different parts of Europe and finally decided on a system similar and each card contained the file number of orders on one side to that of New York-a revolutionary style at the time . "We and an inventory of maintenance on the other for that particular copied their form and went a few steps beyond, adding other telephone. Completed orders to the telephone company were functional items," he said. all filed geographically by town or village with the exception of Today, instead of motorists filling in the forms, police in 143 Victoria which was filed by ministry. law enforcement agencies perform this function and then forward them to the Motor-vehicle Branch where they are checked for accuracy before being passed to the B.C. Systems Corporation for keypunching on computer. The data, once tabulated, has many applications. The Min­ istry of Health uses statistics on seat belts; the Emergency Ser­ vices Commission requires statistics to find where ambulances should be; parks and outdoor recreation department of the Min­ istry of Lands, Parks and Housing, checks the location of snow­ mobiles, four-wheel drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and other off-highway vehicles and carries out studies on animals and their impact on traffic accidents; the Ministry of Attorney-General uses it for their "Counterattack Program" to determine alcohol in­ volved traffic accidents; Weigh Scale Branch extracts accident With the new system, each Government telephone number data involving heavy commercial vehicles , and the Motor-vehicle in the Province will have its own file folder containing a complete Branch checks data on accident damaged school buses for in­ inventory of equipment charged against that number as well as spection purposes as well as volatile fuels, radioactive materials, a history of service associated with the number from the time it chemicals, and infectious samples. was installed. If there is more than one number at one address, the files will be cross-referenced. The change should speed up the paper flow by simplifying the process of determining that charges are correct. The changeover also ties in with a new billing system recently introduced by B.C. Tel which will include a separate printout for each telephone number showing current equipment inventory, as well as a record of long distance calls made from that number during the previous month.

HISTORICAL SKETCH-In 1959 the Department of Com­ mercial Transport was established, incorporating the former Ra il­ way Department, the weigh-scale section of the Highways De­ Steve Green, standing, checks over some oj the [orms with his partment, and the commercial section of the Motor Vehicle staff prior to [orwarding them to computer. Branch, then under the Attorney-General. Among the Acts administered were Railway Act, Pipe-lines Act, Industrial Trans­ "It is more of an operation system as opposed to a statistical portation Act and Mines Rights-ot-way Act. In 1973 a Minister gathering system," notes Steve. "We can take it on a daily basis of Transport and Communications was established by Order in and extract high-risk drivers that are getting into problems and Council and the Legislature passed a Department o] Transport taking appropriate action. There is also a police data package and Communications Act. This act transferred to the new De­ which automatically returns data back to the police on a monthly partment the Motor-vehicle Branch from the Attorney-General, basis telling them where the problems are, what vehicles are data processing from Industrial Development, aircraft operations getting involved, what is causing the accidents, where they are from Highways, and Lands and Forests; telecornmuncations ser­ located and at wha t times." vice from Public Works, Motor Carrier Branch from the Public Steve says his group works closely with Highways and has Utilities Commission and B.C. Ferries from Highways. In 60 per cent of British Columbia on a location system so they can October, 1976 all "Departments" became "Ministries" and Energy pinpoint any specific accident within 50 metres of the occurrence. was added to Transport and Communications. At the same This is important in the determination of whether something is time air services went to the Provincial Secretary and Computer wrong with the road. There is also an automatic output to the and Consulting Services transferred to Finance. B.C. Ferries Highways Safety Branch which is concerned with Government became a Crown Corporation January 1977. In December 1977 vehicles involved in accidents. air services was returned to Energy, Transport and Communica­ There are now fou r other provinces in Canada which have tions and then in December, 1978 the latter was amalgamated adopted a simi lar system-Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ma nitoba, and with Highways to form the present Ministry of Transportation, Quebec. Communications and Highways under Alex V. Fraser. 30 MISCELLANY

This do uble Bailey bridge is constructed all Kikomun Road 2 and spans Lake Koocanusa Ferries Highway District. It is 201 m in length and 3.8 m wide. Constructed in 1972, the bridge may have a lIew steel deck in 1979. The bridge provides entry to the Newgate area where recently K ikomun-Newgate Road 36 W. A. (Bill) Bowman, Director of Bridge Engineering, stand­ has to be realigned and resurfaced. ing all aile of the main cable catwa lks during construction of the Humber Bridge, across the Humber Estuary, all the east coast of England, Bill was a guest of the consulting firm witen lie was all a trip to Britain last year. The bridge will have a main span of 1 410 m (4,626 ft.) , 112 m (367.5 ft.) longer than any other suspension main span ill the world. Including the north and soli/it side spans, the bridge will have a total length' between anchorages of 2220 m (7,284 [t.), The bridge will have a road­ way consisting of two traffic lanes in each direction, with canti­ levered panels providing pedestrian sidewalks and cycle ways. The bridge is the culmillation of campaigning by local interests for more titan 100 years for a bridge or tunnel across the estuary between Barton and Hessle.

Paul Erickson, Senior Landscape Supervisor at Headquarters in Victoria, is pictured here with his St. Bernard, "Heidi", all harnessed up and ready to go. The happy rider is l S-montli-old Mark, son of Al Planiden, Landscape Assistant, Originally de­ signed for transporting milk cans, the cart alld its 25-poulld pay ­ load is pulled along effortlessly by Heidi. De llis Beau lac, Bridge man 2 in the Dawson Creek Highway District, do ing an unusual job cons tructing a rock cairn to be located at the Ilew K iskatinaw Bridge. The cairn will carry a bronze plaque givillg the nant es of officials opening the bridge and the date. The cairn and base were constr ucted ill the bridge shed duri ng the cold weat her and later assembled in the field. OBITU'ARIES Friends and co-workers of PETER BAKER were saddened by the news of his sudden death on December 22, 1978. Peter, 47, bega n in the Peace River area in 1963 and after having worked in various locations, including Pr ince Rupert District, he was promoted to Tech­ nician 2, Training and Safe ty Branch in Vic­ toria. Peter is survived by his wife, Gillian, and three children. Do ug Bain, the G rand Fork s District Senior Road Foreman, stops for Road Runner photograph er while cleaning some rock DA VE REDDICOPP, Mechanic in the Vanderhoof District and debris from the surface of Highway 3 [allowing a small rock since 1965, died suddenly on April 17, 1979. He is survived by slide just east of the Leffert Pit location. his wife and three children. 31 Highway Crew Space Age Technology Move Petroglyph Boulder at the Intersection

Thi s petroglyph boulder originally located at Fulford Har ­ With incre ased road width s and traffic volumes, the days of bour has been recovered by th e Provincial Gov ernment nearly the simple traffic controller are numbered. New vehicle traffic two and a half years after it was removed by a local resident and control equipment is the late st in microprocessor controlled solid placed on his own land . It was mov ed by Highw ay crews to the state devices . space age technology at the intersection, with the Ministry yard until a more perm anent location ca n be fo und. new equipment comes new servicing problems and procedures. Removal by the resident contravened the Arclurological and His­ To master these new techniques, Traffi c Engineering Branch puts torical Sites Prot ection A ct. on its seminar in Victoria, A writ was served and access for removal of the bou lder was Electrical sta lTs from all regions were represented in Victoria gained by staff of the Provincial Archieoligist's office who were for three full days of theory and practical hands-on-experience. assisted by the Conservation Divi sion of the British Columbia The seminar was held in Traffic Branch Victoria shop under the Provincial Museum and the Mini str y of Tran sport ation. Co m­ watchful eye of Dave Donaldson. The boys from the shop. munic ations and Highways at Ganges. Da ve Trodd, Larry Cuthbert , Paul Nirwan, and Graham Murray Thi s team operation carried out by the Highways crew prov ed demonstrated the equipment and assisted in the training, which to be one of preci sion and timing in moving the 4-ton rock and con sisted of two days of wiring controllers, testing , and trouble­ careful handling to protect the soft sandstone surface of the larg e shooting. boulder. 5 feet in diameter. A technical session was held on Thursday with guest speakers Stan Wiseman, Purchasing Commission ; Mike McSorley, Audio­ tronics, Victoria; and talk s by Herb Coupe, Director of Traffic Engineering; Steve Lohr, Alex Ferguson, Neil Vickers, and Trev Bagot.

Left to right , Herb Winfield, K en St evens, and Frank K eopple.

R egion 2 elect rical crew, left to right, J. Foley, C. Ha ack , and D. Hall, R egional Electrical Forem an.

R uss Bro ughton , righ t, Mechanic Fo reman of the R ossland District shop, disc ussing with L E. Croft, Mechanic Forem an fro m Langford, the benefits derived from m odification to under­ body truc k ploughs. Russ and his capable crew develop ed a rolled quarter-inch plate m olded and welded to th e underbody plough in such a ma nner that .mow coming 00 the blade is thrown clear of the shoulder s and over no-post guardrail. T his m odifi­ cation is equally eff ectivc with dry or wet snow. T he R ossland District has no ll' sought perm ission to m odify all underbody R egion 3 electrical crew, left to right , Dave Ma y, Bru ce Tait, ploughs since the past thr ee winters have proven it I'ery beneficial. B. Sm ith, and D . l ohman , R egional Electrical For em an . 32 LI TII()(;RAPlll'n I N CANADA a v K. M. MuDONAL D . Q Ut : t:N' S P R IN TE R, VICT OR I A , BR ITIS H CO LU M BIA