Spring 1977 Volume 14, Nu Ber 2 Faithful Ferry Retired After 55 Years

P UBLISHED BY THE INI RYOF H IGH W AYS AND P BLICW ORKS SPRING 1977 VOLUME 14, NU BER 2 FAITHFUL FERRY RETIRED AFTER 55 YEARS

Rolf Bruhn's career with Highways and Public Works has ended after 55 years of service. Built for service on Francois Lake she was fabricated by the Grand Trunk Pacific Drydock Company at Prince Rupert. Then cut into sections, the ferry was moved by rail cars to Burns Lake. From there the sections were moved by truck to Francois Lake for reassembly. Upon completion she was named Francois Lake ferry and began service on August 25, 1922, running be tween Southbank and Francois Lake. Her vehicle capacity at the time was four cars. By 1949 traffic volumes exceeded her capacity and after the commissioning of the new Jacob Henkel she was laid up. In 1951 after the Scotch Creek-Sorrento ferry G. B. Wright was condemned, Fran ('ois Lake ferry was moved to Shuswap Lake to replace her. After she was rebuilt and her house work moved from the centre to the port side, she was named Rolf Bruhn, in honour of a former Minister of Public Works from Sicamous. However, im proved roads around the lake resulted in an end to the Scotch Creek ferry service in 1956.

Story and photos contributed by Frank A. Clapp

The following year Rolf Bruhn was cut into sections for the third time and on this occasion moved to Vancouver for rebuilding. As part of this work the ferry was lengthened 10 feet. She again received a change in profile, this time additional housework was added on the starboard side. Then on May 6, 1957, Rolf Bruhn was started on a new ferry run between Bri t an n ia Be ach (I at er moved to Darrell Bay) and the pulp-mill at Wood fibre. She remained on this 3 route until 1961 by which time a larger ferry was required. Rolf Bruhn was then moved to Na naimo and after removal of the starboard passenger cabin she became relief ferry for the inter-island runs off the cast coast of Vancouver Island. In the summers she was engaged as a supplementary ferry on the Nanaimo-Gabriola Island service where she remained until last September. Old age has deteriorated her steel plates and frames to the point where cost of repairs exceed her value and the 1. As Francois Lake ferry. Ministry retired Rolf Bruhn from service. After removal of her main propulsion 2. A t Buckley Bay, Vancouver Island, between [enders. machinery and other equipment she was 3. On Britannia Beach. offered for sale "as is, where is," ending 4. On Nanaimo all inter-island runs, east coast of VallCOUI'er Island, her long career. 5. On Sor rellto all Shuswap Lake. (4 and 5 on page 3.)

2 ·------~ _------~ THE ROAD RUNNER MIN ISTER'S MESSAG E Volume 14 Spring 1977 No. 2 In m y last message I in dicated the role of the Min Pub lished** Qua rterly by the istry has always been to provide good facilities and British Columbia Ministry of Hi ghways services to the public. Ce r and Public Works tain changes made to the ad Victoria, British Columbia ministrative structure and Ray Baines , Exec utive Editor senior management of the Ministry will help us to do Arthur 1. Schindel, Editor this better. However, these changes will be ineffe ctive if it does Associate**Field Editors not have the support of W. S. Boughey Victoria everyone in the Ministry to Herb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Crew carry out our basic purpose, to serv e the citizens of Brit Eric Eastick Centreline Marking, Cloverdale ish Columbia. Too often th ere is a tendency for som e Doug Jones Burnaby in th e Public Service to treat th e public in a callous and S. B. Bergen Chilliwack indifferent manner. I don't intend to have this happen George Harper Burnside in m y Ministry. Hector McLeod Nanaimo This year, in order to serve th e public, more money will be spent on. our maintenance program in all regions, D. L. Oliver Courtenay whi ch will be highlighted by a stepped-up public relations Paul Connor North Vancouver program. W e must let th e public know what we are David T. Kao .Dock District doing. W e hav e good maintenance programs but un Lloyd Burgess New Westminster fortunately th ese have been curtailed at times at the S. R. Young McBride exp ense of furth er deterioration of ou r highway system. We cannot let thi s happen. It is lip to each and every Whayne Chappell Kamloops on e in the Ministr y to increase our productivity and sup Ken E. Smith William s Lake port this program. Fred L. Stuart Salmon Arm I consider this program of such importance that it M. J. Newlands Revelstoke was the main them e at a recent m eetin g of senior man Les Johnson Vernon agem ent . W e have the mon ey , equipment, and men to do th e job , so let's get on with it. I kn ow I will have R. J. Martin . Kelown a yo ur support, J. W. Zaporozan - Penticton ALEX. V. FRASER Brian Niehaus Merritt M inist er Dave Roberts . Lillooet R. Haworth .. Grand Forks Joy Mailey Rossland S. J. Dixey Nelson 4 J. A. Eimer New Denver Fred Ryckman Creston N . K. Molander Cr anbrook Sam Caravetta Fernie Mike Maglio Golden W. R. Rowe Smithers Stan Gladysz Pouce Coup e Lorraine Kriese Fort St. John Harman Delyea Terrace Shirley Hrechka Prince George Clyde Smaaslet Prince George AI Hepp Quesnel NataUe Reinke Vanderhoof 5 Dave Forster Burns Lake • W. R. Ball Prince Rup ert COVER PHOTO Unusual shot of a modem day cattle dri ve from wint ering range at Douglas Lake to th e slimmer range south of M erritt by Douglas Lake ranch alon g Highway 5, Merritt-Kamloop s . Approximately 800 head are in this drive shown beside Nicola Lake. There are sev eral cattle drives a year but the y are allowed only under strict controls and with permits spccijying pilot cars , outriders, and hours of th e day . 3 PROMOTIONS

STUART E. PRICE ANDRE W WEBB, A fa rewell party was was recently promoted who sta rted with High held in the Yale Hotel to t h e Directo r of ways in the Chill iwack on February 24, 1977, Financial S e r vi ce s , District at Mission in by emp loyees and Victoria ( f 0 r m erI y September 1975, has wives of the G rand Co mptroller of Ex won through compe Forks Highway D is penditure), replacing tition the posi tion of tr ict to say goodbye to A. E. Rhodes, who is Timekeeper, Doc k Dis LO RNE MOR ROW now Assistant Deputy Minister. Mr. trict, New Westminster. Andy is married on the occasio n of his promotion and Price's career with Highways began in with one child at home. He enjoys read transfer to the Merritt H ighways District. the Accounting Branch in Victoria in ing and TV. Before joining Highways A presentation was made to Lome and 1949. Since that time he has served the he was in personnel administration with his wife, Dorothy, on behalf of the dis Min istry around the Province, beginning the Federal Government for 25 years. trict employees by Bill Helmsing, Dis in the districts as an Office Manager trict Highways Manager. Lome began Trainee in Penticton. Subsequently he with Highways in Grand Forks District ser ved in Victoria Accounts Branch, then at Greenwood, went to Beaverdell as as Distri ct Office Man ager in Rossland, JOHN MARRIOTT Road Foreman 2 in 1972, and is now th e Vancouver, North Vancouver, and New recently won through successful candidate for Road Foreman Westmin ster. In 1965 he was promoted competition the posi 3 in Merritt. to Region al Office Manager in Prince tion of Road Fore George. Two years later he was pro man 3 in Duncan. mot ed to Assistant Comptroller of Ex John spent three years penditure and has served in that ca pacity in Allison Pass as a G. L. (GEOFF) FREER has been until his recent promotion. He is a Road Foreman. John appointed Senior Avalanche Co-ordinator cer tified general accountant , obtaining started with Highways in 1963 with the for the Mini stry of Highways and Publi c this status in 1967 . He is married with Cloverdale centreline crew. John is Works through competition. Geoff has two sons and enjoy s gardening, fishing , married and has two sons. Hobbies in been wjjh the Min istr y since 1973 and golf, baseball , badminton, and reading. clude camping, fishing, and hunting. has developed the avalanche program from its infancy through much hard work and effort. Martin Madelung, who has been Geoff's assistant since last W. 1. N. ( BILL) PHIL FROMENT spring, is also staying on this year with HIGGINS has been recently won through the avalanche program, and will help promoted to the posi competition the posi Geoff in the co-ordination of the students tion of Senior Per tion of Assistant Shop working under them this summer. sonnel Officer recently Foreman in the Na va c at ed by "Russ" naimo garage. Phil Dean. Bill had been previously worked in previ ously with High Revelstoke where he Other recent promotions include B. H. ways for many years when he joined the was a Mechanic 3. Phil began with HEAVAN, Engineering Aide 3, Kam Supera nnuation Branch for a time. After Highways at Revelstoke in August 1965. that he came back to Highways in Janu Phil enjoys golfing, fishing, and also loops, to Engineering Assistant, Karn ary 1975. coaches minor hockey. loops; A. C. MOSSMAN, Foreman 1, Prince George, to Foreman 4 (Road) , Prince George; D. M. EDWARDS, Ma chine Operator 4, Lardeau, to Foreman Successful candidate GAYLORD MER 1 (Road), Lardeau; T. C. BAYNTUN, for the position of KEL recently won Assistant Director of through competition Engi neering Aide 3, Vancouver, to Engi Financial Service s , the position of Road neering Assistant, Bridge Branch; R. L. Ministry of Highways Foreman 4 in the Na LEWIS, E ngineering Aide 3; Richmond, and Public Works, naimo area. Gaylord to Engineering Assistant, Bridge Branch; Victoria, is GEORGE comes to Nanaimo N. D . O'NEILL, Engineering Aide 3, W. WAGG. Mr . from Port Alberni Salmon Arm, to Engineering Assistant, Wagg 's career with the Ministry began where he was a Road Foreman 3. Gay Bridge Branch; K. B. POW, Ma chine with the teletype office, Department of lord is active in minor hockey and also Operator 7, Vernon, to Foreman 3 enjoy s camping. He has now been with Publi c Works, Victoria, in June 1949. (Road), Vernon; S. 1. ROOT, Assistant Since that time he worked in the Burn Highways for 20 years. Mechanic, Terrace, to Mech anic 3, Bob side office in 1952-53 and Nanaimo in 1953, returning to Victoria in 1953. In Quinn Lake; JOE SKARRA, Foreman 1952 he completed a course in general 1 (Road), Terrace, to Foreman 2 (Road), accounting and became the Headquarters TOM ARMITAGE, Labourer, recently Salvus; P. C. HOWELL,Engineering Office Manager in 1970. His interests won the Sign Maintenance position for Aide 2, Dawson Creek, to Engineering are bowling and softball. the Merritt Highways District. Aide 3, Pouce Coupe; P. H. JOHNSON, Machine Operator 4, Salmon Arm, to Foreman 2, Kamloops; L. 1. VOTH, MARTIN LUNDY, Labourer at Bos Bridgeman 3, Williams Lake, to Foreman CLYDE SAM , Labourer at Merritt, ton Bar, recently won the Machine Oper 1 (Bridge), Williams Lake; J. E. TUR won the Machine Operator 3 position in ator 3 position at Hope, Merritt High FORD, Bridgeman 2, Burns Lake, to Merritt. ways District. Bridgeman 3, Burns Lake. 4 10-7 CLUB

JOHN M. OLIVER, BILL MATHEWS, A retirement ban Mechanic Foreman 2 Mecha nic at the Oak quet with presentation at M ission in t he Street garage, New of gifts was held in Chilliwa ck District, re Westminster D istrict, M a r c h fo r CA PT. tired in March 1977, ret ired in April 1977, PETERMATHEWS one month short of after 16 years of ser in New Denver. Pete 43 years of service vice with Hig hways . is now on retirement with Highways. John Bill was born in Sas leave and plans to began in Cloverdale in 1935, joined the katchewan, then moved to Harnilton.Ont., move to the Prince George area. Pete RCAF early in 1941, and returned to where he received his education. Early was Senior Captain of the MV Needles Highways in 1945. After relieving var i in life Bill became interested in repairing since 1969. Prior to that he was a Cap ous mechanic foremen in the Lower and racing motor-cycles. He raced on tain at Burns Lake. Pete has been in the Mainland he moved to Mission in 1956 hundreds of tracks in Canada and the service for 27 years. and was promoted to Foreman later that U.S.A., including Daytona, where he year. John is married with five children placed first in the 200-mile race in 1941, -{:( -{:( and will continue to live in Mission when setting a course record, and in 1950. He to he is not travelling to those parts of the also placed second in 1948 and 1949. He raced in Britain in 1947. Bill worked Province he has not yet seen. Other LLOYD DEWAR, for Fred Deeley Cycles before working hobbies incl ude fishing and photography. Machine Operator at John won a green belt in karate in 1953. for H ighways, where he was largely re Rosedale in the Chilli sponsible for the maintenance of the At a recent safety banquet in Chilliwack, wack District, recently Assistant Deputy Al Rhodes made a patrol motor-cycles. He is married and retired and received has two sons, one living in Chilliwack presentation to John on behalf of his a presentation from and the other near Miami, Florida. fellow employees. his fellow employees at the Chilliwack -{:( -{:( -{:( -{:( -{:( -{:( safety banquet. Lloyd began with High ways in the Peace River in 1951 and transferred to Chilliwack in 1955. He LOUIS BAFARO, PETE HOOFT, Ma also received his 25-year service award. Machine Operator in chine Operator in the Lloyd will continue to live in Chilliwack the Revelstoke Dis Chilliwack District, and pursue his outdoor interests and lapi trict, retired Decem retired recently and dary. ber 31, 1976, after 22 received a presenta years of service . He tion from his fellow began with Highways employees. Pete be -{:( -(:( n as a Driver and was gan with Highways in 1955 as a Labourer and became a promoted to Road Foreman. Louis and VERN KINGSLEY, his wife plan to continue to live in Revel Machine Operator in 1955. All his ser Machine Operator 7, stoke and assist his daughter and son-in vice was in the Huntingdon-Abbotsford Savona Lake crew in law in running their farm. area. the Kamloops Dis

-{:( -{:( -{:( trict, retired March -{:( -{:( -{:( 31, 1977, after 24 years of service. Dan ROD TIMPANY, Doyle, District High Approximately 75 Machine Operator in ways Manager, made presentations to members from High Williams Lake Dis Vern on behalf of his fellow workers and ways attended a re trict, retired in No friends. Vern will enjoy his retirement tirement dinner for vember 1976. Rod with more time for gardening, carpentry, ARTHUR B. GARRI began with Highways and fishing. SON, Headquarters in 1967 and was Flat Bridge Branch, at the deck Truck Driver at Victoria Racquet Club. time of retirement. His future plans call n n n R. G. Harvey, Deputy Minister, presented for residence in Williams Lake. His a service award certificate to Art and fellow workers wish him a happy retire expressed the Ministry'S appreciation for ment. ROY SWEETEN, many years of service. Bill Bowman, retired March 31, Director of Engineering, gave a resume -{:( -{:( -{:( 1977, from the Salmon of Art's service and presented him with a Arm maintenance memento of his expertise in the Bailey crew after 32 years of Bridge engineering area. Art joined ANDREW LOUIE, service. Roy started Highways when it was known as Public Labourer, Vanderhoof \ with Highways in De . "j) Works in 1948. Prior to his Government Highways District, re . service he had served overseas with the tired February 28, cember 1945 as a '.1 ~«\- Royal Canadian Engineers in Britain, 1977, after working - Labourer and worked his way to Truck II ~, Africa, and Italy. Art and his wife, intermittently for Driver, Grader Operator, and Foreman Eileen, will be travelling to Britain very Highways at Fraser ~~ •.'r 2. On his last day working at the Sal soon for a well-deserved holiday. Art Lake since 1964. For mon Arm shop, Roy was presented with received presentations from his many the past four years he was continuously all the fishing equipment needed to start friends in the Branch and Ministry. employed as an auxiliary labourer. retirement . 5 ABOUT PEOPLE

DON HUTTON, JOCELYN HAUK, JO HN BONNER, newly promoted to Clerk 2, looks after Technical Assistant in District Highways the vouchers in the N e w West minster Manager, Burns Lake, Merritt District office. Dock District office was one of the guests "Joce" has been with since Ja nuary 1975, is at a recent Govern Highways since March interested in most ment employees' party. 1977. Jocelyn and sports, especially Don says if this hap her husband take ad hockey, football, and pens regularly he will enjoy his stay here. vantage of fishing in the many lakes sur baseball. He is a member of the New Burns Lake can certainly provide Don's rounding Merritt. She also enjoys ski Westminster District Highways mixed favourite pastimes, hunting and fishing. ing, knitting, and crocheting. softball team. John in single.

DEBBIE TOUCH 'CHUCK'SIDDEL, ETTE left Mainte Mechanic at Boston nance Management at Bar in the Merritt Headquarters on April Highways District, has 3D, 1977, after two been with Highways years. Debbie was since 1956. He was recently married to born in England and Richard Touchette, an came to Canada in officer cadet in the Armed Services. The 1954. Chuck enjoys carpentry and camp- couple has moved to Kingston, Ont., for ing. her husband to complete his training. Debbie's cheerful co-operation will be missed by all of MM in Victoria and in MRS. JEAN TUR the regions. NER joined the Sal mon Arm District of fice in December 1976 as a Clerk-Typist to PETER BAKER, a help with the ever Stan Jones, Construction Foreman, left, new face in Training increasing volume of Larry Murray, Road Foreman, centre, and Safety Branch, paper work. Jean arid Jack Taggart , Stockman, all of the comes to Victoria as spends her spare time at gardening and Penticton Highways District , take a a Training Officer water sports. minute to pose for the RR cameraman. after many years of district work, most recently as District Technician in Prince Rupert. Peter's current interests are mostly centred on exploring and adapting to the city en vironment.

BOB SAUL, Region 4 Driver Trainer, was the recipient of an award from the B.c. Safety Council for teaching defensive driving courses. Bob has many years of driver training, his cheerfulness makes him welcome throughout the region. His interests include cross-country ski-ing and photography.

RUSS BROUGH TON, Mechanical After approximately 40 years ill the old Burnside office, 280 Burnside Road, the Foreman of the New entire Saanich District office staff recently moved to the new office at 201, 661 Burnside Denver Highways Dis Road East. The district will reside here until construction of a new office building is trict, has been with completed sometime ill the future. Left to right, back row, Marjorie Turner, Joy Mann, Highways since 1962. Norm Gregg, Dave Boon, Ross Deveau, Si Tognela, Jack Brooks; middle row, Candace Russ is married with Hughes, Anne Leiper, Ruth Barton, Linda Smart, Eunice Lee, Earl Thompson, George two boys and two girls. Harper; front row, Bill Smith, Rob Howat, Bill Hickman, Fred Hughes, Dave Raven. His 'hobbies are hunting and hockey. Missing from the photo, Eric Smith, Chris Blaney, Bruce Robertson. 6 ARNIE KRAUS JOHN BEKKERS, MARILYNN PE District Maintenance Technical Assistant in DERSON, Clerk-Typ Management Co-ordi the New Westminster ist, Merritt District nator, Merritt High ' Dock District office office. Marilynn is ways District, has re since November 1975, new to the office and i,!,,: ' ", cently been busy on enjoys tennis, go If, works in the engineer his performance bud and ski-ing. John is ing department hel p get. Arnie is involved • married and lives in ing the District Tech In minor hockey and minor baseball. Delta. mcians and the District Co-ordinator. v' She enjoys most sports and is presently f:r f:r f:r learning to crochet. f:r f:r f:r KURT PETERS, Mechanic 2 of the HARRY GENS New Denver High CHOREK, Mechanic CONYALESCENTS ways District, has been Foreman at the Sal JIM HAYES, Machine Operator, Mer with Highways since .~.~ mon Arm garage, has ,-' ritt Highways District, recently suffered 1972. Kurt is married been with Highways -.,.r a mild heart attack and has been off with two children. His since 1948. A call work most of the winter. Jim is expected hobby is fishing. from Harry usually back to work in early May . starts out with, "this f:r f:r f:r is the little fat fellow f:rf:rf:r here." '" FRED RASPBER RY, Machine Opera FRED JOHNSON, Foreman 2 at tor 7 of the Hope f:r f:r f:r Logan Lake in the Merritt Highways crew in the Merritt District, recently suffered a heart attack Highways District, has and is now recuperating. JOHN SMITH, Me been employed with chanic at Boston Bar Highways since 1952. in the Merritt High ways District, has been f:r f:r TRANSFER f:r with Highways since 1972. John's hobbies GWEN LAURSEN, Clerk 3, Insurance MAC FLYNN, include sports, and and Claims office, was presented with a Stockman, New Den fishing and camping gift at a luncheon given by fellow staff ver Highways District, with his family. members on the occasion of her transfer has been with High to the position of Clerk 3, Accounts ways since March Branch. Her varied interests include 1974. Mac is married f:r f:r f:r boating and bowling and with her family with five boys and is helping to build their dream home in three girls. He is in Maple Bay. terested in all sports, mainly curling and KAREN TKA golf. CHUK, Clerk 2 in the f:r f:r f:r Cranbrook Garage, left the Ministry on April 6, 1977. Karen I FAYE FAWCElT, was married in Cal Auxiliary, started with gary April 9. On the Salmon Arm Dis behalf of fellow-em trict office in October ployees, S. J. Sviatko, District Highways >,."1!',;~. 1975 and has been Manager, extended best wishes and pre t;fi~ employed as a Clerk sented Karen with gifts. ~if·o1'. Typist I, looking after the reception desk, phones, .radio, and typing. f:r * f:r f:r f:r f:r DONNA JODREY, new Clerk-Typist 2 for CLIFF HOBBS, Maintenance Manage Assistant to the Sal ment in Victoria. mon Arm District Donna joined MM Stockman, Lloyd Gall, after spending two contending with the years in Services TOllY Fricon, Concrete Finisher at ever-increasing chore Branch . Donna is work all the expansion joint repairs all of maintaining the married to an apprentice machinist, and the Oak Street bridge. Two inside lanes stock. Cliff has been she enjoys organic gardening. vegetarian were finished in A pril, the curb lanes, ill with Highways since 1955. cooking, and handicrafts. October and November, 1976.

7 PEEK INTO THE PAST

Taken at the official opening day of the old Brilliant suspen Deputy Minister, J. G. Griffiths, the consulting engineers pointed sion bridge in February 1914, these photos turned up in an old 011/ that the cables, towers, and anchorages were designed for a headquarters file. Top, shot of the bridge under construction; live load of 155 tons and that the deck would carry "a 25-h .p. above picture shows the completed structure and upper right, a traction engine weighing 26,000 pounds, 75 per cent of this ceremonial opening day parade of Doukhobor residents whose weight being on the rear axle." settlement was served by the bridge . In a letter to the then

8 The Salmon Arm maintenance yard had a face lifting during Champion, built by Dominion Road Machinery, Ontario, at a 1976, with a little landscaping and two of our antiques being cost of $3,628 in May 1929. The grader is a Stockland J-14, placed on Gerhardt Mountain. The rock crusher is a Q-20-E built in May 1930 at a cost of $2,605.

9 TRAINING AND SAFETY

The Chilliwack District, which closed the 1976 year with 78.8 per cent accident frequency improvement, won the Region I safety award. The last year the award went to Chilliwack was 1968. Chilliwack was third out of 37 districts reporting for 1976. The efforts of the employees were recognized at a banquet and dance in Chilliwack, March 18. Headquarters guests were Assistant Deputy Minister Al Rhodes, Training and Safety Officer Al Park, and Pat Harkness, Safety Officer of the Accident Pre vention Division, Public Service Commission. Assistant Re gional Engineer Roy Gittins and other officials represented the region.

Headquarters Safety and Training Officer Al Park presented a gold safety award to the Chilliwack office staff and survey crew for working 164,754 consecutive man-hours without a time-loss accident. Left to right, front row, Mrs. Noel Kingston, Assistant Chilliwack District Highways Manager N. W . Wells, left, Office Manager and Timekeeper; Mrs. Dee Hubert, Clerk-Typist; observes Rod Upton, right, /976 Chairman of the Safety and Roy Walker, District Office Manager; back row, Gordie Vallcl', Health Committee accept the Region 1 award for the most im District Technician; Ray DeGraff, Engineering A ide; Mrs. proved personnel accident frequency presented by Assistant Dorothy Anderson, Clerk; Mrs. Saildie Gauthier, Clerk; Sam Deputy Al Rhodes. Bergen, Engineering Aide.

Al Tranfield, Design and Survey Superinten Pat Harkness, Safety Officer of the dent, left, receives the safety award for the Accident Prevention Division, Public Branch in the region with the most improved Service Commission, right, presents the personnel accident frequency. Roy Gittins, Good Housekeeping award to Tucker Assistant Regional Highway Engineer, made Forsythe, Gibsons District Highways the award. Manager.

District Highways Manager N. W. Wells, right, admiring some mementos which he received in recognition of the improvement in the district's safety rec ord. Roy Gittins. Assistant Regional Highways Engineer, appears intrigued.

The runner-up award for safety in Region 1 Mrs. Noel Kingston, Assistant Office went to the Port Alberni District. Headquarters JOHN BERGEN, Road Foreman, Manager and Timekeeper in the Chilli Training and Safety Officer Al Park, centre. Burns Lake District, received bronze wack District, receives a presentation made the presentation to Don Britton. left, award on behalf of his crew for 36,594 from N. W. Wells in recognition of her secretary of the health and safety committee. hours of safe work. John and his crew efforts in caring for the many prelimi and Don Bryant, chairman of the committee, do all their maintenance on gravel roads, nary arrangements for the banquet. who accepted the award on behalf of the district. south of Francois Lake.

10 The annual Region 2 safety banquet was held in Lillooet on and Survey Superintendent, and Dave Grant, Regional Safety Friday, March 25. This honour was won by the district which Officer; Headquarters was represented by Jack Lisman, Highway went from last place in 1975 to the most improved personnel Safety Engineer; Jack Corning, Safety Officer. Pat Harkness, accident frequency in the region in 1976. Present from the Safety Officer, represented the Accident Prevention Division of region were Ray White, Regional Highway Engineer; Dave Mac the Public Service Commission. Over 100 people attended the Vicar, Assistant Regional Highway Engineer; Al Smith, Design banquet and dance.

Jack Lisman, Headquarters Safety Engineer, right, presents the Minister's Award to Ray White, Regional Highway Engineer, Pat O'Toole, Lillooet District Highways Manager, left, receives Kamloops. The award is all annual presentation to that highway the Roy Mcl.eod Trophy, the Region 2 award for the 1II0St im region with the most improved personnel accident frequency. proved personnel accident frequency. Presentation made by Ray Re gion 2 also had the best absolute record. White, Regional Highway Engineer.

Kamloops Design and Survey Superin Harvey Popoff, District Highways Manager, Jack Coming, Headquarters Safety tendent A I Smith , left, accepts the safety 100 Mile House, left, receives the General Officer , left, presents the Finning Award award for the Branch with the most Motors award from Ray White, Regional High for the lowest accident frequency in the improved personnel accident frequency. way Engineer; for the low est vehicle-accident region to R. Ward, Machine Operator, Presentation made by Pat Harkness, frequency in Region 2. who accepted the award on behalf of Safety Officer with the Accident Preven the Salmon A rm District. tion Division, Public Service Commission. ,!}t ~~ ,~/ r /~ <' _ ~ . _ . 12:- ~ ..,. ~~~ ..'~". . . ·:~~'Y~)Mr~.... _ .. '" ~. IIf#/!.!IA --"'I'j'.",y\:~.... ,

The Honourable K. Raje Mair, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, left, presents The Burns Lake Highways office staff a safety award to R. G. Harvey, Deputy Minis Dave MacVicar , Assistant Regional received a bronze award for 54,664 hours ter for the Ministry of Highways and Public Highway Engineer, left, presents the G. without time loss. It is often [orgotten Works. The award, a certificate and miniature H. Wood A ward for Good Housekeep that office staff are in a potential accident gold cap trophy, was presented to the Head ing to L. Nobbs, Machine Operator, area . Norah Jubinville, Office Manager, quarters Engineering Division for a frequency Salmon Arm District, who accepted the receives the award on their behalf from of under 20 accidents per million man-hours award on behalf of his fellow-workers. Don Hutton, District Highways, Manager. worked in a medium-hazard category.

II EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Winners of the A event in the Kamloops sixth annual bon Winner of the 18th annual curling bonspiel for Regions 4 spiel, left to right, were lead, Barry LeBlonde; second, Pete and 5 was the rink from Prince George. Left to right, Ritchie Puliallo; third, Dave Grant, and skip, Ric Meidinger. Winners Pastor, lead ; Scotty Gallagher, second; John Mill, third, and of the B event were from the Salmon Arm District, skip, Harry Bradley Rikley, skip. The bonspiel took place in Terrace and Zenuik; third, Cliff Hobbs; second, Al Rhodes; and lead, Herb brought together 44 rinks. A feature of the gathering was a Y oung, C event winners were from the Merrill District, skip, Saturday night banquet and dance. Second in A event was the Cecil Luman; third, Fred Johnson; second, Wayne Hubbard, and rink from Chetwynd composed of Bob Shearer, skip; Bernice lead, John Morrison. Shearer, second; Don Donkersly, third, and Yvonne Donkersley, lead. Winner of the B event was the Burns Lake rink with George Evenshen, third; Ethel Evenshen, lead; John Anderson, skip, and Allison Anderson, second. The Fort St. John rink placing first in C event was made up of Lorraine Davis, lead; Dean Davis, second; Cecile Martel, third, and Homer Good, skip. Second in the B event were Norman Brown, skip; Clifford Mclnnis, lead; Horst Landor], second. and Lawrence Moline, third; the rink from Smithers. Rinks from Terrace were third in A and B events.

25-YEAR SERVICE AWARDS GORDON GANN recently received a 25 year continuous service award. Gordon began Members of the Burns Lake Engineering and Survey Crew with Highways in Langford as a Mechanic's having a good time at the recent BCGEV party after receiving Helper in 1951 and serves as a Mechanic 2 in their bronze award for 36 ,584 hours without a time loss, an en the Duncan shop. viable record. Left to right, Larry Frannson, District Technician; Scot Gallacher, Tom Blair, Dave Woode, Dave Foster, Engineer ing Aides. M . V. (SPUD) DYER, Road Foreman at Agassiz, Chilliwack District, recently received his 25-year service award. Presentation was made at the Chilliwack safety banquet.

LOUIS BAFARO, Foreman 2, Revelstoke Highway District, recently received a meritori ous service award.

Dorothy Heavenor, Auxiliary Clerk-Typist in Vanderhoof, EDWIN BRAATEN recently received a 25 has been assisting the Maintenance Management Co-ordinator as year service award. The time was served in well as the district office staff since September 1976 . She is the Southbank area, some of it as a deckhand shown trying out her new equipment, which will be put to good on the Jacob Henkel Francois Lake ferry and use on a 49-da y group bicycle tour from Astoria, Ore., through more recently a temporary Road Foreman at Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and into Pueblo, Colo., a distance Southbank. of 2,100 miles.

12 ON THE JOB

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~ ,.. .. - II- ~ "" . .. / !'J .,..../. "' .., .". . ,; 1 '" William (Bill) Deak, Machine Opera tor , running a 82-40 base-rated Euclid. I Kent Sharon, Bridgeman, Williams Rented cat is ripping and pushing up Tom Turner, Lead Hand, left, and A Lake Highway District, setting up the material to be used ill base construction, Sears , Welder, ill the Penticton District driv er all a pile-dri ver ill preparation for Bill has pushed up approximately 60 cu shop, reading modifications 0 11 som e lIew setting lIew bridge pilings. bic yards of this material during the past equipment, winter. Due to the shortage of gravel ill the Dawson Creek Highway District, sandstone material is oftell used instead of gravel 011 low-traffic volume roads.

'"S'L}.:'"91· 'f!..,.j,j , . - -" "-' \ -. ", '..., '.. ~t .."~: · X~'., .. .~ ~,' ! .I~>,'•.Ie:'" Th e Golden bridge crew built this lIew salt shed ill the Golden Highway District Allan K ennedy, left, and Kent Sharon, yard. It has a storage capacity of 380 Chris Ebol], Bridge Foreman 3, Wil Bridgemen with the Williams Lake bridg e tons. liams Lake District, taking a line with crew, huddle togeth er to keep warm while transit for a lIew bridge. at work 011 a lIew bridge near Likely . The Quesnel River is ill the background,

Euclid Tremblay, Bridge Foreman, Dawson Creek Highway District, is using Nanaimo River canyon, 8 miles south all old system of transport to move ma of Nanaimo, with the E & N railroad terials between the bridge shed and the trestle ill the [oreground and the lIewly George Boyce, Mechanic Foreman, shop. He notes that this is good exercise constructed Nanaimo cany all bridge ill Penticton District, preparing appraisal and you do 1I0t require a driver's licence. the background, [orms all his employees. 13 ON THE JOB

Moving the asphalt storage-tank stands from the old yard to the new yard in the Fernie District are Senior Road Foreman A. R. Puppin, left, and Mechanical Foreman E . H. Sangala.

Bridge construction on frontage road over the Sumas Canal using prestressed-concrete box stringers. Bridge is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, 8 km east of Abbotsford in the Chilli Norm Allen of the New Denver Di strict checking 011/ the wack District. Construction began in Junuary 1977 lind WllS Teleskoop prior to carrying 011/ ditching operation in the district. completed in Murch, Top picture, piles driven and caps poured; middle, fals ework removed and first stringers in place; lind bottom, bridge completed. This is looking east parallel 10 bridge on the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway,

Cranbrook District is the first in Region 3 to receive II 9-foot New concrete deck being placed on Sachum Bridge in the wide, 40-ton Willock folding gooseneck trailer which folds in Thompson Canyon, Trans-Canada Highway, in the Merrill High front and winches up and down for safer loading and unloading. ways District. This job was undertaken by the Headquarters J. R. Miles, Lowbed Operator, is loading tires. Paving Branch with assistance from the Merritt bridge crew .

14 Iolin Armstrong, left, recently com pleted his heavy-dilly mechanics' appren ticeship at Dawson Creek and receives his certificate from Walt Haddow, Mechanic Foreman. John is llOW Mechanic 2 in Smithers. Tom Me Mahon, Engine Shop Fore Paul Gambling. Mechanic in the Cloverdale man, Cloverdale, using the new boring engine shop, using the new magnafluxing ma machine recently installed. This Rottler chine. ' This machine will show up small cracks boring bar is much faster than the ones and flaws in crankshafts and cylinder heads previously used and can handle any en which could escape the naked eye. gine size from 2 to 8 inches bore . ,-:..

Dieter Wedermeyer, left, recently com pleted his heavy-duty mechanics' appren ticeship at Fort St. John and receives his certificate from L. Harding. Mechanic Foreman. Dieter is now Mechanic 2 lit POlice Coupe.

10-7 CLUB (Cont.) Peter Finstad and Norm Dondaneau, A retirement party Salmon Arm District garage, pause for a Left to right, Drill Foreman Wayne Soglo, was held for ANDY smile during a busy day repairing equip Orville Coe, and Charlie Chan from Geotech KAARDAL, who re ment. Peter has been with Highways nical and Materials Branch performing (JIl site tired after 17 years of since I une 1976 and Norm since May testing with new Dutch Core rig near Victoria. service with the Min 1969. istry. Andy began as a Truck Driver at Nanaimo and was pro moted to Foreman of the blacktop crew two years later. Prior to this he worked on construction and production at pulp mills in Prince George, Crofton, and Harmac. Andy plans to travel through the Mediterranean and various European countries. 1:r 1:r1:r NORM HARROP, assistant to the Re gional Mechanical Su perintendent, retired March 9, 1977, after 15 years of service Duncan patching crew working on the Haslam Bridge. 8 miles south of Nanaimo, with the Highways. Trans-Canada Highway [our-luning in the being resurfaced by the Highways Bridge Headquarters, region Chemainus area, left to right, Ernie Maz Branch. This bridge will be handling Trans al, district, and friends throughout the zei, Machine Operator; Eugene Davis, Canada Highway northbound traffic and a region contributed to a farewell gift of a Machine Operator; and Lou Scott, La newly constructed bridge will handle the south recliner chair which was presented to bourer. bound traffic in the new four-lane section. Norm on his last day of work. The Honourable Alex. V. Fraser, Minister of Highways and Public Works, centre right, was joined by Arvid Lundell, centre left, former M .L.A. and former Mayor of Revelstokc; Bill King, M.L.A ., left, and Revelstoke Mayor Syd Parker, right, to open the Revelstoke East Overhead at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Ma y 14. The Federal Government and the CPR shared in the cost of the $850,000 span . It is 475 feet long and crosses five tracks with provision for three more. Construction began in September 1974 and the deck and joints were completed early in 1977.

Les Lintick, Apprentice Mechanic, Cloverdale shop, in the cleaning-room about to clean an engine block which he had finished boring. Less is on an eight-week engine-rebuilding course.

"Frost Boils" and "Potholes" are two perennials that come up as early as March in the Barriere foreman area. These hardy hlooms are appreciated by , left to right, Gerry Beddington, Patch Foreman; Sandy Proulx, Labourer; Bob Cockran, Labourer; and Gobion wall constructed along th e Trails-Canada Highway at Tom Miller, Labourer. Lytton, Merritt Highways District, to protect an Indian cemetery. 'G'\ 16 LITHOG RAP HED IN CA NA DA BY K . M . Mac DON ALD, QU£ EN 'S PRI NTER, V ICTO RIA , BRI TI SH CO LUMBIA I AI \~l