THEB ITISH COLUMBIA JUNE, 1969 PBLI HED BY TH E DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OLUME 6, NUMB R 2 ROSSLAND DISTRICT CREWS WORK ALL NIGHT ON TRAIL FLOOD Determined efforts of the Rossland crews eventually restored Trail Creek to its chan­ nel after 15 hours of disastrous flooding at Trail in April. At 3.45 p.rn., Wednesday, April 23rd, the Trail Creek culvert intake plugged and over­ flow water began pouring down Rossland Q Avenue. It began as a trickle. In an hour the half-mile length of Rossland Avenue I was a surging river, racing knee-deep over the pavement, across the sidewalks, through the front yards and gardens, and even through living-rooms. The last mile of the creek actually runs under the city through a concrete culvert, and it was at the intake to the culvert where all the trouble began. Huge boulders, dis­ lodged by the extreme current, along with stumps and other debris were swept against the intake grizzly to clog the entrance. Between 8.45 and 11 p.m. Department crews blasted four holes through the Columbia River wall to allow the rampaging creek to escape into the river. At about the same time, Gorge Creek overflowed into the west section of the city, compounding the trouble. Continuous work through the night by the Rossland District crews brought about the control of the flood at 6.30 a.m ., Thursday, April 24th, diverting Trail Creek back into its original channel. The damage bill was in the millions. There were about 150 damaged homes, some of them destroyed; 77 private cars damaged, with 26 destroyed; one apartment building collapsed, a total wreck; and un­ told damage to streets and services . Some 30 business premises were heavily damaged and some wiped out. COLUMBIA RIVER 2 T HE ROAD RUNNER Volume 6 June, 1969 Number 2 ;+ ;+ Published Quarterly by the British Columbia Department of Highways Victoria, British Columbia Ray Baine s, Executive Ed itor Arthur J. Schindel, Editor ;+ ;+ Associate Field Editors A. R. Limacher ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ Victoria Bill Ingram ~ _ ~~ _ ~ ~~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~ Victoria Al Walisser ~~ ~~~~ ~ _~~ __~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ . Bridge District Jim Win ton ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ _~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ North Vancouver Accidental death is no less a tragedy because it teaches a lesson . The irony is lost on those personally touc hed Da ve Wardell ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ . ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ Burnside by it. But the sad truth is that it sometimes takes a 1. W. Morris _~ ~_~~_~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ __~ ~ ~~ ~ __ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ Nanaimo calamity to make us more careful. In the first three M. Butler _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ __ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~~_ ~_ ~ . ~ _ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ _ Courtenay months of this year four Department employees died in _~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _~~ ~~ ~ ~ accidents on the job, despite a general improvement in David Price British Columbia Ferries Division our safety record over the past few years. One man died W. I. N. Higgins ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~North Vancouver moving salt with a front-end loader. another in a bridge Ellis Meads ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~~~_ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ' ~~ ~~ ~""'~ ~ ~ _~~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ '~ ' ~ ~ ~ _ Doc k District dismantling project. a third run ov er by a grader . and a Lloyd Burgess _~~~ _ .~~ ~ ~ . ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ __ ~ _~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ .. ~ ~~_ ~ .~ ~ __ New Westminster fourth in a slide . The first three were preventable. the fourth probably not. One thing we have learned from Don Osborne . ~ ~ _ ~ ~ . ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~_ ..__.. ~ ~ __~ ~ .. ~ ~ ~ _ Chilli wack them is that we cannot take safety for granted. Perhaps Jim Ferrier ~ ~_~~ ~ __ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ .. _ ~ _ ~ ~_~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~_ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ __~~~~~~~~~ ~ __~~~ ~ ~ ~ _ Kam loops we have learned enough to prevent more such lessons. Edie Smith ~ _ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ _~ _~_ ~ ~ __ ~ _~~~ __ ~~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ .. ~_ ~ Williams Lake WESLEY D. BLACK, Minister. Murray Ramsay _ ~~ _ ~~ ~ __ ~ _ ~ ~~ .. ~~~ .. ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ _~ _ ~ ~ ~ .. ~~~ .Salmon Arm M. J. Newlands ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~_ ~ _ ~ ~ _ ~ _ ~~ ~ ...... ~ _ .. ~ ~ _~~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ . Revelstoke Al Desimone ~ ~ ~~~ .. _~ ~ _~ _~~_ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ __ ~ __ ~~ ~ ~ ~ __~~~ ~ ~ ~~_ ~ Vernon Fred Eva ns _~ _~ ~ ~ ~ .. ~ _~ _ ~ .. ~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ __~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~_~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~_~. Ke10wna GROUPS 2 AND 3 IN FOREMEN'S TRAINING Pete F uoc 0 _ ~ ~ _ . _~ _ .. ~ _~ ~_~~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ ~_ ~~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _~~ ~ _~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .... ~~ __ Penticton SERIES MEET AT ALLISON PASS Jim Chenoweth _ ~ __ " ~ " _~_~ _~ _~ _~ ~ "~ _~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ __ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ _~ _ ~ ~ ~ __ ~~_ Merritt Dave Ro berts ~ _ ~ _ ~ ~ .. ~ ~_ ~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ..__ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ __ Li Ilooet Two more training sessions were held in March and April this Dorothy Wilkins ~ _~~~_ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ _~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ Grand Forks year at Allison Pass. Groups 2 and 3 of the highly successful series. In the March group were Fred Schorn. Rock Creek; Jack R. E. Mc Keown __ ~ ~~~ .. ~~_~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~_~ ~ ..__ ~~~ __ ~ ~ ~ _ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~ __ Rossland Brown. N ew Westminster; Irw in Fallowfi eld, Bridge; Angus Mur­ S. J. Dixey _~~ ~. ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ _ ~~ ~ ~~ _~ ~ ~ ~~~~_ ~ ~~ _~ . ~ ~ ~~~~_ ~ ~ . ~ __ ~~~~~ ~ Nel son ray. Lillooet; Bill Sunderwood, Kootenay Pass; Wally Stewart. Al­ Fred Angrignon _~_ ~~~ .._.. _ ~ . ~ ~ _~~ _ ~ . ~ _ ~ _ ~ __ ~ .. _~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ N e w Denver berni; Chas. K ennett, Nakusp; Joe Stadler, Hope; Russ Gallo­ way, Cassidy; Doug Bain , Ashcroft; Elmer Stoltli, Sooke; George Ire ne La belie ~ ~ ~ ~~ _ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ __ ~ ~ ~ ~ _~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ _~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~~~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _~ ~ ~ ~ ~ __~ _~ _~~ ~ Cres ton Kazakoff, 100 Mile; Bob Petch. Blue River; Don Ma ccoll, Rose­ N. K. Molander _~~_ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~_ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ C ran brook dale; George Kovalcik. Salmon Arm; Maurice Bagg, Alexis Sam Ca ravetta ~ ~ ~ _~_ ~ _~ __~ ~ ~ ~~ __ ~ ~ _~ _~ ~ ~ __ . ~ __.. ~ _~ _~~ ~_~_ ~~~~~ ~ __Ferni e Creek; Bill Gaze, Courtenay ; Fred Evans, Kelowna; Fred Em­ m erson, Oliv er; Jim Titus, Quesnel; Jim Sawatsky, Squamish; John Edgar _ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ . __ ~ ~ __ ~ _ . ~ ~_~ ~_~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ __~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ __ ......Golden Ra y Arnett, Slim Creek;Ed Turner, N orth Van couver. Steve Sviatko ~~ ~ ~ __ ~~ ~ ~_~~ .~ _ ~_ ~~_~~ __ ~~~~_ ~~_~ ~~ _ ~ _ ~ ~_ ~_~ .... ~~~ Smithers J. C. Bart sch ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~_~~ ~ .. ~ ~~~ ~_ ~ _ ~ Pouce Coupe COVER PHOTO Homer Good ~ ~ _ ~ ~~~ _~ __ ~_ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ __ ~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ __ ~_~ __ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ Fort St. John The April group is th e subje ct of the R .R.'s cover picture . Don H utton ~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ ~~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~~ .. ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ __~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ .... ~_ ....Terrace M embers are, left 10 right, front roll': Art Clarke, Fort St . Jam es; E. A. Beaumont __ ~ _~~ ~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ _~~ __ ~ ~_ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ P r i n c e George Ab Campbell. Hixon; Roy Sweeten, Salmon Arm; Aaron Dube, Shirley Hrechka ~~ _~~~~~_~ ~~ ~~_ ~~~ ~~_ ~ ~~ .. _ ~ ~~ _ ~_~~~ ~~~~ Prince George Castlegar; Mac Witzel, Courtenay; Tony Puppin, Fernie; Jack Leslie. Gr eenw ood; L es Lythgoe, Yahk; Don Young. Kimberley; Jack Doddridge . ~ .. ~~ ~~ ~~ .. _ ~ ~ ~_ ~ _ ~ ~ .Prince George Willi e Haut ala, Golden; Mike Tetreau, Southbank, Second row: R. Stephenson .... __ ~ ~ __ ~~ ~~ ~_~ ~ ~ __ .. ~~~~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ _~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _~ Q u e s n e l Tom Taylor. Bridge; Art Watson, Trout Lake; Dale Cooper, George Harper __ ~ ~ ~ ~_ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ' . ~ ~ ~ _ ~ _ ~ __ ~~ . ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~ _ ~~ Vanderhoof Cowichan Lake; Aubrey Burgess. Salmo; Frank Carr, Lumby; Lloyd Crate. M cBride. Back row: George Jack, Prince George; H. R. Walker.. _ ~ ~ . ~~ ~ ~ ~_~~ ~ ~_~ __ ~ .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ __ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....Burns Lake Marshall Close. Fort St . John; Ross Busby, Lan gford; Walter E. Lund _ ~ _~~_ ~ . ~ ~ __ . __ ~ __ . __ ~ ~ __ ~ ~ ~ ~ __ Prince Rupert Heare, Likely; Joe Profili, Pow ell River; Chu ck Henderson , Rolla; and the man on top, Bob Meston, W estbank. 3 L ITH O G RA P HE D IN CAN A DA BY A. SU T TON. Q UEEN'S PR I NTER , VICTO R I A, BRITISH COl.UMBIA . "EXTRACURRICULAR" ACTIVITIES Golden Highway Sraff Members of Top Bowling Team, Win Holiday at Reno, Nevada The Golden Selkirks Bowling Team recently won a one-week all-expense paid holiday to Reno, Nevada, after posting the highest score in British Columbia in the Vancouver Daily Prov­ ince Teambowl. Among the five team members are Mrs. Joanne Frisk, Clerk­ Steno 2 in the Golden District Office, and Mr. Abdul Ghani, Labourer on the Golden Maintenance Crews. Stan Cross, another team member, was formerly employed with the De­ partment in Golden as a Labourer. The other team members are Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cameron, also of Golden, but not employed by the Provincial Government. The team posted the highest fivepin score in British Columbia, a 4,539, including 1,050 handicap-and this was accomplished on unfamiliar bowling lanes at Revelstoke. Abdul and Joanne have been bowling for four years and one year respectively, while Stan Cross is the team veteran with 16 years' experience. The team had expenses paid from Golden to Vancouver,