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PUBLISHED BYTHE BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS

WI TER 1982 VOLUME 19, NUMBER I

NEW LILLOOET AIRPORTThe "Lillooet Industrial Airport" was officially opened on October

24, 1981 by Yale-Lillooet MLA and Minister of Forests, the Honour­able Tom Waterland. Mr. Waterland, along with the HonourableRobert McClelland, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Re­sources, arrived in one of the Province's Citation jets to mark the first"official landing" at the new facility . Also in attendance at theopening were Don Kasianchuk, Assistant Deputy Minister Transpor­tation, John Olmstead, Manager Aviation Policy, and Messrs .Antrobus, Creasy and Driscoll of the Air Transport AssistanceProgram .

The airport development project was a co-operative effort involv­ing the Ministry 's branches of Transportation and Highways combin­ing with the Village of Lillooet and the Lillooet Airport Committee .Provincial grants of nearly $1 .5 million funded almost all projectdevelopment costs including property acquisition, engineering , clear­ing and grubbing, earthworks, construction and paving of the runway,taxiway and apron , providing access roads and fencing of the site .

The Highways Branch of the Ministry, with fund ing from the AirTransport Assistance Program, designed and built the access road to

the airport and paved the I 200 m runway, taxiway and apron . Allother work was contracted out by the village through the Kamloopsoffice of Associated Engineering Services Limited .

Airstrip facilities existing in Lillooet at the time of initial applica­tion for funds from the air Transport Assistance Program consisted ofa 610 m airstrip located on private property adjacent to the east bankof the Fraser River. At that time, plans for the construction of a newFraser River bridge necessitated the relocation of the strip to a new siteto make way for the bridge approach. This , as well as the desire toprovide better air access and to develop emergency and commercialservices, served as the basis for the village's application , support andpromotion of the community airport development project.

In addition to the two Citations which brought the Cabinet mem­bers and government officials, a number of private planes also flewinto Lillooet to mark the opening , including the famous "MissAmerica" PSI Mustang, a World War II fighter , flown by HowieKeefe of Van Nuys, California, and owned by Ron Smith of Everett ,Washington .

In the foreground are the Province's Citation jets which brought the cabinet ministers and government officials.

The Ministry's paving crew at work on Lillooer's I 200 m runway.

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Published Quarterly by theMinistry of Tra nsportation and Hig hways

Victoria, British Col umbia

Ray Bai nes, Executive EditorArthur 1. Schinde l, EditorC. N. Shave, Co-Editor

Fie ld Correspo ndents

Paul Morrison Geotechnical Operations, BurnabyW. S . Bo ughey VictoriaHerb Gutteridge.. ... .. Regional Electrical CrewEric Eastick Centerline Marking , CloverdaleDoug Jones .. . BurnabyMae Colter ChilliwackGeza Benko.. ...SaanichEd He mm ingsen .. . Port AlberniHarby Grewal............ .. . NanaimoJae Carpenter.... . NanaimoDan Bowen CourtenayLeslie Hutchinson . .. Ferries DistrictMenno Martens North VancouverEllis Meads.. . . Dock DistrictMike Woodcock . . New WestminsterR. W. Flavelle . . McBrideDave Schleppe .. .. .. .. ..Kam loopsStan Paloposki Williams LakeBarry Kimble .. .. 100 Mile HouseFred L. Stuart . . Salmon ArmNorman Allen .. . RevelstokeLes Johnson ...... .. Vernon1. T. Hallam .. . . KelownaW. R . Coates . . ..PentictonBrian Nie haus . .. MerrittBob Corder .. LillooetR . Haworth.. . . Grand ForksMarge Brown .. NelsonC. W. Smith .. .. New DenverFred Ryckman.. . CrestonN. K. Molander.. ..... . CranbrookA . R . Caldwell FernieC . M. Frank . . GoldenSteve Uyesugi SmithersStan Gladysz Pouce CoupeBob Strain .. . ..Fort St. JohnHarman Delyea .TerraceJohn Newhouse Prince GeorgeClyde Smaaslet Prince GeorgeLloyd Trueman .. . QuesnelB . A. Cleary VanderhoofDave Foster .. ....... Burn s LakeKevin Cutting Prince RupertWhayne Chappell . TerraceBill Ward .. ..Dease Lake

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THE ROADRUNN ER& CA RRIER

Province 01British Columbia

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The following telex was received by the Minister's officeDecember 29, 1981 :

People sometimes ask us why we are building more high­ways and upgrading existing ones when the automobile is"on its way out" because of the high cost (iffuel . We wouldlike them to talk to the people in our Ministry who maintainthe roads and deal with the few inevitable complaints andthose who handle accident statistics and licensing. Our peo­ple get the feeling that the number of cars in the province iscontinuing to increase much faster than the population andthey are right . it is . We have pointed this out before and thepattern does not seem to change. Despite the rise in the costoffuel in the past six years the number ofprivate and commer­cial vehicles in the province has risen from 1,167.448 in1975 to 1.630,400 in 1980. an increase of about 40 per cent.In the same period the population (if the province increasedfrom 2 .433.000 in 1975 to 2.687.600 in 1980 . an increase ofabout 10.5 per cent , The ratio of population to cars in 1975was 2.1 persons per vehicle and in 1980 it was 1.6 personsper vehicle. This rapid increase in the number of vehicles hasoccurred in the very period in which there has been thesharpest increase in the cost of motive fuels and at a timewhen there has been a great deal more interest in the develop ­ment of alternative means of transportation . The figurescollected by our Traffic Branch throughout the province showthat average daily traffic COli/its on all highways continue torise along with the total number ofvehicles . A single exampleis the Squamish Highway which has been on the news lately.Daily traffic counts just north of Horseshoe Bay which were5.000 in 1975 were up to 6,300 in 1980 . a 26 per centincrease . As we have said before, if there is only a slightincrease in the number of complaints since 1975 we are stilldoing a pretty good job because there are 10 .5 per cent morepeople to make them and they O\l'n 40 per cent more cars .

ALEX . V. FRASERMinister

MINISTER'S MESSAGE

"Sir, 1 have had the privilege of spending seven days in thisholiday season going from Vancouver via the canyon via theTrans Canada Highway ending up in Banff. 1 travelled fromBanff-the southern route to Vancouver. 1 wish to express sir,the great accomplishments regarding the highway surfaces . Inthe last seven days sir, I have been on nothing but a barepavement. 1 wish sir, that you would send copies of this nightlette r to all the Managers involved in making our highways,under adverse conditions 'so nice to travel on '."

James Campbell BrownVancouver, B .C.

In his reply the Minister commented that people seldom takethe time "to acknowledge the excellent work that so many ofour people do to make it safe for those travelling during theho liday period . These people often must make personal sacri­fices during the holiday season to ensure the enjoyment ofothers and it is very nice to know that it is appreciated."

COVER PHOTO

New McPhee Bridge on Highway 95A was cfficialty opened Sep­tember 26, 1981. Steel box girder bridge is 274 metres long with atwo-lane 8.54 metre roadway. Old McPhee Bridge was built in 1910 .New bridge is part of reloca ted High way 95A whic h prov idesCranbrook Airport access road and reconstruction and paving of14.8 kilometres of the Kimberley link .

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10-7 CLUB • • •

LOUIE DEVITO, Temporary Foremanand Machine Operator at Powell River in theGibsons Highway Dis­trict, retired September10, 1981 after 35 yearsservice with the Minis­try. Louie began his gov ­ernment service inPowell River in 1946asatruck driver. He was pro­moted to tractor operatorthe next year and then spent the next 15years as a grader operator. He was a utilityman for some time . For the last eight yearshe was a Temporary Foreman . His hobbiesare hunting, fishing, gardening and travel­ling to Italy and his wife's native Switzer­land. Presentations were made to Louie at afarewell banquet and dance in Powell River.He and his wife will continue to live inPowell River.

FRED EVANS retired from the Ministryon June 30, 198 1 after 34 years of service,

having commenced em­p loy me nt on May 5,1947 as a Labourer in theKelowna area. Fred'sservice wit h the Ministryincludes three years atHope as a Foreman 2from 1958-1962, beforehe returned to Kelowna

as a Foreman 2. He was later promoted toForeman 3 and then Foreman A, a positionhe held until his retirement. Fred and hiswife, Ida, will continue to live in Kelownawhere Fred is actively involved in com­munity affairs and volunteer work. In hisfree time he likes to head for OkanaganLake with his boat and get in a little fishing.

JOSEPH PROFILI, Senior Road Fore­man at Powell River in the Gibsons High­way District, retired Oc­tober 16, 1981 after 35years service . Joe beganwith Public Works inRossland in 1946 as a La­bourer; he became aForeman in 1960 andmoved to Squamish thatsame year. His next movewas to Powell River in 1964 . He is marriedwith two children, a son and a daughter. Hisfamily, friends and fellow workers attendeda farewell banquet and dance in PowellRiver. Farewell presentations were made toJoe by his fellow workers . His hobbies aregardening, oil painting, fishing, bowlingand photography. The Profili 's will continueto live in Powell River.

BOB JACKMAN, Creston District High­ways M an age r retired September, 1981

co mp let ing 35 yea rs ofserv ice with the Minis­try. Bob began workingfor Highways in Ne lsonin 1946 on the Dis trictSurvey crew, workingthe re un ti l 1955 . Hetransferred to HorseshoeBay for two years and

then moved to Creston in 1957 as LocationResiden t Engineer. Bob rema ined inCreston as District Resident Engineer till1965 , when he transferred to Rossland. In1972 Bob returned to the Creston Dis trict asDis trict Highways Manager remaining inCreston till his retirement in September198 1. A supper and dance was held atWynnde l honouring Bob on his retirement.Presentations were made by Errol Hicks,Nelson Regional Office. Leroy MeNicholasand Bruce Casemore . Among the presenta­tions was a 35-year meritorious award. Boband his wife, Hazel, will remain in Creston.They plan on doing considerable travellingin their newly purchased pick-up andcamper.

A. F. "AL" PARK, Senior Training andSafety Officer, retired last year. AI had along, distinguished ca­reer with the Ministry be­ginning as an Instrument­man in Vanderhoof, andas Resident Engineer inPrince George from 1946to 1954 . After a shortbreak in service , he re­turned in 1956 as DistrictSuperintendent in Prince George . In 1966he was transferred to Saanich District asDistrict Superintendent. and in 1969 estab­lished the Training Office . During his manyyears of service, he became well known forhis concern and promotion of Training andSafety programs for the benefit of Ministryemployees . Many of his fellow workers andfriends honoured him at a farewell banquetand dance .

P. B. (PAT) MacCARTHY, Director ofMaintenance Services, retired on Novem­

ber 30, 198 1 after 3 1years of service with theMinistry. Pat emigratedto Canada in the fall of195 1 from Ireland and in1952 he was posted to theRossland-Trail Hig hwaysDistrict as District Engi­neer. In 1959 he was

transferred to Courtenay as district Engi­neer and in 1965 he moved to Victoria asBridge Inspection Engineer. From 1967 to1972, Pat was the Regional MaintenanceEngineer in Nelson and in 1972 he waspromoted to the position of Director ofMaintenance Services in Victoria, where heremained unti I his retirement. A largegathering of Pat's co -workers, retiredfriends and family gathered at the LaurelPoint Delta Inn, Victoria, on Friday,November 27 , 1981. Many expressions ofgood wishes, wires and telexes and a pre­sentation of a floral arrangement for Mrs .MacCarthy rounded out the dinner and pre­sentation of gifts . In retirement, Pat andTeresa intend to playa lot of golf, go fishingand travel as much as possible .

RAY MacDONALD recently retiredfrom the Ministry in Fort St. John after 13

years service as a Bridge­man. He performed mostof the blasting of beaverdams and any other re­quired blasting over theyears . A retirement partywas held at the TaylorHall for Ray and his wifeDorothy, whe re they

were presented with some lawn furnitureand a pocket watch for Ray.

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ARNOLD "ARNIE" ROBINSON, Ma­chine Operator 7 at 100 Mile House, step­

ped down from his graderfor the last time on De­cember 21, 1981. Arniestarted with the Ministryin 1963 . Throughout his19 years of service, hehas had no lost time dueto accidents and in hislast years has been the

District Safety Officer, Married in 1938,Arnie plans to spend more time with histhree grandchildren . His hobbies are hunt­ing and he is actively involved with theRoyal Canadian Legion .

LES WILMOTT recently retired after 28years of service in the Fort St. John District.

He was born in Halifax,Nova Scotia and movedto the North Peace Riverarea in 1927 . Les spentmany years as an equip­ment operator before be­coming the PatchingForeman in the District,the position he held until

his retirement. A party was held for Les andhis wife, Margaret, where he was presentedwith a spotting scope and stand. Les and hiswife are enjoying their free time and arequite active gardening, hunting , fishing andski-dooing.

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D. W. "DAVE" COTON, DivisionalPersonnel Officer in Victoria , retired last

year. Dave started withthe Ministry of Labour in1948 and was involvedwith labour relation swork until 1965 includ­ing serving 13 years asRegistrar of the LabourRelations Board. Davewas a Personnel Officer

with the Greater Victoria School Boardfrom 1965 to 1977 when he was appointedto the personnel position with the Ministry.Dave and his wife , Yvonne, were honouredat a lun cheon attended by his associates andfriends when they were presented with afireside set. Dave and Yvonne plan to spenda lot of time travelling in their new campervan and when not on the move he will bepractising at a local golf club where he hasbeen a long-time member.

ELMER (SMOKEY) STOLTH, RoadForeman, Saanich Highways District,Sookc, retired last year ..,.... . ,after 24 years service . Hestarted working on theWest Coast road on a jobwhich was supposed tolast only two weeks , buthe stayed almost a quar­ter of a century. Smokeylived in Sooke all his life,fishing and logging before joining the Min­istry. His friends held a farewell party andmade presentations to him and his wife , Inturn he invited his co -workers to his farm.beside the Sooke River, for a Sunday picnicin August. About 35 people came from allover the District. He is well known and likedby everyone in the Saanich District.

only mechanic for one year. He was pro­moted to Mechanic Foreman the next yearwith one helper. The staff had increased toeleven employees at the time of his retire­ment. A dinner and dance was held atWynndcl to honour Earl in his retirement.Presentations were made by Bob Johnson ,Nelson Regional Office: Bill Kortcgaard.Nelson Shop Foreman; Brian Wert, andWillie Evans . Among the presentations wasa 38-year meritorious award . Earl and hiswife , Bertha , plan to remain in Creston ,square dancing and travelling taking upmost of their leisure time .

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EARL KLINE , Creston District ShopForeman, retired last year with 38 years ofservice with the Mini s­try. Earl began withHighways in Nelson as aMachine Operator, laterworking in the Nelsonshop as a MechanicHelper. In September,1949 he transferred toCreston as the District's

LEN ROSENTRETER moved to Vernonin 1957 when he began with the Ministry in

March as a labourer. Hethen moved on to drivingtrucks , one of which wasa distributor in the low500 series of numbers .Len concluded his finalyears of service as agrader operator until hisretirement in September

1981. He and his wife will continue to livein Vernon and will spend more time in trav­elling and fishing . His off-duty time overthe years has been orchard farming forwhich he still has a licence , Golfing willnow command a portion of his retirementtime. His fellow employees presented himwith golfing equipment.

JOE E. REED , Mechanic Foreman B inthe Cranbrook Highways District, retired

recently after 24 yearsservice. Joe began hisservice in Cranbrook in1957, transferred toStewart as MechanicForeman in 1959, trans­ferred to Pouce Coupe,Mechanic Foreman 3 in1962 and back to

Cranbrook in 1967 . Joe was honoured at aretirement party where presentations weremade . Joe and his wife, Ollie, have a daugh­ter, three sons and grandchildren . His hob­bies are hunting, fishing and gardening.

HUGH McCARTNEY retired from theMinistry on May 31, 1981, after completing14 years with the Minis­try. At the time of his re­tirement, he was a La­bourer on the DistrictSign Crew. Hugh willcontinue to live in KcI­owna in his retirementyears where he has asmall orchard to attendto. He is also a square dancer of some note inthe Valley.

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GORDON HARFORD, Road ForemanI, Quesnel District, has retired after 33years continuous service .Gordon was born inGloucestcrsh ire , Eng­land. During the SecondWorld War Gordon spentfour years with the CivilDefence. In 1946 hecame to Canada andworked in Toronto, On­tario, before moving to Alberta in 1947 ,where he worked on a farm haying andharvesting . Later that year he moved to Van­couver Island and worked in the loggingindustry until the spring of 1948 . He movedagain, this time to Quesnel where he beganwith the Ministry in May 1948 . He workedas a Labourer on the Bridge crew workingon the McLarry Bridge at CottonwoodRiver on the Barkerville Road . When thebridge was finished Gordon went to mainte­nance, operating graders and trucks . Heheld a blasting certificate and did a lot ofrock blasting throughout the District. In1965 he became Rei ief Foreman andworked on many projects throughout theQuesnel District. Gordon enjoys travelling.He has a small farm 10 kilometres south ofQuesnel which keeps him busy.

A retirement dinner and dance was heldlast year to honour three Vanderhoof Dis­

trict employees, JOHNSMITH, WALLY MIT­CHELL, and WILF PAT­TEN . They were pre­sented with numerousgifts on behalf of theirco-workers by Jim Si­monson, Alec Moser andEldon Philpott. Warren

Horsnell, District Highways Manager,Vanderhoof presentedflowers to their wives,Violet Smith, ShirleyMitchell and Ruth Pat­ten . Guests from PrinceGeorge, Saanich , Vic­toria and Courtenay at­tended. John Smith, Me­chanical Foreman, WallyMitchell, Mechanic 3 and Wilf Patten, Sen­ior Road Foreman, had accumulated 100years of service, all in the Vanderhoof Dis­

trict. Wilf has branchedinto a new field, a treeplanting business, whileJohn and Wally arc en­joying their leisure timewith fishing, camping,travelling and many otherpursuits .

PROMOTIONS • • •

BILL NIELSEN, Regional Manager,Paving, was appointed to this position inNanaimo in April 1981 .Bill was the Senior Pro­ject Supervisor, Con­struction Branch, prior tocoming to this office andhas worked for the Min­istry since 1959. He ismarried with a son anddaughter. Bill hadworked on Vancouver Island from 1966 to1972 and is pleased to be back on the Island .His hobbies are hunting and fishing.

1. D. (DAN) KERR recently won throughcompetition the Engineering Aide 2-2 posi­tion on Fernie HighwaysDistrict survey crew. Pre­viously from the Fort St.John Highways Districtwhere he worked withthe survey crew fromJune 1977 to June 1978,he took a leave of ab­sence for one year totravel Europe and Asia, hiring back on againin July 1979. Originally from Cape BretonIsland, Nova Scotia, where he spent oneyear at the Nova Scotia Land & SurveyInstitute in the Annapolis Valley, Danwishes to return for a visit to rekindle oldfriendships and visit family. Dan also enjoyshunting, fishing and hiking .

RICK COX, Regional Stockman, was re­cently promoted to this position in

Nanaimo. Prior to thisposition, Rick was theDistrict Stockman at 100Mile House . He startedhis career with the Minis­try in Williams Lake in1973 and was transferredto 100 Mile House in1974 . Rick has the repu­

tation of being a "mean" hockey player andplayed for Edmonton Oil Kings and the TrailSmokeaters . He is married with one child .

GEORGE McGREGOR has been ap­pointed Regional Supervisor, Region 2

(Lower Mainland andFraser Canyon to BostonBar) Commercial Trans­port Division with head­quarters at PattulloBridge scale . Georgejoined CommercialTransport Division inAugust 1962. He and his

brother operated their own trucking firm inthe Vancouver area from 1946 to 1960 andprior to joining this Ministry he worked onthe Oak Street Toll Bridge starting in July1960 . George is married with three childrenand seven grandchildren and when time per­mits he likes to golf, fish, garden, play dartsand relax down at Birch Bay where he has atrailer.

DANIEL (DAN) STEAD, who was re­cently promoted to District Technician,

Quesnel District joinedthe Ministry in 1965.Dan first worked for theConstruction Branch atRed Pass during con­struction of Highway 16,the Yellowhead High­way. Later he worked onthe Liard Highway in the

northeast corner of the province only 12 kmfrom the Northwest Territories boundary.He and his family moved to Quesnel inSeptember 1981. His hobbies are campingand fishing. He also likes old cars and hot­rodding. Before joining Highways, Danworked in the logging industry on the Sun­shine Coast.

LINDA GEORGE has been promoted toOffice Manager of the Driver Safety and

I mprovement Section,Driver Licence Division,Victoria. Linda's dutiesinclude coordinating liai­son with B.C. SystemsCorporation and provid­ing information on driversafety and improvementpolicies and procedures

to motor licence offices, enforcement agen­cies and other Ministries . Born in Vancou­ver, Linda came to the Ministry in Septem­ber 1980 from Human Resources where shewas responsible for a staff of 45 as OfficeManager. She has completed two years to­wards a Bachelor of Arts degree and in addi­tion has courses in supervision, time man­agement, supervi sory techniques, PublicService Commission staff managementcourse , basic psychology, report writingand women in management. Linda is mar­ried with two sons ages 16and 17 and enjoyshiking, backpacking and cooking.

WAYNE SAWLOR is the new Admin­istrative and Safety Services Clerk for theMotor Vehicle Depart­ment, Victoria. Waynewill coordinate the ac­tivities of the Superinten­dent 's office to the rest ofthe Motor Vehicle De­partment and provide ad­ministrative support tothe Director of Admin­istration and Safety Programs. Originallyfrom Nova Scotia, Wayne spent 23 yearswith the RCAF and held administrativepositions in Belgium, France and Victoriawhere he ran the RCAF Air Movement Unitat Pat Bay Airport. Prior to discharge, heheld the rank of Sergeant. He is a graduateof the RCAF School of Administration inAylmer, Ontario, and has taken a course ininstructional techniques from CampBorden, as well as arts courses fromCamosun College. Married with two boys,Wayne enjoys camping and junior sports inhis spare time .

BRIAN DAY won through competitionthe position of Communications Technician

3 in the Traffic SignalShop, Victoria, last year.Brian started with theMinistry in the SafetyBranch in December1979 as a Technical As­sistant. His hobbies in­clude coaching youthsoccer and racing his

sailboat "MOXT."

DEAN OWEN won through competitionthe position of Technical Assistant 3 in theTraffic EngineeringBranch , Victoria. Deanbrings with him manyskills, one of which iscartooning. He adds tothe spirit of the Branchand besides drawing hishobbies include hockey,playing the guitar andskiing.

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DALE NORDSTROM, Smithers DistrictTechnician, has recently moved from Dease

Lake . Dale started in thePaving Branch in April1972 as an EngineeringAide 2 . He joined theDease Lake District inMay 1975 where heworked his way up toDistrict Technician .Dale, his wife and two

children, have settled in and are enjoyingsome of the facilities Smithers offers such asskiing and flying.

JOHN GERHARDT recently wonthrough competition the position as SeniorRoad Foreman A in theKelowna District. Johncomes to Kelowna fromSalmon Arm where heheld a similar positionsince December 1975.Starting as a Labourer in1956 in Victoria , heworked his way up toTruck Driver, and later, Patching Foreman.John left Victoria in June 1969 for CrawfordBay where he was Foreman 2. After a stay offour years there, John was off again to BlueRiver as Foreman 3, a position he held untilhe went to Salmon Arm in December 1975.John received his 25 year certificate thisyear in Victoria. John has bought a home inKelowna, where he and his wife presentlyhave a large flower garden, which takes upmost of his after work hours. However, hestill likes a little recreational fishing .

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PAT BRADE, Clerk-Steno 4, recentlywon the position of Secretary to the Re­

gional Director, High­ways, in Nanaimo. Shecame from Lands, Parksand Housing in PrinceGeorge and has workedfor the Provincial Gov­ernment since 1971 . Pat'smain hobbies are sewingand bowling-she has

been called "the world's greatest bowler"and is planning on retaining that title. Patand her family enjoy living on the Coastwith the mild climate and walks on thebeach.

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JOHN DICK recently won through com­petition the position of Maintenance Fore­

man 1 in the QuesnelDistrict. south crew. John

• joined the Ministry in1961 as a Machine Oper­ator 3 and was later pro­moted to a Machine Op­erator 4 . He has hadconsiderable experiencein the construction and

logging industry. John supervises projectsduring the summer months and is a shiftforeman in the winter. John enjoys hobbyfarming .

LARRY FRANSSON, new DistrietHighways Manager, Creston District, began

with Highways in 1957as an Engineering Aidewith ConstructionBranch in the Fraser Can­yon area . He left High­ways in 1967 for privateemployment until 1970.He attended B.C.l.T. in1970 and graduated in

1972 in Civil and Structural Technology.Then he rejoined the Ministry as an Engi­neering Assistant in Quesnel District. Hewas transferred to Burns Lake in 1975 asDistrict Technician and moved again as Dis­trict Technician to Vernon in 1977. Larry ismarried with two children and has recentlybought a house in Creston . Hunting, camp­ing, fishing and curling are favouritehobbies.

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KAREN PARTINGTON recently waspromoted to a Clerk 3 , as Timekeeper in the

Burn s Lake District of­fice. Karen is marriedwith three children . Sheis presently busy curling.playing bridge and can beseen in the early morningjogging along the Burn sLake streets accompa­nied by her dachshund .

GERRY QUIRING. Office Assistant 2,recently won through competition the posi-tion of Secretary to the ==Regional Manager.Equipment Services, Re­gional Driver Trainer andRegional Bridge Engi­neer in Region 6 . Gerryis married with two chil­dren, a boy and a girl.and has taken up the fineart of weight lifting . She also enjoys garden­ing , re-decorating her home and long walks.

TOM BONE was the successful applicantfor the position of Mechanic 5 at KamloopsI '. - ..,.iti • District. He started with

- the Ministry in 1972 atLangford. During the en­suing years he worked inshops at Williams Lake.Merritt and PrinceGeorge . The past fouryears have been spent inthe Vernon District shop.

He is married with three children, two ofthem being future mechanics . Tom's hob­bies are fly fishing and working onmotorcycles.

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competition the position of Road Foreman atMcziadin Lake in thePrince Rupert HighwaysDistrict. Hutch had spentsome time in the GrandForks District prior tocoming to MeziadinLake in July of 1979. Hishobbies include camp­ing, fishing andtravelling.

SANDY BEGGS recently won throughcompetition the position of Assi stant Dis -

_ .....~~-.., trict Office Manager inNorth Vancouver. Sandystarted with the Provin­cial Emergency Programin 1974 and moved to theMinistry in 1975 as aTimekeeper in Terrace.She has also served as aTimekeeper and Payroll

Supervisor in New Westminster. Sandy ismarried and includes sketching. paintingand stitchery among her hobbies .

CAROL DEVEAU recently won througheompetition the position of Clerk 3 with theHeadquarters Geotcchni­eal and MaterialsBranch, Victoria . Carolcomes from FinancialServices where she wasinvolved with accounts .Her present duties alsoinclude the processing ofaccounts. In her sparetime she enjoys dancing, hiking andswimming.

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for the position of Engineering Aide 2, Reg­ulatory. at the VernonHighways District. Patcame to Highways fromthe Cariboo RegionalDistrict five years ago. asa Secretary for the Re­gional Approving Office .Pat and her twelve-year­old son enjoy water and

snow sports, racquet ball. and horsebackriding . In her spare time she is busy makingleather garments and selling cosmetics. Pathas planned a trip to Martha Josey's, WorldChampion Barrel Racer, in Texas at Easterfor a clinie and hopes to compete on theB.C. and Alberta rodeo circuit all springand summer.

TERRY WILTON has won the position ofMechanic 6 Foreman in the CrestonDistrict . He started withthe Ministry in 1966 inLangford as a MechanicHelper. In 1967 he en ­rolled in Nanaimo Voca­tional School for a heavyduty mechanic course.Afterwards he served hisapprenticeship in RegionI . Terry worked in shops in Nanaimo andRossland as Mechanic 3, Cranbrook as As­sistant Foreman. Port Clements in theQueen Charlotte Islands as Mechanic Fore­man . before winning the Creston position.Terry is married with two girls. He enjoysCreston and has bought a home in the Erick­son area . Boating is a favourite pastime inthe summer with skiing his main interest inthe winter month s.

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ABOUT PEOPLE • • •

ALEX LOTOSKY is Senior MechanicalForeman for the Golden District. Alex spent

four years in the serviceduring World War II andwhen discharged in 1945he was employed by ashipping company. Thenext two years were spentworking on freightersalong the B.C. coast. In1947 he joined the Minis­

try in Golden as a Mechanic 's Assistant. andover the years has progressed to his presentposition. Alex is married , with one daugh­ter. His hobbies include cross-country ski­ing. fishing. hunting and he is active in theOld Timers' hockey club .

RALPH R. DODD, Engineering Assis­tant. Construction Branch crew, working

last summer on theRevelstoke-Mica sectionof Downie Creek. Ralphhas been working forConstruction Branchsince September 27.1965 when he joined thebranch as an EngineeringAide I. He is married

with three children. Both of his boys areinvolved in minor hockey, probably becauseRalph himself has coached minor hockeyfor the past five years .

GERRIT APPERLOO. Smithers District,began with the Ministry in April 1974 on thesurvey crew and was pro­moted to District Coordi­nator in November 1975 .Gerrit has, in the past,represented us as unionshop steward and as aRoad Runner and Car·rier field correspondent.The "Big Bearded One"has since moved on to greener pastures as aTechnician 2 in charge of engineering withthe Forestry branch in Smithers. Hiscapable job performance and cheerful man­ner will be missed by the entire staff.

JIM FULK began with the Fort St. JohnDistrict as a Labourer in 1977. He was bornin Edmonton. Alberta.and moved to the PeaceRiver area in 1953 wherehe was employed in theoil patch for 20 years . Hehad worked his way up todrilling foreman but a lifeaway from home wasn'texactly what Jim wantedso he joined the Ministry. He is a TruckDriver in the immediate foreman area andlooks after a good portion of the HudsonHope Highway during the winter months.Jim has a family of four children and enjoyshunting. fishing. trapping and horsebackriding .

TERRY CHALONER. Clerk 4 with theRegion 4 Property Negotiators in PrinceGeorge . Terry beganwith the Ministry in 1979as an Office Assistant 2for Property Services .She is kept busy with herRIBC course. Her hob­bies include curling. ski­ing and raquetball.

MARY-ELLEN TONGE, Clerk 3, Trans­portation Payroll, Victoria . worked as Ac­

counts Supervisor forfour years with the Min­istry of Energy, Minesand Petroleum Resourcesbefore joining this Minis­tryon October 7, 1981 .Prior to that she workedthree years with the Min­istry of Consumer and

Corporate Affairs. She has taken basic com­puter and computing 090 courses and hascompleted one year university and part ofher second year. Mary-Ellen is married,with two boys , and her hobbies include knit­ting . crocheting, curling and running.

R. A. (BOB) GALLOWAY. Project Su­pervisor, Construction Branch. Rcvclstokc­

Mica section of Highway23. He and his crew havebeen working out ofRegion 4 on various pro­jects . Bob began his ca­reer with ConstructionBranch in 1958 as an En­gineering Aide I onBirch Island ncar Kam­

loops . In 1964 he moved up to EngineeringAide 2. and in 1969 to Engineering Aide 3.In 1971 he became Engineering Assistant. aposition he held until he was made ProjectSupervisor.

RICK LANG is Supervisor of the MotorVehicle Records Information Centre andAssistant Supervisor ofthe Motor Vehicle Rec­ords Section. Victoria .Born in Penticton, Ricklived in Ontario, on thePrairies. and in PrinceRupert, before moving toVictoria 15 years ago. Inhis younger days hefought forest fires, drove trucks and workedin a logging camp whenever he neededmoney . He joined the Motor Vehicle De­partment in 1973 in Revenue Records andafter six years was promoted to his presentposition in Vehicle Records . He has takenthree computer courses and two supervisioncourses . Married , with two children, hisoutside interests include reserve militiawhere he holds the rank of Warrant Officer.remodelling an older home, bowling, soft­ball and golf.

LINDA CALLANDER. Clerk 3. is anInformation Clerk with Driver Safety and

Improvement in Vic­toria . Linda started withDriver Exams as a ClerkI in 1972 . In 1973 shewas promoted to a Clerk2 in Driver Records andin 1977 was advanced toher present position .Linda's duties include

computer work relating to the suspension ofdrivers such as answering inquiries andproviding information to motor licence of­fices . police and the general public . She hastaken the basic computer course. also acourse in effective supervision. and hopesto become more involved in computer work .Married . with one girl. Linda enjoys flowerarranging. cooking and gardening in her offhours.

FRANK MOORE is the Driver Examinerin charge of the Ministry 's Nanaimo exam

unit. Born and raised inVictoria, Frank workedat the Victoria dockyardas a journeyman electri­cian for two years and be­fore joining the MotorVehicle Departmentexam unit in Victoria inMay 1954 drov e a bu s in

Victoria . He moved to Nanaimo in Jul y1955 . Married. with two girls . Frank enjoysmusic and sports in his off hours.

RALPH FALBO , of the Revelstoke Dis­trict. commenced with the Ministry in April1967 as a Truck Driver.In 1969 he transferred tothe bridge crew as aBridgeman 2 and subse­quently was promoted toBridge Foreman in 1976 .Ralph is an active mem­ber of the Revelstoke SkiClub and his other hob­bies include fishing and minor hockey.

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SARAH BRAITHWAITE is a StatusClerk in the Driver Safety and ImprovementSection and also a firstaid attendant for theTransportation headquar­ters building at 2631Douglas Street. Victoria .Born in Victoria. Sarahstudied arts and scienceat Camosun for one and ahalf years and worked asa lifeguard for four years. She came to theMotor Vehicle Department in June 1980.Her job entails computer work related todriver suspensions . creating file s . putting indata. interpreting codes . Sarah is a volun­teer fire-fighter at thc Langford Fire Hall­Ambulance Division. and is currently train­ing to be an ambulance attendant.

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G RACE TICKSON, Clerk Steno with theMotor Carrier Branch Office in Nanaimo

joined t he Bra nc h in1963. Before that sheworked as a bill ing clerkfor a freight co mpany.Grace is interested inunion work and has helddifferent offices in theBCGEU since she startedworking . A native of Vic­

toria. she is married . with one son and twograndchildren . and her spare time activitiesinclude dancing, swimming , reading andtravelling .

BERT COVEY, Road Foreman 2. Wells.Quesnel District. was born and raised at

Swift Current, Sas­katchewan . Before join­ing the Ministry. he oper­ated fork lift and carrierat Quesnel Sawmill s. In1956 Bert joined theMinistry in Quesnel as aTruck Driver. He movedto Wells in January 1958 .

Bert was a relief Foreman in 1961. waspromoted to Road Foreman 1 in 1974. on toa Road Foreman 2 in 1975. While in Wells .Bert has completed the Maintenance Man­agement and Avalanche Control courses .Bert 's hobbies include skiing andgardening .

TERRI SCOTT-POLSON , Office Assis­tant 2 with the Ministry's Transport PolicyAnalysis Branch. Vic­toria, is the word pro­cessor operator and looksafter mail. typing and fil­ing . Born and educatedin Victoria, Terri workedwith the Housing Minis­try for a short period andthe Ministry of Labourfor three years . She joined the TransportBranch in November 1979 . In her sparetime she likes to do handicrafts, sewing andknitting .

MATTHEW (MATT) HOWES. Appren­tice Mechanic. Quesnel District garage . hasbeen with the Ministrysince July 1980 . Hestarted in Prince Georgeand tran sferred toQuesnel in October1980. After graduatingfrom Merritt SecondarySchool, Matt moved toEdmonton where he wasemployed by a private firm. A year laterMatt left to attend Cariboo College where hetook a nine -month engine course. His futureplans include getting his journeyman'sticket. Matt is an avid rugby player andhockey player. He also enjoys hunting. fish­ing and camping . He was married recently.

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ART LANE. Motor Carrier Inspector.Nanaimo , operated his own trucking busi­ness in the North Okana­gan area and drove forWestern CanadianGreyhound for six yearsout of Penticton beforejoining the Motor CarrierBranch in December1961 . He began at Daw­son Creek and moved toNanaimo in July 1969 . Art is married, withthree daughters , and likes to make wine aswell as raise vegetables. while his wife doesthe flowers. He hopes to travel next year.Nanaimo truck traffic is three times greaternow than when he firs t came.

ELAINE BALBIRNIE began with theLillooet District in April 1981 as an Office

Assistant I and is respon­sible for the data entryoperation along with hir­ing equipment and reg­ulatory work . Born inShcrr idon , Manitoba.Elaine completed herhigh schoo l education atthe Lillooet Secondary

School. Since joining the Ministry. Elaine ispursuing further education through theHighway Technology Training Program .Elaine enjoys most sports and has been ac­tively involved in snow skiing, curling andfastball.

ALLEN RIC HA RDS began with theMinistry in 196 1 as a Labourer in the Fort

St. Joh n Dist rict. He hasbeen the lo-bed operatorin thi s area since 1969and has a lso taken onTemporary Road Fore­man duties from time totime . Allen was born andraised in the North Peaceand he had his own gravel

truck prior to joining the Ministry. He ismarried, with three children , and his hob­bies include camping, playing softball, andski-dooing .

Driver Examiner RALPH OLIN joinedthe Motor Vehicle Department in Victoria inJune 1970 and trans ­ferred to the Duncan unitin August 1972 as aDriver Examiner 2. Bornin Calgary, Ralph hasworked as a policemanand probation officer andbefore coming to the De­partment was supervisorof Campbell House Juvenile Detention Cen­tre at Brannan Lake . He is married with oneson . His spare time activities include pho­tography and raising Airedale dogs for thepast 25 years .

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RAYMOND WYLIE , Office Assistant 2,Motor Vehicle Inform ation Centre . Vic ­toria, came to the MotorVehicle Department inJune 1977 . Born inPaisley, Scotland, Ray­mond moved to Calgaryat an early age and cameto Victoria seven yearsago . His duties with theCentre include providingpolice, other government offices and gen­eral public with serial. licence and registra­tion numbers of vehicles . Prior to joiningthe department . Raymond worked as a frontend man in a garage . He is single and enjoysplaying the drums and riding dirt bikes.

BOB HIGGINSON, Road Foreman I forthe Go lden Dis trict , received his 25-year

Service Certi ficate inJune 1981 . Bob was con­sidered to be quite a chef.He owned his own cafe inYahk. In 1951 Bob com­menced work with theRegional Highways crewas a Cook and in 1954worked in the Golden

District as cook for the grader patrol on theBig Bend Highway and Kootenay ColumbiaSouth . In 1956 Bob gave up his cookingcareer and until 1970 was a Grader Opera­tor. Patching Foreman and winter shift Fore­man. In 1973, through competition, he wonthe position of Road Foreman I, which posi­tion he presently holds. Bob is married withfive sons, all living in B.C. His hobbiesinclude fishing, boating, and at present he isrebuilding a 1947 Nash Statesman .

WAYNE FONTAINE, District Co­ordinator in the Dawson Creek Highway

District, has been trans­ferred to the NanaimoDistrict in the same ca­pacity. Wayne and hiswife , Linda , were given awarm send-off by fellowworkers and friends atthe Royal CanadianLegion on October 27.1981 .

DON LOWE , Creston District. beganworking with the Ministry in Jaffray in 1968as a Labourer. In 1969 heleft Jaffray to work inVictoria. eventually be­coming a Machine Oper­ator 7 . In March 1981 hewon through competitionthe position of RoadForeman 2 in the CrestonDistrict. Don is marriedwith two children . Hobbies are hunting, ski ­ing and amateur photography.

ABOUT PEOPLE • • •

BERNADETTE JONES began with theMinistry in December"! 980 as Office Assis­

tant I in the PropertyServices Branch in thePrince George Region .Bernie was born in Bir­mingham, England, andgraduated from BishopWalsh Senior HighSchool at the age of 16.She immigrated to Can­

ada five years ago and lived in Calgarybefore moving to Prince George . Ber­nadette 's hobbies include baking, slowpitchand keeping fit by working out at a fitnesscentre.

PAT SAMPLE is Office Assistant 2 in theMinistry's Accounts Payable (Transporta­tion), Victoria. Pat joinedthe Ministry as an auxili­ary in the Highways Ac­counts Payable section onJune 9, 1981. Prior to be­coming a public servantshe managed a businessfor a local charitableorganization for threeand one-half years and before that workedas cashier at the Naden Base Exchange .Born in Ontario, Pat moved to B.C. inNovember 1967 and since then has takennight school courses at Camosun in book­keeping and accounting. Married, with oneboy, she enjoys sewing, crocheting, andvarious crafts; gardening, bicycling , walk­ing, camping and hiking . Her long-termplans include a trip to Australia and NewZealand .

BECKY SMETHURST is secretary tothe Region 4 Office Manager in PrinceGeorge. In her spare timeshe enjoys volleyball,keep fit and cross coun­try skiing. Becky loves toget involved in slowpitchfor the great Highwaysteam during the summer.During the fall Becky hasbeen taking a psychologynigh t class at the College. One of her moreexciting hobbies is going on bi-annual shop­ping sprees to Vancouver.

DAVE TURNER, Creston District,began working with the Ministry at New

Denver in May 1973 asan Engineering Aide. In1978 he transferred to theMcBride District as anEngineering Aide 3. Heremained in McBride tillJanuary 198 I when hewon through competitionthe position of Regula­

tory Engineering Aide 3 in the Creston Dis­trict, attending to subdivision and permits .Dave is married. His interests are motor­cycles, reading and fishing .

DAVE STACEY, Road Foreman I, Fer­nie Highways District, moved to Fernie on

March I, 1981 after win­ning through competitionthe Road Foreman I posi ­tion. He began withMaintenance Branch in1969 at Ganges on SaltSpring Island where hewas a Graderman for sixyears . Dave transferred

to the Whistler area, north of Squamish, in1979 as a relief Road Foreman. He enjoyssalt water fishing, backyard mechanics,camping, sign painting, skiing, tennis,Hockey Night in Canada, and is also a triviabuff. Dave is married and has one son andone daughter.

K. A . (STUB) HRECHKA, Mechanic 3,Quesnel District garage , joined the Ministryin October 1972 in PrinceGeorge, as a MechanicHelper. He was imme­diately transferred toVictoria, LangfordGarage, to begin his ap­prenticeship as a heavyduty mechanic. FromLangford he transferredto Nanaimo for one and a half years , then toPort Alberni for a year. He moved back toLangford, completed his apprenticeship,and was promoted to Mechanic 2. In 1978,Stub was promoted to Mechanic 3 in Lytton .After three years he took a lateral transfer toQuesnel. Before joining Highways, heworked as a mechanic in the heavy con­struction industry. His hobbies include fish­ing and camping , building and flying radio­controlled aircraft.

JEAN HAVERTY is a clerk in the VehicleRecords Section , Motor Vehicle Depart­

ment. Victoria . Jeanjoined the Branch, as itwas called then, back inFebruary 1941 . In De­cember 1942 she went towork as a boilermaker'shelper in a wartime ship­building plant at Vic­toria. She remained there

for two years then left to raise a family. InOctober 1964 she returned to her old job inVehicle Records . Jean enjoys her job ofsearching vehicle records and is interestedin finding out if there is anyone with theDepartment now who was there in 194 I .Her local is 696 I . Married, with five chil­dren and eight grandchildren, Jean is activein the Canadian Ladies Auxiliary, Take OffPounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S .) and early birdswimming.

SHANNON SAVARD, Office Assistant2, Nanaimo Inspection Station, joined the

Motor Vehicle Depart­ment four years ago inOctober. Born and raisedin Nanaimo, Shannon isquite familiar with theautomobile scene havingworked at a gas stationchanging lube and oil andpumping gas before com­

ing to work with us. She is married and herspare time is taken up with horseback rid­ing, snow skiing and travelling.

LON] LEPAGE is an Office Assistant 2 inthe Regional Office in Prince George . Shestarted with the Ministry"in 1979 as an Office As- Ii,••~~sistant I. Loni's hobbiesarc square-dancing and alittle bit of interior deco­rating . Loni enjoys enter­taining, consequentlyshe has had some superget-togcthers,

DONNA HEISE is an Office Assistant 2in the Quesnel District office. Born inVancouver, she moved toQuesnel when she wasII. After graduationfrom Quesnel SeniorSecondary School, Don­na attended the RoyalColumbia School ofNursing . When she re­turned to Quesnel, sheworked at the municipal office as a ClerkStenographer. In 1971 Donna joined theMinistry in Quesnel and three months latertransferred to the Ministry of Finance,Provincial Assessor, now B.C. AssessmentAuthority, in Quesnel. In 1977 Donna re­turned to the Ministry of Transportation andHighways. Her hobbies include water andsnow skiing, curling, bowling and dancing.Donna is married and has one son who isnumber one in her plans for the future.

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ROSS HENDERSON, Machine Opera­tor 3, Wells, Quesnel Highway District, was

born and grew up at Por­tage La Prairie, Man­itoba. When he leftschool he became abutcher and spent 2 Iyears in that trade, work­ing in Portage La Prairieand Calgary. Ross gaveup the butcher trade and

moved to B.C. where he worked for theParks Branch at Bowron Lakes Park beforejoining the Ministry in 1977. He began as aLabourer in Wells and was promoted to aMachine Operator 3. Ross is also the Assis­tant Foreman at Wells . His special interestsinclude travelling, woodworking, campingand fishing.

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GORDON ETTEL. Engineering Aidewith the Construction Branch. has beenwith the Ministry for 12years . Since joiningHighways in 1969 he hasworked in Salmon Arm .Williams Lake , CacheCreek and Kelownawhere he now makes hishome . He has beenloaned to other crews andthis has taken him to such places as PrinceGeorge , Quesnel , Nakusp, and Kamloops.Gordon is married with two children . Hishobbies are music. guitar. banjo. accordion.water and snow skiing, cars, fishing andelectronics .

RICHARD HUNGLE. Engineering Aidewith the Construction Branch began with

the Ministry in 1970 atVancouver. During his IIyears service with High­ways he has worked onthe Upper Levels High­way in West Vancouver,the Chilcotin Highway.Williams Lake and thefour-Ianing at the north

end of Kelowna . The current work at Lil­looet has just been concluded-he is cur­rently working for the Lillooet HighwayDistrict. Richard is married with two chil ­dren. His hobbies are playing guitar. work ­ing on cars. hockey. baseball . boxing . fish­ing, camping. and karate which he teachesin Ashcroft.

HEATHER GIBSON. Engineering Aidewith the Construction Branch . began withHighways in 1978 in Kel­owna on the four-laningproject. From there shewent to the Gibb Creek­Sallus Creek project andthen to the Station Hillbridge approaches at Lil­looet. Heather's dutiesinclude typing, drafting.and compiling miscellaneous reports . Shewas born and raised in Nanaimo where shecompleted her education at Malaspina Col­lege . Heather is single. Her hobbies includeceramics . playing piano. fishing. water andsnow skiing, snowmobiling and travelling .

CRYSTAL CROPLEY is an Office Assis­tant I, Mail Clerk, in the Region 4 office.

Prince George. Shestarted in September of1980 . Some of Crystal'sfavourite pastimes arecross-country skiing,swimming . slowpitchduring the summer andattending plays through­out the year. Crystal just

invested in a 1981 Datsun 310 GX and she'soff to test it out on Prince George winterhighways .

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COLLEEN CLARKE is a Clerk 3 withthe Driver Exam Unit. Motor Vehicle De­partment. in Nanaimo.Born in Nanaimo, Col­leen worked in sales forautomotive wholesaleparts for five years beforejoining the department inOctober 1979 . Her hob­bies include skiing. rac­quet-bali. motorcycling .swimming and travelling . Colleen says hernext big trip will be to Australia and NewZealand where she is looking forward todriving on the left side of the road to seewhat it will be like .

IVAN WILLIAMS . Technician 2-4 withthe Construction Branch. was born in Ash­

croft in 1934 and startedwith the Ministry 's Con­struction Branch atSpences Bridge in 1952 .He progre ssed to ProjectSupervisor in 1965 at 44Mile when the access forthe Mica Dam con­struction was built. a ma­

jor and demanding project of 148 kilo­metres . Since then he worked on ShelterBay Terminal, Arrowhead Lake . south ofRevelstoke, two projects at Williams Lake.north and west . two projects at Kelowna,Springfield Road and 4-laning at the airport.and two projects at Lillooet , Sail us Creekwhere we relocated the BCR and the Lil­looet Bridge of the 23 Camels bridge ap­proaches , Station Hill. He has three chil­dren. all in high school. and all are veryactive in sports. Ivan is active in curling andalso in coaching minor sports such as soft­ball and hockey.

Weighmaster ROBERT HORNETT,Duncan North Scale. is a native of Alberta

and a former RCMP StaffSergeant who served 26years with the force. allin Saskatchewan . Bobmoved to British Colum­bia in 1971 following hisretirement and workedfor the B.C. Forest Serv­ice Nursery for two

years. and one year with the Forest RangerService before joining the CommercialTransport on September I, 1974. In hisspare time he enjoys a game of golf, andrestoring old cars . He hopes to travel toEngland when he retires for the secondtime .

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LEE AINSWOIITH. Mechanic 6 Fore­man. 100 Mile House District. Lee began

work with the Ministry in1967 in Cloverdale as aMechanic Apprentice .After completing his ' ap­prenticeship he wasposted to Creston as Me­chanic 2. After two yearshe transferred to Lillooetas Mechanic 3 where he

stayed for the next three years. He thentransferred to 100 Mile House for two yearsand then bid to Prince George , Ist AvenueShop, as a Mechanic 5 . After three years hewas successful in bidding back to 100 Mileas Mechanic 6. Lee's hobbies and interestsinclude motorcycle riding and hunting . Leeis married, with two children. and they en­joy family campouts at the many lakes in the100 Mile area.

DIANE TAHOUNEY worked for theLiquor Control Board for two years beforejoining the Motor Vehi­cle Department, Vic ­toria, in October 1974 assecretary to the DeputySuperintendent. In June1976 Diane left to raise afamily. In 1978 she re­turned as an auxiliary andin October 1980 she washired permanently as Secretary to the Man ­ager of the Vehicle Licence Division in Vic­toria . Born and raised in Victoria . Diane ismarried . with a boy and a girl. and herinterests include umpiring softball. rug­making and bowling . She has a course ineffective supervision and starting in the newyear will take the effective business writingcourse at Camosun. Her long-term plansinclude a trip to Hawaii next year.

GLENNA NAPPER , Issuing Supervisorwith the Motor Vehicle Department's Pro­

rate Section, Victoria,joined the Department in1979 and was promotedto her present position inSeptember 1980. Glennawas born in Victoria butlived all over Canada asher father was in thearmed forces. Before

joining the Ministry she worked in the insur­ance field, mostly in Ottawa as an assistantmanager and in Victoria as a supervisor.Glenna has an insurance salesman's licenceand an accounting course in income tax . Shehas taken the ICBC Autoplan introductorycourse and still retains her Ontario real es­tate licence . Married , with two girls, herhobbies and interests include sailing, hik­ing, reading, camping, modelling in herspare time (she is a graduate of a local mod­elling agency), and art. as she studied com­mercial art for four years with Art Instruc­tion Schools, Minnesota .

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ABOUT PEOPLE • • •

MAURICE BAGG, McBride District,has been with the Ministry for over 15years. He started out in100 Mile House thenmoved to Alexis Creekwhere he spent threeyears. and from theremoved to McBride asRoad Foreman. a posi­tion he has held for thepas t 12 years . His hob­bies include golf, curling. fishing. and hismodel railroad. Maurice is married and heand his wife. Helen, enjoy travelling aroundBritish Columbia in the summertime.

DON 1. RUTLEY. Road Foreman B,Chilliwack Highways District. began with

the Ministry in 1952 as aTruck Driver at the Rose­dale Yard . He has alsoworked as a Loader Op­erator. Machine Operator4. Night Foreman andRelief Foreman . Don be­came a Road Foreman Bat the Rosedale yard on

June 30, 1980. He enjoys working in hisworkshop and around the yard. He hasfarmed for several years and is involved inthe 4H Club . Don has a wife, four sons. onedaughter. and one granddaughter.

JANICE WAWRYK. Engineering Aide2, Chilliwack Highways District. beganwith the Ministry in 1974in Quesnel as a summerstudent in the main­tenance department. In1977 she began with theA bbots ford Pav ingBranch as an Auxiliaryand through competi­tions has progressed to apermanent position with the Ministry. Jan­ice has worked in various areas of theprovince, such as Bella Coola. Squamish,and Campbell River. Her interests includeskiing. gardening and travelling.

DICK HAWORTH. Region 6 DriverTrainer, has worked for the Ministry since

1970. Prior to his ap­pointment as RegionalDriver Trainer, Dick wasa Machine Operator andDistrict Trainer for theNanaimo District. Heand his wife, May, areavid trail bike riders,which is a new pastime

for them. Other hobbies are camping,music. gospel quartet singing and choirdirecting .

BOB 0' BRIEN, Technical Assistant 4,Region 6. was previously employed byB.C. Rail in North Van­couver. and now works inthe Design and SurveysBranch. Regional Office,Nanaimo . Bob is an ex­cellent softball playerand is a real asset to theregional softball team.Other hobbies are pho­tography. golfing and tennis.

TOM WIGHT. Region 6, was previouslyemployed as an Engineering Aide 2 in the

Quesnel District officebefore being promoted toTechnical Assistant 3 inDesign and SurveysBranch, Nanaimo . In hisspare time he enjoys pho­tography. fishing. camp­ing and watching theGreat White North ...eh!

SIMON NG. Assistant to the Mainte­nance Systems Technician. Region 6.

started at Nanaimo thissummer. As well as hav­ing a keen interest incomputers, he is the co­ordinator for theNanaimo Refugee Co­ordination Society andinstructs new citizens,especially South East

Asians, on communi ty life in Canada.Simon is married with a son.

PAULA BUCK, Office Assistant 2. Re­gion 6. Nanaimo, has worked as an auxili­

ary for the Design andSurvey Department be­fore being appointed to aregular position . Paulawas born and raised inNanaimo , although sherecently moved to Saltairto a house on the beach .Paula's favorite pastimes

arc creating gourmet meals and bowling .

WAYNE JENTSCH, Technical Assistant3. Region 6, came from Kamloops where hewas an Engineering Aidewith the Design and Sur­vey field crew. and hasbeen employed by thegovernment for three anda half years. Wayne en­joys racquetball. bowl­ing, and belongs to theNanaimo Corvette Club .Much of his spare time is spent "datin',dancin' and dinin','

GARY MOORE. Engineering Assistantwith the Construction Branch. has been

with the Ministry for 17years. During that timehe has worked on the fol­lowing projects: RedPass to the A Ibertaborder, Shelter Bay. Wil­liams Lake to DeepCreek, Williams Lake tothe Chilcotin River. Ash­

croft to the Dupont Plant, HobbywoodRoad. Springfield extension (Kclowna),Reids Corner-Old Vernon Road. SallusCreek-Gibbs Creek, and Station Hill Roadat Lillooel. Gary is married with two chil ­dren . His interests arc church work. specifi­cally teaching Boys' Club . camping. fishingand travelling . He enjoys working for theConstruction Branch because he gets tomeet people and see new places . ~

CORRINE KRASTEL, Office Assistant2. Region 6. was recently appointed to aregular position in the re­gional office as Secretaryto the Regional Man­agers of Constructionand Paving . Corrine wasraised and educated inNanaimo and enjoyscooking. sewing and tar­get shooting. Her plansinclude a wedding in the near future .

CATHY MacDONALD, Office Assistant2. worked at the Saanich District Office

prior to coming to Re­gion 6 at Nanaimo. Shewas appointed Secretaryto the Regional Approv­ing Officer recently. Ca­thy is an avid horse­woman who teacheshorseback riding andcompetes in equestrian

events . Her time is taken up raising twoquarter horses for the show ring and forcompetition in Canada and the UnitedStates.

JOSIE HAMILTON. Clerk 4. AssistantOffice Manager in the Chilliwack DistrictOffice. started with theMinistry in Rossland in1975 as a Clerk 3, Time­keeper. She won throughcompetition the positionof Clerk 4. Assistant Of­fice Manager in Chilli­wack in 1979. Josie ismarried with five chil­dren and two granddaughters. Her husbandworks for Highways in Mission . Born andraised in Vancouver, she spent 13 years inRossland and she enjoys being back in theLower Mainland.

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A dinner party and presentation was heldin honour of the retirement of GEORGE

GUENARD, grader op­erator at Lumby. Theparty was held at thehome of Tom Dent,Lumby Foreman.George and his wife weretoasted by the Lumbystaff and their wives.Also present were two

couples from Vernon and also two couplesfrom Edgewood who had worked withGeorge in previous years. Presentation ofgifts were made by Norm Adams, AlanLunzman and Dickie Smith. George startedwith the Ministry in 1961 in the Kootenays.He will be spending his retirement at hisfarm at Lavington and at his summer homein the Kootenays at Burton.

CARL SEEHUBER recently retired after34 years of service. Carl commenced with

Vancouver TB Clinic.tranferred to Highways,Cloverdale MaintenanceYard in 1952 as DistrictStockman and subse­quent promotionsbrought him to the posi­tion of Regional Stock­man. Frequently Carl

wore two hats. relieving District OfficeManagers and travelling throughout the Re­gion in his regular capacity. A superbbowler-five and ten pin. golfer and flowergardener. Carl also anticipates good fishingunder the guidance of his grandson, Ben.Many friends recently gathered and pre ­sented Carl with a photo album of past tri­umphs and events .

* * *FREDERICK (FRED) SCHONWALD,Mechanic Foreman , Oak Street Shop. NewWestminster District, re­tired from the Ministryafter 23 years of service.Fred started with theMinistry in 1958 as a me­chanic at the CloverdaleShop. In 1963 he wastransferred to North Van­couver as a Heavy DutyMechanic. In 1965 Fred was promoted toMechanic Foreman I and in 1968 promotedto Mechanic Foreman 2. In 1972 he trans­ferred to the Oak Street Garage where hetook up duties as the Senior Mechanic Fore­man until retirement. Fred was honored atthe annual Christmas dance . Fred planssome travelling in the warmer climates andhas a bicycle repair and restoration businessstarted.

Shelter Bay. Since 1970 he has worked atWilliams Lake. Kelowna. Lillooet and Ash­croft. His last project was Station Hill Road,access to the Bridge of the 23 Camels inLillooet. His hobbies arc fishing and pho­tography. He took a year's leave of absencein the 1960s to try gold mining.

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MICHAEL BRETHOUR started with theMinistry in December, 1979 as an Engineer­ing Aide and is now serv­ing an Apprenticeshipwith the Traffic Branchsignal shop in Victoria.Mike is married with oneson. and his hobbies in­clude skating, locatingcar parts for his '56 Me­teor. woodworking andcamping.

JACK SIMPSON. an Auxiliary TechnicalAssistant in the electrical section of the Traf­fic Engineering Branch,comes from Sir SandfordFleming College of Ap­plied Arts and Technol­ogy in Peterborough,Ontario . Jack enjoys andparticipates in all formsof sport and his hobbiesinclude photography andtravelling .

WALTER STUIBLE retired at 65, onSeptember 30. 1981 . At the time, Walterwas an Engineering Aide working for Pro­ject Supervisor I. C. Williams, Con­struction Branch at Cache Creek. A retire­ment supper was held for Walter and hiswife. Mary, at Cache Creek. Many of hisfriends from around the province attended .Walter began with the Ministry in 1946 as achainman in Keremeos. In the I950s hebecame an office man . Interesting projectson which he has worked are: AnarchistMountain, Christina Lake.-Kinnaird , theSalrno-Crcston. the Mica Dam Access.

ROB HOWAT, Penticton District, startedin the Saanich District with the survey crew

in 1971. In July, 1978 hetransferred to Vernon asan Engineering Aide 3working with subdivi­sions . In July, 1981 hewas promoted to Engi­neer Assistant in Pentic­ton . His hobbies includeskiing , baseball and

hockey. He is married with one daughter.

* * *MICHELE GALE. recently graduatingfrom high school has been hired as an auxili­ary Office Assistant Iwith the Geotechnicaland Materials TestingBranch. Her duties in­clude an assortment ofclerical jobs. Her hob­bies are dancing, exercis­ing and art work. In thenear future Michele andher sister are planning to take a trip toHawaii where they will enjoy soaking up thesurf and sun.

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JOE SIVECKI began with the Ministry ofHighways in 1981 as Mechanic 2 and iscurrently employed as aMechanic 3 in the Me­Bride District. Joe is thelocal fire chief inMcBride and is a mem­ber of the Legion . Hishobbies include curling,hunting, and fishing. Heserved with the Canadian ",Army, Seaforth Regiment. Ist Canadian Di­vision in Italy. Joe and his wife. Marjorie,enjoy travelling and use their holidays eachyear to see more of the country.

DAVE TRODD, Communications Tech­nician. has been with the Ministry's Traffic

Branch signal shop since1974 . Dave enjoys put­ting on training coursesfor the regional electri­cians on solid state trafficcontrollers which arcused throughout the

~ Province . Dave came toCanada from England in

1971 . He has been married for 15 years andhas three children. He is a Captain in theMill Bay Volunteer Fire Department and inhis spare time enjoys hunting, fishing,camping and beer and wine making.

BARBARA ARMSTRONG has recentlyjoined the Headquarters Geotechnical and

Materials Branch as anOffice Assistant 2. Shepreviously worked in pri­vate industry as a secre­tary /bookkeeper for afurniture moving com­pany. Her job involves allaspects of clerical and re­ceptionist work . She en­

joys camping , bowling and handicrafts.Barbara has two teenagers: one is in Univer­sity of Victoria and the other is still attend­ing high school.

GLORIA HUNTER, Burns Lake Dis­trict. has the distinction of being the only

female District Stockper­son with the Ministry.She started her careerwith Highways in Kam­loops, trans ferred toSmithers and for the lastthree years has lived inBurns Lake . She and hertwo children enjoy the

outdoor life. The family spend most of theirsummer leisure time camping and fishing .Gloria also is a member of the Highwaymenslowpitch team. During the winter, sleigh­ing, icc-fishing and bowling keep her busy .Gloria thinks more women should becomestockpersons as she says it is an interestingand challenging job.

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EXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIES

Victoria 's Highways women softball team fought back from a lastplace finish in 1980, to win the "B" Division of the ProvincialGovernment Softball League in 1981, with (Ill exciting 12-10 playoffvictory over the Provincial Secretary team, Team members are, backroll', (eft to right: Jean Martyn , Cindy Clifford , Debbie Leonard, KimAmirault , Shirley Vivian, Jennifer Furry and Janice Schmidt. In thefront roll' are, left to right : Russ Spilsbury, Coach ; Janet Whitney­Griffiths, Sandy Peters, Carol Leung and Dean Lacheur. AssistantCoach. Missing from the picture were Leslie Morris, Annie Nelson,Lynn McKinney. Shelley Allan and Fay Johanson.

"Have you seen my horse ?" Rossland Highway District office staffwere regaled in western gear last fall in honour ofRossland's GoldenCity Days. Pictured from left to right, Lisa MacDonald, DonnaSmith , Lynn Kootnekoff and Judy Dekosa,

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Model Trucks-Interesting PastimeWilfred (Wilf) Ryder, Machine Operator 5. Nanaimo Regional

Crusher crew is a crusher operator working on the mechanical opera­tion of an EL-JAY 45-inch crusher but he likes trucks-little ones.While working with the crusher he has travelled to places such asCampbell River. Port Alberni, Sooke , and other localities on Vancou­ver Island . including Quadra Island. Then to Region 4 and theQuesnel District. He has found a very enjoyable pastime, buildingmodel trucks. Will' does not build his trucks from kits, he makes themfrom scratch. Old bits of plywood covered with fiberglass roving andBondo body filler form the cab. Pieces of old shopping carts for

smoke stacks. front -end suspensions . and mirrors . Old coffee cansfor fenders, hand towel rolls for fuel tanks . Tires are hand carved fromold snubber rubbers from the screen deck off the crusher on whichWill' works. The antennas are hobby wire. and mirrors are plexiglass .Mud flaps are rubber tension bandages. and the list of componentsgoes on and on . The 5th wheel is made of YK- inch flat steel and is aworking model complete with coupling pin that really works! Will' isshown here with two of his models that are built on a scale of Iinch = I foot. Each of these models weighs approximately 30 pounds .On the left is a Peterbuilt and on the right a Kenworth .

Two new weigh scales. costing a total of$245.000 have been builton Vancouver Island's Highway 19 at Parksville. The new buildingseach measure 21metres hy two metres . Completed in December. eachis equipped with an electronic scale. a concrete pit. a washroomexclusively fo r truckers and the usual lighting and signs . The scalesare located on either side of the highway south of the junc tion ofHighway 4 to accommodate both southbound and northbound traffic.and are being constructed to standards consistent with similar weighscale stations throughout the Province . Allwork is being contractedby the Minis try of Transportation and Highways. The scales becamenecessary as a result ofthe relocation ofthej unction ofHighway 4 andthe fo ur lane upgrading of Highway 19.

Buyi ng that car is a big step for most youngemployees today. With increasi ng car and gasprices the vehicle purc hased, most often, is a usedone . Sound mechanical condition should be thefirst criterion after purchase but often isn 't. As aresult the car lets the driver down at the wrongtime .

(By Gerry Brown. Manager. Motor Vehicle Inspection Division)

In coroner's cases reviewed there were frequent references to ante ­cedent car troubles ... usua lly the young owner did not have themoney to pay for neces sary repairs or they had just bought the carfrom a friend and hadn 't been able to fix it up. The result is thatbrakes, steering, lights , tires, etc., failed when needed most. Anotherdisturbing fact is that a recent study states 48% ofadolescents fatallyinjured were not wearing a seat belt. Seat belts have been proven timeand time again to reduce the effects of accidents . Many of these youngpeople would be alive today had they obeyed the law.

CAR TIPS FROM GERRY:BUYING THAT CAR

Robert R .Bayne

Arthur C.Dimock

George R.Coward

Leonard C.Johnson

Laurence E.Croft

Joyce Folbigg

Of the 135 Ministry employees in attendancewith their spouses or guests, 23 had served for35 years and 112 for 25 years .

The occasion was the Continuous ServiceAwards and presentation and dinner hosted byHis Honour, Lieutenant Governor Henry Bell­Irving where Premier Bill Bennett handed outthe awards and personally thanked each recip­ient for faithful service .

The 35-year employees , some of whom areshown alo ngside , got their fine Omega watchesand the 25-year employees rece ived scrolls andset the ir sights on the next ceremony, 10 yearsfurther down the road for them .

While other Ministries were also in atten­dance-the awards were handed out on twodays, December 2 and 3-our Ministry had thelargest number of recipients in both categories.

On December 3, 198 1a total of 135 Ministryemployees received awards at GovernmentHouse in Victoria representing 3,605 years ofservice to the people of Brit ish Columbia.

The 35-year award recipients were , in alpha­betical order, Gustave Bauder, Machine Opera­tor 7, Penticton; Robert Bayne , Technician I ,Traffic Branch, Victoria; Roscoe Bowlby, Re­tired Road Foreman A, Terrace ; JamesCambrey, Regional Manager, Design and Sur­veys, Nanaimo; John Campbell, Patrolman 2.North Vancouver; George Coward , Road Fore­man A, Saanich; Laurence Croft. MechanicalForeman A, Saanich; Louie DeVito, MachineOperator 7, Gibsons; Arthur Dimock, L.S .O.2. Bridge Branch, Victoria; George Dodge ,Technician 2, Construction Branch, Cour­tenay ; Gordon Dunsmore , Technician I ,Nanaimo; Charles Fallowfield, Foreman 3,Nanaimo; Joyce Folbigg, Clerk Steno 5, MotorVehicle Branch, Victoria; Robert Glover, Ma­chine Operator 7, Rossland ; Robert Jackman,Retired District Highways Manager, Creston;Leonard Johnson , Director, Bridge Engineer­ing, Victoria; George Kent, District HighwaysManager, Courtenay; Jack Leslie, Retired RoadForeman 2, Grand Forks ; Andrew Peloso,Foreman 2, Nelson; Frederick Poland, Fore­man 2, Golden; Joseph Profili, Road Forema nB, Gibsons; Joseph Rutherford , Driver Exam­iner 3. Motor Vehicle Branch . Vancouver; andRobert Whitlock . Superintendent , Motor Vehi­cle Branch, Victoria .

LONGTERMSERVICE AWARDS

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PEEK INTO THE PAST • • •

Southern Trans Provincial Highway evolution in]] years. Left picture is section ojHighway] at Michel-Natal at the time ojj7ooding in MichelCreek in 1948. Right picture is same view (note trees and hills contour in background) in 1981 with hydraulic mine load out facilities on the right.

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Crushing at the Fairy Creek gravel pit on Burma Road, May 1,1947, I kilometre north oj Fernie, B.C. Note the Elk River, and thet(Mn ojFernie in the left background, and the Fernie Ski Hill. LizardRange in the background.

Fernie Highways District road erew snowblowing avalanche atMorrissey - Segm ent 1395 km 16 - Southern Trans-ProvincialHighway 3 in the 1940 's.

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This picture was taken in1950 at the top oj what isknown as Shale Hill onHighway 16. just east ojTete Jaune Cache . As voucan see the "highway" ;I'l/S

quite /la/TOW then and justa little rough. ClifJ Brooksis shown standing in frontoj his unit S-738 a 1950Ford Mercury.

The Bums Lake District office under construction as a post ojfice ill /95/, left picture . Same building ill 198/ , right picture .

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YALE TOLL HOUSE

Transportation and Highways PhotoText by Frank A. Clapp

Editor's Nore-A portion cf the Spuzzum toll house \\'(/.1'

pictured ill the March, /970 issue cf the Road Runner (Volume7, No . l , page 8) where it is incorrectly identified as being atYale. The SPUZZlI/lI toll house was shared with the BritishColumbia Police who continued to use the building ulltil/947.The vandalized building was sold by tender in /949 to a localresident [or $/5.

The above photograph is ofthe Yale Toll House and Gate all the Cariboo Road (11011' Trans Cananda Highway) shortly after it went into use illAugust, 1938 . Cars passed to the left while trucks used the right side where there was a weigh scale .

According to regulation ill effect at that time the toll was " For each passenger motor vehicle having a seating capacity not exceeding sevenpersons, and including the carrying therein 11 the driver andfour other persons a toll ofSI.OO: with all additional toll of25ct for each additionalperson carried therein: .. .... The passengers also had to pay a chargefor personal baggage andjreight exceeding 50 pounds at the rate c[ /0centsfor each /00 pounds or portion thereof Vehicles with a passenger capacity over seven paid $2 plus 25¢for each passenger. The residents ofHope, Yale, Spuzzum , Boston Bar, North Bend, Lytton and points between travelledfree providing they had a permit . Persons attempting to amidpaying the toll were, upon summary conviction , liable to a penalty not exceeding S50 .

Tolls were placed 011 the Cariboo Road effective May 20, 1927 in order to help pay the cost ofmaintaining the recently reconstructed road . Atthe time the toll house and gate was located at Spuzzum . Tolls were collected there until August 2, /938 when the Yale toll house and gate wasopened. The highway toll was abolished all April l , 1947 .

These were not the first toll gates all the Cariboo Road. The first one, located Oil the pioneer Cariboo Wagoll Road went ill to service allNovember 10, /860 . This toll gate was situated close to the site of theone shown here. Later tolls were collected near Clinton and at Lvtton.The tolls Il'ere lifted about /872 although the contractors will; builtthe bridges at Alexandra and at Spences Bridge were allowed tocollect tollsfront persons using the structuresfor sometime after that .

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TRAINING AND SAFETY • • •

•REPLACE ANY BROKEN;J.t CRACKED; AXE,HAMMER, .. SLEDGE, PICKAROON HANDLES.INSPECT e,CLEAN A CHAIN SAW.

CLEAN A VEHICLE INSIDE 4OUT.

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LOAD MATERIALS FOR USE NEXT JA .What do supervisors do with those few minutes that the crews have

to spare at the end ofthe day. or between jobs ? The Burns Lake bridgecrew has established a policy for fill-in jobs. A poster is hung on thebridge bay wall with the following times for various small jobs-10­minute jobs, 15-minute jobs and 20-minute jobs . The board can eitherbe a permanent memo. as in the Burns Lake one . or can be a chalkboard which is changed on a day-to-day basis. The board can he auseful item for every foreman.

The Kelowna District shop staff under the direction ofShop Fore­man Don Wyber recently built a new sign truck for the District. Thenew truck shown here is constructed on a one-ton chassis and has anelectronic traffic control device as well as carrying capacity for tensign posts of either steel or wood construction . The truck is alsoequipped with a 3 .000 kw. generator so that power tools. compressorsand point units can he operated in the field .

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Willard Seymour. Senior Ferry Operator on the Usk reaction ferry.Terrace District . right, accepts the Safety Award on behalfof the Uskferry crew from Neville Hope. Regional Manager, Maintenance . Thecrew was treated to a luncheon for its achievement .

Roger Hogg, left. Mechanic 2 at New Denver. is shown receivingcertificate after successfully completing electrical course at SelkirkCollege in Nelson . Making presentation is Russ Broughton, Me­chanic Foreman at New Denver.

Ray Lahner, left, Mechanic 3 at New Denver, receives certificateafter successfully completing electrical course at Selkirk College inNelson . Making presentation is Russ Broughton. Mechanic Foremanat New Denver.

A two-week roadside truck inspection program carried alit last year in Victoria produced a depressing result. Over 50% ofthe vehicles-333out of636-had major defects or some deficiency and some 43% were ruled unsafe, Left. police flag down trucks on Highway 17 north ofVictoriaand, right picture, Gordon Leatham, Inspector with the Victoria Motor Vehicle Inspection Station requests to see a driver's papers prior to allinspection, This location is Highway 1 near Portage 1111et.

Dal Dahmi, Mechanic 2, right, receives his Heavy Duty Mechaniccertificates from Lee Ainsworth , Mechanic Foreman at 100 MileHouse. Dal began with the Ministry in 1977 at Langford. He trans­ferred to Nanaimo in 1979 and from there he moved to 100 Mile Houseas a Mechanic 2 in 1981. Prior to working for Highways , Dal was atruck driver in Kelowna . He is married and expecting hisfirst child inFebruary.

DAVE BLACKBURN, Engineering Aide 3-4,Rosedale paving crew in the Chilliwack HighwayDistrict , achieved the highest mark of all the pav­ing crews in the Province on the paving surveyexam for Engineering Assistants which was writ­ten November 3 and 4 , 1981. Dave worked theB.C. Ferries on the Swartz Bay to Tsawwassenroute from 1972 to 1974 . In 1974 he began with the

Ministry's Paving Branch. Then in 1979. Dave moved to the Rosedalepaving crew.

Prorate Section Holds CAVR WorkshopsWhen the Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration (CAVR)

was implemented in British Columbia on April I. 1981 there were alot of questions still being asked, especially by weighmasters.

They knew that CAVR now allowed companies to pay licence feesacross Canada on a proportionate basis but there were a lot of littledetails that needed explaining.

And who better to explain it than Sharon Garden. Manager of theProrate Section of the Motor Vehicle Department. For two weeksSharon travelled by car and plane around the Province to some 10weighscales holding workshops to explain what was involved .

As a result there is a much better understanding of weighscaleproblems and a closer liaison with the prorate section than we hadbefore, says Sharon.

Two weeks on the road and anyone else would come home for arest, but not Sharon. On the final day she hopped a plane in Fort St.John for Victoria. emptied her suitcase and next day headed for Reno.

During visit to Fort St . John, Sharon Garden stops to pose for apicture with Harvey Fiegal, itc Fort St . John Scale, Bill Ferguson,Portable Operator, and Weighmaster Clarence Torsti .

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Ministry Profile

JOHN FURMSTON-ADVISER, INVESTIGATOR, SAFETY OFFICER

MOTOR VEHICLE BRANCH

John Furmston is the senior of four Reviewing Officers with theMotor Vehicle Department whose job is to ensure that problemdrivers are either corrected or removed from the Highways .

Sound like an exciting job?

It can be, according to John because they do have their moments.

Many drivers are unaware of their complete driving record. Theyare surprised when confronted with their offences.

" Many feel that if they had disputed the offences they would havewon their case, but lack of funds or time from work, made thisimpossible," he says.

Some however, do write or come to the office to say thank you.Comments like that, and the drivers who improve and remain free ofoffences, make it rewarding to a Reviewing Officer.

The main types of suspensions are mandatory and discretionary.The first is imposed when a driver is convicted under the CriminalCode of Canada for offences such as dangerous driving or drinkingand driving , and the other is for offences received under the MotorVehicle Act such as speeding, careless driving or driving through redlights or stop signs .

Under the Criminal Code a person is charged, summoned to appearbefore Court and if convicted, his licence is automatically suspendedand a record of his conviction is sent to the Superintendent of MotorVehicles .

Drivers are informed when they amass six points and when adriver's record reaches IO points within three years, the computerproduces a printout showing the class of driver, licence number,offences. and any prior suspension or action carried out by the MotorVehicle Department.

This information is then forwarded to one of the three adjudicatorswho determine the type of action to take . If the offences are spread outthey may place the driver on probation with a letter stating that if thereare any further offences within the probationary period the licencewill be subject to suspension. Where a person has accumulated moreoffences and there has been prior action taken, the department sendsout a notice of intent to suspend. On receipt of this notice a driver has15 days in which to make an appeal.

"When we make a suspension we have to be prepared to justify thatsuspension in Court. We take into consideration any hardship thatmay be created but you have to weigh that against the type of drivingrecord the individual has and then make the final decision ."

"If he wants to go higher he may approach the AdministrativeOfficer, the Manager of Driver Licensing or the Superintendent, butpretty well 99 per cent end right here," adds John .

An ex-paratrooper who saw action in Normandy and Belgiumduring World War II with the First Canadian Paratroop Battalion, Johndoesn 't scare easily. He was born in Shropshire, England, and cameto Canada at the age of two where he grew up on the prairies . Heworked in the flooring business before joining the Motor VehicleDepartment 25 years ago.

He is a graduate of the Driver Improvement Personnel TrainingCourse conducted by San Jose State College in California, a coursewhich includes the psychology of interviewing, driver record review,communications, decision making, and factors which influencedriver behavior.

John believes the new amendments to the Motor VehicleAct shouldhave some effect on motorists due to increased suspensions, fines andmandatory jail terms for those who drive while under suspension .

"Bad drivers are going to have to start paying attention in BritishColumbia or they're going to have to pay the price; however I'm notnaive enough to think it's going to eradicate all the bad driving habitsovern ight but hopefully will give cause for the driver to reassess hisdriving habits," he adds .20

Reviewing Officers. seated. Carol Cranton who looks after un­satisfied judgements and John Furmston, Senior Reviewing Officer.Back row. Brian Sweeney. left . responsible for handling appeals, andHerb Woodbridge.

Left. Allan Birkett. Bridgeman l , Cranbrook District Bridge crew,being presented with a Belt-Up Award by G. B. Salmon. W.C .B.Accident Prevention Officer. Looking on is the Cranbrok safety com­mittee . The award is a framed certificate and a belt with a specially­designed buckle . Allan Birkett was driving a Ministry pickup on thehighway near Salmo on January /6. when a car infront of him made aleft turn fro m the inside lane. He was unable to amid hitting the carbroadside as it turned. Because he was wearing his seat belt. Birkettsuffered only bruises. although the pickup IVas extensively damaged.

There 's nothing like getting in there and trying something new. Thisgoes [or for emen as well as crews. Shown doing tamping is Ray Foss.Temporary Foreman in the Nanaimo District . The other special item tonote is the cold mix product which is the highly praised " U.P.M.'· coldmix patching asphalt , The pothole must have sharp sides and not beexcessive in size . but there are no restrictions to water in the hole ortemperature. The crew and the foreman appreciate one other aspect­you don' t have to keep going back to repair the same pothole the next day.

MISCELLANY

The Prince Rupert District recently put on an Operator TrainingCourse at Meziadian Lake . Included in the course was salt and sandapplications. servicing. and various aspects of loader and truck opera­tions including gravel spreading. plow and sander mounting. plowing.sanding etc . Left to right. top row. Brian Logan. Susan Standbridge,William Sterling . District Driver Trainer ; centre row. John Ryan. DistrictHighways Manager. Jim Logan. Rory Friesen. Dod Hareuther, BennyOlson, Verne Emmerton, Don Bachman. Regional Driver Trainer; bot­tom row. Sam Parson . Ken Murdoch. David Anderson. Les Tyminski . LesA~. •

BERNIE STONE, Machine Operator 4. Kel­owna District recently completed 25 years servicewith the Ministry having started in the Kelownayard as a Loader operator on April 9. 1956. Bernieis married with five children and has lived almostall his life in Kelowna. When he is not at work heenjoys his garden and working around his home .Bernie attended the 25-year dinner in Victoria lastfall.

BETH GIBBONS recentl y received her per­sonal British Columbia Public Service MeritoriousService Scroll. She earned this with almost 27years of faithful service to the Government and thepublic. Beth spen t her entire Government careerwith the Dawson Creek Highways District, most ofwhich was in Pouce Coupe . Beth was the DistrictTimekeeper when she retired recently.

Joe Jensen. Highways Manager, left. 100 Mile House. presents aMeritorious Service Award to Paul Balla . Paul was a grader operator in100 Mile House prior to his retirement in October 1981. Paul com­menced employment in 1956 and operated Catfor three years . He beganoperating grader in 1959. The letter recommending himfor this awardstated in part: "Mr. Balla was reliable. competent and concientious,always arriving at work //2 to Y4 hour prior to starting time . His down­time on all graders he operated was below average and he strived to keephis machine in best possible condition . During his 21 years. Paul main­tained a perfect driving and operating record as well as an excellentpersonal safety record."

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HOPE GOES HOLLYWOOD

Demolition of an elaborately recon ­structed false front service station was oneof the final dramatic scenes from a film" First Blood" shot in Hope between Octo­ber. 1981 and January. 1982 . The Americanmade film stars Sylvester Stallone andRichard Crenna . The explosion scene oc­curs when Stallone crashes an army truckinto the gas pumps and canopy of the gasstation igniting the wreckage. The specialeffect . which took place at night. wasdesigned and executed by professionalstuntmen and special effects men under con­trolled conditions.

The ministry granted a special permit forthe filming which involved some short de-

tours of public traffic with very rigidly con­trolled and specified conditions . The filmcompany paid the Ministry's bills for detourpersonnel and equipment.

The production of the picture in BritishColumbia employed about 120 local techni­cians and actors for four months. Con­struction of the false front service stationbegan in October. The town of Hope itselfwas altered slightly to depict an Americancommunity with American style mailboxes, U.S. flag s and exterior signs like"Mountain State Savings" to representAmerican firms .

The top photo shows the explosion. bot­tom left the service station before the explo-

sion, bottom right shows Stallone filming ascene in the town streets where he steals amotorcycle and makes his getaway. TheR.C.M.P. office in the background repre­sented the county sheriff 's office andR.C.M .P. police cars were filled for thescene with Washington State licence plates.

The Ministry agreed to the temporaryhighway detour and other activities only onthe condition that the public was not incon­venienced unduly and that absolute safetywas guaranteed during the more dramaticfilming scenes .

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MISCELLANY

Marion Meldrum, Payroll Clerk 3, cuts the opening ribbon whileRon Baerg, Foreman and Dennis Beaulac, Bridgeman 3, hold itsteady at refurbished old Terrace Bridge. (See full story page 32.)

Pictured at their field office trailer out of Revelstoke late lastsummer, are members 11 Construction Branch survey crew workingon the Revelstoke-Mica section ofHighway 23. Sitting .front rOIl', leftto right , are Mike Decker, Engineering Aide 2; Linda Sopko, Engi­neering Aide 1..Mark Charlton . Engineering Aide 1: and Terry Zapf.Engineering Aide 2. Second row standing. left to right. DebbieOlynyk, Engineering Aide 1.. Peter VanNieuwkuyk, Engineering Aide2 (noll' transferred to another crew): Hector Denton. EngineeringAssistant; Ralph Dodd. Engineering Assistant; Ed Dodds. Engineer­ing Aide 2; Rich Morven, Engineering Aide 1 and Doug Owen.Engineering Aide 1. At the back. left, is Ross Bain, Engineering Aide3. Missing from the photo is project supervisor. Boh Galloway.

Posing for the RR & C camera man are three members of theDawson Creek District office staff. Left to right, Corinne Weingart,Office Assistant 2, Hired Equipment Clerk; Maria Braden , OfficeAssistant 2, Voucher Clerk ; and Chris Wards, Auxiliary Office Assis­tant I , payroll and other general duties clerk.

This is the Ministry 's Revelstoke construction crew on projects3961 and 3962 on relocation ofHighway 23, Revelstoke to Mica. Theyare, left to right, Ollie Twiname, Project Supervisor; Rick Matthews ,Engineering Aide; Wilfred Batt, Engineering Aide: Lindsey Gallo­way, Engineering Aide; Dan McKay , Engineering Aide; HarlandLevesque, Engineering Aide: Dave Mintak, Engineering Aide; SteveHanna, Engineering Aide: Tarri Hotel, Engineering Aide: Ron Tuck,Engineering Aide ; Darrell Hearsey , Engineering Aide: Greg Lowen,Engineering Aide; Wayne Newman, Engineering Assistant 4; JoeBowlby, Engineering Assistant 4 .

OBITUARIES

ALEXANDER STEWART ALLAN . 43. Technician I. Headquar­ters Landscape Section . died suddenly October 24 , 1981 . Alex cameto Victoria from Glasgow. Scotland in 1964 . After a short spell atYarrows Shipyard in Victoria , Alex started with Public Works in 1966and joined the Ministry in 1978 as an irrigation. water supply andsewerage disposal designer with the Headquarters Landscape Mainte­nance Section. He was avidly involved in the game of soccer. as aplayer. coach and manager during his years of association with theRoyal Elks Soccer Club. He is survived by his wife. Mary and twodaughters. Elizabeth and Lesley. He will be deeply missed by hisfriends and co-workers in the Ministry. and throughout governmentservice . At the family's request. donations were sent to the CanadianHeart Fund.

CLYDE ANDREW McDOUGALL, age 58 , of the ChilliwackHighways District , died suddenly on October 9 . 1981. He began withthe Ministry of Transportation and Highways on June 17. 1974 andwas employed as a Stockman 4 at the Allison Pass Garage .

E.1. GARRETT, Regional Construction Engineer in Region I untilhis retirement in December. 1971, died November 19. 1981 in his76th year. He is survived by his wife. Mabel: daughter. BarbaraSharrers , and grandsons Jay and Matthew.

GEORGE WHITESEL, 53. of the Fort SI. John Highways Districtdied suddenly on October II, 1981. He began with the Ministry in1970 as an automotive mechanic in the Fort 51. John shop. He issurvived by his wife Lorraine. six daughters and one son .

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ON THE JOB • • •

Left photo shows the disastrous effects that the I980flood had 011 a portion ofTzouhalem Road in the Nanaimo District. While the flood watersin 1981 were not nearly as high, the remedial work carried out by the Duncan Road crew did preventfurther damage to the road structure, rightpicture. The small bridge in the foreground is Bear Bridge .

The Lillooet District bridge crew completed construction ofthis nell' concrete deck Yalakom Bridge, right, approximately 34 kilometres northof Lillooet on Road 40, last year. Under the supervision ofBridge Foreman, Howard Canner, and with direction from Engineering Assistant, MacGodo, the bridge crew completely installed Binwall, supports and beams to complete the construction of this bridge crossing the Yalakom River.The new bridge replaces the older King Truss Bridge built in 1955, shown at left.

Machine Operator, Phil Branca of the Goldbridge Foreman area ,Lillooet Highways District, installing a culvert on the road fromGoldbridge to Bralorne, approximately 120 kilometres north ofLiI­looet. This job had to be completed in a short time because with theroad closed Bralone residents had only the lower standard HurleyPass road for access . With increasing demand [or proper drainage ,culvert installations have become a major part ofa District's mainte­nance operation .

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Crews clear floating debris from the Mission Bridge, CranbrookDistrict where it accumulated after heavy rains last fall . OperatingHiab crane, Brian Merrick, Bridgeman 3, left assisting is WillieSissons, Machine Operator 3, Auxiliary; and supervising, right,Albert Hamilton, Road Foreman.

The Lillooet Highway District last year completed a paving projectof approximately I I kilometres in a subdivision two kilometres northof Lillooet. known as the "Hop Farm", Until the 1940 's, this land wasused to grolVhops, although it nolVaccommodates approximately 600people and , thanks to the Ministry has paved roads through out .Pictured is Grader Operator, Bill Balbirnie , blade mixing the mate­rial in preparation for rolling and seal coating at a later date ,

Michael (Mike) Schwemler. Mechanic I . Quesnel District garage.is shown here tuning up one of the District's 4-ton dump trucks .

From left are Ken Daub, mechanic 2, Dieter Wedemeyer, Mechanic3, and Nor man Dyck , Appre ntice Mechanic, as they prepare to domajor preventive maintenance on one of the Dawson Creek District'sgraders . With the new system infu ll swing it keeps the mechanics verybusy to keep on top of staying on top of the preventive maintenanceprogram .

Michael (Mike) Tessier Machin e Operator 7 Quesnel (South) Dis­trict. is shown here during reconstruction of f our km of route 60 ,Quesnel -Hydraulic Road 25 km southeast ofQuesnel done August toOctob er. 1981. Mike did thefinal finishing ofthe ditches. backslopingand leveling of gravel .

Boulder Creek wooden bridge on Kootenay Bay-Crest on Highway3A H{lS replaced by a nelVconcrete bridge built by the Creston Districtbridge crew last year. Completion date for traffi c was schedul ed jotmid-D ecember. 1981.

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Eight concrete stringers weighing 20'14 tonnes each were posi­tioned on the abutments by two hvdraulic cranes on the Frost CreekBridge in the Chilliwack 'Hig//ll';lys District last fall, The new pre­stressed concrete box beam bridge, measuring 18 metres in lengthand / 0 metres in width, was constructed of steel H piles, concreteabutments, prestressed concrete stringers andflexb eam railings . Thenew bridge , top picture, is I/oW in use and the temporary Baileybridge, above, has been removed, The Mission bridge crew, consist­ing ofLen Kercher , Ben warmerdam. Terry Davies, Rick Molnar andGordon Driver, under the supervision ofBill Brieve , Bridge Foreman3 , Mission, and the assistance of the Chilliwack survey crew, worked011 the bridge f or approximately two months.

Old Lakel se Lake Road in the Terrace District , was reconstructedon a new alignment . This involved eight km of road construction andthe building (if two nine metre bridges. The project was interestingbecause cf the various types of soil conditions encountered such asgravel , clay, rock and muskeg.26

Reconstru ction offour km on route 60 Quesnel-Hydraulic Road,Quesnel District took place between August J and October 5 /98/ .The area is located 25 km southeast of Quesnel. Rough terrain , andheavy clay material make the area unsuitab le for conventional roadbuilding methods . Any amount of rain can film this material into asea ofmud, It \\'asdecided to remove this mater ial using a three yardBantam Koehring C-366 back hoe on tracks, three tandem dumptrucks, a John Deere 550 dozer to level the waste, and a ministrygrader. It proved to be a wise decision as the costs were lo\\,ere;1considerably for the amount ofmaterial moved. John Dick, Quesnel(South) District foreman \\'as in charge of the reconstruction , whicheliminated several narro\\'areas and blind corners. Snowplowin g andmaintenance will also be made easier.

Cre\\' chief, Bob Jackson , Engineering Aide at work in the Cheak­amus Canyon , Squamish .Highway in the North Vancouver HighwayDistrict.

Left to right, Project Supervisor Wally Calder, Norm Wilson,Superintendent for Dawson Construction and Rob Fru, RegionalManager, Construction get together on-the-job in the CheakamusCanyon, Squamish Highway for consultation.

Rob Warne, left, and Gordon Blakey, Engineering Aides, takingGeodimeter readings on the Cheakamus Canyon reconstruction,north of Squamisli on Highway 99.

Dale Chadsey, Bridgeman 2, 100 Mile House , applysform oil tofooting forms for aM & F tank cradle being constructed in BridgeLake sand pit. The bridge crew has constructed two other suchcradles in 100 Mile House.

Bill Glen Yardman, /00 Mile House, trims the end of a 2 x 4 forforms at Bridge Lake , For the last three months Bill has been helpingout on the bridge crew.

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Highway 9 (Cheam Avenue and Evergreen Drive) in Agassiz ,Chilliwack District, was recentlv constructed and has been newlvpaved, Continuous subdivision curbing \l'as used along both sides ofthe Highway, Street lights were installed and newly painted cen­trelines marked, The Abbotsford and Rosedale Paving Branches havecompleted the bottom lift only on the Highway and will be placing thetop lift this spring to complete this highway improvement project,

Alceo Sartor, Machine Operator 4, Cranbrook District road crew,rolling blade-mix material last [all [or left-hand turn slot, 10,7kilometres east of Cranbrook on Highway 3 at Rampart rest area ,

Dave Jamison , Ma chine Operator 3, Cranbrook District roadcrelt', carrying out swath-mowing on Bull River Road,

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One of the Creston District projects initiated this year was thepioneering of a ,5 km connection between Abbey Road (Minor) andthe Canyon-Porthill Road (Collector) in the Lister area .

Nanaimo Motor Vehicle Inspection officials on the job are, left toright , Harvey Dendy, Inspector 3 ; Al Edwards , Supervisor inCharge ; and Bill Hunter, Inspector 3 .

Before a new truck is put into service it is usually given the onc eover bv the Nanaimo District mechanical ereII'. Shown here is TO/IVBorza :Auxiliary Mechanic 2, checking out a newfour ton diesel unit ,5-7876,

Matt Marshall, Technical Assistant 4, Bridge Branch, Victoria atwork on a bridge drawing .

weighmasters take time out for RR & C picture at the Tete JauneCache Scale. They are, left, Floyd Larsen , and Nick Taylor ;weighmaster in charge .

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On the job is Euclid Trembley, Dawson Creek Highway DistrictForeman , returning from bridge projects along the Heritage High­way-N.E. Coal access . Euclid and his bridge crew completed sub­structuresforfour temporary bridges to connect the road system westcf the Murray River to the Tumbler Ridge Townsite and HeritageHighway . The superstructures, Acrmv bridges, are being erected bycontract ,

The Kelowna District took delivery ofa nell' chip spreader, J-0576,shown here last year starting out on a chip seal operation. Under thetechnical direction ofBobby Orr from the surfacing operations crew,the District did 25 kilometres of grading and sealing throughout theDistrict.

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Hard at work, Newton Campbell, Engineering Aide, HighwaysTraffic Branch, Victoria, prepares drawings on traffic signals andlighting for the King George Highway, Surrey.

Motor Vehicle Inspector Yuen Gee checks ball joints and steeringlinkage at the Nanaimo Inspection Station.

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Heavy andprolonged rainfall last sprin g caused major problems in the Fernie Highways District ofthe East Kootenays, as in other portions ofthe Provinc e . In June a road base failure , 90 metres in length , at Kilom etre 7.22 to 7.31 , Segment 1395 ofthe Southern Trans-Pro vincial Highway3 had the Fernie District road crews busy . Thefailure, requirin g over 30 000 11/" of'fill, was opened to one- lane traffic , with two-hour delays , withintwo days and open to two-lane traffic in[our. Closure ofthe highway institut ed a 13.4 km detour via the Elkir-Ivlorrissey Road on the east side oftheElk River. Eight areas ofthe Southern Trans-Provincial Highwa y northeast (if Elko, B .C. were affected by the prolonged rainfall , Over 710 metresofthe highway shoulder and portions ofone lane settl ed requiring extensive repair s, includingf ill and pavement repairs. "Low shoulder" sign wassomeone's bizarre sense of humor for benefit of RR & C cam erman,

Lillooet Highway District's Duffey Lake Road between Lillo oet andPemberton is handling increasingly large traffi c volumes since theMinistry took the road over from the Ministry ofForests in 1979 . TheLillooet Highway District has ineluded the Duffey Lak e Road as aregular part ofsummer maintenance and , although the road is closedthroughout most of the winter the District has been consistentlyprovided with construction funds since takin g it over in order tosteadily upgrade the road. This picture shows a project 24 kilometressouth of Lillooet under the direction of Construction Foreman WillyMoffat .

There are a fe w short sections (if road in the Nanaimo District thatare not maintained durin g the winter months. One ofthese is a portionof Renfrew Road. Don Jenner . Sign Maint enan ce Person , is shownhere replacing a cautionary sign which had become a bit hard to read(iftel' it was burned.

Meetin g recently to discuss the basisfor an administrative agree­ment between Federal and Provincial Governm ents on dangerousgoods were, left to right , Captain E. P. de Cunha , OperationsManager. B .C . Ferries ; Fleming Christensen, Chief Inspecting Engi­neer, B.C . Ministry of Transportation and Highways ; Wally Sobol,Dangerous Commodities Officer, Minis try of Transportation andHighways ; and Duncan Ellison, Director. Transport of DangerousGoods, Ottawa ; John Phillips, Director ofAmi nistration and Safety,Motor Vehicle Department and B .C . Government Liaison Officer forDangerous Goods, Ministry of Transpor tation and Highways ; andCaptain W. R . (Russ) Wiggs , Ferries Superintendent, Ministry (ifTransportation and Highways .

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Looks like a normal fence, right ? Wrong, look closely. Thosesilvery items are hing es . They allow the lower portions of the f ence toopen up when the floodwaters (if the Cowichan River, NanaimoHighway District, overflows its banks . The fence borders the lawnbowling park on Cowlchan Bay Road.

Hard at it are Norm Dickie. (seated) Supervisor of the draftingsquad. Bridge Branch in Victoria and Doug Doidge. TechnicalAssistant 4 in the background.

Gail Brajkovic, Office Assistant 2. Driver Records InformationCentre. Victoria answers telephone inquiries and operates to finddriver licence data .

Joan weatherbv. Clerk 3. Driver Records Section. Victoria has toensure that all statistics as well as information on the number ofconvictions and traffic accidents are accurate and coded properlybefore being placed on computer.

On the job in Victoria are Motor Vehicle Department employeesJulie Cotter. Office Assistant 2 standing. and Marlene Ireland. Su­pervisor ofthe Driver Records Information Centre. Besides supervis­ing staff, Marlene has to see that all inquiries are communicatedclearly as well as answer general correspondence. lnformation isgiven to the general public. police agencies. motor licence officesand government agencies .

Wilt Bohmer. Road Foreman. Burns Lake District. checks saltamounts from tailgate spreader. during this winter's truckcalibration.

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ANATOMY OF A BRIDGE RESTORATION

The Old Terrace Bridge over the Skeena River was cleaned,painted. stripped, redecked and rewired in a a-month period, July 20to November 13, 1981. The single-lane bridge is 335 metres long,Rust and wood rot lI'ere extreme , Stripping has just started. Paintinghad been under Imy for two months.

Nell' decking goes down! Two-inch Ekki is predrilled and spikeddOIl'/I to 8" X 10" treatedfir ties, Posts were prefabbed and prestained.Nell' lighting and signal wiring is done,

Mike McCuisl: and Rob Brown, Bridge Labourers , and PeterWightmall, Regional Bridge and Works Engineer, laving new10" x 10" wheel guards ill the main span .

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Fence rails going into place. That deck hasn 't been as smooth in LOyears .

West end of the bridge , showing the main span. lim rows offlexbeam were installed on the sidewalk side. and one on the traffic side ofthe truss .

The Terrace bridge crewfrom the left . Jim Stephens . Randy Penner.Dennis Beaulac. Sid Mills. Rob Brown. Dieter Rubeling JohnMeAlpine, Reiny Dusdal, Mike McCuish, Brian Shack and JohnMayner. Chuck webber. Don Forbes, and Keith Netzel did he wiring.Painting was done by contract. and inspected by Don Ngai and BrianSlwck .