THE RITISH COLUMBIA JANUARY 1973
PUB LISHED B TH E DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1
BRIDGESFIRST NARROWS BRIDGE GETS
TWO NEW PAIRS OF SUSPENDERS
In November, Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. completed removaland replacement of four suspender cable s on the Lions Gate(First Narrows) Bridge at Vancouver. Work started early inOctober.
The consulting firm of Amman & Whitney, of New York, hadbeen authorized by the Department to inspect the suspension spansof the bridge and they recommended the replacement of foursuspender cables chosen at random with new cables.
The old cables are to be tested to destruction to determine ifthere is any deterioration. Earlier tests and inspections haveshown the 34-year-old bridge to be in good condition. The photoshows Dominion Bridge crew installing the temporary suspenderto allow removal and replacement of the permanent suspendercable.
Traffic control was handled by the Highways Patrol. Otherwork, including checking of tension in cable hand-bolts that prevent slippage of the suspender cables down the main cable, wasdone by the Vancouver District bridge crew under direction ofthe consultant.
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Kikomun Bailey bridge being launched earlier this year. Thefour spans are standard widened, double double-chord reinforced,and are 665 feet long. Th e bridge crosses the Kootenay River 8miles south of lafJray and was built as part of Libby Ponda geflooding relocation.
Reconstruction of the Nechako River Bridge at Fort Fraser isunder way with dismantling of the existing bridge. The contractor, Fraser River Pile Driving, constructed a temporary detourbridge just out of the picture to the left.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTEMBLEM
Associate Field EditorsW. S. Boughey VictoriaBill Ingram . VictoriaWayne Randell Vancouver Highw ayHerb Gutteridge Regional Electrical Cr ewL. Q. Fong Centreline Marking, CloverdaleJ im Winton North VancouverR. J. Archer BurnsideJ. W. Morris . NanaimoMike Butler Courtenay
George Cooper Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads Dock DistrictLloyd Burgess - . New WestminsterEdna Hodgson McBrideJim Ferrier KamloopsEdie Smith Williams LakeMurray Ramsay ----------- . Salmon ArmM. J . Newlands . RevelstokeAI Desimone VernonR . J . Martin KelownaJ. W. Zaporozan _. . . PentictonJim Chenoweth . MerrittDave Roberts Lillooet
Dorothy Wilkins ---------------- Grand ForksA. Dyson Ro sslandS. J. Dixey . NelsonShirley Verigin . .New DenverFred Ryckman . CrestonN . K. Mol ander .CranbrookSam Caravetta . FernieJ. W. Hi ckmott .G oldenFrances Martin . Smither s1. B. A. Hecker Pou ce Co upeHomer Good . .Fort St. JohnDon Hutton . TerraceShirley Hrechka . Prince GeorgeJack Doddridge Prince GeorgeWay ne Chappel l QuesnelG eorge Harper VanderhoofH. R. Walker.. Burns LakeW. R. Ball Prince Rupert
No.1January 1973
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THE ROAD RUNNER
Published Quarterly by the
Brit ish Colum bia Department of HighwaysVicto ria , British Columbia
Ray Baines, Executive Ed itorAr thur J. Schindel, Editor
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Volume 10
As all ML.A. for 20 years/ have [requ ently observedthe D epartment of Highwayspersonn el at work 0 11 a district level and had manyoccasions to CO li tact th emdir ectl y . M y impression hasalways been o f a group ofdedicat ed and responsibl epeople doing all of tell difficult and sometimes thanklessjob . This impression has 1I0tchan ged during the past fourmonths when / hav e beentaking a broader look at theDepartm ent from a somewhat
different vantage point, By th e tim e this is publish ed wewill be well into / 973 , but / would like to ex tend N ewYear greetin gs and best wishes to everyone ill the Department , whatever the ir posit ion and wherever thei r location,and to thank them for help ing me with my new job .
R. M . STRA CHA N , M inister
Back in March 1970, employees of the Departmentwere invited by circular letter to submit suggestions foran identifying symbol. A simil ar invitation appeared inthe Road Runner the same month. Many good entriescame in and the Highway Board had gre at difficulty innarrowing the 182 entries they received down to three.De serving honourable mention, the se were submitted byRu ss J. Dempster, Bridge Des ign Branch, Victoria; D.M. Johnston, Construction Branch, Region 1; J. C .Bartsch, Technician, Pouce Coupe Di stri ct Office, nowno longer with the Department. The design submittedby Chris Bartsch was the basis from which the pre sentemblem was developed by Stuart Richar dson , then aGovernment employee in the B.C. In stitute of Technol ogy . The Highway Board turned to Mr. Rich ard son ,a teacher of Industri al De sign, to assist in the selectionand further development of the basic idea. A brochureillustrating and explaining the use of the new symbol isbe ing di stributed to all employees along with thi s issueof the RR.
Three cyc lists from France and G erm any pause to fix a flat atthe Department's Good Hope Lake cam p on the St ewart-WatsonLake Hi ghway. Tom and Kim Tra vers from G ermany, and Olive rGeliot from Paris, Franc e, toured extensively ill Europ e heforecrossing the United States and headin g nor th from Vall couver toAlaska . Th ey carried th eir bicycles over the uncon structed por tion of the highway and thus were am on g th e first to tra vel ov er it .
CO VER PHOTO
Lat e sum me r scene in the Cariboo provides thou ght fo r ourJanuary issue . This is Lo ch Lomond on H ighway 97. just northo f 70 Mile.
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LITH O G RA P H ED IN CANADA B Y K. M. MACDONA LD . Q U EE N ' S P R I N T E R . VICTOR IA , BR I T I S H COLUMBI~
PROMOTIONSJ. M. KENNEDY. Yardman at Pouce
Coupe for the past four years, wonthrough competition the position ofStockman 4 at Vernon. His fellow employees presented him with a parting giftand wished him well in his new positionin the "Sunny South."
* * *MRS. MAUREEN HENDRIKS has
won through competition the position ofClerk-Typist in the Williams Lake office.Mrs. Hendriks is an avid horsewomanand couldn't find a better spot than theCariboo for her hobby.
* * *W. D. TEMPLETON has been ap-
pointed Auger Drill Foreman, Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch,Prince George. He was formerly Engineering Aide 2, Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch, Prince George.
n * *1. F . NEALON has been appointed
Engineering Aide 3, New Denver District. He was formerly Engineering Aide2, New Denver District.
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Road Foreman 2, Nelson District. Hewas formerly temporary Road Foreman2, Nelson District.
U u {;(M. S. TOOR has been appointed Me
chanic Foreman I (Mechanic 5), PrinceRupert District. He was formerly Assistant Mechanic Foreman I (Mechanic4), Terrace District.
U * UWESLEY O. METZGER has won
through competition a promotion toEngineering Assistant and a transfer toWilliams Lake District. Wes has spentsix years in Vanderhoof District with thesurvey crew . At a party in their honour,in November, Wes and his wife were presented with a gift from fellow employees.
* * nT. W. TURNER has been appointed
Assistant Mechanic Foreman (Mechanic4), Terrace District. He was formerlyMechanic 3, Lillooet District.
* n nR. A. JOHNSON has been appointed
Auger Drill Foreman, Geotechnical andMaterials Branch, Nelson District. Hewas formerly Engineering Aide 3, Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch,Nelson District.
n n nT. C. MUNRO has been appointed
Technician 1, Paving Branch, PrinceGeorge District. He was formerly Engineering Assistant, Paving Branch, PrinceGeorge District.
BILL EYRE, along-time employee ofthe Geotechnical andMaterials Branch inNelson, was recentlypromoted to Engineering Assistant. Bill ismarried, has four chil- •dren, and is active in minor baseball.
J . M. (GREG)TELFORD won promotion through competition this spring,which brought him toNew Denver as Engineering Assistant fromthe Headquarters Con
struction Branch. He and his wife Wilmarecently became the parents of a daughter . Greg enjoys fishing and hunting inhis leisure time.
BOB NIJHOFF wasthe successful applicant for the positionof Head LaboratoryTechnician, Geotechnical and MaterialsBranch, Nelson. Bobtransferred from Vic
toria to Nelson with his wife and twochildren.
MRS. SHIRLEYVERIGIN has beenwith the New DenverDistrict Office for thepast year as ClerkStenographer, and recently won a promotion to Clerk 3 there.
She was employed by the B.C. ForestService prior to her marriage and transferto the Department in 197 I. She enjoyssewing and travelling.
ALBERT J. (BUD)LOVESTROM, whojoined the Departmentin Creston in 1949,was employed at theKootenay Pass campbefore moving toGrand Forks in 1967,has won through competition the positionof Road Maintenance Foreman 4 atGolden. Bud is married with one daughter and two sons. He enjoys fishing andhunting.
EGON WILLIG recently won throughcompetition the position of Electrical Foreman 1. Egon has beenwith the electricalcrew in Burnaby since1966 after being trans
ferred there from Bridge Maintenance.Previous to that, he was Timekeeper andStoreman in McBride, Powell River, andthe Regional Office in North Vancouver.He has been with the Department ofHighways for 17 years. Egan is marriedwith three children. His hobbies are gardening and photography.
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L. E. (LEN) Mc·DONALD recentlywon through competition the position ofProperty Negotiator 2in Kamloops. Hestarted his Governmen service with theDepartment of Public Works on theHope-Princeton Highway in 1948 withthe Construction Branch. He transferredto the Forest Service in 1949, then to theProvincial Assessor in 1964, and returnedto the Dep artment of Highways in May1972. Len is married with three children.
A new face inPersonnel these daysis that of CLIFFBROWN, who is nostranger to Headquarters . Recently, Cliffwon through competi-tion a Clerk 6 position
in the Personnel Office, and he bringswith him many years of experience accumulated while he was District OfficeManager in Smithers and Salmon Arm.Before he left Salmon Arm, Cliff's manyfriends and associates gave him a partyand presented him with an attache case.Cliff is married and has three smalldaughters.
B. KEITH McINTYRE joined the Department in May 1969as a Stockman 3, Cloverdale. and in April1971 was transferred10 Karnloops as Clerk4. District Office Manager Trainee. In October 1972 he wasthe successful applicant for District OfficeManager, Prince Rupert and Terrace.Keith is married and enjoys fishing andmechanical pursuits.
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LEONARD ALLEN DEBOLT,Road Maintenance Foreman at FortNelson, has exchanged maintenanceareas with DOUGLAS WILUAMCLAY, Road Maintenance Foremanfrom Clayhurst. Both are as are in theFort St. John Highway District. Doug,who served in the Clayhurst areasince 1953 as Machine Operator, andsince 1961 as Foreman, has taken onsomewhat different problems. AtClayhurst he maintained mostly farmaccess roads, whereas now he looksafter town streets, service roads, andgeneral highw ays. He also steppedinto a major winter construction proj ect of the Fort Nel son-Fort Simp sonRoad. Leonard likewise is experiencing a change. He is now settled atClayhurst and is doing well. Leon ardstarted as a Machine Operator at Hudson Hope in 1966, then transferred toFort Nelson as Road MaintenanceForeman early in 1968.
DEAN DAVIS, former Timekeeper at theFort St. John DistrictOffice, recently won
~..- through competitionthe job of District Office Manager. Deanspends his spare time
playing volleyball and fastball, and is avolunteer for the local fire department.
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NELL, formerly of Prince Rupert ,transferred to Vanderhoof District asTechnician 2. Warren has been with theDepartment since 1956, having held thepositions of Draughtsman 4 and Tech nician 1 in Prince George and PrinceRupert. He is married and has two chil dren, 8 and 9.
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GLEN M. OVERHOLT has beentransferred to the New Denver District inOctober as Machine Operator 7, afterworking approximately 10 years oncrushers. He brings with him his wifeand three children. Glen enjoys fishingand hunting.
A newcomer to the Personnel Office inVictoria is RUSSELL DEAN, who hasreplaced William Brand as Assistant Personnel Officer. Russell was previously aClassifications Officer with the Civil Service Commission and his knowledge isalready being put to the test. Russellenjoys a game of badminton, plays a goodgame of golf, and is more often than noton the winner's side.
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Y and co -workers re-cently to mark her re
cent transfer to the Salmon Arm DistrictOffice and was presented with a numberof gifts. Sunning, swimming, and fishingare Irene's major interests and she isgoing to the right place for them.
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W. S . (BILL)BOUGHEY, Administrative Assistant toHeadquarters Executive, started in 1944 asJu nio r Clerk in Headquarters general office.After 12 years there,
including service in the accounts 'andequipment offices, he transferred to Public Works where he was a District OfficeManager for 11 years in the VancouverBurnaby area. In 1967, Bill came toPublic Works headquarters in Victoria asOffice Administrator, a position he helduntil his recent transfer back to Highways . Bill is married and has three children. He enjoys bowling, golfing, andwatching his son play hockey.
MIKE KENNEDY,Vernon Highway District, started his newStockman 4 positionwith the Department inSeptember. He spentthe previous four yearsin Pouce Coupe asYardman. Mike is married and has threechildren, and his hobby is horses.
FRANCES R.LEIGH, Property Negotiator in North Vancouver, has recentlybeen transferred to Kelowna. Frank startedwith the Departmentin Victoria in March1969, and was transferred to North Vancouver in October of the same year. Hehad a background in the real estate industry prior to his employment with theDepartment. Frank is married and hasseven children. His hobbies includemodel railroading and bird-watching.
TRANSFERS
BILL BOS, Technician, Nanaimo District, returned to work after suffering abroken elbow which required considerable surgery.
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the Nanaimo Office, is still convalescingas a result of illness . His friends wishhim a speedy recovery.
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S. E. (TED ) BLANCHARD, Superintendent of Ferries, who was involved ina car accident in October, is on his secondset of casts on both legs, but is mendingsatisfactorily and is mobile in a wheelchair at home.
S. N. A. McLEOD, District Superintendent in Revelstoke, has been transferred to Penticton. Replacing him inRevelstoke is R. M. McMillan, DistrictSuperintendent in New Denver. DistrictEngineer M. J. O'CONNOR moves toNew Denver from McBride.
CONYALESCENTS
W. A. THATCHER has been appointed Road Foreman 3, Williams LakeDistrict. He was formerly Road Foreman 2, Quesnel District.
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L. V. MORROW has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Grand Forks District.He was formerly Machine Operator 6,Grand Forks District.
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B. F. WILDE has been appointed RoadForeman 2, Prince Rupert District. Hewas formerly Plant Foreman 3, PrinceGeorge District.
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Technician I, Prince Rupert District. Hewas formerly Engineering Assistant, FortSt. John District.
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Foreman 2, Burns Lake District. He wasformerly Road Foreman I (Temporary),Prince George District.
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Mechanic 3, Prince Rupert District. Hewas formerly Mechanic 2, Prince RupertDistrict.
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H. DANCZAK has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Kamloops District. Hewas formerly Machine Operator 7 andTemporary Road Foreman 2, KamloopsDistrict.
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ABOUT PEOPLEPAT JOHNSON,
Clerk-Stenographer 2,Nelson District Office.Pat has been with theDepartment since February 1972, and ismarried with one child.
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DIANA SENNETT,Clerk-Stenographer atHeadquarters PlanningBranch, joined the Department in January1970, starting with theMinor Ferries Branch ,later transferring to
Planning in January 1971. Diana is married , and she enjoys the outdoors withswimming and camping among her favourite interests.
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DOUGLAS ALANDUNBAR, Engineering Aide 2, startedwith the Departmentin Golden, June 1972.Previously he workedfor Location Branchfrom 1965 to 1967.Doug is married with two children, andhis hobbies are boating and fishing.
Dock Design clerical staff, left to right,Lois York, Clerk; Malia Hunter, Stenographer; and Bea Chase, Clerk.
Maynell Patterson, Clerk 3, left, andSheila Lawlor, Clerk 2, members of theN anaimo Office staff, pause to smile forthe RR cameraman.
MRS. JANET ZIMMERMAN, Clerk-Stenographer, started withthe Department inGolden, July 1972.Her hobbies are skating, pottery, and reading.
M. J. (MIKE) McCRORY began withthe Department inApril of this year asMachine Operator. Hejoined the New DenverDistrict's survey crewas Engineering Aide2-5 this fall. He is married with a 6month-old daughter, and his main hobbyis prospecting when he is not busy remodelling his house.
L. B. DONOVAN,Road MaintenanceForeman 4, PouceCoupe District, startedwith the Departmentas a Chainman in 1946.He transferred to thePouce Coupe District
in 1949, where he rose to his present position in April 1969. Lew and his wifehave four children. He is interested inthe outdoors and is active in hockey,skating, hunting, and coaching minorbaseball. He is also a member of thePouce Coupe Fire Department.
L. FAYE MOOREwas successful applicant for Clerk 3,Timekeeper, PrinceRupert and TerraceDistrict, last March.Faye was formerlyassistant accountant,
Bank of Montreal, Prince Rupert. Shemoved from Prince Albert, Sask., in 1970,and was married in October 1971. She isan avid hockey fan, enjoys fishing, and ispresently occupied with house-hunting.
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MRS. D. A. (DEBBIE) JENKS, formerly of Prince George, isa newcomer to theNew Denver Office asClerk-Typist. Debbieis married and enjoyssewing and outdoorsports.
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MRS. MAUREENKRISCH, Clerk 3(Timekeeper), startedwith the Departmentat Golden in April1972. Her hobbies arecross-country ski-ingand swimming.
FRANK WONG,Engineering Assistant3, recently transferredfrom the LocationBranch in Victoria.Frank came to Canadain 1965 from HongKong, is married with
one son and lives in New Westminster.His hobby is table tennis.
DOUG MILLER,Engineering Assistant2, recently graduatedfrom the B.C. Vocational School in structural draughting. Dougis single and is fromPrinceton. His hob
bies are sports and swimming.
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NORM DA YKIN,Engineering Assistant2, a recent graduate ofthe B. C. VocationalSchool in mechanicaldraughting. Norm issingle and from Surrey. His hobbies areplaying hockey and riding his trail bike.
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RON McINTOSH,Draughtsman 3, cameto the Dock DesignOffice from private industry where he hadbeen working as astructural draughtsman. Ron is from
Lan gley and is married. His hobbies arecars, his ski-boat, and a pet skunk.
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RAY HEBDEN,Engineer I, graduatedfrom UBC in 1971 inmechanical engineering. He spent fourmonths with the Construction Branch in theNimpkish area, thenspent six months on a European tour.He is from Victoria and is presently living in Langley . His hobbies are canoeingand ski-ing.
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MARILYNN FAHEY, recent University of Victoria chemistry g r ad u ate, hasjoined the Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch Headquarters Laboratories to do
soil-analysis work. Previous to her university studies, Marilynn was employedby the B.C. Department of Agriculturewhere she was engaged in the chemicalanalysis of soil. Her outside interestsinclude classical music and travelling.
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MRS. P. FINCH joined the Departmentin Penticton in Augustof this year as a ClerkTypist 2. Patti's hob-bies include horsebackriding, snowmobiling,and animals. She haslived in Penticton most of her life andwas married in August 1972.
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GORDON DUNSMORE, Technician I.Nanaimo District, isin charge of subdivisions for the Nanairno District. Heprocessed 79 subdivisions in the month of
June and 79 in the month of October.An average of 60 subdivisions monthlyare processed in the Nanairno DistrictOffice.
JUDITH M. GROVER joined the Department in August1972 as Stenographerin the Prince RupertDistrict. Originallyfrom North Surrey,she moved to Prince
Rupert in 1964. Judi is married with . a16-month-old son. She is the secretaryof Prince Rupert L.O.B .A. and her otherinterests include sewing and knitting.
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GAIL STARCHUK,Clerk-Typist I, startedwith the Salmon ArmDistrict Office in July1972. Among her interests are pia yin ggoalie for the SalmonArm Girls' Hockeyteam, bowling, and skating.
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MISS MAREN M.ODDIE has been withthe New Denver District Office as ClerkTypist performing
""" • vouchering duties fori W almost a year. She
enjoys hitching aroundthe country during her free time.
P. B. (PAT) CASORSO, EngineeringAide 2-1, is the newest member of theKarnloops District survey crew. He startedin August 1972. Pat issingle and enjoys hunting and sports as hobbies.
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MRS. VICKIHURLBUT, VoucherClerk in the Fort St.John District Officesince July 1972, is themother of two smallchildren who will soonbe old enough to join
their parents on the ski slopes during thelong winter months.
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HARDOLS SKANDS,Engineering Assistantin the Nelson Districtdraughting-room. He
- has been with the Department since 1952,and is married withthree children.
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BILL RYAN, Office Manager, Nanaimo, has been working overtime to keepthe books balancedafter an extra-heavyvolume of day-labourwork in the district.
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W. (WALLY) PIDSKALNY, EngineeringAide 2-1, began withthe Department in October in the KamloopsDistrict DraughtingOffice where he doesthe clerical work onsubdivisions and permits. He is marriedwith two children and his hobby is making wine.
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BRIAN HUNTER,currently with thePlanning Branch, recently finished the Department's Engineerin-Training program.During the past year,Brian was in charge of
a variety of projects within the Branch.Married with one daughter, Brian's hobbies include model sailboat building andworking with his model maker's lathe.
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JANET HAIGH, agraduate from the University of Victoria, recently became a permanent member withHeadquarters, Plan-ning Branch. Janetspent the past twosummers working for the Branch developing computer programmes. Janetenjoys water sports and foreign correspondence.
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I LARRY VLIET, re-, cently at the BiC. In
stitute of Technologywhere he studied civiland structural engineering technology, hasjoined the Geotechnical and Materials Test
ing Branch , Headquarters Laboratories,and is primarily engaged in soils analysis. Larry's outside interests include ceramics and football.
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MRS. KATHLEENTORELLI joined thestaff of the Pen tictonBranch of the Department of Highways asClerk-Typist on November 14, 1972. Shetook over the positionvacated by Eleanor Harrison. Her hobbies are bowling and dancing.
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MISS ELEANORHARRISON, Penticton District, has beenemployed since May1972 as a Clerk-Typist 1, and was promoted to Timekeeperon October 1, 1972.
Her hobbies are sewing and swimming.
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MRS. 1. K. WALLE has been appointed Voucher Clerk 3, Penticton District. She was formerly Clerk-Typist 1,Penticton District.
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PEEK INTO THE PAST
Pulled by early model tractor marked "P.W.D. South St.George," grader operates on main Provincial road in early 1920's.Note Nechako cutbanks in background.
With headgear almost as varied as the [ootgear, workers spreadhot asphalt mix by hand in Chilliwack-Rosedale area in the early1920's.
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Bums Lake people will find this shot interesting-s-Francois Lakeferry in 1920, apparently a combination tug and barge here loading horse teams and wagons.
Another early ferry scene, this one at Big Bar on the Fraser inthe spring of 1920. Design of reaction ferries hasn'T changed,only the vehicles they carry.
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Taken in Victoria in the mid-1940's, This photograph belongedTo Mr. Fred Park, District Official in Vanderhoof for many yearsuntil 1958. Mr. Park, Senior, is The [ather of A. F. Park, Trainingand Safety Officer, Headquarters. Credit for The identification of
most of The people in the photograph goes to some of the longTerm employees at Headquarters, chiefly Bill Ingram of theA ccounts Branch.
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EMIL FESTERLING, Bridge Labourer, Grand ForksDistrict, I' e til' e d recently and was presented with a scroll formeritorious service after 20 years with the
Department. Regional Highway Engineer 1. W. Nelson made the presentationand fellow workers presented Emil witha gift.
* * *EARL W. MOORE
retires after 16 yearswith the Department.Earl began work withthe bridge crew andlater transferred to thepaving crew where heserved until his retirement. Earl's friends wish him thebest for his retirement.
* * *MRS. DOLORES
F. HARRIS, ClerkStenographer 2, Cranbrook District Office,left the Department inJuly after five years'service. Doloresworked part of the
time for the Property Negotiator and therest as Voucher Clerk. Dolores, her husband, and two children have moved toInvermere. G. K. Austin, District Superintendent, presented Dolores with a gifton behalf of fellow employees.
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given recently forDERMOD WOOD before he left .for England to study law atthe Sheffield LawSchool. He joined theDepartment's BridgeDesign Office in 1969 and transferred tothe Geotechnical and Materials TestingBranch in September 1970, as an Engineer 3. During his stay here he wasprimarily active in bridge-foundation design and slope stability. After law schoolhe hopes to return to Canada as a lawyerspecializing in the engineering field.
* * *JOHN A. PHILLIPS, Mechanic, Lil-
looet District, has left the Departmentafter nine years to go into business forhimself.
* * *FRED H. ANGRIGNON, Clerk 3
with New Denver District for 17 years,has left the Department to fill the position of Village Clerk in New Denver. Hewas presented with a gift and moneyfrom his fellow workers.
ROLAND APPLEBY was recently honoured by the Headquarters Location andBridge Branch officestaffs at a retirementpresentation made byE. E. Readshaw, Di
rector of Location . Roland retires after18 years of Location Branch service.From England, Roland held the positionof Mine Surveyor for the Lord JoieeyMines , and during the war years he servedas a group leader in the special police.In 1967, Roland was elected Presidentof Vancouver Island District Council ofMen's Clubs and he has been chief umpire for the Vancouver Island CricketAssociation for over 10 years.
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EST of the VernonHighways District wasrecently honoured onhis retirement. Marcelstarted working forthe Department inMarch 1954 as a Labourer. He was later reclassified as aTruck-driver and then as a Heavy-dutyOperator. Presentation of a gift fromhis fellow employees was made by P.S. Dunn, District Superintendent.
* * *LES BAGLEY, Ma-
chine Operator, Nananimo District, retired after 24 yearswith the Department.Les is a native of St.Helena Island, andmoved to Wellington
on Vancouver Island at 22. He is planning a trip back to his native island viaEngland in the spring. All his friendsfrom the Department wish his the bestfor the future.
* * *JOHN MUCHA re-
tired after 26 years ofservice with the Revelstoke M a i n te n ancebranch. Born in Poland, he came to Canada with his parents in1913 and joined theDepartment as a Labourer in 1946. In1950 he was promoted to Grader Operator at Revelstoke, where he remained formost of his service. John was honouredby his fellow employees and friends atthe recent fall social of the B.C. Government Employees Union. S. N. A. MeLeod, District Superintendent, presentedhim with a meritorious service scrollsigned by the Honourable the Minister,and a gift from his fellow employees.
MRS. J. HIGHTON retired last yearafter 19 years' servicein Headquarters Accounts Branch in Victoria. Joan started asa Clerk-Typist in thegeneral accounts of
fice in 1954 and transferred to the appropriations office the following year. In1957 she was promoted to a Clerk 3Accounting Machine Operator. A presentation was made by R. G. Harvey, Assistant Deputy Minister of Highways, onbehalf of her fellow workers. The weekafter her retirement Joan and her husband left for an extended holiday inEngland to visit their many friends andrelatives.
A presentation washeld December 8 tohonour MRS. HILDAWYLIE (nee Dewar)who retired after 20years' service. Mrs.Wylie was presentedwith gifts and a book
of remembrance with the signatures ofemployees. R. G. Harvey, AssistantDeputy Minister, made the presentation.Mrs . Wylie started in May 1952 at PouceCoupe as Clerk-Typist, transferred toFort St. John in 1956, then to VictoriaHeadquarters in 1959 as a Clerk 2. By1968 she was a Clerk 4 in the ContractsSection of Highways and Public WorksAccounts.
DON WATKINSON of the VernonHighway District washonoured recently onhis retirement fro inthe Department. Donstarted with the Department in July 1946as a Truck-driver. In 1955 he becameStockman at the Vernon yard, a positionhe held until his retirement. Presentationof a gift from his fellow employees wasmade by P. S. Dunn, District Superintendent.
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DAVID MICHAEL INGLIS, GraderOperator in Vernon Highway District,died suddenly on the evening of October10 at the age of 43. He is survived byhis wife and four children. He beganhis employment with the Department inJune 1960.
W. H. (BILL) WRIGHT, Foremanwith the Bridge Branch, died December15, 1972, at the age of 63. Bill beganwith the Department in 1965 and had inspected the fabrication and erection ofmany steel bridges in the Province. Heis survived by his wife, Violet, and twochildren.
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F. G. (FORREST)MOORE was honouredrecently at a partyheld at the Burns LakeCivic Centre to markhis retirement after 16years' service with theDepartment at Telkwa
and Houston, as a Labourer and MachineOperator. A farewell presentation wasmade by Mr. Neville Hope, District Engineer to Forrest, on behalf of his fellowemployees. He was chairman of theHouston Recreation Commission for anumber of years. He and Mrs. Moorehave purchased a resort on Francois Lakeas their retirement home.
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LAZARE PETERS, Labourer andMachine Operator 2 for many seasons inVanderhoof District, was recently honoured by his co-workers at a retirementparty. He and his wife were presentedwith a monetary gift. Mrs. Peters is wellknown throughout the district for herwork with the native children in teachingthem the Carrier language and nativedancing. Lazare had the affection andrespect of all who worked with him.His work in fencing and clearing programmes will be missed.
25 Year Service Award
Jack Leslie, Road Foreman 2 at Greenwood, right, receiving from D. C. Westaway, District Superintendent, a scroll formeritorious service upon completion of25 years with the Department. Lackjoined the Department in February 1946after serving more than four years in theCanadian Army.
W. M. (BUSTER) UNDERWOOD,District Superintendent, Penticton, diedJanuary 16 in Vancouver shortly beforehis retirement. He was born in Winnipeg in 1913. His many friends throughout the Department were saddened bythe news. Mr. Underwood started withPublic Works in Cranbrook in 1938 andserved in many parts of the Province,including Rossland, New Westminster,Boston Bar, Merritt, Fernie, PrinceGeorge, Kelowna, and Penticton. Heserved four and one-half years with theRCE during the war. He leaves his wife,Barbara, three daughters , and two grandchildren.
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JACK HENRY DORE died in anautomobile accident on Tuesday, August17, 1972, near his home in the Cecil Lakearea, Fort St. John Highway District.He was 31 and leaves his wife and twochildren. Jack started employment as aGrader Operator in 1966 and maintainedservice in the Cecil Lake area.
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ARTHUR SWEN SEABERG, Painterwith the Department in the VancouverDistrict, died November 20, 1972. Hehad worked for the First Narrows BridgeCompany from 1938 to 1955, after whichhe was employed by the British ColumbiaToll Authority and the Department ofHighways. He retired on February 12,1971.
WEDDINGSDENIS BRETECHER and LORETTA
BLOCK were married October 31, 1972,at Prince George Courthouse. The coupleare now residing in Prince Rupert, whereDenis is an Engineering Assistant 3.
H.Q. Bridge DesignEngineer Wins
Vancouver LongDistance Run
J. E. Farrell won the first place trophyin the "H . R. Cunningham MemorialSeawall Race" on November 4, 1972.The long-distance race is over 6 milesaround Stanley Park seawall in Vancouver. Jack's time was 35 minutes and 32seconds, beating the old record of 37minutes and 40 seconds . He runs underthe banner of the Victoria YMCA whichwon the competition against 17 otherteams.
Jack was born in Glasgow, Scotland,and is a graduate civil engineer fromStrathclyde University there. He arrivedin Canada in 1965 in Calgary, Alta., before joining the Department in June 1972as a Bridge Design Engineer. Jack ismarried and has two children.
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ON THE JOB
Arthur Lellegarate, Machine Operator 3 with the Fort St. JohnDistrict road crew for the past eight years, pauses while workingall the St. John Creek multiplate culvert, Art came to Canadafrom the Channel Islands some time ago am/ enjoys all of ouroutdoor activities, especially hunting.
Prince George District Operators, John Lovett, Truck-driver,left, and Pat Fay, Loader Operator.
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Fort St. John District crews working last fall on a 20-foot multip/ate culvert in St. John Creek on Road 101, replacing the oldO'Brien Bridge. The District planned to complete the fill andretaining-walls before winter.
Prince George District Machine Operators Jan Hamilton, Grader,left, Rick A",~tt, Truck-driver, pause on the job.
Prince George District Truck-drivers, left, Roger Cadieauxam/ Ken Wahl, doff hard hats for "picture break."
Gursli Elliott, Stewart, Prince Rupert District, 25, has two children, camefrom Newfoundland, and started with the Department in June 1971. At presenthe is operating trucks, loaders, and graders. Gursh loves to hike in the mountains and to try his luck on the elusive trout.
Horseshoe Bay Overhead Crossing, Trans-Canada Highway at the SquamisliJunction, over the British Columbia Railway. Project is to widen the existingstructure to freeway capacity.
Overpass framesin the background,
Horseshoe Bay Railroadsurface-textured retaining-wallUpper Levels construction.
Retaining-walls on the Upper Levels construction are physically pinned to the ground in solidrock footing treatment. Walls are built tight to theneighbourhood property lines to minimize landrequirements.
Saul Heikkila, Stewart, Prince Rupert District, worked for the District ofStewart for five years as the Municipal Foreman and started with the Department in February 1972 as a Cat Operator. Saul was fire chief for many yearsand is still the Civil Defence co-ordinator for the area. Saul loves to spend muchof his spare time at his cabin at Meziadin Lake.
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GROUPS
The Region 1 Trainer Operators met in Vanco/H'er onNovember 15. Front row, left to right, Glen A des, Training Supervisor, Victoria; Bruce Paget , Trainer Operator,Cloverdale; Donald Osborne, Trainer Operator, Chilliwack;A lien Park, Senior Training and Safety Officer, Victoria;back row, Howard McI.eod, Region 1 Driver Trainer;Richard A. Haworth, Trainer Operator, Nanaimo; RussellH . Mickey, Trainer Operator, Vancouver Highway District;Sybrand Groen, Trainer Operator, North Vancouver; HenryG . Robertson, Trainer Operator, Langford. Missing whenthe photograph was taken, Christopher Holcome, A lberni,and George J. Mulboeu], Courtenay.
Region 3 District Officials' Conference, Nelson, November 15 to 17,/972. Front row, left to right, T. R. Johnson, Services Engineer; P. B.MaeCarthy, Senior Maintenance Engineer; J. W. Nelson, Regional Highway Engineer; R. G. Harvey, Assistant Deputy Minister; H. J. Kelsall,Regional Maintenance Engineer; H. O. George, Regional MechanicalSuperintendent; P. J. Bonser, Regional Location Engineer, back row, leftto right, W. A. Budden, District Superintendent, Fernie; J. A. Kackman,District Technician, Creston; S. N. A. Mcl.eod, District Superintendent,Revelstoke; S. J. Dixey, Regional Office Manager, Nelson; T. V . E.Vickers. Bridge Inspection Engineer; W. M. Sproul, Regional Construction Engineer; R, E. MeKeown, District Superintendent, Rossland; H. A.Renmark, Regional Driver Trainer; G. A. A ustin, District Superintendent, Cranbtook; P. Barnes, Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engineer; D. C. Westaway, District Superintendent, Grand Forks; C. S . Shaw,District Superintendent, Golden; R. M. McMillan, District Superintendent, New Denver; G. J. Sutherland, Regional Paving Engineer; A. R.Limacher, Senior Personnel Officer; G. R. Kent, District Superintendent,Nelson; A. J. Bodnarchuk, Regional Landscape Supervisor and SafetyOfficer.
-Photo by Ramsey's Camera & Art Supplies, Nelson.
Region 2 held a District Office Managers annual conference 011
November 15 and 16 in Kamloops to discuss mutual problemsand policy. A ttending were back row, left to right, J. A lveberg,Vernon ; R. Dean, Personnel Officer; S. E. Price, Assistant Comptroller, Victoria; J. Chenoweth. Merritt; B. Milledge, Kelowna; V .Rupitz, Williams Lake; and O. T. King, Kamloops. Seated, Mrs.1. Hillen, Salmon Arm; J. D. Sutherland, Regional Office Manager; Miss H. Haylmore, Lillooet; P. Fuoco, Penticton; and G. W.Wagg, Headquarters Office Manager, Victoria .
The North Vancouver District shop crew poses for RR portrait .Top row, left to right, DQI'id Miller, Assistant Mechanic; BruceButcher, Mechanic; Bruce Yockey , Mechanic; Wes Wiebe, Machine Operator; Scott Johnston, Mechanic in the Squamish shop;Mervin Berglund, Mechanic; Neil Lamont, Mechanic; John Chow,Mechanic. Front row, Ernest Playdon, Stockman; TheresaThomas, Flag Girl and temporary Stockroom Helper; Fred Schonwald, Shop Foreman; Edward Berkosky, Mechanic; CharlieCampe, Mechanic; and John Merchant, Mechanic.
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Lumby crew. Vernon Highway District. pause for RR pictureduring sand-screening operation at Lovington pit. They are. leftto right. Charlie Hinman, Bridge Foreman; Frank Carr. RoadForeman; Paul Procter, Labourer; Marcel Charest. MachineOperator 7; Ray Neal. Machine Operator 3; Pat Dunn, DistrictSuperintendent; Alvin Lunzmann, Labourer; A . Hinz, MachineOperator 3; Karl Verhage, Machine Operator 4; and Geo Guenard, Machine Operator 7.
The Pouce Coupe District Office staff take a break for RR picture. left to right, Mrs. Beth Gibbons, Clerk 3; A. H. Dibben,District Superintendent; Miss Lori Koss, Clerk-Stenographer; P.E . Parent, District Office Manager; and Miss Dianne Gebauer,Clerk-Typist.
The Penticton District Office staff, front row, left to right, Mrs.K. H. Torelli, Clerk-Typist; Mrs. P. E. Finch. Clerk-Typist; MissE. J. Harrison. Clerk-Timekeeper; back row, Peter Fuoco, OfficeManager; Mrs. J. K . Walle, Voucher Clerk.
Prince George District Highway 16 crew pause for RR cameraman. left to right. George Jack. Foreman; Steve Screpnek; ErnieAssoignon; and Ed Nordstrom.
Headquarters Bridge Branch resurfacing crew, left to right. R.Law; D. Jameson; F. Black, Foreman; T. Burns; B. Baskett, whilethey were working on Stone Creek Bridge in Prince George area.
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SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION
A n award of distinction in safety waspresented recently to Kamloops Regionaladministration and office staff for working 921,021 consecutive man-hours without a time-loss accident from A pril I ,1952 to June 30, 1972. Receiving theaward is Mrs. Pauline Thomas from KenJackson of the Civil Service Commission.
An award of distinction in safety was presented recently to the Kamloops Districtgarage crew for working 456,399 consecutive man-hours without a time-lost accidentfrom January 1, 1964 to April 30, 1972. The award was presented by T. R . Johnson ,Services Engineer, to Ed Swanson, Mechanical Foreman. Members of the crew are ,left to right, D. Ohlhausen; J. Hillsden; P. Espig; T. Doucette; H. F. Blunden , DistrictSuperintendent; Ed Swanson, Mechanical Foreman , holding the award; O. Coster; Mr.Johnson; B. Heyden; B. Clarke; T. R . Evans, Regional Mechanical Superintendent; D.Martin; E . Bonin; P. Witzer; S. Newlands; D. Root; C. Still; B. Ramsay; A. Schwitek; K.Isakson; and K. Patenude.
) Twelve safety rallies were held in various centres in RegionI between early spring to the end of the year. The topics wereon different aspects of safety, communication, personal attitude, behaviour, driver safety, and emotional factors relating toaccidents. The Department was represented by Senior Trainingand Safety Officer A. F. Park, Regional Mechanical Superintendent Tom Yearsley, Regional Maintenance SuperintendentW. E. Mercer, and Regional Driver Trainer Howard McLeod.A representative from the Workmen's Compensation Boardspoke on safety research and training specializing in backinjur ies.
Nelson Road crew receiving bronze-on-gold safety award, frontrow, left to right, L. Cote; C. Strom; J. Paul; C. Jeffs; J. W.Nelson, Regional Highway Engineer; S. Cristojanetti; G. Gass; G.Kent; G. Strukoff; J. Keith; G . Leno; C. Barton; R. Browell; J.Haynes; G. Kanigan; R. Lipinski; J. Wolenski; D. Baker; P.Robinson; V. Johnson; C. Novak; P. Sherbinin .
IMPROVE YOUR VISIONAccording to the British Association of Optical Practitioners,
your vision will improve 20,000 to 30,000 times if you wait afew minutes before driving off into the dark. The Associationsays it takes about 15 minutes for a driver's eyes to becomecompletely accustomed to the dark, but few motorists waiteven 15 seconds. They come out of a lighted building, jumpinto a car, and drive off. They are, in fact, partially blind.According to the British group, for minimum safety, 17-yearold drivers should wait two or three minutes and 60-year-olddrivers at least five minutes for dark adaptation, but it stilltakes 15 minutes to gain your best dark vision.
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An award of honour in safety was presented recently to Kamloops District administration and office staff for working 467,214consecutive man-hours without a time-loss accident from April 1,1952 to June 30, 1972. Left to right are Norma O'Brien; BellyJones; Lin Humphreys; Wendy Jones; Fran Takenaka; BarbaraKochan; H. F. Blunden, District Superintendent, rece iving theaward from D. C. MacVicar, Regional Maintenance Engineer. Inthe back row is O. T. King, District Office Manager.
- A bronze safety award was presented recently to the KamloopsDistrict survey and engineering staff for working 40,256 consecutive man-hours without a time-lost accident from March 6, 1970,to February 27, 1972. Left to right, J. E. (Jim) Ferrier; P. B.(Pat) Casorso; H. F. Brugger, District Technician, receivingaward; L. G. C. (Lome) Brown; K. H. (Keith) Gagne; H. F.Blunden, District Superintendent; R. A. V. (Bob) Davoren; K.(Ken) McMillan; and H. S. (Howie) Turner.
LITHOGRAPHED IN CANADA BY K . M . MACDONALD, QUEEN'S PRINTER . VICTORIA . BRITISH COLUMBIA.