THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DECEMBER, 1969

RunnerPUBLISHED BY THE DEPA RTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 4

DEPARTMENT OF FERRY DOCKS?

The Department is many things tomany people. On the coast it not onlybuilds and maintains roads but numerousferry docks through the Dock Designoffice . This gallery of facilities, to­gether with the COVER PHOTO ofthe Kelsey Bay terminal for the Queenof Prince Rupert, is a sample. Topleft is the newly modified Texada Islanddock at Bl ubber Bay with the equallynew Texada Queen loading. A waiting­she lter, washrooms, and a parking areawere also provided. Top right is theCampbell River end of the QuadraIsland ferry run recently modified to takethe new Quadra Queen II and, middleleft, the other end at Quathiaski Cove .Right is the Powell River landing forComox Queen and, bottom left, theLittle River terminal at the Comox side.both modified recently to handle thelarger Queen of the Islands during theslimmer. Bottom right is the new He r­iot Bay terminal on Quadra Island forthe new Cortes Island service where theQuadra Queen I will be used . Two newferries, Texada Queen and Quadra QueenII went into service this year.

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THE ROAD RUNNER

Associate Field Editors

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Number 4December, 1969

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Volume 6

Published Quarterly by the

British Columbia Department of HighwaysVictoria, British Columbia

Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur J. Schindel, Editor

A. R. Limacher Victoria

Bill Ingram Victoria

Al Walisser Bridge District

Jim Winton North VancouverS. J . Tognela Burnside

J. W. Morris NanaimoM. Butler Courtenay

David Price British Columbia Ferries DivisionGeorge Cooper Patrol , North Vancouver

Ellis Meads Dock District

Lloyd Burgess New WestminsterDon Osborne Chilliwack

Jim Ferrier Kamloops

Edie Smith Williams Lake

Murray Ramsay Salmon Arm

M. J. Newlands ReveIstoke

Al Desimone .. Vernon

Fred Evans Kelowna

J. W. Zaporozan . Penticton

Jim Chenoweth Merritt

Dave Roberts Lillooet

Dorothy Wilkins Grand Forks

R. E. McKeown ...__...RosslandS. J. Dixey Ne1son

Fred Angrignon New DenverIrene Labelle Creston

N. K. Molander Cranbrook

Sam Caravetta Fernie

John Edgar Golden

Steve Sviatko Smithers

J. C. Bartsch ._. . Pouce CoupeHomer Good Fort SI. John

Don Hutton Terrace

E. A. Beaumont Prince George

Shirley Hrechka Prince GeorgeJack Doddridge Prin ce George

C. R. Stephen son Quesnel

George Harper VanderhoofH . R. Walker Burns Lake

W. R. Ball Prince Rupe rt

WESLEY D. BL ACK, Minister.

With Christmas near I would like again to extend toall employ ees of the Department, particularly those whorun the ferrie s and operate maintenance equ ipm ent duringthe holidays, my personal wish for a M erry Chr istmasand Happy N ew Y ear. Th e end of the year this timebrings us to the end of the Sixties. Th ere is a greatersolemnity about a change of decades because we tendto think of our lives and our careers in multiples of ten .As well as these usual seasonal greetings, ther efore, mayI wish everyone in the Department the best of everythingfor the new decade.

H . T . Mi ard , Deput y Minister, left, ma de a presentation onbehalf of H eadquarters staff to D . D . (Dudley ) G od frey prior tohis departure from Victoria to assume the position of RegionalHigh way En gineer in North Vancou ver. M r. G odfrey who, inhis limited leisure tim e is active in ma ny outdoor acti vities suchas ski-ing and m ountain climb ing, has held the position of ChiefEngineer in the D epartment since 1963. H e has ser ved in var­ious parts of the Province as District Engineer, Divisional En gi­neer, and R egional High way En gineer. Also a bird watcher, hewas present ed with a set of binoculars by H eadquarters sta ff .

3LITHOGRAPHED IN CA NADA BY A . SUTTON. QUEEN'S PRINTER . V ICTORIA, BR I T I SH C O L U M B I A.

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CHRIS PEDERSEN, Labourer on theTelkwa road crew, retired after 13 yearswith the Department. Chris was pre­sented with a gift by Road MaintenanceForeman Vern Flockhart.

ANDY DAVIS. Ferryman on theCedarvale ferry, retired April 18, 1969,after 14 years' service with the Depart­ment. Andy will make South Hazeltonhis retirement home.

September 30th marked the end of 24years' service with the Department forL. RAY HIRTLE, of the Grand Forksroad crew. During this time he workedas Labourer, temporary Bridge Elimina­tion Foreman, and Maintenance Fore­man. He plans to make a trip to Sas­katchewan to visit his twin sister. Afterthat he is not likely to find time hangingheavy on his hands as he is an activemember of the Masonic Lodge, a grand­father to four lively youngsters, and hehas many interesting hobbies. Upon hisretirement , Ray received the meritoriousservice award for 24 years of service.

W. JACK WHIBLEY retired after 10years with the Department. Jack wasone of the few old-timers who stuck atlabouring. A gathering was held forhim and Mrs . Whibley, with many bestwishes from everyone.

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ED ARNSTON, a long-time employeein the Mechanical Branch and Shop Fore­man in the Fort St. John District, re­signed this year so that he can becomea full-time farmer. Friends and associ­ates bid farewell with gifts of tools andgarden furniture .

JAMES S MIT H ­MeG REG OR ret iredfro m his duties asEngineering Assistantrecent ly af ter nineyears' service. Born inScotland, Jim worked14 years in coal mines

before emigrating to Canada in 1934 andto Dease Lake, British Co lumbia. in 1935.There he made his living trapping andmining un til 1960. He then joined theConstruction Branch at work on theStewart-Cassiar Road and rema ined thereduring his service, except for three years.. down south" in Chetwynd. Jim plansto take a trip to Aus tra lia during thewinter and return to the Cassiar countrynext summer, where he may look forsome gold caches hidden in the earlydays.

JOHN M. BOT­TERILL, ClintonForeman, retires atthe end of Decemberafter 40 years with theDepartment. A fare­well gathering washeld November 14th,

including both District and RegionalHighway staff along with many othersfrom the Clinton area. Gifts were pre­sented to both John and his wife.

CHARLES HENRY SLATER retired

from the Department of Highways, Mer­ritt Maintenance Branch, on September30, 1969, after more than 21 years ofservice. He was presented with a walletcontaining money and a service scrollsigned by the Minister.

MEL LANGLAND,Bridgeman 2, recent­ly retired after 21years of service withthe Rossland bridgecrew. He was pre ­sented with a meri­torious service scrollby District Superintendent R. E. Me­Keown.

B. W. (BE RT)WOLF, Regional Of­fice Ma nager in Karn ­loops, lef t the Depart­men t on October 24,1969, fo r hol idays an dreti reme nt leave priorto his retirement De­

cember 31st after more than 23 years'service. Mr. Wolf joined the Depart­ment of Public Works in 1946 after ser­vice in the Ca nadian Army during WorldWar II. He started as a Stockman inKam loops and rose through various pro­motions to Regional Office Manager in1956 . A t a ban quet in his honour,October 23rd, representatives from Head­quarters were A. E. Rhodes, Comptrollerof Expenditure; M. G. Elston, SeniorPlanni ng Engineer ; D. F. Martin, SeniorMaintenance Engineer; A. R. Lirnacher,Assistant to Executive; S. Price, Assis­tant to Comptroller of Expenditure. Pre­sentations were made from the Depart­ment and from his local office staff.

PAUL A. TON DE­VOLD, retired Fort St.

Joh n District Super­

intendent, was wishedwell by frie nds, local

contractors, and De­partment personnelwhen about 150 peo­

ple gathered earlier this year at a surpriseparty for him. Since Mr. Tondevoldbegan work with the Department in 1956,he has been a Construction Superintend­ent on various highway and bridge pro­jects, a Toll Bridge Superintendent, and,finally, a District Superintendent. He

spent seven years in the Fort St. JohnDistrict and, during this time, he left animpression on the whole area, includingFort Nelson, Cassiar, the motor-trans­port industry, pipe-line contractors, andothers doing work on Crown land; hesupervised construction on all roads andbridges connected with the W. A. C.Bennett Dam. He reconstructed 50 milesof the Hudson Hope Road to pavingstandards, including two major bridges(his pet project), and constructed or re­constructed hundreds of miles of districtroads and numerous bridges in the dis­

trict. Pat has left Fort St. John, but notthe Department. He has spent the pastsummer supervising construction projectsin Region 4 and it is hoped he will dothis on. future construction projects.

ROD MORRISON,Headquarters Bridge

Foreman 3, Vancou­ver , retired OctoberIst. He joined theDepartment in 1955,and has worked onsuch bridges as theBrilliant Bridge, the Mica Creek bridges,the North Thompson bridges, and more

recently completed West Twin Creek

and McBride Bridges. Before 1955,Rod worked as a structural steelworker,beginning his trade on the Pattullo andLions Gate Bridges, back in the '30s.He is married and is "Grandpa" to twogirls . His immediate plans are to takea trip back to Scotland.

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NEW FACESIN NEW PLACES WEDDINGS PROMOTIONS

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R. N. (RICH)ISLES recently wonthrough competitionthe position of Clerk4 in the KamloopsDistrict Office. Pre­viously he was withthe British Columbia

Forest Service Engineering Division inVictoria. Rich is single and his outsideinterests include ferroquinology, jazz,and non-fiction.

BEAR TRAP?

W. N. (WALLY) SMITH recentlywon through competition the position ofRoadside Development Engineering As­sistant for Region 2 in Kamloops. Wallyspent the last two years working out ofthe Landscape Supervisor's office in Vic­toria. He is single and enjoys sports-carracing and ski-ing .

J. D. (JACK) SUTHERLAND re­cently won through competition the posi­tion of Regional Office Manager in Karn­loops . He has been District Office Man­ager there.

Getting caught in the bear trap wasbad enough, bUI Ken Brookbank, FortSI. John District Stockman, though I theywent to far when no one was allowed tofeed him. Ken was che cking the trap,fabricated for the Fish and Came Branchby the district blacksmith. when some­one dropped the gate. He found thatshowing his teeth didn't he lp much, either.

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A wedding of interest took place Sep­tember 20, 1969, in the Bridge Lake­Roe Lake Area when Linda Ann Reedand Michael David King were married.Mike has been a grader operator withthe Department of Highways at BridgeLake for the past three years.

Harmon Delyea and Beverley Archi­bald were married on August 16th in theUnited Church at Nelson . Harmon is aMachine Operator 2 in the Fernie District .

JOANNE NIELSON and JIM HAWESwere married in Lakeview UnitedChurch, Vancouver, on September 4th.Jim is an Engineering Aide 3 with theDock Design office in New Westminster.Joanne is a dietician's assistant at Van­couver General Hospital, and is a formerresident of Seattle, Washington. Thecouple spe nt their honeymoon at MountRainier.

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-T. E. ASHE, Cap­

tain of Francois Lakeferry, recently trans­ferred from NanaimoDistrict. At Nanaimo,Mr. Ashe was ShiftCaptain on the EthelHunter, operating be­

tween Chemainus and Thetis Island.

H. D. DOWNER, formerly of theRevelstoke District, has taken duties asRoad Foreman 2 at Celista in the SalmonArm District.

STANLEY E. IS­BERG, Road Fore­man 3, has been trans­ferred recently to Pen­tieton in the PentictonHighway District. Hewas employed in theFort SI. John Districtfrom April, 1954, to January, 1969, afterwhich he was in the Princeton area untilAugust, 1969. Stan is married and hasthree children.

KEN R. WI LKINShas recentl y trans­ferred from Victoriato Cranbrook as Prop­erty Negotiator 2.Ken started with theDepartment in Sep­tember, 1968, and has

also served in Prince George. His hob­bies are ski-ing (water and snow), trap­shooting, and he is looking forward tothe long winter and snowy ski slopes inthe Cranbrook area.

DON HILL transferred to the Smith­ers Highway District on _October 1stfrom the Paving Branch. Don is anEngineering Aide 3.

HERB YOUNG commenced on theSalmon Arm Distr ict survey crew onOctober l st,

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ABOUT PEOPLE

MRS. D. BATKE,Prince George Dis­trict Voucher Clerk.A newcomer, Mrs.Batke has been em­ployed by the Depart­ment since Augu st,1969.

.,.,K. W. Fergeson has joined the Na­

naimo District crew· all Gabriola Islandas Graderman. Ken spent several yearsill the Fort St. John country before join­ing our forces ill Nanaimo.

DAVID GEORGEhas recently joined theLocation Branch inPrince George as En­gineering Aide. Origi­nally from Vermont,he and his wifeSharon, ate a c her,

have been working in British Columbiafor a year.

LARRY BERKEY,Electrician, is chargedwith the responsibilityof keeping highwaytraffic lights function­ing on VancouverIsland.

NIELS EDEL-MANN, EngineeringAide 3-6, PrinceGeorge District. Nielshas been employedwith the Departmentsince March, 1967.He is married withtwo children .

G. R. WOODMAN,Shift Captain of Fran­cois Lake ferry, re­cently came to BurnsLake from Vancou­ver. Prior to this hewas a tugboat masteron the Coast.

SALLY MARKO commenced work inthe Smithers District Office on August11th as Clerk-Stenographer 2.

J. K. (KEN) SUL­LIV AN recently start­ed work in the Re­gional Office of theProperty NegotiationsBranch at PrinceGeorge. Ken has hadwide experience 10

appraisals and land buying in the UnitedStates and Canada. His hobby is fishing.

TERRY BURGESS,recently appointedLandscape Supervisorfor Region 4, has beenwith the Highways De­partment 1I years,most of this time withthe Materials Branch .

Terry and his wife Joellen have twochildren, Jeff, five, and Helen, eight.Terry is active in air cadets, where heholds the rank of lieutenant. He is alsointerested in target-shooting.

MRS . L. WAL­LACE, Clerk 3, PrinceGeorge District Office.Mrs. Wallace is time­keeper for hired equip­ment during the sum­mer months. Beforecoming to Prince

George she worked for four and a halfyears in the Burns Lake Office.

JACK R. FRED­RICKSON, DistrictTechnician, PrinceGeorge District. Jackhas been employed bythe Department since1952. He was withthe Location Branchuntil October, 1968, when he was loanedto the Burnside Office before moving toPrince George . He is married withthree children.

CAROL S. JOHN­SON, Clerk-Stenogra­pher 2 in the SmithersOffice, has transferredto the Department ofAgriculture Office inSmithers. Carol was

"# i presented with a giftby Smithers District Office Manager CliffBrown on behalf of her co-workers.

MRS. C. PUGA,Senior Stenographerin the Prince GeorgeRegional Office, cameto the Departmentfrom the Forest Ser­vice in Prince George,where she had workedfor over three years. Married for sixyears, Cecelia and her husband Nickhave a four-year-old daughter, Theresa.She is interested in sewing, baking, andsports.

GLENYS HOGAN,newest arrival in thePrince George Re­gional Office, is origi­nally from Liverpool,England, having cometo Canada three yearsago. She was pre­

viously employed as a secretary-recep­tionist at a ski resort in Alta Lake and,consequently, she and her husband Davidare avid skiers. Her other hobbies aretennis and reading.

JOHN W. ZAPO­ROZAN is the newDistrict Technician 2in the Penticton Dis­trict Office. No new­comer to the Depart­ment, John has beenwith the Paving and

Construction Branches for about 18years as a Resident Engineer. John ismarried and has two boys and two girls.

L. G. MURRAYhas had many years'experience with theDepartment since hejoined in January,1946. He is at presentRoad Foreman 4 atAllison Pass Mainte­nance Camp, Hope-Princeton Highway,in the Penticton District.

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service in the Victoriaoffice, Materials Test­ing Branch, MRS. D.LAPP has decided toventure into businessfor herself as ownerand manager of a

small apartment block. A presentationwas held November 13th when Mrs. Lappreceived parting gifts and good wishesfrom her many friends and co-workers.

Convalescents

KIRBY RIMER,Draughtsman, Mat e­rials Testing Branch,has been at VictoriaHeadquarters sinceJune, 1968. Kirbyhas a diploma in map­ping and draughting

from British Columbia Vocational School.He is married and has one son.

A presentation wasmade recently to MRS.MARGARET MUL­LENS by H. T. Miard,Deputy Minister, onbehalf of the staff atHeadquarters. Mar­garet commenced withthe Department in 1961 and has servedas Secretary to a number of Departmentalofficials, including the Chief Engineerand the Design and Planning Engineer.Margaret is leaving the Department toresume household duties .

FRED W. HOLZWORTH, MachineOperator 11 with the Prince GeorgeDistrict, has been on sick leave sinceJuly 2, 1969. He is in ShaughnessyHospital and is expected to be away forat least another two months. Mr. Holz­worth has been with the Departmentsince 1946.

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SEK, SupervisingBridge Design Engi­neer, was born inCzechoslovakia. Hestudied at Karlsruheand Dresden Univer­sities in Germany and

graduated from Brno University inCzechoslovakia. He practised engineer­ing in his native country and France.Arriving in Canada in March, 1955, heworked for a consulting firm in Montrealfor a year and joined the Department inMay, 1956. Milo was involved in thedesign of some of the Department's firstprestressed-concrete bridges. His hob­bies are mountaineering, ski-ing, andpainting, and he is married with one son.

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BENNETT started asa Clerk in the Equip­ment Branch in June,1961, after 15 monthsin the general office.Bob is Chairman ofthe Benevolent Com­

mittee of the Victoria Branch, B.C.G.E.Union, an active member of the PublicServices Branch 127, Royal CanadianLegion, and is one of their representa­tives to the local United Nations Associa­tion. He and his wife Margaret areenthusiastic square dancers and enjoy agood game of bridge. They have threemarried daughters. '

Two of the Highways Accounts sections at Headquarters in Victoria. Left picture

is the section under George Wagg dealing with accounts receivable, property register, andFederal claims; left to right, Mrs. Barbara Morrison, Mrs. Lois James, Miss Diane

Grundy, Mrs. Lillian Macl.eod, and George. The other picture shows the section deal­ing with contracts, insurance, signal and street lighting, leases of Government buildingsand property and agreement under T. A. (Gus) Jacklin, left. Others are Mrs. DianneVan Tassel, Mrs. Hilda Dewar (seated), and Mrs. Carol Shaw.

Gary Stacey, Transport Operator illthe Smithers District, returned to workthis year after a seven-month absenceresulting from a broken leg.

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Chief Records Clerk,started with the PublicWorks DepartmentMay 10, 1930. Hehas served continu­ously with the Depart­ment, except for leaveof absence to serve 'in the Second Wo rldWar. Married with one son, Reg wasactive with the Victoria Symphony Or­chestra for 25 years as a cellist. Hishobbies are gardening, photography, andstamp collecting.

H EDLEY .. HED "WILTON commencedemp loyment with theEquipment Branch inMarch, 1969, and ispresently carrying outa pro gramme to stand­ardize stock -room pro­cedures. He and his wife Joanna spendmuch of their leisure time boating andencouraging water ski-ing at ShawniganLake (no matter what the weather ) .They have a married son and daughterand one son at home.

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PEEK INTO THE PAST

Highways crew, under the direction of Bridge Foreman Ed Kingsley, replacing the original Powers Creek Bridge near Kelowna in1942. Picture taken by Ray Woods, who was then and still is with the Department of Highways.

Back in the days when roads were not only narrow but low. This is between Ok anagan Falls and Oliv er at Vasea ux Lake in theearly 30's.

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Riverbank protection work in the Hagensborg-Bella Coola area, undertaken in the past two or three years, was also going on 25years ago. Picture at top shows 75-horse power tractor working on river mattress in 1935 and above, ox en, believe it or not, were used tohaul brush for the sam e job. .

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"EXTRACURRICULAR" ACTIVITIES ON THE JOB

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But ch Taylor, left, and Hector Gerowtesting a brush- chip ping ma chin e onSaltspring Island. Thi s mach ine willshorten the time required to tak e careof brush that seems to grow faster eachyear .

A road mix paving operation on Gabri­ola Island, Nanaimo District. Nearlyall of the paving done on the Island ishandled this way, by far the mosteconomical means of paving in thes eareas .

R . M . Galloway, Cassidy R oad M ain­tenance Foreman , Nanaim o Dist rict , in­spects a concrete-pipe installation underthe new highway to Harmac pulp-mill.Th e new road will be a great improve­m ent in the district and will speed upindustrial flow on Van couver Island.

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W. (BILL) BALL,Technician 2, was re­cently transferred toPri nce Rupert wherehe will be District Su­perintendent. A fare-

• well party was givenhim by the Prince

George road crew and a presentationmade by Senior Foreman Frank Peck.

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MRS. M. ENDERS,who took care of theNanaimo Distric t Of­fice in Port Alberni,has left the Depart­ment to take up dutiesas a housewife. Afarewell party, with

the pre sentation of gifts, was held forMaureen in the Nanaimo Office.

First Annual D ance Held in Victoria,-The Hon, and Mrs. W esley D . Black wereguests of hon our at a dance held for Department of Highways em ploy ees October 10,1969, at Craigdarr och Co llege, University of Victoria.

Th e dance, organi zet! by a com mittee under the chairmanship of Bert Davies, SeniorPersonnel Officer, was well attended, About 300 people, some from Court enay , Nanaimo,

and New Westm inster, enjoyed them selves dancing to Da ve Pepper's 10-piece orchestra,the " III Winds."

Th e decorations by the Sign Sh op, the place mats with their clever, amusing and

tim ely cartoo ns, the flow ers and coloured candles, all helped to provide a cheerful,relax ed atm osph ere for the first such event,

The annual British Co lumbia Go vernm ent Empl oyees' Union banquet for theSalmon Arm District was held on October 24, 1968, with approximately 100 guestsattending. A skit was staged by members of the Salmon Arm crew and bridge crewand the entertainment was followed by dancing.

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MISCELLANY

The Fort St. John District bridge crew is repair ing theFor t Nelson Bridge, an important link to surrounding oil­fields, after vandals had set ofl a dynamite blast on thedeck of the one-lane structure and put it out of action fora time.

Widening of the George S. Pearson Bridge at Nanaimo wascompleted recently . Deputy Minister H. T. Miard assisted IndianQueen Miss Coal Tyee at the official opening November 5th, left .A bove left shows the bridge construction early in the project and,above right, is the finished product showing the new approaches.Stru cture has greatly eased heavy traffic bottleneck at the site onthe Trans-Canada Highway at the northem side of the City ofNanaimo.

Shown during a break in the Fourth Foreman Training Programmegroup at Allison Pass, in session October 20th-24th. Front row, BruceCasemore (Fruitvale}, Ted Arnoldus (Terrace) , George Rose (QuadraIsland), John Gerhardt (Crawford Bay), Al Huolt (Cranbrook ), CamWilson (Falkland). Second row, Vem Bedell (Dawson Creek), BernieBergstrom (Jafjray) , George Watkins (Ue/uelet), Vince Adamski (Bos­

ton Bar), George Swanson (Winlaw ), Third row, Jim Edge (Bur­

naby), Art Spencer (Quesnel), Clifj Thoveson (Fort St. John), BillTaylor (Pemberton), Vem Flockhart (Smithers). Back row, StanIsberg (Penticton ), Arnold Cornish (Cherryville), Merv Campbell( Kamloops ), Don Richier (A bbotsjord}, Norm McRae ( Beaverdell ),Glen Wiley (Fraser Lake), Hugh Hollins (Queen Charlotte Islands).

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SAFETY AWARDS, INFORMATION, RALLIES

Four crews in the Revelstoke District recently received awardsfor safety. The Revelstoke road maintenance crew's achievementof 314,841 hours without a time-loss accident earned them asilv er on gold certificate. displayed by F. Praill, Road Foreman 4,left. Th e Revelstoke bridge crew received a gold certificate for55 ,340 hours of accident-free operation, shown here by N. C.Beckley, right, member of the crew. Revelstoke District ferriesreceived a gold certificate for 181,937 hours of accident-freeoperation, and the Trout Lake maintenance crew received abron ze certificate for 41 ,930 hours without a time-loss accident ,

Membership in the 10 on 2 Club was presented recently toE. J. Trimble, Heavy Duty Mechanic of the Penticton garagecrew, after his safety shoes saved him from serious injury whena 300-pound bumper he was installing fell on his feet. Hesuffered only bruised insteps, but his doctor said he would havelost some toes had he not been wearing hard-toed shoes. Left toright, H. L. Campbell, Mechanic Foreman; J. H. Pankiw, Dis­trict Engineer; Mr. Trimble; and H . D. Francis, Region 2Safety Officer.

J. R. MILES, Golden Lowbed Operator,was presented with a gold hard hat awardafter a unique accident earlier this year. Whiletry ing to attach a winch-line to a truck 150feet down a bank, he dislodged a rock abouta foot square and several inches thick nearthe top of the hi ll. When John saw the rockcomi ng he scrambled beh ind a small tree, bu t

it struck him and the tree, p utting a dent in his hard hat andcausing a head cu t just above his left eye which required sixstitches. H ad it not been for the ha rd hat much more seriousinjuries would have resu lted .

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Presentation of a bronze-on-gold safety award was recentlymade to A. G. (Gordon) Jones, Regional Construction Superin­tendent, centre, representing Region 2 Construction Branch, byJ. W. (Bill) Nelson, Regional Highway Engineer, left. D . C.(Dave) MacVicar, Regional Maintenance Engineer, looks on.

BATTERY TIPSDID YOU KNOW THAT .?

.. There is always danger that an automotive battery may ex­plode when using booster cables around it if the hookup is notmade correctly." Hydrogen is emitted through the vents in thecell caps. Any electric spark can set off a powerful explosion ,and electric sparks easily occur when making a connection to abattery. For safety: Remove the ceil caps from both batteries,then attach the booster cables to the live battery. Next, connectthe appropriate cable to the positive (+) post of the dead battery.Then, connect the second cable to a good ground spot, such asthe engine block, rather than to the negative (-) battery post ,so that any spark that occurs will not be near the battery.­National Safety Council.

.. A frozen car battery can be as dangerous as a bomb." A bat­tery that has been weakened to one-quarter of its normal chargewill freeze at zero, and a dead battery at 5 degrees above. Whenice prevents gases from escaping, a dangerou s explosive mixtureresults, and it needs only a touch of outs ide electrical current toburst, blasting off frozen chunks of battery solution that carryenough acid to burn skin and clothing. F or safety: Disconnectthe frozen battery and let it thaw in a war m place. Pushing ortowing the car, or using a jum per cable from ano ther batterymay cause the battery to explode.-Ontario Safety League.

The Salmon Ar m Dis trict Office staff receive d a bro nze-on-goldaward for their accident-free rec ord fr om January 1, 1957, toAugust 31, 1969. The Salmon Ar m District bridge crew re­ceived a bronze-on-gold award for their accident-free recordfrom November 23, 1964, to March 31, 1969.

Four Portraits.-Widely varied conditions of topography, soils,and growth are illustrated ill these aerial views of four differentparts of British Columbia's highway system, one for each of thefour regions and all with distinctive engineering problems. Topleft is the Columbia River Bridge at Kinnaird 011 Highway No.3.Winter scene shows confluence of Columbia and Kootenay Riverswith Castlegar in the background. Top right is a portion of High­way 499, from the Massey Tunnel to the United States bordernear the Nicomekl River. Flat delta land presented few alignmentproblems, but it did present soil problems. Bottom left is precipi­tous section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Hell's Gate ill theFraser Canyon, typical of another kind of highway problemencountered ill British Columbia. Bottom right is the Peace RiverBridge at Hudson Hope ill Region 4011 the Chetwynd-Hudson HopeRoad. View is north and the Vii/age of Hudson Hope is to theright.

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FERRIES

The (A Watch) crew of the Queen of Prince Rupert attended a fire on the Sea Breeze III. The vessel later sank, with no loss oflife. The incident occurred ill Johnstone Strait, May 8, 1969, at 6.35 a.m , Seen on the ferry, left to right, Ted R. Hamilton, 011 hose,assisted by Bev Meyer; on second hose. D. Baker, assisted by Dave Hamill.

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REST ROOMS

Prime Minister W. A. C. Bennett took time recently to pose for pictures with crewmembers of B Watch, Horseshoe Bay Terminal. Left to right are Don Moss, BerthaPetersen, Andy Mar, Jean Powis, David Kalidin, Mr. Bennett, Manley Cramer, JohnMartinec, and Ken Telfer.

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Crew of Queen of Prince Rupert onconstant watch during voyage throughinside passage to Prince Rupert. On thebridge are, left to right, Capt. G. G. Rud­dick, Third Officer Gordon Cockroft, andChief Officer E. R . Coombes.

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as Switchboard Operator at BritishColumbia Ferries head office. Sherryis a third-year education student at theUniversity of Victoria, who work edfor the Traffic Department during thepast summer.

Some of the personnel at Saltery Bay Terminal, situatedon the Sunshine Coast, south of Powell River. Left toright, they are: A . Reavie, D. Pearson, with B. C. Lamb,Assistant Terminal Agent.

Frank Loines, Manning Officer for British ColumbiaFerries at Tsawwassen Terminal, explains the working ofcontrols on the bridge of the Queen of Esquimalt duringa demonstration run through the Strait of Georgia. Leftto right, Mrs. Loines; Ellis Reyn olds; Mrs. Joy ceCroucher, of Crowley, Sussex, England; and Mr. Loines.

Books for ship's library were presented to Capt. Gerry Ruddick, left.and Radio Officer Bob Barrie, second from left, both of Queen of PrinceRupert, for outstanding weather-reporting during J968. Presentations

were made by former Victoria Weather Officer William Mackie, secondfrom right, now Transport Department Regional Superintendent atVan couver, and Highways Minister W. D . Black.

First employee to complete his apprenticeship with British ColumbiaFerries was Peter Blair. Peter is now a qualified shipwright. havingbeen trained at Tsawwassen Terminal Maintenance Shop by G. Beaumont.Pictured here receivinghis ..apprenticeship certificate from M. F. Aldous,General Manager, British Columbia Ferries Division, left. Between

them is Capt. P. J. Reakes, Marine Superintendent, and on the right isPaul Cogswell, Hull Maintenance Foreman .

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Which one of the British Columbia ferries is the oldest? In a recent editionof the" Road Runner" the claim was made for the M .V . Pender Queen, formerMotor Princess of 1923. However, in the present fleet there is a much olderhull, the Langdale Queen. Completed in 1903 in Philadelphia as Asbury Park,she cam e to the West Coast to be rechristened three more times. For service inSail Francisco Bay she became the City of Sacramento. In 1953 the old girl

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received another new name and a new superstructure when she was completelyrebuilt by the Black Ball Line in her present form as the car ferry Kahloke. Shewas used all Black Ball's new Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay service until the Br itishColumbia Government's purchase of the company. She now plies the SunshineCO(I.\"t route from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale as the MY. Langdale Quee n. (Penand ink sketch by Seaman Dave Thorne.},