THE BRITISH COLUMBIA APRIL 1973

P BUSHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUI E 10, NUMBER 2

ALICE LAKE-BRaHM LAKE JUNCTION SHOTConstruction blast on the Garibaldi Highway, 8 miles north

of Squamish at the junction of the Alice Lake Road and theBrohm Lake Road, is shown in the accompanying photographs.Construction Foreman Bert Melsness was in charge of the work,Art Andress was Powder Foreman, and Harvey Newell wasSenior Powderman, all with the North Vancouver District.

The photographs on the left show from topto bottom the sequence of the blast. The sec­ond picture is the initial detonation while thethird picture shows how the shot was loaded.Note that the front face is already blasted, butthat further detonation toward the rear hasjust occurred. The drilling depth averaged 30feet, the width was 77 feet , the length 250feet, and the blast produced 21,000 yards.

A somewhat different concept was used in theroadway design , the actual road being three­laned. The walls of the cut were pre-sheared,drilled on 2-foot centres, and loaded with fourcomparative test sections of Xactex with con­tinuous load, 300-grain Primaflex, 400-grainPrimaflex, and 700-grain Primaflex (a combi­nation of the 300-grain and 400-grain Prima­flex). These walls were then pre-sheared on

a vertical face to grade, resulting in a clean cutalong the outer wall as can be seen in the lowerright photograph.

Drilling was then resumed on a 5 by 5-footpattern with the first holes drilled 2Y2 to 3 feetfrom the previously sheared wall. These holeswere only loaded with a 50-per-cent charge, allthe others were loaded normally. A IO-footditch was allowed because of the vertical face

and the height of the cut.Maintenance costs of this type of cut should be considerably

lower, because the smooth rock face will result in fewer rockfalls . When rock falls do occur, the ditch size will preclude thenecessity of immediate removal. There should be little or norock fall on the travelled roadway and a tractor or loader willbe able to work in the ditch when cleaning is necessary.

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A number of transfer s or cha nges of senior personnel havetaken place since the beginning of the year. W . E. Mer cer, for­merl y Region al Maintenan ce Engineer, Burnaby, has been ap­pointed Region al Planning En gineer for Region 1. H. F. Blunden,Distri ct Super intendent, Kaml oops, has been appointed Region alApproving Officer for Region 2. P. J. Carr, formerly Region alMaintenan ce Engineer, Prince Georg e, is now Assistant Region alHighway Engineer, Region I. W. M. Sproul , fo rmerl y RegionalCo nstruc tion En gineer , Nelson , assumes the posit ion of AssistantRegion al Highway Engineer , Region 4 . D. C. MacVicar and H. J.Kelsall stay on as Assistant Region al Highway Engineers at Kam­loops and Nelson, respecti vely. Th eir fo rmer positions as Re­giona l Maintenance Enginee rs have been incorporated into thenew one. D. P. Doyle, form erly with the Construction Bran ch ,has assum ed the position of District En gineer , McBride.

No.2April 1973

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THE ROAD RUNNER

Published Quarterly by the

British Columbia Department of HighwaysVictoria, British Columbia

Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur 1. Schindel, Editor

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Volume 10

Associate Field EditorsW. S. Boughey . . . .. .__._.Victor iaBill Ingram . ...._._. ...._VictoriaWayne Randell .. .. ...... _..__ .. North Van couv erHerb Gutteridge .. .. .. Region al Electrical CrewL. Q. Fong .Centreline Marking, CloverdaleBruce Robertson '- .. ..__.. Burn sideJ. W. Morris .. .... .. NanaimoMike Butler .. ..__ ..CourtenayGeorge Cooper .. Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads .. .. ..__.. .._..Dock DistrictLloyd Burgess .. ..New WestminsterEdna Hodgson .. .. McBrideJim Ferrier -..--- .. .. .KarnloopsEdie Smith -- .. Williams LakeMurray Ramsay ----------- .. ..Salmon ArmM. J. Newlands --- --..__.... .. RevelstokeAI Desimone .. .. . VernonR. J . Martin ..KelownaJ. W. Zaporozan ..__ .... .. PentictonJim Chenoweth Merritt

Dave Roberts --..-------------- ... .._. LillooetDorothy Wilkins --------- Grand ForksA. Dyson ----..--- .------- .. .. ._. . ..RosslandS. J. Dixey ----------------------------------- NelsonShirley Verigin .... N ew Denve rFred Ryckman .. .__ . .. ...__ . . Cre stonN. K. Molander .. .. CranbrookSam Caravetta FernieJ. W. Hickmott GoldenFrances Martin . . ..Smithers1. B. A. Hecker Pouce CoupeHomer Good Fort St. JohnDon Hutton .. TerraceShirley Hrechka .. Prince GeorgeJack Doddridge .....Prince GeorgeWayne Ch appell .. . ..QuesnelGeorge Harper .. VanderhoofH. R. Walker.. Burns LakeW. R. Ball .. .. Prince Rupert

Department em ployees arealways ready to provide th ebest facility th ey can for tho sewho trav el, how ever great th epressur e or awk ward the situ ­ation . Bu t, judging by th erecord, th ey usually observ ethe slogan "safe ty first ." Withgood reason , the D epar tm entis proud o f its safet y pro­gram me and th e progress madein all areas o f the Province.T o substantiate thi s, it can dis­play th e Premier's Troph y forthe greatest redu ction in work

accidents am ong Department s fo r last year. Of co urse ,some areas are just a little bett er than others and ha vetrophies to pro ve it. I wo uld like to congratulate th e fourwinning Hi ghway Districts fo r their 1972 accomplish­m ents, N anaimo, Salmon Arm, Grand Fork s, and BumsLake; th e R egional branch cre ws who did so well; andR egion 3, the best o f the fo ur R egions.

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Gorm K ortegaard, son of Will i amKortegaard, M echanical Foreman , Nel­son, officially piped in the haggis borneby Andrew Cook, Draughtsman , R egionalLocation Branch , Nelson, at the banquetin honour of Robbie Bums, the ScottishBard, held Saturday, January 20, in Nel­son. Andrew Cook is the Pipe Sergeantof the Kootenay Kiftic Pipe Band.

COVER PHOTO

A erial photo of Bulkley Ri ver near Telkwa loo kin g west sho wsY 'ellowhead High way 16 north o f the river and the CNR south ofit . Hudson Bay Mount ain is in th e background.

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10-7 CLUB

GERRIT BAKKER retired recentlyafter 16 years of service in various capa­cities on the road crew of the New Den ­ver Highway District.

F. W. (MIKE) TET­REAU, Road Fore­man at Southbank inthe Burns Lake Dis­tr ict, retired in No­vember 1972. Mikebega n with the Depart-ment in 1942 andserved all his time in the Southbank areaoperating all types of machinery. He isan active member of the Southbank Rec­reation Club which built a CommunityHall for Canada's Centennial Year. Hishobbies include music, gardening, carv­ing (presently with iro nwood) and braid­ing with horsehair. Mike and his wifewent to Winterhaven, Calif. , for a retire­ment holiday.

W. H. (BILL) BOS.Nanaimo District Pro­ject Supervisor, retiredFebruary I , after 24years' service with theDepartment. Bill be­gan work for the De­partment in 1948 on

the John Hart Highway as Draughtsmanfor the Location Branch. In 1949 hewas transferred to Vancouver Islandwhere he worked on the Parksville-PortAlberni Highway as Draughtsman for theLocation and Construction Branches un­til 1952. From 1952 to late 1954 heworked on the Chase to Tappen sectionof the Trans-Canada Highway. the Mala­hat section of the Island Highway, theAgassiz-Ruby Creek area, and the HefleyCreek to Clearwater section of the NorthThompson Highway. In May 1955, Billbecame Resident Engineer in the Karn­loops District, where he remained until1957 when he was transferred to Terracefor one year in the same capacity. InMay 1958, he returned to Port Alberniwhere he spent the next 10 years as Resi­dent Engineer. In 1968, he moved tothe Port Hardy area where he was ProjectSupervisor on the Port Alice Highway.The last two years were spent as ProjectSupervisor in the Nanaimo District. Ata farewell party for Bill on February I .Nanaimo District Superintendent JohnW. Morris made a presentation to himon behalf of district and regional person­nel. Present for the occasion was theRegional Highway Engineer, D. D. God­frey, who reminisced of long associationwith Bill in the employ of the Depart­ment.

TOM RAYMER,Bridge Foreman in the PiPouce Coupe Districtsince 1964, has retiredwith more than 20years' service. Beforetransferring to PouceCoupe he worked withthe district bridge crews in Prince Georgeand Kelowna.

A dinner and dance was held in hishonour where he was presented with ameritorious service scroll from the Brit­ish Columbia Government and a giftfrom his fellow employees.

TONY SPRAACK­MAN, Machine Oper­ator in Creston, re­tired in September1972. Tony, who be­gan with the Depart­ment in 1956, workedon the Q-22 crusher

until 1959 when he transferred to theCreston District where he worked astruck-driver, spray-truck opera tor, andgeneral utility man . Retirement at hishome at Alice Siding near Creston, willmake it possible for him to give more tohis hobbies, hunting and fishing.

M RS. EILEENTHOMPSON retiredFebruary 28 afternearly 14 years' ser­vice with the Civil Ser­vice. She joined theDepartment of Fi­nance in 1959 as a

Clerk 1. After a year and a half shetransferred to the Department of PublicWorks as a Clerk 2 in the Headquarterstelephone exchange. In 1963 she joinedHighways headquarters payroll staff asa Clerk 3. A presentation was made byR. G. Harvey, Assistant Deputy Minister,on behalf of her fellow employees.Eileen's hobbies include gardening,sketching, and photography.

CAPT. ALBERT J.SAVO lE, Senior Skip­per on the Hornby Is­land Ferry, retired atthe end of 1972. Al­bert ran the subsidizedHornby Island to Den­man Island Ferry formany years prior to the recent Depart­ment take-over of this service. He builttwo ferries, a three- and a six-car capa­city, for service on this run. Albert ismarried and will be living on HornbyIsland.

H. C. (BERT) DA­VIES, after 35 years,took an early retire­ment from the Depart­ment on January 31,1973.

Bert joined the CivilService in 1937 and

worked in the Accounts Branch, Depart­ment of Public Works. In 1949 he tookover the personnel work and was reclassi­fied to Administrative Assistant in 1955and this started his climb up the ladderto Personnel Officer 5. In his last yearhe undertook special personnel studiesfor the Department as Personnel Re­search Officer. In his younger days Bertwas a member of the YMCA track teamand leader corps, but above all his inter­est centred around basketball. For fourconsecutive years he was a member ofthe Vancouver Ryerson Church B.C.junior basketball champions. After fouryears in Vancouver he returned to Vic­toria and became a member of the Domi­noes basketball team, which won thesenior men's Canadian basketball cham­pionship in 1937. His active sportscareer ended when he tore a ligament, acartilage, and cracked his knee-cap in1939.

At a farewell luncheon he was wishedwell by his many friends and past associ­ates. The Honourable R. M. Strachan,Minister, presented him with gifts on be­half of Headquarters staff.

MAGNUS OLSON,Gabriola Island FerryEngineer, has retired.John W. Morris. Dis­t ric t Superintendent,presented Mr. Olsonwith a gift on behalfof the ferry staff and

the office staff of the Department ofHighways, Nanairno.

JAMES S. McGRE­GOR, Engineering As­sista nt in the Co nstruc­tion Branch, reti red atthe end of December1972 . He was 68.1\1 r. McG regor startedworking for the Con­struction Branch on the Stewart-CassiarHighway in 1959, and spent the next 12years on this highway until it was com­pleted in the fall of 1972. He intendsto take up residence in Australia some­time in 1973.

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PROMOTIONS

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R. E. BROUG HTON has been ap­pointed Mechanic Foreman 3 at NewDenver. He was formerly Assistant Me­chanic Foreman I at Pouce Coupe.

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W. D. WELLWOOD has been ap­pointed Engineering Assistant with theMaterials Testing Branch. He was for­merly Engineering Aide 3 with the Ma­terials Testing Branch.

E. R. TREMBLAY has been appointedBridge Foreman 2, Pouce Coupe. He wasformerly Bridgeman 3 at Pouce Coupe.

M. GLASER has been appointed Me­chanic 3, Smithers. He was formerlyMechanic I, Smithers .

A. K. KRISTIANSEN has been ap­pointed Plant Foreman 2, Q-2l Crusher.Prince George. He was formerly Ma­chine Operator 5, Q-I Crusher, PrinceGeorge.

1. M. WHITE has been appointed En­gineering Assistant with the MaterialsTesting Branch. He was formerly Engi­neering Aide 3 with Materials TestingBranch.

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B. FRANK WILDEwon through competi­tion the position ofRoad Foreman 2 atMeziadin Lake Campin the Prince RupertDistrict. He was for-merly Plant Foreman,

Prince George District.

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Successful applicantfor the pos i tio n ofTechnician I for theDistrict of Rossland isJ. C. JENSEN . Hewas previously withthe h e ad qua r t e r sBridge Branch and

stationed mainly in the Prince Rupertarea. Joseph is married and has twochildren. His sport activities includecurling and swimming.

G . A. STILL, RoadMaintenance Foreman1 at Mount Lemorayin Pouce Coupe Dis­trict, has won throughcompetition the posi­tion of Road Mainte­nance Foreman 2 atSparwood in the Fernie District. Georgehas been working in the Pouce CoupeDistrict since 1964.

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H. F. (FRANK)BLUNDEN recentlywon through competi­tion the position of Re­gional Approving Of­ficer in Kamloops .Frank began his high­way career in England

in 1939, holding various positions of re­sponsibility. He came to British Colum­bia in 1957 and started work with theDepartment in Merritt as Resident Engi­neer. He became District Superintendentin Lillooet in 1959, then went to WilliamsLake in 1962, and to Kamloops in 1970.Frank is married and has three childrenand one grandchild.

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PETER M. BAKER,Engineering Assistantin the Fort St. JohnDistrict, was transfer­red to Prince Rupertand promoted to Dis­trict Technician. Or­iginally from Britain,he came to Canada in 1960 and joinedthe Department in Fort St. John in 1963,where he worked for almost 10 years.Peter is married with two sons and adaughter. Being near the ocean will en­able Peter to build the concrete boat hespeaks of frequently. His other interestsinclude motor-cycles and carpentry.

M . (MICKEY)THALHEIMER re­cently won throughcompetition the posi­tion of Road Mainte­nance Foreman at Bar­riere, Kamloops Dis­trict. Mickey started

with the Department in 1959 as GradallOperator in Region 2, then the last sevenyears served on district construction andmaintenance crews. Mickey is marriedand has three children. He enjoys fish­ing during his leisure time .

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JAMES F. BELL,Road Cons tructionForeman in the PouceCoupe District, haswon through compe­tition the position ofRoad MaintenanceForeman at Stewart inthe Prince Rupert District. Jim beganwith the Department in 1957 and hasworked at various day labour projectsthroughout Region 4. He is marriedwith one daughter.

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B. B. OLSEN has been appointedRoad Foreman I, Saanich District. Hewas formerly Machine Operator 5, NorthVancouver District.

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W. WEISS has been appointed Me­chanic 3 (Welder) at Burns Lake .

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1. R. REYNOLDS has been appointedRoad Foreman 2, Merritt District. Hewas formerly Road Foreman I at SalmonArm.

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D. A. DUNBAR has been appointedEngineering Aide 3, Golden. He wasformerly Engineering Aide 2 at Golden.

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W. 1. ALGATE has been appointedMechanic 3 at Fort St. John. He wasformerly Mechanic I at Fort SI. John.

MRS. PATRICIA MYCKATYN haswon through competition the position ofClerk 3 in the Williams Lake DistrictOffice. Pat comes to Williams Lake fromNew Westminster. She is newly marriedand a good cook.

WEDDING

Michael Richard A bel, EngineeringA ide in North Vancouver District. andLouise Barber. Stenographer in NorthVancOlIl'er Regional Office, were marriedrecently in St. Richard's Church, NorthVancouver.

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ABOUT PEOPLE

MISS DONNA M.SMITH, Radio Tele­type Operator with theNelson Regional Of­fice since October1971, has left for anextensive tour of Eu­rope.

NORM HAR-G REAVES, MachineOperator in the Cour­tenay District, worksas Cat Operator partof the time . His fa­vourite hobby is fish­ing for steelhead, at

which he is more than normally suc­cessful.

T. R. (TREVOR)BAGOT joined theTraffic Branch in Feb­ruary as the ElectricalEngineer. In the yearsspent in private indus­try he has travelled tosuch widely scattered

places as Toronto and Milwaukee. Trevoris married and has four daughters. He isinterested in sports, particularly fishing.

DIANE NYKOLY­SHYN, Clerk-Typist I,recently transferredfrom the Departmentof Mines to the Re­gional Office in Kam­loops . Her hobbies areoil-painting and skiing.

JIM CURRAL, En­gineering Aide, startedwith the LocationBranch in Kamloopsin June 1972. Jim issingle and enjoys tour­ing around the Prov­ince in his Corvette.His other interests are swimming andcamping.

MISS SUSAN L.SPENCE started withthe Nelson RegionalOffice as a Clerk-Ste­nographer in January.She enjoys curling,skating, and all sports.

MRS. SHARONBICKNELL, Clerk 2,is the latest addition tothe Fort SI. John Dis­trict Office, where sheassumed the duties ofVoucher Clerk in Jan­uary 1973. Horseback

riding is Sharon's favourite hobby andshe has several trophies to her credit fromwinning rodeo events.

RICHARD DAVIDWOODWARD, thecheerful voice at FortSI. John, is an old­timer with the Depart­ment, serving since1950 as Labourer,Power-grader Opera­

tor and Yardman. He also served in theSecond World War between 1943 and1946. Dick is also a world traveller. Itis quite common for him to board a jetplane and visit his native Wales as well asother overseas countries.

WILLIAM L. CAR­MICHAEL, Engineer­ing Aide 3, came tothe Nelson RegionalOffice in August 1972from private industry,where he had beenworking as a struc­tural draughtsman. Bill is married withthree children. His hobbies are golf andoutdoor sports.

MRS. SHEILA M.WALKER, Clerk-Ste­nographer, who startedwith the Nelson Re­gional Office in April1970, has joined theNelson B. C. ForestService as a Clerk­Stenographer 3. She was presented witha gift from her fellow employees.

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MRS. SHIELA M.HOWARD, Clerk-Ste­nographer 2 with theNelson Regional Of­fice, has left the De­partment to join theNelson Office of WaterRights Branch. Shiel a

was presented with a gift from her fellowemployees.

KEITH GRAHAMcame to the Depart­ment last summer asYardman 2. He worksat the stockroom ofthe New Denver Ga­rage. His interests arehunting and fishing.

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MRS . ANN WEISS,Clerk in the GrandForks District Officefor the past threeyears, left the Depart­ment in February 1973to make her home inBurns Lake.

J. F. "RIC" MEI­DINGER recently wonthrough competitionthe position of Re­gional Paving Engi­neer in Kamloops. Riccame to British Co-lumbia from Saskat­

chewan, where he was with the Depart­ment of Highways and Transportation.He spent nine years there as Construction,Paving, and Design Engineer. Ric ismarried and has one daughter. He enjoysfishing, hunting, curling, and golf.

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JACK PROKO­PETZ recently wonthrough competitionthe position of Dis­trict Office ManagerTrainee (Clerk 4) inKamloops. Jack ismarried and has a sonand daughter. The family enjoys outdooractivities during their leisure time.

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M ISS TERRI L.CRAWFORD, Clerk­Stenographer, startedwith the Nelson Re­gional Office in Janu­ary 1973. She enjoyssewing, skating, ski­ing, and all outdoorsports.

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LLOYD G. BUR­GESS , Engineering As­sistant in New West­minster District Office,has been with' theMaintenance B~nch

since the spring of1956. He was secre­

tary of the District Safety Committee foreight years and has been the New West­minster field editor for the RR since itsinception. Lloyd, with his wife Margaret,enjoys exploring ghost towns and the his­tory of British Columbia, and make s hishobbies geology, rockhounding, andpainting.

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MALCOLM G. G .BRISCOE, Engineer­ing Aide 3, works withthe survey crew of theNew Westminster Dis­trict, spending muchof his time in thedraughting-room. He

is single and lives in Port Moody. He hasbeen with the district since 1966. Mal­colm is interested in the outdoors anddrives a Land Rover. His hobbies arehiking and photography and he has justcompleted his training for a pilot's li­cence, flying out of Pitt Meadows Airport.

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MRS. SYBIL 1. Mc­GINNIS, EngineeringAide 2 in the NewWestminster DistrictOffice, started with theDepartment as a Clerk2 in 1970, left to re­turn to England for

eight months, then came back to her for ­mer job in October 1971. In 1972 shewas promoted to Engineering Aide 2.Sybil' s husband is a well-known profes­sional photographer in his own business.She spends most of her spare time look­ing after a daughter but enjoys sharing insome of her husband's more exciting ap­pointments.

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FRED F. DEGUGLIELMO, DistrictOffice Manager at New Denver, hasjoined the Department of Mental Healthin Kamloops as Assistant Business Man ­ager at Tranquille. His friend s and co­workers honoured him at a dinner party.

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Clerk-Stenographer inthe Prince George Re­gional Office, has beenwith the Dep artmentsince late 1972. Priorto that she worked forthe Department of Fi­

nance . She likes handicrafts, is an avidcurler and Guide leader.

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PAUL R. BOWLER,Draftsman 4, BridgeDesign Office, wherehe has worked sincehe joined the Depart­ment in 1967. Bornin England , he movedwith his parents at anearly age to Canada and completed highschool in Moose Jaw, Sask. He joinedthe Canadian Navy in 1958 and servedfor six years, after which he took a posthigh school technical course in St. John's,Nfld. He worked for a precast-prestressedconcrete company up to the time he andhis wife decided to move to British Co­lumbia. Paul's hobbies are hunting andreading.

SHARON JACOB­SON, Radio Operatorin Prince George, hasbeen with the Depart­ment for two years.Sharon is married withtwo daughters and oneson. She does weavingin her spare time.

!:I !:I i:rAL TAYLOR,Stockman, Terrace,started with the De­partment in August1971. His hobbies arefinishing antique carsand woodwork. He ismarried.

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TED ROBINSON,Mechanic Foreman,Terrace, has been withthe Department eightyears. He transferredfrom Stewart in 1971.His hobbies are hunt­ing and photography.

He is married with three children.

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PATRICK CUR-TIS, Fuelman in thePrince George Dis­trict, has been withthe Department sinceMarch 1971. Pat is anative of Ireland andis single.

JEFF KURISU, La­bourer and StockroomAssistant, Terrace,started with the De­partment in January1972. His hobby iscars and he is single.

MISS KATHY ST.AMAND, VoucherClerk, Prince GeorgeDistrict, has been withthe Department sincethe middle of last year.She likes sewing andcooking.

ARCHIE AUSTINhas been with the De­partment since 1967when he began as anAutomotive Mechanic.Last spring he won theposition of AssistantMechanic Foreman in

the New Denver District garage.

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MARG CROWN,Clerk in the SalmonArm Di strict Office,left the Department atthe end of November1972 to take up otheremployment and resi­dence in Terrace. S. J.Sviatko, District Superintendent, made apresentation to Marg on behalf of herfellow employees, who wish her luck inher new location.

LORNE AUST-GARDEN joined theNew Denver garagecrew in the spring of1972 as Mechanic Iwhen he moved fromthe Dawson Creekarea. His interests aresports, especially fishing and hunting.

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PEEK INTO THE PAST

Of interest to New Denver District are these 46-year-old pic­tures of the Cape Horn-Slocan Bluffs when the road was underconstruction in 1927. Note sign posted by " L. H . Rawlings, Con-

tractor." The troublesome section is now being replaced by a newalignment on which construction has already begun.

Busy metropolis of Quesnel, circa 19/0. Population, 200 to 300. Photograph was taken [rom Sugarloaf Mountain in what isnolV called West Quesnel.

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SHORT COURSE INHUMAN RELATIONS

The six most important words: "You are right,I was wrong."

The five most important words: "YOLI did agood job."

The four most important words: "What is youropinion?"

The three most important words: "If youplease."

The two most important words: "Thank you."One of the most important words: "We."The least important word: "I."

-Allthor unknownReaction Ferryman Roderick Duclos takes time for photo in 19/6. Reaction

ferry served Quesnel until /928 when Fraser River Bridge was built. NoteSugarloaf Mountain ill background.

DESIGN AND SURVEYS BRANCH HOLDTWO-DAY CONFERENCE AT NORTH VANCOUVER

A Paving Branch training programme for junior paving inspectors was held in Kam­loops January 22-26. Subjects covered were crushers, pavers, rollers, and statistical con­trol of crushing. A II personnel went on a tour through a local refinery. Taking the coursewere, front row, left to right, Dale Nordstrum, Gene Franko, Sharron Maurer, SvenHansen, Vern Harder, Steve Fitzpatrick; middle row, Art French , Don Russell, Dick Cal­laghan, Don Lantz, Wayne Dawson; and, hack row, Al Palmer, Craig Thompson, EdBossert, Wayne Nordstrum, and R uss Doaks.

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Victoria officials, regional location engineers and superintendents, project supervisors,and design technicians assembled for a two-day conference at North Vancouver February28 and March 1. It was the first of its kind held by the veteran Location Branch whichis now in the process of changing its name to the more descriptive Design and SurveysBranch. Thirty members of the Branch attended and over 40 subjects were discussedduring the two days of meetings. E. B. Wilkins, Chief Planning Engineer, gave a talk onhighway transportation in urban areas, explaining the concept of the grid system. A setof colour slides was shown by Art Beaumont, Regional Design and Surveys Engineer,Region 4, on the progress of the Fort Nelson to Fort Simpson project. An interesting filmon avalanches and their prevention was shown by John H. Blackey, Highway Designer,from Headquarters. Mr. Blackey reported on the research that is presently under way inBoston Bar Creek with the aim of controlling snowslides on the proposed future Coqui­halla Route.

The groundwork for the conference was done by J. W. Pomeroy, Senior Design andSurveys Engineer, Headquarters, who chaired the meetings. Arrangements for accommo­dation were made by North Vancouver Regional Office.

Standing, left to right, Dave Walk er, Design Techni cian, N elson ; Dale Hunt , ProjectSupervisor, North Vancouver; Jack Hacking, Project Sup ervisor, Cranbrook ; Norm Hester,Surveys Sup ervisor, North Vancouver; Ed Maurice, Design Technician. North Vancouver;A I. Smith , Regional Design and SurveysSuperintendent, Kamloops; Ed. Cobey ,Project Supervisor, Nanaimo; Fred Lewis,Project Supervisor, Cache Creek; CarmanGibson, Project Supervisor, Vernon; JimPomeroy, Senior Design and Survey Engi­neer, Headquarters; Jack Makeiv , ProjectSupervisor, Penticton; Bert Lennartz,Design Technician, Kamloops; Art Beau­mont, Regional Design and Surveys En­Rineer , Prince George; A I Tranfield,Regional Design and Surveys Superinten­dent, North Vancouver; Al Kuzyk, Proj­ect Supervisor, Duncan; John Blackey,Highway D e s i g n e r , Headquarters; PatBonser, Regional Design and SurveysEngineer, Nelson; Ted Floren, ProjectSupervisor, Prince George; GeorgeKuzma, Project Supervisor, PrinceGeorge. Seated, left to right , BarryKeane, Project Supervisor, Trail; GordieGarlinge, Design Supervisor, North Van­couver; Herb Wa lker, Project Supervisor,Chetwynd; Dick Readshaw, Director ofDesign and Su rveys, Headquarte rs;Ma urie Ingram , Design Engineer, Head­quarters; Gordie Nickells, AdministrativeTechnician, Headquarters; Bob Standen,Design Technician, Prince George.

Paving Branch held a s e min a r forjunior supervisory personnel in KamloopsFebruary 5-9. Administration, technical.and personnel problems were discussedand commented on by Don Martin ,Senior Paving Engineer . Here Joe Sam(Jr.), Regional Laboratory Technician .is showing S. Sahota from Region I, andAl Patterson from Region 3, some of theequipment in the Regional paving labora­tory.

OBITUARYROMEO BIRON, with the Go ld Bridge

road crew for the past 18 years and onthe Lytton Ferry for about five years be­fore that, died suddenly while in hospitalin Lillooet. Romeo was 60 years old .

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25-YEAR SERVICE AWARDS IDEA!

The "handy hook-up" was developed bythe North Vancouver District Squamishcrew 10 facilitate the chaining-up ofgraders and loaders.

A chain for a 1600 by 24 grader-wheelweighs 150 pounds. Hence the operator'sreluctance to (a) chain up, (b) take 00chains when on blacktop while travellingfrom side road to side road . The deviceeliminates any heavy lifting on the partof the operator and thereby represents asaving on both operator and chains. De­tails of the hook-up can be obtained fromJim Sawatzky, Road Maintenance Fore­man, Squamish,

G. S. Shaw, District Superintendent atGolden, presenting Alex Letosky, Me­chanical Foreman 2, at Golden with his25-year service award.

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Superintendent, Vanderhoof, was one ofmany Department employees who re­ceived recognition for 25 years' continu­ous service recently. George began withwith the B.C. Forest Service in March1947, but joined the Location Branch ofthe Department of Public Works in Karn­loops in February 1948, spending manyyears there and in the Kootenays. Dur­ing 1956, George and his crew proceedednorth where he has remained transferringto district work in September 196I, firstas a Technician and later as a Superin­tendent.

An avid ski-er and golfer, George hasspent numerous hours helping to estab­lish a ski slope equipped with both towand lights as well as reorganizing thelocal golf club.

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dent, Cranbrook District, WILLIAM K.McKA Y, Mechanic Welder, CranbrookDistrict, and DONALD O. YOUNG,Road Foreman 2, Kimberley, in theCranbrook District, all received their 25­year service awards at the luncheon inDecember in Vancouver.

EXTRACURRICULARD. M. (DALE)

CASSELL, Mechanic3, in the KarnloopsDistrict, recently hadthe honour of referee­ing in the World CupTournament in Colo­rado Springs, Colo­

rado, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Itwas an ex ci tin g series with Canada,Czechoslovakia, Russia, and United Statesparticipating. He has been refereeinghockey for 18 years. His other interestsare baseball umpiring, fishing, and snow­mobiling. Dale is married and has twodaughters. He has been with the Depart­ment for 1I years.

Receiving a 25-yearservice award at thePre m i e r ' s annualluncheon in Decemberwas D. C. WESTA­WAY, District Super­i n ten den t , GrandForks. On a two-year

leave of absence from the Department,Dave left March I for Malaysia, wherehe will be supervising a road-constructionproject under the Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency of the FederalGovernment. A surprise "bon voyage"party was held for Mr. and Mrs. Westa­way and along with the good wishes ofhis staff and crew, they were presentedwith a gift.

George Kent, District Superintendent,Nelson District, presenting 25-year ser­vice award to Jack Ryckman, TruckDriver and Patching Crew Foreman inthe Nelson District. Jack began workwith the Department in 1946, and hasworked continuously in Creston since thatdate.

Mike Joy, left, and brother, Tony,right. both recently retired, holding 27­year meritorious service plaques. Theyalso received their 25-year sen'ice plaquesearlier. Both began with the Departmentabout the same time after service in theA rmed Forces. Mike plans to refill/in inCreston on his farm. Travelling andfishing are his two main interests. Tonyalso plans to remain in Creston. Hunting,fishing, and travelling will keep him occu­pied.

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MISCELLANY/'

New garage at Golden, soon to be occupied, contrasts with old one, which has been in service for the past 36 years.

The Prince George District culvertsteaming crew, Dave Wakefield, left, andIvcr Thesen, have been faced with thatbusy season of the year again.

FREAK WINDA freak wind, with an estimated vel­

ocity of 100 m.p.h., roared out of thenortheast and carried away the DelcoHouse and shifted the 1,500-poundmotor off its base and onto its side atBig Bar Ferry site in January. Ed­ward D. Murdock, the ferry operator,was just relaxing after work when heheard a loud roar and saw the camperoff his pick-up somersaulting past hiswindow. Large rocks of severalpounds were hurled against the ferrybuildings. The wind lasted only 20minutes or so, then died away com­pletely. Damage to the camper andbuildings came to approximately$4,000. Damage to the ferry oper­ator's nerves was not calculated.

John Hrechka, Grader Operator, left ,and Geoff Warrington , Mechanic Fore­man of the Prince George District, carry­ing out maintenance inspection on grader .

John Berton, Mechanic, left; John Tereschuk , Mechanic, cen­tre, and Harold Bunce, Grader Operator, doing maintenance workon a grader in the Prince George shop.

Kurt Peters, Mechanic I, breaks for a RR shot while repairinga grader. He joined the New Denver crew last November afterworking in various mechanical capacities for private industry inthe area . His hobbies include fishing and boating.

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ON THE JOB

III co-operation with the road-patching crew, the above patchtail-Rate was designed by Earl Kline, Shop Foreman, Creston, It1I0t only helps speed up operation but makes the job less tedious.Operating the device are J. Ryckman, left, and E. Schultz.

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The Courtenay District tests an experimental mat of cold-mixasphalt laid with a Leyton tail-Rate paver. R. G. Mulcaster, Dis­trict Engineer, left, observes the operation as District TechnicianD. L. Oliver, centre, and Road Maintenance Foreman Jim Tierneyoperate the paver.

First lift of deck concrete being placed at Valleyvicw Overpass,Kamloops, last November. The bridge is 208 feet 101lg, about 86feet wide, and built on a 47" skew. A special [eature of the bridgeis that 24-inch-diameter Sonovoid tubes were used in the deck .Sonovoid tubes have been used many times before by the BridgeBranch but it is believed none as large as 24 inches. Eight hundredand fifty yards of concrete was placed during the first lift. It tookII hours to place. Two concrete plants supplied the material andfour pumps were used at the site. The bridge was designed by theBridge Design Office and the contractor was Pine Tree Construe­tion. Upper left, Sonovoid tubes in place, well anchored to thereinforcing steel to prevent flotation, A bov e, part of the first liftcompleted. Lower left, Project Supervisor Norm Busse discussingthe project with Tony Locke of Victoria.

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W. E . ( Bill) Vau ghan joined the N ewD enver Highway District last spring asa M echanic and is seen here working ona sanding unit. He busies himself withaut om oti ve body work in his leisure tim e.

Prince Rupert District road crew m em­bers David Chaleur and Leo Young und ersup ervision of Road Foreman , Ll oydRosell, unloading bulk salt. Prince Ru­pert built a bulk-storage building in 1971and now receives most road salts in bulk .

Harvey Gabert, Machine Operator inthe Fort St. John District since 1963 , isalso a hobby farmer and often regardedas mayor of Rose Prairie wher e he live s.Harvey is an experienced Grader Oper­ator , maintaining gravel and dirt roadsduring the summer, and breaking throughsnow drifts that often are 10 to 12 feethigh in the wint er. He is married andhas four children.

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N ew Denver Highw ay District M e­chanic 2 J. L. ( Lew) R eid pauses fo r apictur e while working on a lath e. Lewwas transf erred from Ter race District inApril 1972 .

J. Ronald Peltier, Machine Operator 2,appl ying asphalt curbing on the Trans­Canada Highway near Chemainus.

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Two views indicate scope of work required in moving the rock bluffs for new roadnorthwest of Castlegar to Deer Park from Syringa Creek, af ter the Hu gh KeenleysideDam immersed the old road . It is hoped that 5.5 miles will be up to "tote" road standardsby spring. This major day-labour job started in May 1972 .

R . J . Gebhart, District Sign Mainte­nance Man (on the ladd er) , and D. Rus­chein ski carrying out routine sign main­tenan ce in the Pouce Coupe District.

Part of the Nanaimo-based section ofthe Region 1 electrical crew working onthe traffic signals at the corner of ElmStreet and Highway 19, Campbell River.Jim Cummings, Electrician, right, andElectrical Apprentice Tom Edwards.

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SAFETY AWARDS, RALLIES, INFORMATION

A gold award of m erit was presented recently to th e 0-9Mixing Plant crew for working 126,759 consecutive man-hourswithout a tim e-loss accid ent from No vember I , 1956 , to D ecember31 ,1971 . Left to right , H. Huston; E. Selt enrich; J. Marsh , Fore­man , receivin g th e award from D. C. Ma cVicar, A ssistant R e­gional Highway Engineer; W. (Sandy) Hamer; and 1'. Iohnson,

Don Martin , Senior Pavin g Engineer, presented St. John Am­bulance Association Standard First A id Certificates 10 sev eral o fthe R egion 2 supervisory personnel who com pleted a three-dayfirst-aid course in D ecember 1972. M r. Martin expressed hisapp reciation for the effo rt whi ch is required on a short-durationcourse. Shown are, left to right, front row , Barry Lelllond, M r.Ma rtin, and Ed Bossert; back row, Pat M cliarlane, Dick Callag­han , Bob Pearson , To m T eck er, and Gene Franko . Others receiv­ing first-aid certificates from this course are M. D . H eywood, K .E. Madsen, R . Garner, B. L. N eufi eld, B . O. Haddock, R. Orr , D .Paul, D . Ga ernaert, T . Palm, and G. Hansell.

A silv er all gold safe ty award was recently presented to thecrews of the Kootenay Lake Ferries. Left 10 right, W . M . Taylor;W. D . Silman; C. R . Walton; W. L. Ma ynard; C. F. Fit chett; W.D . Wil bur; G. M . Me Kinnon ; J. W. Heuston ; A. A . Weich; B. W .Root; Franz Flegel; Peter Salekin ; R egional Safety Offic er TonyBodnarchuck; Louis Kosma, and Allan R. Deyaeger.

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Th e N elson Sho p crew recently receiv ed a silver safety award.Standing , left to right, J . Brinley , Gr eg Hinitt, Bill Mclnnes ,D ennis Crate, Roy Hoover, Cha rlie E. Baxter, Jim Wat son , G lenYates, Tom Bunce, Bill Kortegaard, G erry Towgood, Ki eth Lang­horn, K en McCuaig, Gordon Sp ecchley, and R egional Safety Of ­ficer Tony Bodnarchuk. Kneeling, left to right , John Budvescl,Larry C. Curiston, Andy L. G ervais, Flo yd Jennings, Mik e M .Perich, G ordon A. Pick ering, and John Sta ck .

A silver award of merit in safe ty was present ed recently to th eQ-4 crushe r crew for working 80,319 consecutive man-hours with­out a tim e-loss accident from April J , J966, to Ma y 31 , 1972.Left to righ t are T. R oth; M. Pennington; H . C. R obertson ; J. B ,Clark, Crus her For eman, rece iving th e award from D. c. Ma c­Vicar, Assistant R egional Highway Enginee r; C. Y . Co IIIis; N.Pectin; P. R ezan soff; and J. Podovinikofj .

W . B. "Brian" Kelly , left, Safety and Training Instructor,sho wing Henry Danczaik, Road Maintenan ce For eman 2, Kam­loops, the prop er pressur e to apply in artificial respiration on D ."Dave" Morris, Bridgeman 2. The first-aid course is being heldfor District and Regional crews in Kamloops during January andFebruary.

NANAIMO DISTRICT WINSREGION 1 SAFETY AWARD

NEW FACESIN NEW PLACES

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F. E. RAADSHEER, Mechanic 3, ar­rived in Lillooet from the Prince GeorgeDistrict. The District welcomes Mr.Raadsheer and his wife and are surethey will feel at home there.

W. H. HOLLAND, Mechanic 1, comesto Lillooet from the McBride area. Lil­looet offers a warm welcome to Mr.Holland and his family.

ERIC U. RA PPS,Electrician in the Burn­aby shop, has beentransferred to Victoriawhere he will be re­sponsible for the main­tenance of traffic sig­nals and street lighting

in the Greater Victoria area extendingto Duncan and Swartz Bay. Eric startedwith the Department in April 1969, andhe has been doing preventive mainte ­nance on most of the major structures inthe Greater Vancouver area. He ismarried with three children. They willbe living in the Metchosin area whereEric's hobbies, photography, high fidelity,and gardening, will occupy his spare time .

HENRY MEER­MAN, MechanicalShop Foreman in theNew Denver District,was recently transfer­red to the North Van­couver District. Henrybegan work with the

Department in the Fort St. John Districtin 1962 as an Auto Mechanic. In 1968he was promoted to Assistant Shop Fore­man when transferred to Pouce CoupeDistrict. The next year he went to Ter­race as Shop Foreman, then to New Den­ver as Shop Foreman. Henry is marriedwith two daughters and a son. His hob­bies and jogging and hiking.

FRED SCHON­WALD, MechanicForeman in the NorthVancouver DistrictShop since 1963, wasrecently transferred tothe ~ak Stree~ Me- " ~ ! ' . 31 ' ,chanical Shop III thesame capacity. Fred began his careerwith the Department as a Mechanic in1958 in the Cloverdale establishment.In 1961 he was transferred to NorthVancouver as Heavy-duty Mechanic .Fred is married, has three married daugh­ters, and six grandchildren. His hobbiesare fishing, camping, and (by necessity)rock gardening.

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Ray Meeks, right, Road Foreman 3,Chase Road crew, Salmon A I'm HighwaysDistrict, accepting silver safety awardfrom Stan Paloposki, Region 2 SafetyOfficer.

New Westminster District Engineer AlWalisser , left, accepts the Most ImprovedDistrict Award from P. B. McCarthy,Senior Maintenance Engineer. The Dis­trict has a 30 per cent reduction in com­pensable accidents in 1972 from the pre­vious year.

A silver award for safety was awardedto the Region 2 Operations crew forworking through the period of JanuaryI, 1969, to July 5, 1972, without a time­loss accident. Members of the crew areG. McDonnell, Transport Operator; M.Montgomery, Transport Operator; D.Hawe, Regional Stockman; B. Griffiths,Regional Engineering Assistant ; V. Ofu­kany, Regional Cat Operator ; E. Rozan­der, Regional Driver Trainer; L. Mac­Donald, Property Negotiator ; D . Hall ,Regional Electrician ; M. Jobling, Assis­tant Electrician; 1. T. Evans, RegionalMechanical Superintendent; H. Lay, Me­chanical Assistant; and L. Iverson, Pilot.

R egional Hi ghway Engineer D . D .Godfrey, left, presents the HousekeepingAward to Norman W . Wells, ChilliwackDistrict Superintendent.

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A. F. Park, Senior Training and SafetyOfficer, right, presents an award ofhonour to the Parksville and LasquetiIsland roads crews for working 276,540hours without a time-loss accident. A c­cepting the award is Bill Bates, ParksvilleRoad Maintenance Foreman . centre, andDon Brittain, Chairman of the SafetyCommittee.

For the third time in nine years the Nanaimo District won the annual safety awardfor Region I. The Regional Safety Award , the Most Improved District Award, the House­keeping Award, the Service Branch Award, and an Award of Honour to the Parksville andLasqueti Island road crew s were presented at a banquet and dance in Nanaimo on March9, 1973. Guests included the Honourable R. M. Strachan, Minister of Highways; T. C.Douglas, M.P .; P. B. McCarthy, SeniorMaintenance Engineer; Bill Leitch, SafetyOfficer, Civil Service Commission; LloydGoundry, Inspector with the Workmen'sCompensation Board in Nanaimo.

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Bill Leitch, Safety Officer, Civil Ser ­vice Commission, left, presents the Ser­vice Branch Award to Hank Sawatzky,Headquarters Paving Operations Super­intendent, who accepted the award onbehalf of John Hynds, R egional PavingSuperintendent, who was unab le to atte nd.

The Honourable R. M. Strachan, Mini­ster of Highways, right, presents the Re­gional Safety A ward for 1972 to NanaimoDistrict Superintendent, John W. Morris.

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