THE BRITISH COL UMBIA
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JANUARY, 19 65
PUB SHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIG HW AY'
Snow Belts Banana Belt
Prompted perhaps, as it has been suggested, by
the disgruntled spirit of Moby Doll, Mother Nature
this winter plastered balmy Region No.1 with the
heaviest fall of snow in years. The months of November, December and part of January had a total
snowfall in some cases several d ozen times greater
than in many previous years - 65 inc hes in Burnaby
con pared to Vz inch last year and 103 inches in
Abbotsford compared to 5 inches last year.
Of course some snow was expected. All reasonable precautions had been taken. Shipments of salt
were ordered in advance and dispatched to t h e various districts in good time while equipment was ready
and poised to cope with that re asonable amount of
snow that earns for .sout h er n latitudes the t itle of
"Banana Belt."
But nature was not to be so lightly treat ed t his
year. She was not going to -be swept blithely into a
highway ditch by a happy ploughman on a regular
shift. After the first week of snow it became ob vious
that Region 1 was in for a struggle.
Snow piled on snow. The banks rose hig her and
higher on the r oadsides. The dit ch es a nd culverts
filled up with it. The tempo of sa lting, sanding and
ploughing was stepped up and extra equipment was
hired, but it still came. And then, the salt s upply
failed and the weather man smilingly predicted even
more snow.
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SNOW (CONT.)
"Beat it or bust" became the word
and the crews' performance of a duty
changed to a dogged determination to
win as the shifts increased from eight
hours to 12. Some were so determined
the y had to be ordered to stop for rest.
And so the battle raged by day and
by night, until, as nature paused for a
breather the weary crews dug a little
deeper, a little harder and gained the
upper hand.
Familiar Department voices encouraged and acclaimed the strength and
determination of th e men behind the
blades. What the y did not hear were
the many telephone voices which say:
"It sure is good to drive on B.C.'s
highways - How do you manage to keep
them so good in weather like this?"
Dale Cooper, Lake Cowichan, Road
Maintenance Foreman.
REGIONAL TRAINING
SESSION KAMLOOPS
Minister's
Message
We have talked before
about public response to
our efforts, particularly
in unusual or difficult
conditions. Because of
the unprecedented cold
and snow conditions of
recent weeks, it might be
appropriate to mention
it again.
It has been gratifying
to receive many letters and phone calls from groups and
individuals commending Department of Highways crews for
their excellent showing during these difficult periods of extreme cold and heavy snowfall. We have had a large number
of letters of this kind from all over the Province, but more
particularly from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island
where the snow pile-ups were many times greater than any
previous records. Oh, yes, there have been some complaints
as well but I think these resulted as much from frayed nerves
and frustration as from any negligence on our part. Most
people appreciated that in order to open roads and keep
them in passable driving condition a great deal of extra
effort was required, to say nothing of the long hours, weariness and discomfort.
One group of grateful citizens in the Powell River area
sent in a letter with 37 signatures letting us know that they
received more than just normal service from a dedicated and
hard-working group of employees. Another group on Vancouver Island acknowledged that with 90 and 100 inches of
snow to clear crews were handling about ten times the normal job.
.
There have been other letters and phone calls thanking
crews for individual service to stalled vehicles and snowbound residences, for their courtesy and patience in the face
of trying circumstances.
We have acknowledged these letters and thanked the
senders. We now acknowledge the efforts of the men who
prompted them and thank them for a fine showing.
P. A. Gaglardi, Minister
The annual Regio,o 2 training session was held in Kamloops
December 9th and lvth. Headquarter officials in attendance
included Dudley Godfrey, Chief Engineer; Jim Dennison,
Senior Maintenance Engineer; Jack Smythe, Superintendent of
Equipment. All regional and district officials of Region 2
attended. Also present for some parts of the conference
were Hubert Brugger, Resident Engineer, Kamloops, and
B.P. Griffiths, Kamloops Draughtsman. William (Bill) Nelson,
Karnloops Regional Highway Engineer, welcomed the delegates. The program consisted of papers prepared and presented mainly by Region 2 district and regional officials,
followed by general discussions.
J. W . Nelson, Regional Highway Engineer, welcomes delegates to conference.
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In the evening, December 9th, a "no host" supper was
held. Jake Krushnisky, Karnloops District Superintendent,:
introduced the guest speaker, .Mr. M. Chertkow, a Karnloops
lawyer, who spoke on the relationship between government
agencies and the individual. A film covering the second
year of the Peace River construction was also shown.
M. CMrtkow, guest speaker
addre8Bes conference.
Geococcyx Californianus
With a name like that someone had to think of a simpler
one for the little feathered 'fell ow scurr ying across the top
of our front page. If you can guess what it is then you can
understand why we chose him as a kind of mast-head mascot.
His name is "ROAD RUNNER".
When we discovered such a bir d and such a name really
existed we were a little disappointed that someone had thought
of it before we did. But after checking the "Fieldbook of
Natural History" by E. Laurence Palmer we became aware
of certain inescapable similar ities and decided to adopt him
although he is not native to B.C. Consider the following facts
about Geococcyx Californi anus alia s Road Runner:
He is earthbound but fast. He runs to 18 rn.p.h, in
sp urts.
His temperature is 107.4. (We get kind of hot under the
colla r at times, too).
Eyes "yellow to orange" (Th ere are times).
Legs and feet pale blue (Like thi s winter).
Resident "wherever th ere are deserts and mesquite
covered arid and semi-arid lands. " (You see what we mean.
We have plenty of those).
He is "usually solitary but builds a nest, usually unlined. • •
of sticks and twigs in low shrub." (The Region 4 variety).
When quit e young" ma y begin catching own food•.• about
90% animal caught by pursuit or stealth." (We have them in
woods and supermarkets).
Although campaigns hav e be en organized "to destroy
road runners•.• these activities are ill-advised••. deserves
more protection." (We coul dn't agree more.)
And so we bid you welcome this little stranger who has
more than just a name in common.
There is only one ornithological fact which disturbs us.
He is also a member of the cuckoo family.
SOME CONCRETEIDEAS
A concrete refresher course was held on October 1st and
2nd in the Prince GeorgeVocational School, Mr. J. Seeger
and Mr. J. Adam of the Portland Cement Association gave
two days of lectures which included the actual design of a
concrete mix. Engineers and engine ering-aides from the
Construction, Paving, Materials Testing and Maintenance
branches attended along with three members of the local
Pu bli c Works Department staff.
THE ROAD-RUNNER
Volume 2
January, 1965
Number 1
Published Quarterly by
Department of Highways-British Columbia
1690 Main St., North Vancouver
Arthur J. Schindel-Editor
Ray Baines-vExecutive Editor
Associate Field Editors
Adam Kloster
North Van couver
Dave Wardell
Burnside
J. W. Morris
Nanaimo
Pat MacCarthy
Courtenay
Bill Ryan
North Van couver
Lloyd Burgess
New Westminster
Ritchie Harold
Oak Yard
Ross Ellis
Chilliwack
Don Macfiween
Kamloops
Murray Ramsay
Salmon Arm
D ave Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelstoke
Al Desimone
Vernon
Fred Evans
,
Kelowna
Pete Fuoco
Pen t icton
James Holmes
Me rri tt
Nick Hallock
Boston Ba r
Dave Roberts
Lillooet
Denis Hill
Willi ams Lake
Dorothy Wilkins
Grand Forks
Bert Staite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rossland
Bill Higgins
Nelson
Fred Angrignon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Den vel'
Irene Labelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crest on
Vince Smith
Cranbrook
R. M. Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fernie
John Edgar
Golden
Bill Ingram
Victoria
Steve Sviatko '
S mit hers
Clyde Smaaslet . . . . .. . . . . . . . Po uce Coupe
Earl Lund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prince George
Pat Tondevold
Fort St. J ohn
Pat O'Toole
Terra ce
Al Park
Prince George
Al Limacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prin ce George
George Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Que snel
George Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderhoof
Pat Dunn ,
Burns Lake
, Roger McKeown
: . Prince Rupert
Left to right, Fred Whittig, Roy Vollinger, Harry Waring, Ian
Doug las, John Dean, Dick Callaghan, Don Kirkland, John
Pankiw, Dick Readshaui, John Seeger, Niel Carington, Terry
B urgess, Bill Ball, Harry Schimm.
Seen on the right: Sid Burton receives his Certificate
of Apprenticeship. Standing left to right, Assistant Mechanical
Foreman, Archie Campbell, Sid Burton, District Superintendent, J.R. Krushni sky, Regional Mechanical Superintendent Tom Yearsley and seated, Mechanical Foreman
Burt Dibben.
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PROMOTIONS
P roducin g enough s igns for an ever-Inc r easing highways system has bee n a
challenge well met by the Department of Highways Sign Shop, located at 2920 Jacklin
Road, Victori a , B.C.
The pur chase of signs from the varIous companies , signs poorly produced
and the neglect of highway signi ng
dur ing the war years had r esulted in
i rregular lett er ing and non- standar d
s igns . T he s ign s hop was establi s hed
in 1949 to ensu re that good quality
standard s igns only be used on the
highways of B.C. Modern equipment
is used and mater ials throughl y tested in order to supply good quality
sign s in la rge quanUties, and on sch edule .
The fi rst s ign manual (1949) contai ned 198 types of signs; the late st
count of types pr oduc ed to date was
675. This does not include the nume rous des tination, creek, river name
signs etc. Accur ate reco r ds are maint ained of all sign shipments. For every
guide sign In the pr ovince there is an
individual r ecor d sh eet showin g its
locati on, post number , la yout and history . The larges t sign produced prior
to the construction of the freewa ys
was 6 feet by 3 feet. The largest
now Is 20 fee t by 8 feet. Pictur es
of all sp eci al slgns are carefully fil ed
for r eference in order to maintain
unifor mit y whic h is the key to standa rdizatio n.
TRANSFERS
Joseph Prof1l1, Road Maintenance
For e man, has recently transferred
from Squami sh to Powell River. Joe has
be en with the department si nce 1946.
He was at Rossland prior to tr ansferring to squamtsh,
A . E. Davies, SuperviMJr
S teve Mooney-signs being silk screen
p rocessed
..
Cha rles R. Milne, Road Mainte nance
Foreman, has transferred from Rosslan d to Bowen Island. Chuck commenced
employment with the department in
Rossland In 1959.
Happy send-off for Beverly Graham and
L inda Hark ness of the No rth Vancouver
office who spent most of Nove m ber holidaying in Ha waii .
SUGGESTION fROM
THE PUBLIC
A r ecent additi on to the shop has
given an area 150 feet by 50 feet.
Thi s pr ovides s tor age space for approximat ely 20,000 fini sh ed meta l signs
ready for shipm ent and 35,000 metal
blank s to be pr oc es sed. Space Is also
provtded here for the va r ious sizes
of plywood sh eet s.
Mr . Arnie Davies s upe rvises a staff
of ·10 versa tile employees who will
agree with him when he says that,
" with fac1l1ties such as these, there
s hould be no r eason for the existence
of a shoddy or non- s tanda r d sign on
our pr ovincial highways."
EUGENE BUTTERFIELD has won by
competition a promotion and transfer
to Department of Highways , Terr ac e,
B.C. , as Assistant Mechanic F oreman ,
Novembe r 1, 1964. Gene was born in
Ques nel, B.C. and began working for
th e Department of Highways at P ri nce
Geo rge as mechanic helper. Shortly
he was promoted to Automotive Mec hani c and then to Heavy Duty Mechanic,
the position he held before being transferr ed to Terrace. Gene Is ma r r ied.
He and his wife, Marjorie , have two
chi ldren. Jeannie aged 8 and Michae l
ag ed 5. Gene likes hunting, fi shing and
skiing and hopes to pursue these ac ti vities in Terrace.
Albert A tkin app lying reflective material
using vacuum applicator.
A road near Prince George which
te rminates near a swampy so r t of
lake had been known for years a s the
"Haldi Lake Road". Because the direct! ve sign was leading many an eager
fisherman and picnic pa r ty to the site,
only to be disappointed, the road was
r enamed "Haldi Road". An inte rested
party complained of the change in na me,
admitting the first sign did offe r misinfor mation he suggested the name
remain unchan ged but that the sign be
supplemented with another fingerboard,
UNo Lake".
PROMOTIONS
L.E. CROFT has
recently won through
competition the position of Mechanical
.....Foreman Grade 3 at
the Langford Garage.
Previously La uri e
was the Mechanical
Foreman at Grand
Forks and has been
employed by the Depa r t ment since 1939.
MR. R.A. SWINDELHURST , Assi stant Mechani c Fo r e man
at Hazelton for the past fift een months has won thr ough
competition the position of Mechanic Foreman 1 at s tewa rt,
which lies on the B.C . -Alaska boundary. Reg s tar te d his career
with the Departm ent on March 12, 1962 at the T er r ace s hop
as an automotive mechanic and advanced to as s is tant mechan ic
foreman in September 1963. He and his Wife, Helen , will be
moving with their three s ons , Vernon 13, Brace 11, Kim 10,
and their daughter, Kar en 3, to Ste war t as so on as a ccomodation is available.
MR. HERBIE ZEIMER has been pro mote d to the pos ition
of Stockman at Boston Bar. Herbie's for mer c r ew at Vande rhoof wish him well in his new posi ti on.
C. A.ARNOLD, forme r ly Road Main te nance Fo r eman grade
1 on Bowen Island, recently won through competi ti on the
position of Road Mainten ance Foreman Grade 2 at Squa mls h,
Chuck has been with the depa rtment s ince 1948. He was at
Hope prior to transferring to Bowen Island. He is ma r ried'
with 2 children.
D ON W. GL E N,
pr eviously an A ut a
Mechanic, was promot ed to the position.
of Mechanic Welder
at th e Vernon garage.
Don has been employed by the District
for one yea r .
CHARLES KARR has bee n s ucce ssful in the competition
for the Road Foreman 2 vacancy at F'ru it bale, Char li e has
be en steadily emp loyed by the department s inc e August, 1951.
He comes to Rossland after 13 yea rs on the Hope - P r inceton
highway. He is, therefor e , no s tr anger to snow r emoval and
is a welcome addition to t he Ros s land super vis o ry s taff this
winter.
JOHN C. BARTASCH, Enginee ring Aide 3, has won thro ugh
competition the position of Resident Engineer Gr ade 2 at,
Pouce Coupe. Chris wor ked for the department fr om 1957 to
1959. He rejoined the ser vice in 1960 an d has be en working
P ouce Coupe since that time.
BILL BATES has
been promoted from
Grader Operator at
~ Chilliwack to Road
Maintenance For em a n, Grade 2, on
Salt Spring Island in
August 1964.
MRS. LOtJ'ISE BRUCE has recently been ac ce pte d for the
Clerk 2 position in the distr ict office at S mithers . - Lou" has
had previous experience With the department in a s imil ar
capacity and should be a re al as set to the office s t aff.
MRS. MARIE GIDDINGS was the su cce ssful applicant
in the recent competition for the Clerk -8 teno pos iti on in the
Smithers office. Marie is a long-time r es ident of the .area
and lives in the near by community of T'elkwa,
ROBERT JAMES GREEN, Clo verdale, was promoted
from Assistant Mechan ic to Automoti ve Mechani c r etroacti ve
to September 1, 1964.
THOMAS T. McMAHON, Cloverdale, was pro moted to
Automotive Mech anic from As si s tant Mechani c effective
August 1, 1964.
JACK S. FI F ER,
p r evious ly a He a v y
Dut y Mechanic was
promoted to the position of A s s i st an I
Mechanical ForemaJj.
1, a t the V ern 0 n
ga r a g e. Jack has
been e mplo yed by the
d e p a r t ment stncs
1955.
ABRAHAM PAULS, Autom oti ve Mechanic at Chetwynd ,
won through competition th e position of Assist ant Mechanic al
Foreman at the Pouce Coupe garage. Abe has bee n with the
department since 1962.
LLOYD V. PERAPE LE CTA , former ly a Yar dman at
Lilloooet, was promoted by competition to Dis t rlctStockm an,
Princeton, effective Novem ber 1964. Llo yd is mar r ie d, has
one child and commenced with .the department In 1963.
MR. GARY STACEY , Truck Driver 2 was s uccessful in
the job competition for P ower Grader Operator at Port
Hardy on Vancouver Island. Gar y will be le aving for his
new job early in Janua r y with his Wi fe , two s ons and a
daughter.
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HIGHWAY'S AIRSTRIP
One of the s urprises that life Is full of occurred In August
when a plane l anded on the Trans-C anada Highwa y some 20
miles east of Reve ls toke .
Apparently due to bad wea the r the pil ot could not loc ate
th e Revel stoke ai rport. With hi s fuel tank ne a rly empty
and not a gas station in si ght he decided to land on the next
best thing, - the hig hway! Th e landing was uneventful and
the plane finished up on a s lope just off the highw ay shoulder.
Shown looking the plane over, where it finall y c ame to
rest , is the Dis t r ic t Engine er Ian Stewart (foreground), hims elf a ve ry keen flyer and Ed King, Seni or Road F oreman.
Under the ir s upe rvis ion the plane was dismantled and placed
on a t r uck, T he gratifie d owner then hauled it awa y to Kamloops airpor t.
T his is jus t anothe r inc ident th at points out the versatility
of Depa r tment of Highways c r ews to cope with any kind of
inc ide nt .
FORT GEORGE FOREMEN
All foremen in th e F or t George District met in Prince
George on Nove mbe r 7th for their annual meeting. The
highlights of the program wer e the papers given by each of
th e men. Thes e were of exce ptional quality and an introduction to the good di scu s s ions which followed.
Wive s too, have thei r part in Fort George activities and
together they su pplied the food and met With the menfolk for
a delightful supper and social evening at "The Parks"
Left to right, T. Amoldus, Honeymoon Creek, A. Hamilton, Prince
George, F. Martin, Resident Engineer, Mcbride, W. Ball, Resident
Engineer, Prince George, I. Julsrud, Prince George, A. Park, Dis
trict Superintendent, Prince George, L . Crate , McBride, G. Sinclair, A leza Lake, R . Arnett, Prince George, W . Tinsley, Tete
Jaune, G. Ka zalof], Prince George .
CURLING NEWS
On Nove mber 7, 1964, in Chilliwack, the North Vancouv er team of, W.M. Underwood, A.G. Tranfield, A.J.
Monta dor and A. Hept met th e Chilliwack team composed of,
R.B . Gilm our , R.W. Ellis, H. Klassen and J. Coene. North
Va nco uver won, a r eturn engagement is planned.
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SHOP CHATTER
The "friendly" group pictured above make up the Revelstoke gar age staff. They ar e, left to right , Bob Beach,
Stockman , Bert Lenn y, Mechanical Foreman and Jim Lines,
Yardman.
Bob, who hails from Vernon, has been with the District
for one year. He is married and has one Child, Cameron,
likes taking pictures as a hobb y and is a member of the
Alliance Chapel in Revelstoke, "Attendance has been dropping
of late," Bob complained. Whether this is due to the fact
th at he sings in the choir or to the co ld weather, he couldn't
say.
Bert Lenny, an old-timer in Revelstoke (14 years), has
been in the Provincial Government Service for 21 year s .
Asked how he had enjoyed his work during this time, Bert
says, "loved every minute of it and it 's helped to keep me
young." Incidentally, Bert cl aims the s a me age as Jack
Benny (39) and he doesn't look a day older. He is happily
married and has one daughter, Shirley, and enjo ys fishing,
ga r dening and photo graph y.
Jim the hatchet wielding 'villain' in the picture Is a newcomer to the fold and has only been there since February,
He is single and likes the outdoor life. Hunting, fishing and
bowling are just a few of his actlvlttes,
DISSECTING THE STAFF
The (wee?) Scots laddie shown here busy at
work is Revelstoke
timekeeper M a I col m
Newlands. His rich
S cot tis li accent can
sometimes be he a r d
over the radio as he utters those now famous
words 'Ten four-r-rrr' •
Malcolm, who was born
and bred in the Lowlands
of Scotland, packed up
his kilt, sporran and
bagpipes and headed for
Canada in 1960.
Prior to moving to Revelstoke, Malcolm served on the
Flagship of the Kootenay Lake Fleet (M,V, Anscomb) as
purser and gained his sea legs on the sometimes perilous
crossing between Balfour and Kootenay Bay. Malcolm's
hobby, at least for the present, is building a home in Revelstoke for his wife Jessie and two children Callum and Janey.
His other hobbies include dieting, putting the cat out at ntght
(if he can catch it) and highland dancing, Asked how he liked
Revelstoke, Malcolm replied 'tis a bonny wee brae if it
didna snow so much."
QUARTER CENTURY SPOTLIGHT
Miss Gladys M. Perry was born in Cumberland, B.C.
Gladys had her public and high school in Courtenay and was
very active in sports, music and other activities. After
high school she took commercial training and then went to
Vancouver for a comptometer and a computer course.
The Depression made jobs scarce, but in 1935 she obtained a job in a Health Commission for the B.C. Government.
She also worked the Text Book Branch and various other
Government jobs. Steady employment was obtained with the
Department of the Attorney-General in the Real Estate and
Insurance Branch, September 6, 1938. In 1943 Miss Perry
transferred to the Public Works Branch in the Accounts as
a Senior-Clerk Stenographer.
Since that time she has been responsible for a variety
of clerical duties in this branch (now Highways & Public
Works Branch), and was recognized for her capable and
conscientious stable attitude,
..... ROSS DEFOE, Head Ferryman, of the Rossland Ferries
retires on January 31, 1965, after 25 years of service. Ross
started with the department as a deckhand. When the ferry
service in Castelgar was increased to a two ferry system
in 1961, Ross's crew increased to a maximum seasonal
total of 20. Fluctuation of the river level and periodic
battles with the elements were all in a day's work for Ross.
He can look back on a record of good public relations over
the period of his service, the department and his colleagues
have admired his self- reliancy and unexcitable nature. He
kept a service operating which carried over a million passengers yearly with few interruptions. All department personnel
wish him well. Ross expects to reside in Castelgar and
welcomes all to drop in for coffee and a chat.
Mr. Douglas R. Dean, Office Manager, Salmon Arm, was
to have been an honored guest at the 25 year Service Award
dinner held in Vancouver on December 17, 1964. On that
. memorable day the train was late in arriving in Vancouver
and Doug was unable to attend the banquet and receive his
award. He will be invited to the next banquet when similar
service awards will be made. In the meantime his colleagues
join in wishing him well and in recognizing his years of
service.
Doug started employment with the government in 1938 as
a Toll Collector at the Patullo Bridge. Subsequently he was
appointed Senior Toll Collector and remained in that position
until April 1, 1952, when he was appointed Ferry Clerk for the
Kelowna-Westbank Ferry Service.
..... MR. HOPE O. GEORGE, Regional Mechanical Superintendent in Prince George was amon g those presented with
a 25 year Certificate by the Honorable W.A.C. Bennett in a
ceremony in Vancouver December 17, 1964. Mr. George
. started with the department in 1938 at New Denver on the
bridge crew. In 1938 he was promoted to Mechanic Foreman
at Grand Forks and remained there for the next 11 years.
He was transferred to Region 4 in 1954 as Regional Mechanical
Superintendent, where he has been for the past 10 year s .
Hope's hobby is photography, his wife, Mollie, is fond of oil
painting. They both hunt, fish and like camping. They ar e
also both rockhounds and have an extensive collection. Mr.
George's advice to the junior employee: -Throwaway the
hammer - buy a horn. Don't hang on the back - put your
shoulder to the wheel and you will find the Provincial Government Service a very rewarding career."
... John Allen (Bill) Ingram was born inSaskatoon,Saskatchewan and moved to Kamloops in 1916 where he received his
public and high school education. After this he spent two
years in applied Science at U.B.C. He lost his father in 1925
and has one brother who Is a Colonel in the Army. In May 1949,
he moved to Victoria with the Location Branch and then to the
Highways Accounts 1952.
Membership in the Boys' Parliament of 1929 and sheep
herder and night lamb man at the Duke of Portland Ranch,
1935, are but two examples of varied experiences which are
a part of Bill's background.
Bill belongs to the Masonic Order and has life membership in the Association of Kinsmen Clubs in both Karnloops
and Victoria, which is unique. He is now president of the
Kinsmen 40 Club of Victoria. He is also a Director of the
Charitable Donation Committee and secretary of the B.C.
Government Employee's Service Fund.
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DON'T LEARN YOUR TRAFFIC LAW BY ACCIDENT
Thll Illue announcel the deadline for the
Departmental Safety Slogan. March 31,
1965. Send In your Ideall Remember, we
are looking for a slogan which will embrace the entire Departmental operation.
A Bron ze Certificate Award of Merit has been present ed
to the Jordan River Maint enance Crew for having operate d
24, 899 consecutive man hours without a lost time accident.
Mr . John W. Morris presented a Bronze award to .the
Alberni Road Maint enance Cr ew.
On May 14, 1964, the Department of Highways Garage
Crew of Terrace wer e awa rd ed a Bronze Certi ficate for
having operated 27,310 cons ecutive man hours without a lost
tim e accident, f r om March 31, 1962 to March 31, 1964.
A Bronze Award wa s presented to the Woodfibre Ferry
c r ew and Gibsons & P end er Ha r bour Road Crews.
A Sil ver Awar d was pres ent ed to the North Vancouver
Regtonal & District Offic e and Enginee r ing Staffs.
Shoum abo ve on r,ght is Harold Gentle
man, Power Grader Operator 2, at Wells
being presented with a bar set by Assist
ant M ech an ic and Safety Com mittee
Chairman Roy Hayh urst for th e best
safety suggestion submitted to con test
run by Quesne l Safety Committee .
Two crews in the Revelstoke District recently received
awards for safety. The Sicamous maintenance crew's achievement of 32,574 hours without a time-loss accident earned
them a Br onze Cer ti ficate and the bridge crew received a
Silv er Certificate for 30,355 hours accident-free operation.
Left to right, Bob M eston, Road Maintenance Foreman at S icamous; Ian Stewart, District Engineer and Pete Lanze, Bridge
Foreman.
DiBtrict E"IJi,Mer Roy Gittiru p reH1IIed
a Bronze Safety Award Certificate to the
Ne w Westminster District Bridge Crew
Foreman Frank Stirling, at Cloverdale
Safety meeting October 6, 1964. Delta
Bridge Crew, Francis Stirling, Clifford
Forster, John W . Graham, Algot Haduick, Vernon Hanson, Joseph Ko zar,
Delbert Monsell, Rene Trottier, Leonhard Ploom .
L . E. Croft, Mechanic Foreman, receioing B ro nze Award on behalf of Grand
Forks Shop Crew (Grand Forks-Green wood Dis trict) , from H. J. Kelsall, Dis·
trict Engineer. Others pictured: G. Lo bay, E . Profili, R. Pauan, R. Smith , S.
Cult, G. Scherer, D. Currie, R. Abel.
HAT-SETTER SEQUEL TO DIS-HATTER
M~ of Nel60n Road Ond Shop Crews taken at demorutration
p resented by Fire Chief Owens during Fire Prevention Week.
SAFETY PROMOTION
" DUMBO" the sick elephant, a sad looking beas t (a toy)
propped up with a c ru tch and weari ng bandages will becom e
pa r t of the Fort George organization. He will be pr esented
to the c rew havin g the most r ec ent accid ent. To be pr omin ently
dis pla yed he will se r ve as a r eminder, "Not to forget safety
first" .
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We are truly sa fety conscious• . . ? Shown are Jim Horswell ,
Engineering Aid e,
who has been "set"
and Oscar Arndt,
grader operator, who
is about to make his
653rd "bump" . Oscar
informas us that he
is jus t begin ning to
get the hang of It now,
although he had been
calm and level-headed about right from
the first.
DON'T LEARN' YOUR SAFETY BY ACCIDENT
Fire Prevention- Grand Forks
Nanaimo-lslands Distrid Receive Bronze Award
During National Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, a
program was held at Grand For ks attended by all members
of the Grand Forks r oad and shop c r ews . A talk on fire
hazards and the use and ca re of fire fighti ng equipmen t was
presented by Mr . S. Cutt , Heavy Duty Mechanic, who is a lso
the Assistan t Fi r e Chie f for the Grand Forks Voluntee r
Fi re Depa rtment. An inte resti ng and informative fil m on
combustion, cau ses of fires and combatti ng fires was pr es ented by Mr. A.R. Irving, Regional Mec hanica l Superint endent, Regio n 3, togethe r with a ta lk on fi r e pr eventi on. A
brief dem ons t rati on of fi r e exti nguis hers and an outline of
fi r e equipment availab le at the Grand Forks yard was given
by Mr . Cutt, This inc luded the two 1t inc h fi r e hydra nts
recently installed.
District Superintendent, John Morrill PlUenting award to Henry
Dawes, chairman of the Safety Committee, Also shoum in photograph are Louis O'Siel, Mel vin Sabey, John Remittard, Allen
Birchard and Les Bagley.
GOLD CAP AND TURTLE CLUB AWARDS
While Nickolas J. Kessler was wor king as a laborer on
the construction of a cement block equipment shed at Port
Coquitlam a wheelbarrow was lowered to him by a rope that
ran through a block in a small «A" fr a me . Unknown to the
man on the roof, the rope had caught in the wheelbarrow,
in order to get more slack in the rope Nick pulled the rope
bringing the «A" frame down 20 feet and it struck him on the
head. The top of his hard hat was smashed by the impact of
the falllng «A" frame which weighed over 100 pounds. Nick
did suffer a small fracture of the neck and missed 62 days
work, but the hard hat saved him fr om a more serious injury
and possibly death. The presentation of the Gold Cap Award and
membership in the Turtle Club was made by District Superi ntendent Roy Gittins to Nick in the Coquitlam yard office,
OCtober 15, 1964.
S tanding, left to right: D. Beninger, H . J . Kelsall (Dis trict Ell ·.
gineer), G. Mesluk, B. M ur ray, G. Lobay.P. Henderson , C. Murray, R . Honholt, F. Wol fram, R . Smith, R . Pao an, A . Anderson ,
J. Cutler, J. Hyslop (Mec h. Consultant, North Van cou ver), G.
Grummett. Kneeling, D. Currie, E. Profili, F. S che rer, P. Sa laman dyk , W. Watson, S. Cutt, T . Blubla, R . B roughton (Mech .
Foreman, Rossland).
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Roy Gittins, District Superintendent, makes Turtle Club award
to Nicholas Kessler.
October 7, 1964, a {ire extinguisher demonstration was held at
the Cloverdale Yard by M r. W . A da ms of L evi tt Safety Ltd. He
demonstrated the use and refilling of fire ex tingui shers giving a
good cover age of uses for Foray, Purple K and C02 on wood,
rubber, liquid asphalt and gasoline fires .
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"10-7" CLUB
ATTACK OF SPALlS TREATED BY REVELSTOKE BRIDGE CREW
Although full of useful ideas, hints and suggestions, this
way intended for the "do-it-yourself' enthusiasts.
IS III
no
How do you tell when a bridge is
in need of repair? This can be done in
either of two ways, (1) by looking at
it, or , (2) riding over it. These two
methods are known as (1) Visual ocular,
or (2) Posterior sensory. In either case
it the bridge shows signs of deterioration or 'spalling' as it is known in the
trade it should be repaired. The first
picture shows a bridge breaking out in
'spalls.' This bridge is located 20
mlles west of Revelstoke and is known
as No. 34 Camp Creek.
deleterious substances.' Concrete shall
be placed as near as possible to its
final resting place. Shovels may be
used BUT-'the concrete shall be slid
off the shovel at the point of deposition
by resting or near resting the top of
the shovel on the hardened concrete
and raising the blade.' Finishing is done
with burlap, and, if you can get one,
an artist of the Realist school. CUbism,
abstractionism and work of that sort
is definitely out. All this represents
about one week's work. So much for
automation.
The next course of action is to isolate
the bridge if at all possible. It is not
that the complaint is catching, but there
is less chance of losing members ofthe
bridge crew if traffic is diverted. In
this case the traffic was diverted
parallel to the bridge. By doing this,
regular commuters are given the
benefit of following the process from
beginning to end.
First the bridge is scarified. That is ,
all the bad spots are removed. It is
then cleaned with compressed air,
water and any obstinate spots with
acid. (H. Brunetti, Bridgeman, is shown
in the picture operating the scartrier.)
When all is clean, forms are prepared and concrete poured, the specifications are rigid. For instance, water
used in mixing' shall be clean and free
from injurious amounts of oil, acid,
alkali, salts, organic matter and other
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A farewell banquet and dance was
held at the Frontier Inn, Fort St. John,
on Friday, December 4, in honor of
FRANK BUSCHE, who retired after
working as an equipment operator for
the Department since March, 1957.
Road foreman Stan Isberg is seen on the
right making presentation of a • Lazyboy" chair to Frank; Mrs. Busche is
trying it out.
The Prince George staff got together
and presented RAY KLUGE with a400day clock on his retirement from the
bridge crew November 30. Ray leaves ..
with very best wishes and his friends
expect he won't be sitting around idle.
IT IEALlY HAPPENED
Man to wife: ·Sure are a lot of people
running for city council this year.
Wonder who will be elected?"
Small boy interrupting: ·Well, the guy
with the most signs up is Alderman."
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The final job is making contraction
joints. An interesting but somewhat
illusive description of these joints is
that they shall be 'planes of weakness.'
Reminiscent of many of us, parttculary when crawling out of bed in the
morning.
After having patted yourself on the
back for a job well done, you have to
make sure it stays well done. Traffic
must be regulated for about two weeks
after the job is fInished. If you were so
unfortunate as not to be able to provide
a detour, then you will have to ensure
that no traffic crosses the bridge in
excess of 5 m.p.h, If you forget to do
this then your patient will have a severe
recurrence of the' spalls,' and you will
have to go through the whole beastly
business again, burlap included.
Best of luck with bridge repairing!
Joe Proctor, a member of the Nanaimo Office Staff, tells about a woman
sitting in a car parked in front of a
parking meter. A man asked her if
she was pulling out. ·Not for 15 minutes," she replied, looking at the meter.
• My husband says I waste too much
money."
501VING TWFlC PROBUM
Left to right, Sgt. M Rowden, District
Superintendent J. R. Krushinsky and
Traffic Superintendent R . D. I'age reviewing a traffic problem in downtown
Kamloops.
BERS
"10-7" CLUB-NEW
On the evening of December 4, 1964,
at the Court House in Salmon Arm, a
presentation of a skill saw was made
to FRANK FRASER by Tom Yearsley,
Regional Mechanical Superintendent,
on behalf of the Government Employees'
Associatton, Frank has been with the
Department for 30 years. Left to right,
Mr. Yearsley, Regional Mechanical
Superintendent; Mr. Fraser and Mr. H.
Coupe, District Superintendent.
Working his last day on December 28,
1964, DOUG BARLOW of Soda Creek is
retiring early for health reasons after
having worked for the Department since
1940. He served as a reaction ferry
operator until 1946. Doug was then employed by the Forest Service at Alexis
Creek up to 1947 when he returned to
the ferry at Soda Creek. In 1951 he
started with the Department road crew
and was promoted to Maintenance Foreman in 1952, a position he has held
since. Doug and Mrs. Barlow are leaving this month on a four-month world
cruise and upon their return Doug
hopes to do some prospecting to keep
busy.
MR. GEORGE JONES, Road Foreman, retired in October, 1964. George
began with the Department in 1934. He
received a 25-year-service award last
year. George was presented With a set
of silverware in October, 1964, at the
staff dance. He anticipates a long and
happy retirement and With this goes
the well wishes of all the employees.
MR. S. CHEW YARDMAN has re-
tired owing to.ill health. Sammy started
with the Department in 1944. He hopes
to get in all the fishing that he has
been missing. His fellow employees
wish him the very best.
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A retirement party was held in Powell
River December 11, 1964, to honor
George D. Benson, Road Maintenance
Foreman Grade 4, who retired after
26 years of continuous service. George
commenced with the Department on a
part-time basis as a truck driver at
Hazelton in 1931. He later transferred
to Burns Lake where he was promoted
to General Foreman in 1948. In 1952
he moved to Powell River. George and
Mrs. Benson plan to remain in Powell
River and perhaps do some travelling
in the Interior during the summer
months. No doubt George will spend a
great deal of his leisure time in his
rose garden and perhaps also do some
fly fishing.
j and conscientious employee, retired after 19
esentation was made at the Kelowna Yard on
ho is a great sportsman, was given a stadium
vtshes, Rolf, for a long and happy retirement!
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IKISKATINAW RIVER BRIDGE SLIDE
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ON -THE JOB
The Kitskatinaw River hill Mile 19 to Mile 22 on the
Alaska Highway is subject to slides at the best of times. Last
year, the heaviest rainfall in 35 years in the South Peace
River District set off extensive movements in the hill which
nearly cut off the main artery to Alaska.
The most serious of the many slides occured at the south
end of the Kiskatinaw River Bridge. The embankment slid away
from the lower side of the highway for some 1200 feet cutting
the highway to one lane at the narrowest point. The embankment also slid under the north approach to the bridge threatening the first main timber tower from the north ban k.
North end of Kisk atinaui River Bridge. Note leaning trees and
slumped soil on right side of photograph whi ch extends under the
bridge.
Slide stabilization completed. Note rockfill in foreground and
many perforated pipes in finished slope .
HIGHWAY PATCHI NG
Repairs started im medi ately were hamp ered by continued
wet weather. Work was slow a s it nec essar y to r emove saturated varved clay ma te rial in stages and replace it with
selected granular fill which was not r eadil y available. After
many days of perseverence the slide was stablt zed,
Some of the pe rsonnel taking partin this work were: W.A.
Morris, Regional Constructi on Superinte ndent; A.G. Reid,
Soils Design Engineer: H.J. Kell y, Senio r Fo re man; F. Dayus,
Area Foreman; J.F. Bell and C.C. Hende rson, Actin g Foreman.
REGION THREE SCRAPER CREW
The me cha ni ca l cre w ch anging a ti re,
left to right, Al Beaton, Roland Lancaster and Bud Boyd.
The necessity of approaching highway
patches with extreme caution is now a
thing of the past, thanks to new patching techniques. The hole is now trimmed
out as square as possible and much
care is taken to blend the patch into
the contour of the road. Patches and
bridge approaches may now be met
with confidence.
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It is much better to sit tight than to
try and drive that way.
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Lady: (Holding out bone to dog)
"SPEAKI"
Dog: ·What would you like me to
say?"
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Left to right, Alvin Diesing, Ch arlie
Leask, Ch uck M illiken, Tony He mmelg arn, R alp h W rig ht, A rn old W rig ht,
W alter W alls, Bo b S wanson and Doug
Merrick .
PEEK INTO THE PAST
BACK TO WORK
Miss Hi I d a Haylrnor e,
Office Manager for Lillooet
District, has just returned ~
from several months' leave
of absence, due to illness
in the family. Hilda has
served for 24 years in the
Lillooet office.
Back wi th us after 5
months of lllness is Don
Watkinson. Don had a
• s e rio u s heart attack in
May, but is now able tc
continue his good work as a
stock- man. He has beer
with the department sines
1946.
Cut on the Murryville HiU in La ngley in 1930 on Route 262R, now
Fluer Highway.
Walter Scotter, a member of the Nanaimo road crew has
returned to work after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Doug Dean, Office Manager at Salmon Arm, has
been away from work for several weeks on account of illness.
His many friends in the department will be glad to know that.
he is feeling much better and that he expects to be back to
work shortly.
CHRISTMAS DINNER BY THE SKEENA
On the evening of December 22nd, members of the Prince
Rupert district office travelled 28 miles to K-Shien camp to
have Christmas dinner with department employees located in
this rather lonely spot situated on the banks of the Skeen a
River. An excellently prepared dinner of turkey, ham and all
the trimmings common to this festive season was served
by Tim Fong, the cook.
HOBBIES, HAPPENINGS-NANAIMO DISTRllT
Snowplowing on the Island Highway in 1920 north of Courtenay.
CHASE BYPASS OPENED
Mrs. Ambrose Casagrande is a member of the Rebecca
Lodge and is also a Parent Teachers' Association worker.
Tom Aarts, a member of the Nanaimo survey crew, is
a dog fancier and recently won, at the Alberni Valley Kennel
Club Dog Show with his dog, Miza, a Chesapeake Retriever,
first place in obedience trials Novice" A" Class and first
place for highest total score for all classes with 193 points
out of a possible 200 points.
Mrs. Lloyd Newsham is Secretary of the Parent Teachers'
Association of saturna Island. She is also a member of the
Ladies Guild.
Mrs. Fred Bennett is a Community worker on Mayne.
Island. She has been collecting for ·Save the Children Fund."
Mrs. Jack Amies is President of the Parent Teachers'
Association on Pender Island.
IN SYMPATHY
Chase Bypass was o{ficiaUy ope ned to traffic October 30, 1964,
the pi ctu re above shows Ken Cummings, Engineering Aide, and
Ray M eeks, Road M aintena nce Forem an for the area, doing the
honors by removing the las t barric ade.
JOSEPH F. FISHER, Age 40, died October 20th, 1964
at his home in Elko, B.C. Mr. Fisher joined the department
in March, 1957, as a truck driver. He is survived by two
sisters and two brothers.
NICKOLAS "NICK" KOWALEWICH, an employee of the
department at Prince George for 15 years died August 30th
following an automobile accident.
Employee CHARLES E. POOLE died at "hi s place of
work December 1, 1964, at 5:15 p.rn, He worked as a grader
operator and started with the department on September 19,
1956. He leaves his wife, four sons and a daughter.
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"Our Newlyweds"
On October 10, 1964,
John G. Dalfort and
She ran Ann Dahl were
married in the Knox ..
U nit e d C h u r c h. The ",
couple will make their
home in Prince George
w her e John is now a
technician with the Materials Testing Branch.
Dennis Richards and
Polly Ann Scriven were
united in marriage on
Novemb er 28th, in Fort
st. John. Father Habarth
officiated at the ceremony in the st. John the
Apostle Church. Dennis
is employed as a Loader
Operator with the Department. Mr. and Mrs.
Richa rds are residing in
Ta ylor.
~On
saturday, November 28,1964, Albert
George Desimone and Elizabeth Mary Jane
Whitney were unit ed in marriage at Trinity
United Church in Ve rn on. The couple will
make the ir home in Vernon where the groom
is an Engineering Aide .
United in mar riage on December 5th at
Wells, B.C ., were Ruth Weir and William
Tha tcher, Truck Dr i ver 2 at the Wells
Establishment. Bill has been with the department since 1962.
Nancy Diffin and David Raven were married in Comox on September 19th, 1964.
David is an Enginee r ing Aide on the Burnside
survey crew. He and Nancy will reside in
Victo r ia.
Carl Stone and Bette Klassen were
married Oct. 3, 1964, in the South
Abbotsford Mennonite C h u r c h. The
couple now reside in LUlooet where
Carl is Pastor of the Evangelistic
Tabernacle and works as a mechanic
for the Department of Highways. He is
an American, born in Texas and then
moving to California. He has been in
LUlooet since April, where he met his
school teacher wife. The spent their
honeymoon in Banff, Alberta.
•
... st. John the Apostle Church was the
wedding sce ne for Marguerite Engler and
Stanle y Gla dysz on December 11th , 1964.
Sta n is an Engineering Aide at the Fort st.
J ohn District Office. The couple will make
their home at Charlie Lake.
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Edith Mary Murray, District Office
Manager for the Department at Vanderhoof, was married July 18, 1964, to
William Sutherland Silver, also of Vanderhoof, The couple spent their honeymoon in the Okanagan , Banff and
southern Alberta. Edith, who has been
with the Government Service for over
24 yea r s , and her husband , Bill, are both
from well-known Vanderhoof families.
NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES
HOBBIES - HAPPENINGS
Karen Shepherd, clerical staff, Nanaimo office spent two weeks vacation
in Burns Lake, her old home town and
has nothing but praise for the road
crews along the Northern Trans-Provincial Highway. Karen says it is like
riding on a magic carpet between
Burns Lake and Prince George.
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G. Coleman
....THOMASThomas
G. COLEMAN recently ac-
cepted a transfer to Wells from Atlin,
our most northern Department establishment, where he has been Road Foreman for the past 20 years.
BOB GOWEN, Road Maintenance
Foreman, was transferred from
Cherryville to Enderby in October,
1964. Bob was foreman in the Cherryville area for the last seven years.
MRS. JOAN CHARLTON, Clerk, was
transferred from Victoria to Vernon.
Mrs. Charlton (formerly Mrs. McQuillan), has been in the government
service since 1949. She was married
October 30, 1964, to James Charlton.
GORDON L. COOK, who was stockman at Princeton for the last 13 years,
t r ansfer r ed to the Langford garage
October 1964 and will reside in Vict or ia.
ARNOLD E. CORNISH, Road Maintenance Foreman, was transferred
from Bridge Lake to Cherryville.
Arnold has been with the Department
since 1952.
Mrs. Karen ROBB
The Vanderhoof Highways crew welcomes MRS. KAREN ROSS, who was
the successful applicant for the Clerk
Typist 1 position In the District Office.
Mrs. Ross replaces Miss Bonnie Busby
who recently married.
ORVAL BARNES, Road Maintenance
Foreman, was recently transferred to
Soda Creek from Wells where he has
been a foreman since 1958. Orval has
been with the Department since 1954
and is replacing D. Barlow who retired at the end of 1964.
JIM CHENOWETH, Timekeeper,
Department of Highways in Merritt had
in interesting holiday in Europe. He
sailed from Montreal August 20, and
returned November 10.
He travelled 4,500 miles Visiting
Germany, France, England, Sweden,
Denmark, Switzerland and other countries. Riding the cable cars in Switzerland reminded Jim of the Aerial Ferry
at North Bend, but the direction of
travel is different - up 7000 feet.
Jim advises anyone intending to visit
Europe to be adept at sign language and
to step lively when in Paris traffic.
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S.J. Sviatko recently completed a
successful golf year by winning the
Club Championship at the local
Smither's golf club. Steve turned in
scores of 36, 32 and 39 on the par 33
course in the 27 hole tournament.
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The Vernon District held Its annual
staff dance October 23 at the Lakeside
Hotel, where presentations were made
to employees who retired this year.
The department's guests wereMr.J.U.
Holt, Mr. and Mrs. C. Porter, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Hadley, all retired members of the Department of Highways.
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Jim Holmes, District Office Manager
at Merritt was recently elected president of the Okanagan Mainline Baseball League at its annual meeting held
in Kelowna. The Senior • A" Okanagan
Mainline Baseball League is comprised
of teams from Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton and Merritt. Jim played baseball for 12 seasons with teams
in Lillooet and Merrit before <hangtnem-up" after the 1961 season. He has
also been an active member of senior
baseball executives in Merritt for the
past 10 seasons and was instrumental
in getting the Merritt Metros (later
renamed the Luckies) admitted intolhe
Senior "A" O.M.a.L. in the spring of
1960.
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The Department of Highways in
Vernon has entered a team in the
Men's Bowling League again this year,
the team membes are, W.M. Holtskog,
A.K. Isley, E. Kaminski, J. Avender,
L. York, L.MurrayandW.G.Helmsing.
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Amold E. CornUA
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Shown at the left is a sample of
the garden mosaics made by District
SUperintendent John Morris and his
wife Louise of Nanaimo, These are
made of shells and pebbles from Long
Beach near Tofino on the west coast
of Vancouver Island. The material Is
set in concrete and provides all year .
color to the garden.
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ON THE JOB
flOODS BRING DRIFT AGAINST OMiNECA RIVER BRIDGE
Drift on. tM Omineca River.
Deflection in tM bridge tkck caU8ed by
the pressure of the drift.
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W . MilJ. and R . D. Talarico, reinforci"IJ Upper Ccucade
Bridge, Grand Forks-Greenwood District.
Barrie Allen , E ngi neering Aide of Dis tr ict S oundi ng Crew, in New Wes tmin ·
ster office plotting soundi ngs . .
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Pende r Is land roa d crew near Port Washington. L eft to
rig ht, Forem an J ack A mies, Norman Amies, Le n A uch ·
terloine, Wilber Deason.
Doyle E. Mc N ab b, Timekeeper, Pouce
Coupe District Offi ce.
The average motor ist knows, as each yea r rolls past it
takes less time to fly across Canada and longer to drive to
wor k.
Never speak of having elect r icit y in your hair. It may
call attention to its connection with a dr y ce ll.
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Anot1u!r view of 1M drift: the b r . W08
. saved and da mage repaired.
Dick W he ale, Nqnaimo yardman, busy
p reparing sign posts in p reparation for .
the damage over the Hailoween season.
Why is ther e never enough time to do a job ri ght, but
there is alwa ys enough time to do it over?
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Happiness is the sensation you acquire when you are too ,
busy to be miserable.
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