PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS Hon. R. M. Strachan, Minister C. M. Dalfen, Deputy Minister F. A. MacLean, Associate Deputy Minister (Transport) F. G. Nixon, Associate Deputy Minister (Communications) REPORT of the BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORT and COMMUNICATIONS JANUARY 1, 1973, TO MARCH 31, 1974 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1975 Victoria, B.C., March 7, 1975 To the Honourable Walter S. Owen, Q.C., LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia May it please Your Honour: I hereby submit the first Report of the Department of Transport and Communications for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1974. ROBERT M. STRACHAN Minister of Transport and Communications CONTENTS Introduction. Page . 11 Transport Operations Air Services Branch 17 Engineering and Inspection Branch 19 Motor Carrier Branch.., 22 Motor-vehicle Branch 24 Weigh Scale Branch 60 Ferries B.C. Ferries 63 Coastal Ferries 67 Communications Inter-Provincial/Federal-Provincial Discussions on Communications 69 Telecommunications Services Branch 69 System Development and Regulation Branch 70 Computer and Consulting Services 72 Administration, Personnel, and Accounting Report of the Comptroller of Expenditure- Personnel Services 75 76 To the Honourable Robert M. Strachan, Minister of Transport and Communications, Victoria, British Columbia. Sir: I have the honour to submit for your consideration the first Annual Report of the Department of Transport and Communications. Inasmuch as 1973 was a transitional year for the Department, and, in order to bridge the gap between calendar year and fiscal year reporting, this Report presents a record of activities from January 1, 1973, to March 31, 1974. It is intended that all future Annual Reports will be on a fiscal year basis. The creation of the Department of Transport and Communications has enabled the Government to respond more rationally and efficiently to the major transportation and communications challenges facing British Columbia. Access to the North, to cite an example, is an area where transportation and communications aspects are clearly inter-related. Transportion can be seen as the development of pathways for the carriage of people and things; communications as the development of pathways for the carriage of information and ideas. Laying aside the conceptual inter-relationship between transportation and communications, Departmental integration was necessitated by the growing requirement for policy and planning co-ordination in both the transport and communications sectors. Transportation is more than ferries or roads or airports, while communications is more than radio or television or telephones. Each is a series of inter-related networks of systems, services, and facilities. Though of major importance, policy development and planning reflect only two of the Department of Transport and Communications' many faces. The entire range of Departmental activity during the fical year ended March 31, 1974, is explored in the body of this Report. C. M. DALFEN Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Report of the Department of Transport and Communications INTRODUCTION The year 1973 was one of transition and reorganization for the Department of Transport and Communications. HISTORICAL SKETCH In 1959 an Act of the Legislature established the Department of Commercial Transport, incorporating into it the former Railway Department, the Weigh Scale Section of the Department of Highways, and the Commercial Vehicle Section of the Motor-vehicle Branch of the Attorney-General's Department. Among the Acts which the Department administered were the Pipe-lines Act, the Industrial Transportation Act, and the Mines Rights-of-way Act. The responsibilities of the Department of Commercial Transport remained virtually unchanged until May 25, 1973, when an Order in Council established a Minister of Commercial Transport and Communications. On July 13, 1973, a further Order in Council designated the Honourable R. M. Strachan Minister of Transport and Communications. The 1973 Fall Session of the Legislature saw the passage of the Department of Transport and Communications Act. To the functions previously undertaken by the Department of Commercial Transport, this Act added those of the Motor-vehicle Branch of the Attorney-General's Department; the Data Processing Centre of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce; aircraft operations, both from the Department of Highways and the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources; Government telecommunications services from the Department of Public Works; the Motor Carrier Branch, and the Telecommunications Consultants Branch formerly under the Public Utilities Commission; and B.C. Ferries and the minor coastal ferries from the Department of Highways. 11 (Senbr (Staff C. M. Dalfen, Deputy Minister ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Fraser MacLean Associate Deputy Minister (Transport) F. Gordon Nixon, Associate Deputy Minister (Communications) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO C. Gallagher, General Manager, B.C. Ferries Dr. Wm. Hughes, Director, Policy and Planning ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo A. E. Rhodes, Comptroller of Expenditure R. A. Hadfield, Superintendent of Motor-vehicle Branch J. B. Hall, Director, Telecommunications Branch J. Baird, Director, Computer and Consulting Services ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo A. R. Fitch, Superintendent, Motor Carrier Branch H. J. Page, Director, System Development and Regulation Branch ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo A. W. Turnbull, Chief Engineer, Engineering Branch F. Regan, Director, Weigh Scale Branch ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo P. S. Perry, Co-ordinator of Air Services Branch A. Shaw, Administrative Officer K 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA ORGANIZATION The Department of Transport and Communications has both operational and planning and policy responsibilities. The functions of the Department can be outlined as follows: I. Transport Operations Aircraft Branch This Branch provides aircraft services to all departments of Government. Included are personnel transportation, aerial photography, and emergency medical service. Engineering Branch This Branch is responsible for processing construction applications and inspecting railways, oil and natural gas pipe-lines, aerial tramways, and industrial roads and bridges. It is also responsible for the inspection of logging equipment operating on private roads. The Branch certifies operating personnel for railways, aerial tramways, and industrial road equipment, and in addition works in close liaison with the Department of Mines and the Motor-vehicle Branch to standardize safety requirements. Motor Carrier Branch The Motor Carrier Branch is the operating arm of the Motor Carrier Commission,* a three-man regulatory board appointed by Cabinet. The role of the Branch is to investigate permit applications for the transport of goods or persons for compensation on British Columbia highways. Following investigation, all applications are passed to the Commission for a decision. Once a decision has been rendered, the application is passed back to the Motor Carrier Branch for processing. Another responsibility of the Branch is the investigation of complaints from carrier operators. Motor Carrier Branch headquarters are in Vancouver and there are seven Branch offices throughout the Province. Enforcement under the Motor Carrier Act is undertaken by weigh-scale operators who ensure that goods transported by freight carrier concur with conditions of licence. In addition, enforcement is also carried out under the Motor Vehicle Transport Act (Canada). In this instance, the Federal Government has delegated authority to the Motor Carrier Commission to act as its legal arm. The Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Act applies to drivers operating between provinces, for example, an Alberta carrier has to obtain authority from British Columbia before operating in this Province. Motor-vehicle Branch The Motor-vehicle Branch is the Provincial agency responsible for vehicle registration and licensing, vehicle inspection, driver licensing, and vehicle and driver safety programs. Among other Branch functions are the licensing of all bonded motor-vehicle dealers in the Province and the maintenance of a Central Registry for the recording of documents filed under the Bills of Sale Act, the Conditional Sales Act, the Mechanics' Lien Act, and the Assignment of Book Accounts Act. * The Motor Carrier Commission is required by section 35 of the Motor Carrier Act to publish its own Annual Report. A complete description of the Commission's activities and responsibilities can be found in that document. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 15 Weigh Scale Branch This Branch maintains 40 truck weigh-scale stations at various points throughout the Province, augmented by 20 portable units. These stations issue permits for vehicles and loads which exceed legal limit in size or weight. Another major function is the recording and the reviewing of all accidents involving commercial vehicles having a gross weight exceeding 40,000 pounds. Weigh-scale operators are responsible for ensuring that the following Acts are complied with: Commercial Transport Act, Motor-vehicle Act, Motor Carrier Act, Motor Fuel Tax Act, and certain aspects of the Brands Act, the Forest Act, the Social Services Tax Act, and the Motor Vehicle Transport Act (Canada). II. Transportation, Planning, and Research Transportation, planning, and research are among the most essential responsibilities of the Department. The co-ordination of planning among modes (e.g., road, transit, rail, marine) and analysis of the operations, the economics and the development impact of the transportation system as it presently exists and as it may evolve are crucial to the future orderly development of the Province. The Branch evaluates major projects and expenditures in the transportation field for their social, economic, and financial viability; it reviews policies, regulations, and user charges pertaining to transportation; and it prepares long-range plans to meet the goals of the Province. Transportation sector surveys are undertaken by region and by mode of transport, to identify deficiencies, and to recommend solutions which will further economic development. An important function of the Branch will be to interact with transportation agencies in other provinces and the Federal Government, as well as with the different sectors of the transportation industry. An experienced multidisciplined staff is being assembled to perform these tasks. III. Ferries B.C. Ferries The B.C. Ferries Service was inaugurated in June 1960 to provide an efficient link between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Service has been constantly improved and expanded and today 25 ferries operate on 12 routes. Service is offered between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay, Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, Horseshoe Bay and Snug Cove, Saltery Bay and Earl's Cove, Swartz Bay and Fulford Harbour, an Outer Gulf Islands service, Tsawwassen and Long Harbour, Crofton and Vesuvius Bay, Kelsey Bay and Beaver Cove, Kelsey Bay and Prince Rupert, and Brentwood and Mill Bay. The Ferry Service has its maintenance and repair shops and refitting and layup berths at Deas Dock on the Fraser River. Coastal Ferries Long before the establishment of the B.C. Ferries Service, the B.C. Government maintained a number of ferry routes which serviced isolated coastal communities. These services were not integrated with B.C. Ferries but were under the jurisdiction of the Department of Highways. Though jurisdiction has passed to the Department of Transport and Communications, the Highways Department continues to operate the system for the time being. Service is offered between Comox and Powell River, Woodfibre and Darrell Bay, Sointula, Alert Bay and Port McNeill, and to Cortes, Denman, Gabriola, Hornby, Quadra, Texada, and Thetis Islands. K 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA IV. Communications Telecommunications Services Branch This Branch is responsible for the provision, maintenance, and operation of nearly all telecommunications services required by Provincial Government departments. Services include telephone, teleprinter, fascimile, and data transmission. System Development and Regulation Branch This Branch is responsible for developing policy recommendations and administering Departmental programs to facilitate the effective utilization of communication systems by the British Columbia public. On the system development side, the role of the Branch is to try and answer such questions as—what do residents of British Columbia require with regard to communications? how should these needs be provided? who should provide? and in what order of priority? Another system development function is the provision of general guidance and assistance to those in remote and sparsely populated areas for the purpose of helping them obtain basic communications services. On the regulation side, the Branch is concerned with the rates charged and the standard of service offered by the telephone and cable television companies which serve British Columbia. Computer and Consulting Services This Branch provides a variety of computer and consulting services to Governments departments, agencies, boards, and commissions. Responsibilities include the operation of three computers; the design and implementation of computer programs; and consultative assistance to Government clients on systems, procedures, and method analysis, and program planning and content. Statutes Statutes administered directly or indirectly by the Department of Transport and Communication are Department of Transport and Communications Act. All-terrain Vehicles Act. British Columbia Ferry Authority (Vesting) Act, 1968 Commercial Transport Act. Forest Act. Industrial Transportation Act. Mines Rights-of-way Act. Motor Carrier Act. Motor Fuel Tax Act. Motor-vehicle Act. Pipe-lines Act. Railway Act. Social Services Tax Act. Motor Vehicle Transport Act (Canada). DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 17 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS AIR SERVICES BRANCH T. B. Toye, Chief Pilot The following is an outline of aircraft activities for the year under report: Two Cessna/Citation Jets became part of the fleet during the year, and as a result two Beechcraft 18's were retired. The first jet was test-flown for acceptance on August 1, 1973. It was then flown to Victoria where it was placed into service with the first passenger run on August 5, 1973. The second jet was delivered in Victoria August 20, 1973, and placed into service August 26, 1973. One retired Beechcraft CF-BCB was transferred to the school in Burnaby, while the other was transferred to Selkirk College on January 14, 1974. Due to lack of facilities at Castlegar, the aircraft was left in Victoria with permission to use if required. Consequently it was used for training purposes and a few scheduled trips to Vancouver where regular aircraft were unserviceable. Two Beechcraft 18's which were under Lands Department supervision until April 1, 1974, were used for aerial photography, while the Turbo Beech 18 was flown as the major mainstay until delivery of the Citations. Since the jets arrived, this aircraft has given excellent service as the major piece of equipment used on the Vancouver schedule runs. The Beaver aircraft based at Kamloops was used for personnel transport, game inspection, game counts, and photo work, to name a few of its uses. At the time of writing, two Beechcraft A200 aircraft were on order to be used for high-altitude photo work in the summer and on passenger transport in the winter. PERSONNEL During this period there were 10 pilots on staff with one other on a summer- only basis. On September 1, 1973, the temporary pilot left our employ and a pilot was transferred from another department to this Branch. TRAINING All pilots were trained on the Cessna/Citation at the American Airlines Flight Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. Six captains attained Captain's rating and four co-pilots attained First Officer status. All pilots graduated. The engineering staff took the maintenance course, which was also given at American Airlines Academy. All were successful in attaining the desired standards. A Singer-Link Simulator for pilot training was ordered for delivery in 1975. PASSENGER FLIGHTS On September 1, 1973, a scheduled service comprising four round-trips daily except Saturday and Sunday was started between Victoria and Vancouver. This proved very popular and on March 1, 1974, an increase of one round-trip flight was added. Scheduled flights have not been started to other areas due to the irregular nature of travel requests. All other flights are on a nonscheduled basis, being on request for times and destinations. Every effort is made to fill the aircraft on each flight. K 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA AEROVACS This was the first year that we have been called upon to carry sick or injured persons on ambulance transferrals in conjunction with the Armed Services out of Comox. There have been 25 aerovac trips since commencing this service, the first call from the RCC (Rescue Co-ordination Centre) being on September 26, 1973. Hours Flown by Aircraft (Air Time) Apr. 1 to May 24,1973 May 25, 1973, to Mar. 31,1974 Total BCB 76.2 97.4 29.5 54.8 88.2 194.7 504.3 498.3 350.1 302.4 164.4 BCC BCF BCL BCM FHF 292.1 533.8 498.3 350.1 357.2 257.9 1,938.0 2,195.9 Vancouver Trip Seats Passengers Other Trip Seats Passengers Total Trip Seats Passengers CF-BCB (five seats)— Highways, Apr. 1, 1973, to May 24, 1973 _ Transport and Communications, May 25, 1973, to Aug. 31, 1974. Scheduled, Sept. 1, 1973, to Mar. 31, 1974.. Year totals CF-BCC (five seats) — Highways, Apr. 1, 1973, to May 24, 1973- _ Transport and Communications, May 25, 1973, to Aug. 31, 1973. Scheduled, Sept. 1, 1973, to Mar. 31, 1974 . Year totals CF-BCF (seven seats)— Highways, Apr. 1, 1973, to May 24, 1973 Transport and Communications, May 25, 1973, to Aug. 31, 7973 Scheduled, Sept. 1, 1973, to Mar. 31, 1974 Year totals CF-BCL (six seats) (jet)—Aug. 1973, to Mar. 31, 1974 CF-BCM (six seats) (jet)—Aug. 1973, to Mar. 31, 1974 Complete year/fleet grand total 680 850 40 230 249 13 80 160 33 63 760 1,010 40 1,570 492 | 240 350 | I 740 I 650 I 123 276 283 150 26 80 1,740 682 | 256 ...._ | 756 I 6,804 | 260 2,343 168 840 518 7,560 | 2,603 J 1,526 48 1,656 156 57 1,764 11,170 | 3,882 [ 5,442 263 312 13 96 1,810 608 70 85 28 500 766 730 193 361 311 183 1,996 865 77 340 166 168 1,596 8,330 77 600 2,509 583 10,094 3,186 997 1,800 1,045 883 1,920 940 2,742 | 16,612 | 6,624 CF-FHF (Beaver KA based) — Total hours flown Trips for Highways Department Trips for Wildlife Department Trips for miscellaneous departments 437.6 80 76 24 Many of these trips were for photo and game count and inspection where only one observer would be on board. A few trips were for personnel transport and others were for RCMP and searches. Aviation Fuel Purchased During Fiscal Year 1973/74 Supplier Avgas Jet Fuel Gallons Cost Gallons Cost 18,437.4 4,184.1 1,419.4 $ 9,948.81 2,308.98 728.03 83,131.1 12,486.9 6,497.1 $ 42,862.47 Shell 6,365.32 Texaco 3,014.66 Totals 24,040.9 12,985.82 102,115.1 52,242.45 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 19 ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION BRANCH (Railways, Aerial Tramways, Pipe-lines, and Industrial Transportation) A. W. Turnbull, Chief Inspecting Engineer Major effort has been given in the past fiscal year to establishing a pre-scheduled inspection program for each industry to assure thorough coverage of all important assignments while at the same time providing for more flexibility in the area of emergency calls. A summary of inspection activities follows: I. BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILWAY Following established procedures, inspections were conducted throughout the year covering trackage, rolling-stock, and motor power. A. Line Inspections Inspections were completed of the railway between Fort Nelson and Prince George. The section of track from Fort Nelson to Fort St. John, which initially was somewhat unstable, showed noticeable improvement, though some areas had not stabilized as anticipated. From Fort St. John south to Prince George it is anticipated that continued surveillance and standard repair procedures will cope with prevailing conditions. In June 1973 an inspection was carried out on the Dease Lake Extension. At the time of inspection, steel ended at Mile 197.5. In general, the track was found to be in good condition with construction continuing at a steady pace. B. Equipment and Yard Inspections All shops used for the repair of diesel locomotives and rolling-stock were inspected and found to be in good order. As well, all main-line yard facilities were inspected and found to be well maintained. II. BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY RAILWAY In December 1973 an inspection was made by rail car of the rail-line between New Westminster, Chilliwack, and Sumas. The railroad was found to be in good condition and well maintained. The railway yard and car shops were found to be in good order, as were the locomotives. III. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS The Canadian Forest Products railway in the Nimpkish Valley was inspected in June 1973. Track and bridge maintenance continued at a high standard and all equipment relating to the railway was tested and certificates issued. The Crown Zellerbach railroad from Ladysmith to Nanaimo Lakes was inspected in March 1973. Generally the track was found to be in good alignment and well maintained. Locomotives and in-plant trackage were inspected during the fiscal year at Port Alberni, Harmac, Elk Falls, Crofton, Quesnel, Prince George, Mackenzie, Prince Rupert, Fort St. James, and Houson. In all cases Departmental requirements were met. In addition, inspections were undertaken of waterfront switching in the Vancouver, New Westminster, and Squamish areas, of bulk petroleum storage plants adjacent to Provincially inspected rail-lines, and of recreational railways in Vancouver, Duncan, and Fort Steele. K 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA IV. AERIAL TRAMWAYS At present, British Columbia has about 100,000 skiers. The skier population is served by some 230 lifts at 88 ski areas stretching from Fort Nelson to the United States border. An off-season inspection program has been started by the Branch and during the past fiscal year some 200 individual lift inspections were undertaken. During the year, not one lift accident could be attributed to mechanical failure. The Province's industrial reversible tramways were inspected during the summer months and it was noted that all upgrading work recommended during the previous year's inspection had been attended to. V. PIPE-LINES Over 70 miles of new pipe-lines were constructed in the northern fields from January 1973 to the end of March 1974. Forty-three pipe-line inspections were conducted on new pipe-line construction to ensure compliance with pipe-line code standards and 54 endurance tests were witnessed on these and on various older oil pipe-lines. Fifty-three natural gas compressor stations, 27 oil pumping-stations, and 27 water-injection pumping stations were inspected. These stations, for the most part, were maintained in a safe and proper manner. Four oil pipe-line terminal installations were inspected to ensure that tanks, firewalls, fire safety, and housecleaning met code requirements, and that monitoring of oil-flow rates was adequate to detect small oil leaks. Oil pipe-line surveys, by flying over the right-of-way with aircraft, at intervals of one month, or when leaks were suspected, were conducted on all oil pipe-lines in the Peace River area. Two of the oil spills were detected in this manner. Thirteen oil pipe-line failures were recorded during the year with a total spillage of 12,160 barrels of crude oil. Two natural gas pipe-line failures occurred—one as a result of a landslide on the North Bank of the Peace River and the other as a result of a pipe-seam failure. The North Eastern B.C. Environmental Control Co-operative, whose members include most of the oil companies in the district, have completed the topographical mapping of oil fields and plotting of control points. Equipment and personnel are available on very short notice to combat oil spills, whether on land or in watercourses. Oil Spills, January 1,1973, to March 31,1974 Barrels Trans Prairie, Beatton River 2,000 October 2, 1973 B.P. Oil and Gas, Beatton River.... 200 December 17, 1973 B.P. Oil and Gas, Beatton River 60 April 9, 1973 Pacific Petroleum Ltd., Stoddart Creek 200 June 18, 1973 Pacific Petroleums, Peejay 200 March 28, 1973 Pacific Petroleums, Osprey 200 April 2, 1973 B.C. Oil Transmission, Blueberry_. 1,200 January 13, 1973 B.C. Oil Transmission, Blueberry.. 500 February 24, 1973 Union Oil, Peejay 600 May 20, 1973 Union Oil, Currant (x) June 20, 1973 Pacific Petroleums, Currant 300 July 1, 1973 Trans Prairie, Rigel 4,000 March 18, 1974 Westcoast Petroleums Ltd 2,700 July 17, 1973. i Small amount. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 21 In respect to the three largest spills, Trans Prairie at Beatton River successfully burnt off all the oil from the Muskeg, while Westcoast Petroleum recovered 1,914 barrels at 100 Mile and Trans Prairie recovered 3,040 barrels in Rigel field. VI. INDUSTRIAL ROADS The continued expansion of logging operations resulted in a substantial increase in the number of logging-trucks operating on industrial roads and public highways during the year, with the greater percentage being of the highway logger type, used in Interior logging operations. These trucks, which are either owner-operated or owned by small companies, are used for hauling to various sawmills or pulp-mills and not always to the same place. As a result, it is impossible for Vancouver-based Inspectors to inspect all trucks in any one area. To help overcome this problem, nine Portable Weigh-scale Operators were given a one-week course in air-brake systems and inspection procedure by the Engineering Branch. Twenty air-brake lectures were conducted in various parts of the Interior. Attendance and interest made it clear that these lectures should be a continuing part of the Department's activities. During this past fiscal year, Vancouver Island logging operations, trucks, and equipment not covered in the 1972 inspection program were examined. Although some trucks were found faulty due to neglect, it was noted that for the most part logging-trucks were being well maintained. The number of air-brake lectures held on Vancouver Island substantially increased over the previous year to a total of 16. These were held in the same areas where the truck inspections took place. During the period from January 1, 1973, to the end of March 1974 a total of 1,114 new logging-trucks was recorded as being manufactured for service on industrial roads. Included in this total are both off-highway and highway-size logging- trucks. The total number of new logging-trucks entering service in the last three years is 2,832. The number of reported accidents on industrial roads showed an increase over 1972, with a total of 17. Two of these accidents resulted in fatalities. The major accidents were investigated by Inspectors from the Department and their findings indicate that poorly adjusted brakes or driver error were the main causes of the accidents. K 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA MOTOR CARRIER BRANCH A. R. Fitch, Superintendent From 1939 until the summer of 1973 the Motor Carrier Act was administered by the Public Utilities Commission, a body created by a statute, the Public Utilities Act. In 1973, as a result of the passing of the Energy Act, the Public Utilities Commission was abolished and its functions distributed to various departments of the Government. As a result, the Motor Carrier Branch became a part of a new Provincial Department, the Department of Transport and Communications, and a new Commission, the Motor Carrier Commission,* was created to perform regulatory functions under the Motor Carrier A ct. No significant changes were made by this legislation to the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act. The Motor Carrier Act and regulations provide for the regulation by the Motor Carrier Commission of the business of transporting goods or persons by motor-vehicle for compensation on British Columbia highways. Before such for- hire operations can be lawfully conducted in the Province the carrier must obtain a motor carrier operating authority licence from the Commission through the Motor Carrier Branch of the Department of Transport and Communications. The Commission may grant or refuse a licence authority to transport for compensation. ENFORCEMENT Motor Carrier Inspectors, in addition to investigating some 3,000 applications for new or altered licences, as well as complaints lodged by shippers (or carriers) as to the nature and calibre of services provided, continued to work co-operatively with the various enforcement agencies. Generally speaking, enforcement of the licensing provisions of the Act is conducted by the various police forces of the Province, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in their capacity as the Provincial Police Force. In addition to this, the Weigh-scale Branch assisted by checking for infractions of provisions of the Motor Carrier Act at weigh stations, which helped provide a closer supervision of the trucking industry than would otherwise be possible. REVENUE Under Appendix A, revenue has been calculated for the period January 1, 1973, to March 31, 1974. As that period encompasses part of three licence-years, the analysis has been broken down as 1972/73, 1973/74, and 1974/75. NUMBER OF LICENCES Appendix B outlines a number of licences issued for the licence-year 1973/74. Records show a yearly increase ranging from 8 to 10 per cent. TEMPORARY PERMITS In order to provide flexibility, Part 10 of the Regulations Pursuant to the Motor Carrier Act provides for the issuing of temporary permits in lieu of or as an adjunct to motor carrier licences. * Constituted under one of a number of amendments made to the Motor Carrier Act by the Energy Act. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 23 The following is a summary of the number of temporary permits issued during licence-years 1972/73, 1973/74, and 1974/75 up until November 28, 1974: Class II Permits (for temporary operations as a public or limited vehicle not exceeding 92 days) 4,467 FP Permits (for operation of a licensed public or limited vehicle temporarily in a manner other than is authorized by the licence, or pending consideration of an application for licence, renewal, alteration, or transfer of licence, etc.) 18,316 Temporary Permits (issued for the transportation of household goods to carriers from Provinces having reciprocity agreements with the Province of British Columbia respecting commercial motor-vehicle licences) 1,468 APPENDIX A 1972/73 LICENCE-YEAR (January 1 to February 28, 1973) $ $ Passenger (buses) 93.00 Passenger (taxi) 126.00 Public and limited freight 3,027.97 Permits 3,833.50 Miscellaneous 1,265.95 8,346.42 1973/74 LICENCE-YEAR (March 1, 1973 to February 28, 1974) Passenger (buses) 60,782.00 Passenger (taxi) 34,278.50 Public and limited freight 564,211.20 Permits 22,561.00 Miscellaneous 12,869.93 694,702.63 1974/75 LICENCE-YEAR (March 1, 1974 to March 31, 1975) Passenger (buses) Passenger (taxi) 54,759.00 33,798.50 Public and limited freight 478,490.50 Permits 2,222.00 Miscellaneous 1,180.00 570,450.00 Total revenue, January 1, 1973 to March 31, 1974 1,273,499.05 APPENDIX B The following table for licence-year 1973/74 gives the number of licences for the various classes issued: Kind of Licence Passenger (buses) 1,270 Passenger (taxi) , . 1,908 Public freight 14,288 Limited freight 2,353 Total 19,819 K 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH R. A. Hadfield, Superintendent This report deals with activities of the Branch during the year 1973 and provides an accounting for the various aspects of licence issuance for the 19*73 licence-year which ended on February 28, 1974. The volume of business transacted by the Motor-vehicle Branch in 1973 is indicated by the following issuance totals: Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle registrations reached a total of 1,281,917, an increase of 7.55 per cent over trie 1972 total of 1,191,953. Passenger-type motor-vehicles licensed in 1973 numbered 961,497, an increase of 55,229 over the 1972 total of 906,268. Commercial vehicles increased by 30,612. For 1973 the total for commercial vehicles was 286,925 compared with 256,313 in 1972. The general public still shows interest in motorcycles, with 33,495 registrations in 1973, an increase of 14.04 per cent, up 4,123 from the 1972 total of 29,372. Trailer registrations continued to increase with 171,869 recorded, an increase of 15,726 over the 1972 figure of 156,143. Camping and boat trailers accounted for the major part of this increase, indicating that British Columbia residents are continuing to enjoy the outdoors. Drivers licence issuance showed 95,195 original licences issued in 1973 compared with 85,382 in 1972. The total number of licensed drivers in British Columbia on December 31, 1973, was 1,394,923, an increase of 68,885 over the 1972 total of 1,326,038. Male drivers numbered 854,835 and female drivers 540,088. Revenue collected by the Motor- vehicle Branch from licences, permits, motor-vehicle inspections, and other services, such as the payment of social services tax, amounted to $52,812,085.33, an increase of 14.30 per cent or $6,608,413 over the 1972 total. Motor-vehicle accidents are dealt with extensively in this report and statistical tables set out information gathered by the Branch from accident reports submitted by vehicle drivers. There was a 15-per-cent increase in traffic fatalities in 1973. A total of 825 died from traffic accidents compared with 716 in 1972. Deaths per 100 million miles travelled on British Columbia highways amounted to 7.17 in 1973 compared with 6.90 in 1972. Accidents reported in 1973 amounted to 69,564, an increase of 15 per cent over the 1972 total. The number of persons injured increased by 18 per cent to total 27,709. Property damage loss increased 28 per cent to $66,372,052.42. Included in the report are tables of offences and violations against the Criminal Code (Canada), the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations as a result of the operation of vehicles. The activities of the driver improvement program of the Branch are set out. This program is designed to deal with persons who have committed offences under various traffic laws. The activities of the Drivers' Examination Section are reported and there are interesting details noted about the program of licensing commercial driver-training schools, training-school operators, and instructors. Information about the Motor-vehicle Inspection Program is included in the report. During 1973 a total of 757,128 vehicles were inspected, an increase from 651,705 in 1972. The rate of rejection of vehicles presented for inspection was 32.4 per cent, and the tables which follow will show the various causes for rejection. The report also mentions the number of authorized fleet-inspection stations which exist. These stations are limited to certain types of vehicles and the operations are closely supervised by the Motor-vehicle Inspection Division. The Central Registry, which is carried out as a function of the Motor-vehicle Branch, is the sole repository in the Province for documents filed under the Bills of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 25 Sale Act, the Conditional Sales Act, the Mechanics' Lien Act, and the Assignment of Book Accounts Act, which concern all types of personal chattels. Indicative of the increased work load of the Central Registry is the fact that there was a 15.72-percent increase in the number of documents registered in 1973 compared with 1972. There was a 12.76-per-cent increase in the number of searches conducted and similar rates of increase are indicated for the various services provided by the Central Registry. The various activities of the Branch are dealt with under the following headings: Licences. Accidents and Convictions. Driving. Driver Improvement Program. Examination of Drivers. Motor-vehicle Inspection. Central Registry. School Buses. Permits for Flashing Red and Amber Lights, Sirens, and Theft Alarms. Staff. LICENCES Motor-vehicles licensed in British Columbia in 1973 totalled 1,248,422, compared with 1,162,581 in 1972, an increase of 85,841 (7.38 per cent), while motor- vehicles and motor-cycles totalled 1,281,917, compared with 1,191,953 in 1972, an increase of 89,964 (7.55 per cent). Passenger-type motor-vehicles numbered 961,497, an increase of 55,229 over the 1972 total of 906,268. Commercial vehicle registration increased from 256,313 to 286,925, a difference of 30,612. The increase in motor-cycle registrations from 29,372 to 33,495 (14.04 per cent), a difference of 4,123, indicates the general motoring public are still continuing to be interested in using the motor-cycle as a means of transportation. Trailer registrations continued to increase. The 1973 total of 171,869 was an increase of 15,726 over the 156,143 total of 1972. Camping and boat-type trailers accounted for the majority of this increase and would indicate that the residents of British Columbia are still continuing to enjoy and spend more of their leisure hours out-of-doors. The comparative statement of licences and permits for motor-cycles and trailers covers the volumes in these categories during the licence-year 1966 to 1973. K 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, Etc., Issued During the Licence-years 1965 to 1973, Inclusive Licences Issued I I 1966 | 1967 I I I 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Motor-vehicles— Passenger (new) _ _ Passenger (renewal) ... Total passenger Commercial (new) Commercial (renewal) Total commercial Total motor-vehicles Nonresident touring motor- vehicle permits Nonresident special motor-vehicle permits _ Nonresident commercial motor- vehicle permits- Single trip Quarterly permits _ _ Totals Extra-Provincial prorated trucks Temporary operation permits— Passenger Commercial— — ____ Totals _ Transporter—■ Original Additional Motor-cycles— New Renewal Totals _ ___ Trailers Extra-Provincial prorated trailers Motor dealers— Original licences __ Additional plates Original motor-cycle dealer licences Additional motor-cycle dealer licences Salesmen's licences - _„ Transfers—■ Passenger Commercial Motor-cycle Trailers A.T.V Total transfers Chauffeurs— Original Class A Original Class B Original Class C Searches _ _ _ Safety responsibility insurance certificates filed _ _ All-terrain vehicles— Registrations- _ Substitutions I I I I 89,4271 89,8171 575,364[ 612,186| 94,333 646,646 107,504 682,989 664,791| 702,003| 740,979| 790,493 20,0091 133,3111 20,329 142,885 25,1711 30,564 152,462| 167,191 153,320| 163,214| 177,633| 197,755 818,111| 865,217| 918,612| 988,248 1,222 45 15,260 1,968 1,067 34 13,209 1,912 929 32 15,690 2,408 590 19 20,696 3,029 17,228| 15,1211 18,098| 23,725 2,6931 2,775 14,076! 15,717 35,995| 37,057 2,713 17,599 42,128 3,231 20,260 49,665 50,0711 52,774| 59,727| 69,925 20 4,263 11,124 4,063 13,166 3,780 14,684 30 87 5,181 15,724 15,387| 17,229| 18,464| 20,905 81,703 5,246 1,097 1,238 124 84 1,347 337,860 54,598 9,614 7,225 -I- 91,6271 6,743 1,086 1,306 118 92 1,196 341,859 57,193 10,872 8,654 102,068 7,859 1,140 1,332 120 85 1,191 351,092 62,370 11,391 9,637 114,420 8,009 1,173 1,538 124 95 1,163 383,477 71,858 13,447 12,003 90,2621 721,3281 108,584| 119,031 747,502| 787,237 129,549 831,941 811,590j 856,086| 906,268 961,497 26,727 180,768 32,9731 41,095 195,125| 215,218 46,999 239,926 207,495| 228,098) 256,313 286,925 l,O19,085|l,084,184| 1,162,581 1,248,422 409,297| 418,578| 434,490| 480,785 7,059 6,435 83,853 1,659,586 13,080 7,065 6,876 83,091 ,692,128 13,459 7,972 7,078 83,323 1,701,655 15,884 8,324 7,768 90,476 12,908 540 10 21,596 3,156 550 496 1 2 33,880 4,488 33,443 4,001 468 3 40,508 4,900 24,752 38,368 37,444| 45,408 3,093 20,805 52,831 3,699 23,814 69,648 4,0481 26,600 80,603] 5,067 29,402 75,983 73,636 93,462 107,2031 105,385 6,083 16,417 44 141 7,749 17,590 53 177 9,543 19,829 72 244 10,542 22,953 22,50O| 25,339| 29,372| 33,495 129,864 6,640 1,204 1,490 141 84 1,246 347,879 70,522 15,334 14,337 141,978 7,335 156,143 8,090 1,205 1,538 1,274 1,674 148 150 134 1,130 158 1,051 405,928 86,003 17,278 19,167 439,242 101,424 20,044 22,022 900 171,869 10,714 1,392 2,146 167 207 951 452,980 112,273 22,279 26,282 2,881 448,072| 528,376| 583,640| 616,695 8,714 8,459 91,723 8,433 7,658 82,506 17,456 84 6,356 141 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 27 Drivers' Licences Original drivers' licences issued during the 1973 licence-year totalled 95,195, an increase from the 1972 total of 85,382. Licensed drivers in British Columbia at the end of 1973 totalled 1,394,923, up from the 1972 total of 1,326,038, an increase of 68,885. Male drivers comprised the major portion, numbering 854,835, while females numbered 540,088. The analysis of drivers' licences on record as of December 31,1973, indicating sex and classification, are shown hereunder. Analysis of Drivers on Record as of December 31,1973 MALE CLASSIFICATIONS Age 16-17 years.. 18-19 „ _ 20-24 „ .. 25-34 „ .. 35^14 „ .. 45-54 „ .. 55-64 „ „ 65-69 „ .. 70-74 „ .. 75-79 „ .. 80-84 „ _ 85-89 „ _ 90 and over.. Totals.... 1,6 2 90 1,472 7,280 6,870 3,904 1,181 77 3 27 323 630 356 143 34 9 523 2,119 1,780 1,607 1,003 99 7 1 2,6 3, 6 | 3, 4 13,4,6 I I 60 426 2,691 6,701 5,935 4,778 2,490 255 14 4 1 20,880 1,513 7,148 409123,356 1,346|1,905 . I I 1 16 83 488 434 192 108 23 2 5 207 703 502 354 124 9 1 204 159 2,335 5,010 2,646 1,908 1,130 172 51 1 5 1 13,418 4,6 35 485 478 124 55 15 2 20,399 30,823 82,159 182,187 139,394 121,955 93,484 34,767 21,945 11,845 6,512 2,651 710 1,194 748,831 5,6 I I Total 1,632 4,282 14,703 8,053 2,016 1,162 424 62 30 29 18 32,419 317 412 865 329 67 68 52 34 26 20 11 5 6 2,212 22,426 36,355 106,426 214,161 159,998 136,104 99,979 35,479 22,077 11,900 6,548 2,665 717 854,835 FEMALE CLASSIFICATIONS 2 3 15 37 45 28 6 3 11 2 2 12,840 23,536 72,787 150,119 103,503 88,960 57,909 14,220 7,060 3,411 1,270 319 53 57 165 787 733 159 69 20 5 8 4 3 2 19 31 97 88 18 13 4 2 2 12,918 18-19 „ 1 1 2 15 206 448 324 214 62 4 2 2 23,750 20-24 „ 9 35 18 15 1 5 13 77 98 71 20 1 1 1 6 73,922 25-34 „ . 151,561 104,170 89,373 58,022 14,234 7,072 3,418 35-44 „ 45-54 „ 1 55-64 „ 65-69 „ 70-74 „ 75-79 „ 1 80-84 „ 1,273 85-89 „ 1 322 90 and over 53 Totals 79 5 279 4 139 2 8 1,278 21 535,987 2,012 774l54nflSS Motor-dealers' Licences Motor-dealers' licences issued by the Branch are required by individuals or firms whose businesses involve the buying and selling of motor-vehicles, motor-cycles, or trailers. During the 1973 licence-year, 1,399 motor-dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-vehicles and trailers and 152 motor-cycle dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-cycles and trailers were issued. A prerequisite for the issuance of a motor-dealers' licence or the retention of such a licence is that an insurance bond be supplied to the Superintendent of Insurance in the amount of $5,000 or security be filed with the Minister of Finance in a similar amount. The insurance bonds are filed with the Branch on behalf of the Superintendent of Insurance and, in 1973, 465 dealers' bonds were filed of which 316 were original bonds for new motor-dealers and 149 were replacement bonds. There were 312 bonds cancelled during 1973. Security was filed with the Minister of Finance by 14 motor-dealers. K 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA A process of investigation is carried out for each new motor-dealer. Information in connection with the proposed operation, previous businesses, corporate formation, business intentions, premises, and compliance with municipal zoning regulations are considered before a licence is authorized. DISTRIBUTION OF MOTOR-VEHICLES The distribution of motor-vehicles in the various centres of the Province is always of interest. The following table gives information concerning the numbers of licences issued through the principal licence offices. Since vehicle-owners move frequently from one area to another, and vehicles are often sold to new owners residing in different locations from previous owners, the table cannot be regarded as an accurate population count of vehicles in the various parts of the Province. However, the table does provide a guide as to distribution of vehicles throughout the Province, and it is of use to groups concerned with community planning projects and development. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 29 Summary of Passenger Motor-vehicle Licences Issued Under the Motor-vehicle Act During the 1973 Licence-year, by Issuing Office Issuing Registrations Renewals Total Used New 450 253 63 9 1,573 66 35 653 7 1,396 705 569 237 482 314 650 171 6 326 41 290 56 275 143 1,321 29 1,649 246 24 68 90 705 388 1,941 1,307 107 15 612 17 46 116 1,031 279 62 1,579 919 49 8 7,542 129 84 1,673 2 2,622 1,445 1,052 300 850 870 423 125 8 563 11 354 184 1,633 118 2,855 7 2,041 312 27 162 259 2,298 802 8,101 6,656 126 97 1,512 28 14 411 2,838 528 58 2 601 190 4,125 28 382 530 709 1,011 14,747 6,815 5,214 78 1,418 8,113 866 13,915 10,290 1,620 87 48,107 1,406 8 16,427 458 39,368 16,232 8,855 2,933 5,994 12,484 3,274 1,148 1 4,597 1,495 2,041 2,807 11,659 1,431 22,377 419 21,864 3,924 792 2,438 4,813 21,076 11,439 71,213 44,635 3,296 18 12,303 2 365 6,202 20,463 5,288 1,365 15,944 11,462 1,732 Atlin 104 Burnaby i , 57,222 1,601 Campbell River _ 127 18,753 467 43,386 18,382 Cranbrook . 10,476 3,470 7,326 Duncan . 13,668 4,347 1,444 Fort St. James Fort St. John 15 5,486 1,547 2,685 3,047 13,567 1,692 26,553 455 25,554 Kitimat 4,482 843 2,668 5,162 Nanaimo 24,079 12,629 81,255 52,598 Oliver-- - 100 Mile House . - 3,529 130 Penticton— . — 14,427 47 425 6,729 24,332 6,095 1,485 2 190 209 1,225 10 338 135 186 190 3,408 2,642 1,320 131 651 3,308 279 5,380 2,615 35,820 1,110 5,322 3,624 4,653 7,090 73,342 61,546 47,747 2,644 13,938 99,467 6,721 6,171 3,014 41,170 1,148 6,042 Smithers - 4,289 5,548 Trail 8,291 91,497 71,003 Vancouver-Point Grey* 54,281 2,853 16,007 110,888 7,866 Vernon Williams Lake _ Totals 33.045 1 96.504 831,948 961,497 1 Vancouver—Includes issuance from Motor Licence Offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, 6237 West Boulevard, Vancouver; 574 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond; 4705 Wayburne Drive, Burnaby; and Mail Order Issuance to the Vancouver area from Victoria. Does not include issuance at North Vancouver. Issuance of 6,812 passenger plates and 3,130 commercial plates issued at Gibsons, Pemberton, Sechelt, and Squamish has been deducted. Passenger, 314,155; commercial, 57,477. 2 New Westminster—Includes mail order issuance to the New Westminster area from Victoria and issuance of 13,364 passenger and 3,312 commercial plates at Port Coquitlam, which accounts through New Westminster. Passenger, 81,651; commercial, 16,332. 3 Victoria—Does not include mail order issuance to other areas or 2,178 passenger and 6,116 commercial plates for Provincial Government vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia. Issuance of 3,204 passenger and 1,826 commercial plates issued at Alert Bay, Bella Coola, Port Alice, Port Hardy, and Port McNeill, who account through Victoria, has been deducted. Issuance at Sidney, which also accounts through Victoria, is included. Passenger, 95,178; commercial, 18,825. 1 K 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Summary of Commercial Motor-vehicle Licences Issued Under the Department of Commercial Transport Act During the 1973 Licence-year, by Issuing Office Issuing Registrations Renewals Total Used New Abbotsford 153 64 23 26 311 40 13 157 8 285 151 221 75 292 660 524 77 6 2,208 137 50 712 11 1,207 827 601 195 752 4,675 3,461 964 112 12,595 1,170 6 5,735 389 11,585 5,925 4,256 1,780 4,070 4,569 1,862 1,228 1 4,092 551 1,407 1,544 3,279 1,024 10,265 313 6,963 1,081 555 5,488 4,049 1,064 144 15,114 1,347 69 6,604 408 13,077 6,903 5,078 2,050 5,114 5,149 2,450 1,633 5 5,094 576 1,833 1,702 3,844 1,195 12,381 336 8,360 1,292 612 1,692 1,872 7,859 5,338 16,291 6,737 1,657 51 5,309 33 632 2,147 12,518 2,241 914 3 4,066 1,645 6,871 389 3,502 2,877 3,379 2,262 17,420 15,392 5,356 2,362 8,003 28,781 6.355 Ashcroft Atlin Chilliwack Cloverdale Courtenay Duncan Fernie 92 | 488 228 | 360 210 I 195 Fort St. James _ - Fort St. John 2 242 10 167 35 61 68 445 14 413 45 4 2 760 15 259 123 504 103 1,671 9 984 166 51 Golden ^ Haney Kamloops Kaslo Kelowna Kitimat 10 1 176 I 1.48fi Mission. - Nanaimo - - 24 197 161 379 168 39 8 201 1 154 30 361 54 16 2 98 58 157 3 18 53 68 37 374 452 142 85 270 455 148 100 995 428 2,702 1,324 87 40 783 29 53 153 2,134 201 54 1 524 168 906 8 332 463 537 300 2,651 3,940 992 109 972 3,125 789 1,748 6,667 4,749 13,210 5,245 1,531 3 4,325 3 425 1,964 10,023 1,986 844 North Vancouver - Oliver 100 Mile House Penticton Princeton Quesnel Revelstoke — - Richmond! 3,444 1,419 5,808 378 2,986 2,361 2,774 1,925 14,395 11,000 4,222 2,168 6,761 25,201 5.418 Smithers Terrace Trail Vancouver! Vancouver East1- - Vancouver-Point Grey1 - Vanderhoof Vernon Victoria^ Totals 8,264 | 38,735 1 239,926 [ 286,925 1 1 Vancouver—Includes issuance from Motor Licence Offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, 6237 West Boulevard, Vancouver; 574 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond; 4705 Wayburne Drive, Burnaby; and Mail Order Issuance to the Vancouver area from Victoria. Does not include issuance at North Vancouver. Issuance of 6,812 passenger plates and 3,130 commercial plates issued at Gibsons, Pemberton, Sechelt, and Squamish has been deducted. Passenger, 314,155; commercial, 57,477. 2 New Westminster—Includes mail order issuance to the New Westminster area from Victoria and. issuance of 13,364 passenger and 3,312 commercial plates at Port Coquitlam, which accounts through New Westminster. Passenger, 81,651; commercial, 16,332. 3 Victoria—Does not include mail order issuance to other areas or 2,178 passenger and 6,116 commercial plates for Provincial Government vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia. Issuance of 3,204 passenger and 1,826 commercial plates issued at Alert Bay, Bella Coola, Port Alice, Port Hardy, and Port McNeill, who account through Victoria, has been deducted. Issuance at Sidney, which also accounts through Victoria, is included. Passenger, 95,178; commercial, 18,825. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 31 Summary of Total Motor-vehicle Licences Issued Under the Motor-vehicle Act and the Department of Commercial Transport Act During the 1973 Licence-year, by Issuing Office. Issuing Registrations Used New Renewals Total Abbotsford.. Alberni Ashcroft Atlin Burnaby1 Burns Lake Campbell River. Chilliwack. Clinton Cloverdale Courtenay Cranbrook Creston Dawson Creek ... Duncan Fernie Fort Nelson Fort St. James ... Fort St. John Ganges ... Golden Grand Forks Haney Invermere Kamloops Kaslo Kelowna Kitimat. Lillooet Merritt Mission Nanaimo.-. Nelson New Westminster2.. North Vancouver.... Oliver 100 Mile House Penticton Port Hardy Pouce Coupe Powell River Prince George.... Prince Rupert Princeton Queen Charlotte City Quesnel Revelstoke Richmond1 Rossland Salmon Arm Smithers Terrace Trail Vancouver! Vancouver East1 Vancouver-Point Greyi„ Vanderhoof Vernon _ Victoria^ Williams Lake Totals.. 603 317 86 35 ,884 106 48 810 15 .681 856 790 312 774 406 878 381 8 568 51 457 91 336 211 ,766 43 ,062 291 28 98 114 902 549 ,320 ,475 146 23 813 18 200 146 ,392 333 78 2 288 267 ,382 13 522 188 254 227 ,782 ,094 ,462 216 921 ,763 427 2,239 1,443 126 14 9,750 266 134 2,385 13 3,829 2,272 1,653 495 1,602 1,358 793 320 10 1,323 26 613 307 2,137 221 4,526 16 3,025 478 80 338 359 3,293 1,230 10,803 7,980 213 137 2,295 57 67 564 4,972 729 112 3 1,125 358 5,031 36 714 993 1,246 1,311 17,398 10,755 6,206 187 2,390 11,238 1,655 41,309 | 135,239 I 18,590 13,751 2,584 199 60,702 2,576 14 22,162 847 50,953 22,157 13,111 4,713 10,064 17,053 5,136 2,376 2 8,689 3,448 4,351 14,938 2,455 32,642 732 28,827 5,005 1,347 3,924 6,561 27,743 16,188 84,423 49,880 4,827 21 16,628 5 790 8,166 30,486 7,274 2,209 8,824 4,034 41,628 1,488 8,308 5,985 7,427 9,015 87,737 72,546 51,969 4,812 20,699 124,668 12,139_ l,07i;874" I 21,432 15,511 2,796 248 72,336 2,948 196 25,357 875 56,463 25,285 15,554 5,520 12,440 18,817 6,790 3,077 20 10,580 2,123 4,518 4,749 17,411 2,887 38,934 791 33,914 5,774 1,455 4,360 7,034 31,938 17,967 97,546 59,335 5,186 181 19,736 80 1,057 8,876 36,850 8,336 2,399 5 10,237 4,659 48,041 1,537 9,544 7,166 8,927 10,553 108,917 86,395 59,637 5,215 24,010 139,669 14,221 | 1,248,422 1 Vancouver—Includes issuance from Motor Licence Offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, 6237 West Boulevard, Vancouver; 574 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond; 4705 Wayburne Drive, Burnaby; and Mail Order Issuance to the Vancouver area from Victoria. Does not include issuance at North Vancouver. Issuance of 6,812 passenger plates and 3,130 commercial plates issued at Gibsons, Pemberton, Sechelt, and Squamish has been deducted. Passenger, 314,155; commercial, 57,477. 2 New Westminster—Includes mail order issuance to the New Westminster area from Victoria and issuance of 13,364 passenger and 3,312 commercial plates at Port Coquitlam, which accounts through New Westminster. Passenger, 81,651; commercial, 16,332. 3 Victoria—Does not include mail order issuance to other areas or 2,178 passenger and 6,116 commercial plates for Provincial Government vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia. Issuance of 3,204 passenger and 1,826 commercial plates issued at Alert Bay, Bella Coola, Port Alice, Port Hardy, and Port McNeill, who account through Victoria, has been deducted. Issuance at Sidney, which also accounts through Victoria, is included. Passenger, 95,178; commercial, 18,825. K 32 BRITiSH COLUMBIA REVENUE Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch from licences, permits, motor- vehicle inspection, and other services, and in payment of social services tax, increased (14.30 per cent) from $46,203,672.22 to $52,812,085.33, an increase of $6,608,413.11. Social services tax collections amounted to $7,219,650.84, as compared with $5,327,023.28 in 1972. These collections cover motor-vehicle and trailer taxes on transactions which do not involve licensed motor-dealers. The motor-dealers make their payment of tax collections directly to the Consumer Taxation Branch of the Department of Finance. Offices of this Branch and Motor-vehicle Inspection (Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Nanaimo, and Richmond) collected 65.43 per cent of the total collections, in the amount of $34,555,505.47. Offices of the Department of Finance, which carry out our licence-issuing service in areas not served by the Motor-vehicle Branch, collected the balance of 34.57 per cent. These percentages show no appreciable change on the 1972 licence-year figures. The location of Motor-vehicle Branch offices are listed and the 1973 revenue collection at each office is shown: Motor Licence Offices, With Correspondence Revenues, 1973 Licence-year Revenue, by Issuing Offices Abbotsford 872,594.70 Alberni 552,730.09 Ashcroft 124,055.51 Atlin 41,392.07 Burnaby 3,725,432.16 Burns Lake 149,760.69 Campbell River 14,666.04 Chilliwack 1,056,445.77 Clinton 43,411.03 Cloverdale 2,372,089.73 Courtenay 901,538.50 Cranbrook 746,399.40 Creston 282,081.89 Dawson Creek 764,992.22 Duncan 760,437.44 Fernie 533,258.63 Fort Nelson 268,053.60 Fort St. James 2,479.32 Fort St. John 825,612.10 Ganges 68,450.38 Golden 727,167.89 Grand Forks 221,134.86 Haney 594,896.31 Invermere 145,367.82 Kamloops 1,832,429.44 Kaslo 49,082.33 Kelowna 1,329,817.89 Kitimat 210,101.23 Lillooet 70,755.79 Merritt 205,383.04 Mission 274,948.92 Nanaimo 1,143,943.42 Nelson 704,011.73 New Westminster 3,558,265.98 North Vancouver 1,819,395.53 Oliver 185,170.96 100 Mile House 9,913.82 Penticton 720,393.56 Port Hardy 4,956.00 Pouce Coupe 281,002.89 Powell River 290,840.11 Prince George 1,947,133.50 Prince Rupert 314,952.79 Princeton 116,310.08 Queen Charlotte City .. 2,558.94 Quesnel 552,985.64 Revelstoke 252,496.84 Richmond 1,728,455.21 Rossland 53,257.66 Salmon Arm ..: 398,224.26 Smithers 367,511.26 Terrace 503,776.81 Trail 367,777.02 Vancouver 5,329,332.03 Vancouver East 3,304,342.87 Vancouver-Point Grey 1,810,499.71 Vanderhoof 316,639.65 Vernon 1,054,429.61 Victoria 4,696,963.98 Williams Lake 762,932.79 Total 52,812,085.33 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 33 Vancouver Victoria Burnaby New Westminster Vancouver East Cloverdale Prince George Kamloops North Vancouver Vancouver-Point Grey Richmond Kelowna Nanaimo Chilliwack Vernon Courtenay Abbotsford Fort St. John Dawson Creek Williams Lake Duncan Cranbrook Golden Penticton Nelson Haney Quesnel Alberni Fernie Terrace Prorate Salmon Arm Issuing Offices, $ 5,329,332.03 4,696,963.98 3,725,432.16 3,558,265.98 3,304,342.87 2,372,089.73 1,947,133.50 1,832,429.44 1,819,395.53 1,810,499.71 1,728,455.21 1,329,817.89 1,143,943.42 1,056,445.77 1,054,429.61 901,538.50 872,594.70 825,612.10 764,992.22 762,932.79 760,437.44 746,399.40 727,167.89 720,393.56 704,011.73 594,896.31 552,985.64 552,730.09 533,258.63 503,776.81 446,643.89 398,224.26 by Revenue Trail Smithers Vanderhoof Prince Rupert Powell River Creston Pouce Coupe Mission Fort Nelson Revelstoke Grand Forks Kitimat Merritt Oliver Burns Lake Invermere Ashcroft Princeton Lillooet Ganges Rossland Kaslo Clinton Atlin Campbell River 100 Mile House Port Hardy Queen Charlotte City Fort St. James $ 367,777.02 367,511.26 316,639.65 314,952.79 290,840.11 282,081.89 281,002.89 274,948.92 268,053.60 252,496.84 221,134.86 210,101.23 205,383.04 185,170.96 149,760.69 145,367.82 124,055.51 116,310.08 70,755.79 68,450.38 53,257.66 49,082.33 43,411.03 41,392.07 14,666.04 9,913.82 4,956.00 2,558.94 2,479.32 Total 52,812,085.33 Revenue Equals 65.43 per Cent of Total Revenue Motor-vehicle Inspection Station Revenue Included Vancouver Victoria Burnaby New Westminster Vancouver East Cloverdale Kamloops North Vancouver Vancouver-Point Grey. $ 5,329,332.03 5,143,607.87 3,725,432.16 3,558,265.98 3,304,342.87 2,372,089.73 1,832,429.44 1,819,395.53 1,810,499.71 $ Richmond 1,728,455.21 Chilliwack 1,056,445.77 Abbotsford __. Dawson Creek Haney Trail Mission 872,594.70 764,992.22 594,896.31 367,777.02 274,948.92 Total 34,555,505.47 K 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA Burnaby . Nanaimo ... Richmond Vancouver Victoria _... Motor-vehicle Inspection Station Revenue not Included $ Prorate (Victoria) _. $ 446,643.89 324,139.25 26,013.00 149,806.75 317,009.00 198,835.50 1,015,803.50 Refunds Legislation provides for refunding of licence fees paid in several instances where the licence-plates are surrendered to this Branch. Prior to November 25, 1973, refunds were granted where a vehicle was removed from the Province, junked, damaged beyond repair, or temporarily removed from use. On November 26, 1973, new legislation provided for a change in the licensing concept in British Columbia where the licence-plates were allocated to the registered owner for use on a vehicle duly registered in his name. A person who was allocated licence- plates for use on a vehicle registered in his name can, upon disposal of the vehicle, retain, destroy, attach the number-plates to a substitute vehicle, or surrender them to the Branch, together with an application for remission of fees in the prescribed form. Refunds for vehicle licence-plates are granted on the basis of the unexpired portion of the licence-year. The fee for the unexpired full years of the five-year driver's licence is refundable under the following circumstances upon surrender of the licence to this Branch: (a) The licence has been suspended due to the failure of the licensee to qualify in a driver's examination. (b) The licensee has taken up residence outside the Province. (c) The licensee has died. (d) The licensee has voluntarily surrendered his driver's licence. The following table sets out the number of refunds and amount of money refunded for the 1973 licence-year: Refunds, 1973/74 Fiscal Year Type of Refund General refunds— Motor-vehicle Act— Passenger Drivers Number Department of Commercial Transport A ct—Commercial 1,168 2 659 Relinquishment refunds— Motor-vehicle Act— Passenger 11,752 Drivers 1,355 Dealers 10 Department of Commercial Transport Act—Commercial 4,114 1,829 Amount $ 13,496.82 3.00 51,602.32 65,102.14 All-terrain vehicle refunds- All-terrain Vehicles Act 17,231 15 130,268.53 3,224.09 264.87 357,213.08 Total refunds 19,075 490,970.57 43.44 556,116.15 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 35 ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS The following table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1964 to 1973: Year Accidents Motor- Number per 1,000 vehicles of Acci Vehicles Registered dents Registered 700,048 38,368 54.81 764,353 40,262 52.68 817,348 44,177 54.05 864,348 49,750 57.56 917,872 58,300 63.51 989,196 70,624 71.39 1,024,738 60,778 59.35 1,087,992 59,745 54.91 1,164,749 59.996 51.51 1,248,422 69,564 56.00 Injuries Deaths Deaths per 10,000 Vehicles Registered Average Property Damage Deaths per 100 Million Miles Fatal Accidents Fatal Accidents per 100 Million Miles 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973. 16,911 393 17,574 500 19,449 520 19,500 559 20,945 574 22,535 542 22,568 559 22,340 636 23,316 716 27,709 825 | I 5.6 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.7 $ 523.39 561.96 592.91 565.58 570.87 586.29 731.63 775.60 863.44 969.00 6.90 8.00 7.60 7.67 7.36 6.39 6.70 6.51 6.90 7.17 345 421 445 461 460 467 471 538 602 698 6.06 6.73 6.51 6.33 5.90 5.50 5.64 5.54 5.80 6.07 Again, we must report a substantial increase in fatal accidents from 602 in 1972 to 698 in 1973. Similarly, the ratio of fatal accidents to number of miles driven has also increased. Quite naturally, the aggregate property damage increased from $51,703,378 in 1972 to $66,372,052 in 1973, which is a similar increase to that from 1971 to 1972. With increasing costs, it is difficult to make just comparisons, but it is quite evident that we can expect all our costs to increase for the privilege of operating a motor-vehicle today. K 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in Place of Occurrence Killed 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease Fatal Accidents 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease Injured 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease Abbotsford-Sumas Agassiz Detachment Airport Detachment Alert Bay Detachment . Alexis Creek Armstrong City Armstrong Detachment ... Ashcroft Detachment Atlin Detachment Barriere Bella Coola Detachment. Blue River Boston Bar Burnaby Municipality Burns Lake Detachment Campbell River Detachment- Campbell River Village Cassiar Castlegar Detachment Central Saanich Chase Detachment _ Chemainus Detachment Chetwynd . Chilliwhack Municipality.. Chilliwack Township Clearwater Clinton Colwood Detachment Coquitlam Courtenay Detachment Cranbrook City Cranbrook Detachment Crescent Valley Detachment. Creston Detachment Dawson Creek City Dawson Creek Detachment- Delta Municipality Duncan City Duncan Detachment Enderby Detachment Esquimalt Municipality.. Falkland Fernie City. Fernie Detachment Field— Fort Nelson Fort St. James- Fort St. John.... Fraser Mills Freeway Patrol A Freeway Patrol B Freeway Patrol C Fruitvale Detachment- Ganges Detachment. Gibsons Landing Detachment.. Gold River Golden Grand Forks Detachment Haney Municipality Hazelton Detachment Hope Detachment 100 Mile House Houston Hudson Hope . Invermere Detachment. Kamloops City I Per Cent 300.0 -25.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.6 55.0 100.6 1O0.O 100.0 -57.0 —25.0 100.0 66.0 —25.0 — 100.0 —28.0 100.0 -33.0 100.0 —75.0 —37.0 83.0 22.0 50.0 83.0 266.0 33.0 -50.0 100.0 —71.0 50.0 —33.0 75.0 200.0 —50.0 33.0 — 100.0 150.0 100.0 25.0 — 100.0 50.0 71.0 7.0 — 13.0 —66.0 — 100.0 50.0 100.0 —22.0 66.0 —30.0 -25.0 — 12.0 57.0 20.0 -100.0 240.0 Per Cent 200.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.6 150.0 100.6 100.0 100.0 -37.0 — 18.0 100.0 33.0 -100.0 25.0 100.0 25.0 300.0 -33.0 —71.0 80.6 25.0 80.0 60.0 -50.0 100.0 33.0 -50.0 100.0 —60.0 200.0 —33.0 25.0 100.0 -50.0 100.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 25.0 -100.0 60.0 80.0 15.0 1 —66.0 — 100.0 4 1 33.0 6 3 -14.0 7 3 17 9 4 -25.0 —5.0 50.0 — 100.0 3 14 250.0 71 1 101 69 105 9 28 7 16 9 27 9 6 20 82 115 100 1 12 25 55 13 18 11 22 80 86 1,430 1,553 35 64 86 130 100 133 4 17 67 111 39 49 65 86 58 92 69 49 117 69 120 228 79 88 72 100 256 290 468 566 199 281 65 74 65 95 35 68 101 119 50 58 61 80 278 302 113 166 79 161 55 59 85 86 64 51 14 2 51 51 16 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21 60 185.0 15,996.95 40,525.24 153.0 5 13 160.0 40 43 7.0 27 33 22.0 15,980.00 23,471.00 46.0 5 14 180.0 51 62 21.0 37 47 27.0 37,292.29 73,560.00 97.0 * 4 -50.0 40 39 -2.0 25 21 — 16.0 19,526.30 15,584.42 -20.0 15 40 166.0 94 185 96.0 63 122 93.0 56,693.69 148,376.22 161.0 64 59 -7.0 339 340 0.2 236 240 1.0 326,800.82 479,763.78 46.0 1 6 500.0 7 12 71.0 4 9 125.0 2,210.00 5,100.00 130.0 19 26 36.0 130 142 9.0 86 111 29.0 90,836.79 137,511.30 51.0 9 9 29 70 141.0 24 48 100.0 17,385.00 44,992.60 158.0 9 15 66.0 61 51 — 16.0 51 44 -13.0 54,598.00 108,810.00 99.0 40 47 17.0 231 247 6.0 159 159 300,755.68 363,201.46 20.0 1,012 1,070 5.0 7,742 8,582 10.0 4,054 4,430 9.0 3,019,232.48 3,739,994.86 23.0 24 38 58.0 151 202 33.0 108 146 35.0 97,164.29 160,295.60 64.0 50 76 52.0 250 361 44.0 169 257 52.0 160,308.15 248,687.96 55.0 59 82 38.0 402 533 32.0 228 290 27.0 215,321.97 238,697.95 10.0 3 10 233.0 34 55 61.0 26 38 46.0 31,360.00 47,327.85 50.0 53 77 45.0 322 349 8.0 213 225 5.0 209,156.25 217,270.97 3.0 19 29 52.0 90 143 58.0 61 90 47.0 64,487.73 100,153.84 55.0 34 50 47.0 199 205 3.0 134 158 17.0 200,019.80 195,282.65 -2.0 32 55 71.0 204 277 35.0 135 178 31.0 114,578.88 191,492.76 67.0 37 31 — 16.0 134 173 29.0 103 133 29.0 229,218.72 218,888.53 -4.0 79 49 —37.0 496 420 — 15.0 294 239 — 18.0 215,910.56 181,893.27 — 15.0 85 162 90.0 604 949 57.0 357 576 61.0 270,011.58 464,657.87 72.0 40 50 25.0 210 264 25.0 161 188 16.0 339,852.48 212,599.64 —37.0 38 47 23.0 164 193 17.0 125 140 12.0 188,000.30 268,710.95 42.0 162 183 12.0 830 982 18.0 487 571 17.0 482,161.46 551,330.95 14.0 343 404 17.0 2,208 2,460 11.0 1,196 1,332 11.0 843,855.97 1,115,098.55 32.0 126 173 37.0 766 963 25.0 490 606 23.0 392,669.96 613,335.42 56.0 48 49 2.0 438 491 12.0 234 255 8.0 163,340.39 240,202.77 49.0 40 48 20.0 247 270 9.0 177 202 14.0 167,976.40 276,714.78 64.0 23 44 91.0 136 196 44.0 95 146 53.0 98,939.00 159,521.22 61.0 63 76 20.0 298 389 30.0 215 281 30.0 245,045.13 278,004.70 13.0 37 43 16.0 377 369 —2.0 205 211 2.0 136,546.09 146,135.88 7.0 34 50 47.0 222 215 —3.0 142 151 6.0 194,545.61 187,768.13 —3.0 177 206 16.0 1,132 1,379 21.0 659 815 23.0 532,619.66 709,456.88 33.0 82 103 25.0 521 506 —2.0 309 309 247,716.74 248,570.61 0.3 39 102 161.0 221 546 147.0 141 328 132.0 123,786.87 271,590.20 119.0 33 41 24.0 163 231 41.0 113 153 35.0 88,949.82 128,170.76 44.0 64 64 456 465 1.0 251 256 1.0 174,212.71 195,656.69 12.0 27 24 — 11.0 116 110 —5.0 87 87 92,219.63 116,573.82 26.0 9 2 —77.0 104 55 —47.0 57 29 —49.0 51,763.37 18,752.09 —63.0 32 34 6.0 161 229 42.0 110 153 39.0 146,309.17 212,777.64 45.0 10 12 20.0 44 59 34.0 34 43 26.0 47,039.93 48,173.00 2.0 55 60 9.0 354 346 —2.0 247 253 2.0 483,155.22 571,217.24 18.0 14 13 —7.0 93 93 62 62 83,534.47 45,523.00 —45.0 82 90 9.0 643 758 17.0 392 459 17.0 526,551.04 585,827.33 11.0 1 — 100.0 1 6 500.0 1 4 300.0 4,000.00 2,370.00 —40.0 146 178 21.0 902 1,071 18.0 443 536 20.0 513,753.38 643,317.57 25.0 237 282 18.0 1,446 1,790 23.0 804 962 19.0 1,046,592.74 1,200,567.54 14.0 80 91 13.0 271 304 12.0 199 205 3.0 272,028.34 351,527.87 29.0 21 20 —4.0 96 118 22.0 63 79 25.0 56,253.65 70,241.04 24.0 32 28 — 12.0 113 121 7.0 86 93 8.0 68,898.00 69,756.68 1.0 32 31 —3.0 167 168 0.5 108 108 79,850.56 146,295.96 83.0 19 20 5.0 120 103 — 14.0 92 80 — 13.0 94,007.76 104,511.04 11.0 77 68 — 11.0 426 350 -17.0 284 245 — 13.0 356,821.88 462,794.07 29.0 33 47 42.0 215 280 30.0 152 195 28.0 154,742.33 276,360.66 78.0 205 222 8.0 1,092 1,197 9.0 631 699 10.0 566,267.82 621,826.63 9.0 31 27 — 12.0 134 153 14.0 102 113 10.0 122,944.28 138,411.07 12.0 121 133 9.0 789 689 -12.0 494 450 -8.0 582,358.00 755,110.76 29.0 54 84 55.0 354 441 24.0 255 318 24.0 310,168.31 394,420.82 27.0 33 40 21.0 202 233 15.0 145 162 11.0 163,039.54 217,746.30 33.0 6 6 18 28 55.0 14 24 71.0 46,741.03 22,975.00 —50.0 22 37 68.0 119 180 51.0 78 130 66.0 60,619.20 155,650.88 156.0 236 352 49.0 2,078 2,810 35.0 1,080 1,554 43.0 856,562.67 1,471,272.30 1 71.0 K 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary o f Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 1 | Per Cent lfi 1S —6.0 1 1 | Per Cent 14 12 —14.0 286 12 165 297 10 31 19 38 26 64 1 79 29 355 42 48 35 56 32 11 161 36 88 17 57 59 69 13 171 272 32 43 13 607 282 260 61 1 | Per Cent 157| -45.0 22| 83.0 392| 137.0 2 3 19 7 2 1 9 1 — 100.0 133.0 — 89.0 100.0 200.0 2 3 14 7 2 l 5 1 -100.0 133.0 — 85.0 100.0 66.0 182 _18ft 21 76 28 40 41 84 7 79 58 413 52 41 44 84 43 19 215 56 65 4 60 54 94 28 232 341 46 42 32 604 327 252 64 110.0 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 145.0 47.0 — 100.0 -100.0 5.0 2 3 2 3 57.0 200.0 200.0 31.0 600.0 4 1 9 2 1 1 6 3 5 5 10 4 1 1 11 5 25.0 400.0 11.0 100.0 3 4 1 5 9| 10 2 3 1 1 1 1 5| 8 31 5 33.0 400.0 11.0 50.0 100.0 16.0 23.0 — 14.0 25.0 83.0 66.0 60.0 66.0 50.0 34.0 72.0 3 2 2 5 1 4 5 1 4 1 7 10 -33.0 150.0 100.0 300.0 66.0 —66.0 33.0 3 2 2 4 1 4 4 -33.0 100.0 100.0 300.0 33.0 —66.0 33.0 33.0 55.0 —26.0 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 —76.0 5.0 3 1 —8.0 3 1 4 1 6 9 36.0 115.0 100.0 -9.0 100.0 12.0 35.0 11 8 25.0 43.0 4 3 1 10 3 4 —25.0 100.0 150.0 100.0 4 2 1 10 3 4 —50.0 100.0 233.0 50.0 100.0 —2.0 146.0 4 3 2 3 2 2 —0.4 15.0 -3.0 4.0 —40.0 -42.6 —40.0 500.0 400.0 100.0 — 60.0 — 100.0 5 1 7 5 1 2 1 5 1 3 1 4 3 6 10 2 2 3 1 7 5 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 4 2 5 7 2 2 —33.0 63 82 161 35 188 40 144 108 9 71 43 150 28 162 74 130 190 21 12.0 —47.0 -42.0 —60.0 400.0 600.0 100.0 —60.0 — 100.0 -6.0 Pemberton Detachment —20.0 — 13.0 85.0 Port Alberni City —9.0 75.0 133.0 3 5 2 1 1 8 23 4 66.0 100.0 100.0 —50.0 166.0 —4.0 33.0 — 100.0 -23.0 3 5 2 1 1 7 19 4 66.0 100.0 100.0 -50.0 133.0 —5.0 33.0 — 100.0 42 70 46 46 279 364 63 24 157 9 11 199 23 24 95 86 89 67 66 307 415 81 39 174 6 8 213 38 22 117 104.0 27.0 45.0 2 3 24 3 4 13 2 3 20 3 2 9 43.0 10.0 14.0 28.0 62.0 10 9 10.0 Qualicum Detachment —33.0 1 8 2 — 100.0 112.0 250.0 100.0 550.0 1 8 2 12 3 2 9 -100.0 50.0 50.0 100.0 350.0 -27.0 17 7 2 13 7.0 65.0 -8.0 2 2 23.0 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 39 Province f or the Calendar Years 1972 and 1973—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Percent 1 1 | Per Cent $ I . Per Cent 173 97 —43.0 1,033 532 —48.0 667| 357| —46.0 746,277.27 641,429.72 -14.0 6 16 166.0 36 63 75.0 27| 52| 92.0 27,023.14 60,004.00 122.0 118 251 112.0 965 1,8881 95.0 512 1,027 100.0 367,223.28 854,697.89 132.0 186 122 — 34.0 1,156 664 —42.0 680| 427 — 37.0 618,942.48 405,475.10 —34.0 6 14 133.0 28 47 67.0 23| 32 39.0 21,737.52 34,200.47 57.0 16 39 143.0 114 169 48.0 83 [ 120 44.0 131,890.57 177,663.94 34.0 14 18 28.0 129 136 5.0 77| 83 7.0 49,438.93 67,777.69 37.0 27 26 —3.0 128 108 -15.0 931 81 — 12.0 113,823.84 84,762.82 -25.0 20 25 25.0 172 135 -21.0 99| 90 —9.0 89,310.73 114,247.74 27.0 40 50 25.0 329 373 13.0 1771 200 12.0 169,821.62 172,902.02 1.0 1 5 400.0 5 23 360.0 3 17 466.0 1,251.00 10,475.00 737.0 47 44 —6.0 197 256 29.0 128 159 24.0 146,691.78 164,763.84 12.0 21 32 52.0 146 168 15.0 99 127 28.0 90,693.95 135,522.68 49.0 228 272 19.0 1,116 1,510 35.0 641 864 34.0 528,596.51 770,662.92 45.0 25 28 12.0 148 175 18.0 107 123 14.0 111,484.31 130,686.57 17.0 27 26 —3.0 227 217 -4.0 103 100 —2.0 95,149.98 116,562.46 22.0 19 33 73.0 113 146 29.0 79 107 35.0 80,715.58 129,833.00 60,0 28 37 32.0 121 182 50.0 85 123 44.0 187,470.00 257,548.66 37.0 23 29 26.0 216 211 —2.0 145 139 —4.0 181,401.13 137,673.53 —24.0 7 12 71.0 27 44 62.0 20 33 65.0 28,381.16 25,577.00 -9.0 108 153 41.0 752 1,012 34.0 451 585 29.0 387,618.27 533,776.13 37.0 24 34 41.0 92 131 42.0 78 102 30.0 119,311.86 158,489.57 32.0 55 43 —21.0 383 328 — 14.0 259 228 — 11.0 228,256.02 225,864.02 — 1.0 10 3 -70.0 59 42 -28.0 46 26 —43.0 62,353.18 30,080.00 -51.0 31 38 22.0 128 189 47.0 91 143 57.0 124,084.65 180,161.58 45.0 33 36 9.0 182 149 — 18.0 110 104 -5.0 103,935.47 93,746.78 —9.0 46 56 21.0 267 351 31.0 173 207 19.0 131,300.26 199,868.78 52.0 11 19 72.0 96 102 6.0 68 69 1.0 59,401.53 123,582.47 108.0 117 146 24.0 919 1,227 33.0 491 645 31.0 334,760.06 498,018.73 48.0 184 216 17.0 949 1,103 16.0 561 672 19.0 469,370.47 663,693.91 41.0 21 34 61.0 245 343 40.0 135 197 45.0 112,188.83 143,231.23 27.0 28 26 —7.0 157 193 22.0 108 143 32.0 137,338.11 151,194.50 10.0 11 19 72.0 55 70 27.0 42 53 26.0 40,954.24 50,017.84 22.0 434 424 -2.0 2,893 3,251 12.0 1,494 1,711 14.0 1,160,922.94 1,443,940.38 24.0 188 233 23.0 1,507 2,085 38.0 761 1,059 39.0 544,107.20 832,191.29 52.0 187 188 0.5 1,644 1,590 —3.0 884 868 — 1.0 590,345.59 699,169.19 18.0 50 52 4.0 293 326 11.0 161 183 13.0 109,858.12 145,335.26 32.0 3 126 5 171 66.0 35.0 2 88 3 113 50.0 28.0 800.00 146,597.20 2,950.00 141,377.22 268.0 —3.0 40 37 —7.0 45 35 —22.0 168 151 — 10.0 113 103 -8.0 112,038.90 118,130.58 5.0 96 82 — 14.0 413 472 14.0 277 306 10.0 320,975.07 311,432.96 -2.0 21 20 —4.0 84 117 41.0 69 83 20.0 60,645.92 105,201.16 73.0 122 114 —6.0 656 847 29.0 350 473 35.0 306,902.55 365,446.70 19.0 28 49 75.0 132 202 53.0 90 147 63.0 95,516.05 163,945.45 71.0 98 94 —4.0 736 877 19.0 403 477 18.0 289,478.52 382,701.78 32.0 65 120 84.0 284 419 47.0 197 302 53.0 194,755.78 343,372.23 76.0 7 10 42.0 60 69 15.0 41 43 4.0 34,084.10 50,789.23 49.0 8 3 —62.0 5 2 —60.0 5,850.00 2,500.00 208,703.88 —57.0 26 46 20.0 219 271 23.0 152 192 26.0 146,300.59 42.0 52 61 17.0 425 476 12.0 220 264 20.0 161,787.40 220,643.46 36.0 29 45 55.0 163 205 25.0 105 146 39.0 78,278.02 129,934.65 65.0 34 48 41.0 262 341 30.0 160 200 25.0 102,842.34 171,668.57 66.0 199 208 4.0 2,150 2,171 0.9 1,147 1,181 4.0 893,246.81 1,066,923.96 19.0 206 237 15.0 1,160 1,335 15.0 738 850 15.0 991,047.39 1,171,199.20 18.0 43 64 48.0 478 454 —5.0 270 257 —4.0 185,051.05 183,405.24 —0.8 15 25 66.0 88 75 -14.0 61 60 -1.0 71,629.49 119,287.32 66.0 90 92 2.0 476 450 —5.0 317 312 — 1.0 396,304.67 431,725.50 8.0 6 5 -16.0 31 41 32.0 20 29 45.0 14,959.00 27,286.50 82.0 6 5 — 16.0 26 30 15.0 22 22 19,905.00 547,562.72 19,558.64 — 1.0 126 138 9.0 808 883 9.0 504 561 11.0 798,589.91 45.0 16 20 25.0 104 130 25.0 80 105 31.0 79,272.60 93,693.73 18.0 20 15 —25.0 161 170 5.0 94 93 -1.0 74,881.32 70,481.04 -5.0 49 71 44.0 256 295 15.0 178 209 17.0 270,754.82 484,717.58 79.0 K 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 Increase or (-) Decrease 1972 1973 Increase or(-) Decrease 4 14 Per Cent 250.0 4 11 Per Cent 175.0 438 8 469 37 92 46 64 97 51 68 46 52 65 59 199 18 80 1,376 7 5 53 63 14 36 40 30 46 29 4,451 97 133 154 741 6 334 75 204 594 13 522 48 89 39 49 74 66 49 111 76 65 41 256 19 56 1,747 9 2 79 50 31 62 41 50 62 26 5,554 95 141 170 757 5 372 56 267 Per Cent 35.0 62.0 5 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 3 1 1 8 15 6 2 5 1 4 3 3 3 5 2 4 13 3 5 2 23 1 20.0 5 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 3 1 1 5 11 6 2 5 1 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 10 3 2 2 21 1 20.0 11.0 29.0 150.0 150.0 —3.0 -15.0 —23.0 —23.0 —25.0 -25.0 29.0 —27.0 66.0 100.0 300.0 62.0 — 80.0 100.0 141.0 100.0 300.0 100.0 —72.0 100.0 46.0 -30.0 28.0 5.0 2 27 2 25 — 30.0 — 14.0 100.0 — 16.0 100.0 26.0 28.0 -60.0 3 1 9 200.0 — 100.0 100.0 —50.0 50.0 100.0 -100.0 100.0 — 14.0 9.0 -20.0 — 11.0 3 1 8 1 1 1 1 166.0 — 100.0 100.0 49.0 —20.0 2 1 3 2 121.0 Trail City 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 3 72.0 -50.0 2.0 66.0 — 100.0 100.0 — 10.0 —20.0 33.0 34.0 2 58 12 4 8 7 1 4 2 53 8 4 7 7 1 4 — 10.0 68 11 5 9 7 59 10 3 7 7 24,0 —2.0 6.0 10.0 2.0 100.0 —20.0 — 100.0 20.0 100.0 —20.0 — 100.0 18.0 — 16.0 5 2 15 5 2 11 11.0 White Rock City —25.0 Williams Lake Detachment— 18 13 30.0 Totals 716 825 15.0 602 698 15.0 23.316J 27,709 1 18.0 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS Province for the Calendar Years 1972 and 1973—Continued K 41 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease 1972 1973 or(-) Decrease Per Cent PerCent 1 1 Per Cent $ 1 * | Per Cent 322 430 33.0 2,215 3,058 38.0 1,216 1,666 37.0 825,587.93 1,299,903.58 57.0 4 8 100.0 77 82 6.0 45 46 2.0 30,378.35 31,924.97 5.0 337 336 —0.2 1,900 1,988 4.0 1,059 1,113 5.0 782,368.70 963,774.32 23.0 25 37 48.0 122 164 34.0 86 119 38.0 172,832.77 165,491.45 —4.0 67 54 — 19.0 345 387 12.0 218 234 7.0 194,385.84 259,190.48 33.0 30 26 — 13.0 108 109 0.9 74 81 9.0 91,097.00 111,225.96 22.0 35 34 -2.0 174 208 19.0 123 150 21.0 90,628.96 141,630.84 56.0 47 46 -2.0 223 193 — 13.0 150 144 -4.0 146,536.50 173,412.26 18.0 33 34 3.0 162 136 — 16.0 108 88 —18.0 161,033.25 175,679.06 9.0 44 30 —31.0 193 187 -3.0 121 119 — 1.0 96,249.58 118,129.37 22.0 32 64 100.0 233 317 36.0 148 206 39.0 135,623.78 271,179.16 99.0 38 45 18.0 156 199 27.0 116 143 23.0 92,304.26 140,472.66 52.0 39 41 5.0 225 195 — 13.0 144 134 —6.0 122,122.58 178,883.89 46.0 27 23 — 14.0 122 124 1.0 89 84 -5.0 307,059.57 167,095.00 —45.0 115 149 29.0 586 684 16.0 395 452 14.0 356,010,85 617,656.71 73.0 11 14 27.0 63 69 9.0 42 50 19.0 46,420.18 54,698.98 17.0 50 46 -8.0 237 291 22.0 154 197 27.0 141,910.61 262,086.27 84.0 893 1,047 17.0 5,257 6,339 20.0 2,829 3,418 20.0 2,423,500.76 2,281,921.86 35.0 4 6 50.0 38 35 —7.0 25 23 —8.0 13,850.00 15,946.31 15.0 2 2 10 12 20.0 7 9 28.0 6,800.00 31,066.15 235,289.59 356.0 38 46 21.0 288 293 1.0 182 201 10.0 188,755.56 24.0 47 38 — 19.0 352 390 10.0 197 222 12.0 164,224.38 194,520.33 18.0 11 18 63.0 45 56 24.0 37 42 13.0 26,432.00 79,944.90 202.0 26 43 65.0 258 311 21.0 140 174 24.0 83,592.06 123,738,16 48.0 19 25 31.0 115 123 6.0 79 89 12.0 79,057.07 87,752.19 10.0 19 32 68.0 63 105 66.0 51 83 62.0 58,934.00 76,801.55 30.0 32 47 46.0 292 289 — 1.0 171 172 0.5 120,196.97 120,383.73 0.1 16 16 55 87 58.0 49 65 32.0 103,900.00 9,591,083.41 187,251.00 12,501,791.69 80.0 3,259 3,996 22.0 24,654 28,782 16.0 14,111 16,342 15.0 30.0 53 45 — 15.0 266 302 13.0 184 202 9.0 263,108.99 285,382.21 8.0 90 97 7.0 749 857 14.0 395 456 15.0 296,816.53 381,867.68 28.0 102 102 474 519 9.0 320 337 5.0 374,472.43 363,015.64 —3.0 576 543 -5.0 3,103 3,580 15.0 1,720 1,957 13.0 1,118,564.20 1,378,664.43 23.0 4 4 28 31 10.0 21 24 1.0 17,433.29 24,400.00 847,334.49 39.0 230 241 4.0 1,922 1,848 —3.0 1,022 993 —2.0 810,399.22 4.0 47 44 —6.0 306 326 6.0 164 174 16.0 129,824.44 123,341.13 —4.0 124 157 26.0 920 1,039 12.0 593 682 15.0 624,859.38 864,727.44 38.0 15,579|18,191 1 16.0 103,469 119,775 15.0 59,996 69,564 15.0 51,703,378.40 66,372,052.42 28.0 K 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA SO >1 -s. •S o c ■Sr G I © S £ a 8 Co ,*0 e- Tl 8 «0'tNOifl« Tf 00 | SC 1 lga|^ int-MN^M^mn "8 fNcnoosooomcomi-i so -* cn cn Tt r- i-i oo c o\ r- os o *h 1-. «* <nc5»-? 3 tN i-i i-i r-- * J P. rt (U ■a h cTvTtocn-Tj-CNr-w ; o u soasTttNOviooTtoo so cn fN t- t~~ th tf 3 m r-co n >-i tN vi "o ts 00 rH »H fN to ^ Tt co tN Tt r> i-" oo cn mQ SO c rt ►J 'c Tt" cn tN i-i" tn CN « OO^OTtr-\ClflH r- 2 .J, CO r--r-socoosi-Hrtooso r-rNoocnomini—iTt SO NOr-f-fN oc o <T3 ON T-^rH 1-1 T-H V H tNsqoTtsor^Osi-" os cnsoso'i-n" ;Os Tt >n m 1 r-soas©</-)Ttr--mrH tN >n so Tt h Os fN t-i i-i r ■a tnr-r-tNTti-isou-i : nooomH tN IT) fN 00 ■<* " s s a 3 O Oil Tt r-r-oosOTtostni/icN cn m cn — i-i rH r-1 cn tN i-i r~ oc 3 OsSOsosoOcnsOOTt tNTttSTtw-i — '-icnTt 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HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 12 to 1 a.m 2,205 2,538 1,765 1,048 551 491 753 2,323 2,813 2,201 2,542 2,988 3,169 3,630 4,086 5,333 6,584 5,334 3,615 3,831 3,304 2,958 2,660 2,838 4 47 39 30 14 10 11 14 15 17 12 14 18 24 20 33 30 50 41 52 32 53 55 38 29 594 698 520 276 163 121 191 580 685 494 579 700 790 916 1,053 1,418 1,645 1,420 1,040 1,121 905 792 700 788 2 1,564 1,801 2 to 3 a.m 1,215 758 378 6 to 7 a.m. 359 548 1,728 8 to 9 a.m. 2,111 9 to 10 a.m _ 10 to 11 a.m 11 to 12 m. .. 1,695 1,949 2,270 12 to 1 p.m 2,355 1 to 2 p.m 2,694 2 to 3 p.m 3,000 3,885 4,889 5 to 6 p.m. 3,873 2,523 8 to 9 p.m 2,678 2,346 9 to 10 p.m 10 to 11 p.m - 2,111 1,922 11 to 12 p.m 2,021 2 Totals 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 3. DAY OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 8,226 8,990 8,675 9,393 9,665 12,743 11,872 116 ] 2,347 74 1 2,307 5,763 2. Monday 6,609 3. Tuesday 81 65 72 135 155 2,160 2,450 2,399 3,276 3.252 6,434 6,878 7,194 9,332 8,465 Totals 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 4. TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Involved Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 100,796 16,002 387 693 198 1,614 39 17 29 753 232 6 3 1 43 25,196 3,913 129 170 53 1,170 15 7 5 74,847 2. Truck 11,857 252 520 3. Bus 144 7. School bus 401 24 9. Not stated._ _ 3 10 21 Totals 119,775 1,041 30,658 88,076 K 44 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1973—Continued 5. RAILROAD CROSSINGS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 68 19 2 1 4 7 1 1 1 15 52 3 1 2 5 15 2 1 3 4 8 5. Driver disregarded signal 7. Not stated 14 1 Totals 115 4 | 26 85 1 1 1 6. MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 28.732 209 7,383 3,063 4,504 21,140 6,163 11,974 2. Head-on collision or head-on side-swipe 9,530 1 304 16,495 1 17 3,130 1 6 3,708 6 7,969 156 128 2,996 5. Side-swiped other vehicle going same direction 6. Not stated _ 390 2,723 3,312 5,090 Totals 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 7. DRIVERS INVOLVED, Number of Drivers DESCRIPTION OF Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 86,509 23,917 9,349 891 126 24 23,190 6,698 62,428 17,093 770 8.555 Totals 119.775 1 1,041 30.658 1 88.076 1 1 1 Age of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 7,638 11,071 21,462 26,467 16,892 13,702 8,702 2,331 2,258 66 129 189 244 150 122 64 21 32 1 2.176 1 5.396 3,148 6,029 7,235 4,406 3,564 2,150 597 599 7,794 15,244 18,988 12,336 10,016 6,488 1,713 1,627 4. 25 to 34 years _ - 5. 35 to 44 years 6. 45 to 54 years _ 8. 65 to 69 years - Driving Experience Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 2,957 1,305 3,972 24,021 78,218 9,302 59 7 8 223 719 25 848 368 1,097 6,820 20,759 766 2,050 930 2,867 16,978 56,740 8,511 5. 5 years and over 6. Not stated _ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 45 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1973—Continued Condition of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Normal- — 2. Extreme fatigue 3. Physical defect 4. Confused by traffic 5. Ability impaired 6. Not known 7. Not stated 106,566 725 164 301 2,848 1,867 7,304 869 21 4 3 119 7 18 28,475 274 64 86 1,004 79 676 77,222 430 96 212 1,725 1,781 6,610 Licence of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 102,796 2,063 5,602 9,314 872 47 98 24 27,582 712 1,596 768 74,342 1,304 3,908 8,522 8. ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING Number of Drivers TO ACCIDENT Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. No improper driving 37,195 8,028 18,036 13,935 10,733 3,745 451 1,622 313 1,589 11,697 2,003 481 124 217 2,199 69 377 6,848 16 7 414 150 55 19 3 118 4 16 3 62 147 3 3 9 1 14 4 15 9,898 2,296 4,344 4,353 2,966 966 100 528 78 523 3,373 219 36 32 33 139 24 72 635 11 7 26,883 5,582 13,637 9,563 7,764 2,661 347 8. Through street—did not stop 1,078 232 1,004 8,177 12. Cutting in 1,781 442 83 183 2,046 41 18. Cutting left corner 305 19. Parked legally 20. Driving through school-zone 6,198 5 Totals 119,685 1,040 30,633 88,012 9. TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 48,413 85 10,128 8,166 2,772 578 2 23 40 55 12,424 25 2,827 2,076 839 35,411 58 7,278 6,050 1,878 Totals 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 K 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1973—Continued 10. PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED, Number of Pedestrians ACTIONS OF Total Fatal Personal Injury 9 278 275 289 116 178 178 78 84 32 15 13 28 14 12 30 25 2 16 40 3 4 3 1 2 9 266 245 264 114 162 138 75 80 29 15 12 26 14 151 3 3. In street, not at intersection 12. Riding or hitching on vehicle _ 163 1 12 3 | ......... Totals 1,753 150 1,603 Condition of Pedestrian Number of Pedestrians Total Fatal Personal Injury 1,583 20 43 92 8 7 126 5 1 14 4 1,457 15 42 78 4 3. Confused by traffic 6. Not stated . 1 7 Totals 1,753 150 1,603 Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Passengers - .. 12,416 12,242 1,753 744 1,093 25 261 265 355 150 14 37 4 12,151 11,887 1,603 730 1,056 25 257 Totals _ _ 28,534 | 825 | 27,709 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Slight shock and shake-up 12,364 399 129 2,885 5,584 790 373 5,896 57 24 22 8 3 2 279 58 24 422 1 24 7 8 12,362 120 71 2,861 5,584 368 372 5,896 57 15 3 9. Cuts by glass (only) - 10. Drowned 13. Not stated - Totals - 28,534 825 | 27,709 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 47 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1973—Continued 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Daylight 42,015 17,894 4,385 3,899 1,306 65 311 324 18 33 11 1 10,773 4,881 1,152 998 371 16 30,931 12,689 3,215 2,868 924 48 Totals - - 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 14. Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $66,372,052.42; amount for same period last year, $51,703,378.40. 15. CONDITION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Property Injury Damage Only 994 29,497 85,166 2 205 719 8 265 627 5 139 251 4 45 70 6 177 394 1 46 64 24 69 8 5 8 18 58 12 218 620 1 16 33 1. Apparently good 2. No chains (slippery road) 3. Brakes defective... 4. Steering mechanism defective 5. Head-lights dim 6. Puncture or blow-out 7. Head-lights-out (both) 8. Tail-lights out (both) 9. Glaring head-lights 10. Head-light out (one light) 11. Other defects 12. Not stated Totals 115,657 926 900 395 119 577 111 93 13 84 850 50 119,775 1,041 30,658 | 88,076 16. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL Number of Vehicles Total . Personal Property Injury Damage Only 721 16,880 42,611 69 3,825 11,261 21 1,242 5,060 15 2,213 5,176 8 139 2,396 113 1,620 4,554 1 86 1,135 1 58 165 14 206 534 4 2,519 5,473 2 62 334 43 357 1,011 13 797 2,119 16 654 6,247 1. Going straight 2. Turning left... 3. Turning right 4. Slowing down or stopping Backing (not to or from curb) - Skidding Leaving curb (including backing) Making U-turn — Overtaking Stopping (not at curb or off paved strip).. Overtaking on right side Overtaking on left side 13. Avoiding object or pedestrian 14. Not stated 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 60,212 15,155 6,323 7,404 2,543 6,287 1,222 224 754 7,996 398 1,411 2,929 6,917 Totals . 119,775 1 1,041 | 30,658 j 88,076 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 39,967 19,900 4,767 1,886 2,812 212 20 469 148 59 7 14 1 10,967 5,161 924 551 544 39 5 28,531 2. Wet surface - - 14,591 3,784 1,328 2,254 173 7. Not stated ... ._ 14 Totals 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 K 48 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the year 1973—Continued 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 3. Obstruction in road 4. Road under repair 5. Obstruction not marked or lighted _ 6. Other 68,058 400 282 536 158 102 28 680 3 3 10 1 1 17,779 102 72 166 40 24 8 49,599 295 207 360 117 78 7. Not stated 19 Totals 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 66,022 2,741 364 271 18 129 19 660 32 1 2 2 1 17,419 587 94 50 2 34 5 47,943 2. Gravel 2,122 269 4. Earth... 219 5. Brick or cobble 6. Other 16 93 7. Not stated - 13 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Clear 2. Rain 3. Cloudy 41,047 15,203 9,305 748 3,091 144 26 457 104 90 15 30 2 10,936 3,974 2,460 167 608 39 7 29,654 11,125 6,755 566 2,453 103 7. Not stated 19 69,564 698 18,191 50,675 Motor-vehicle and Motor-cycle Licences issued January 1 to December 31,1972 1,164,749 Motor-vehicle and Motor-cycle Licences issued January to December 31, 1973 1,258,980 Convictions The receipt of notices of convictions for driving infractions under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations and the reports of violations of any law known as a "Traffic Rule" continued to supply information for the inclusion in the individual driving records of each licensed driver in this Province. Access to these records is available by means of the driver's licence number or by the name of the driver. The retaining of these records and the furnishing of information which is invaluable for driver control is the main duty of the Driver Licence Records Section. The control which is made possible by these records is the responsibility of the Driver Safety and Improvement Section. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 49 Convictions Under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code (Canada), 1970-73 Offences 1970 1971 1972 1973 Under Criminal Code (Canada) — Causing death by criminal negligence, sec. 192 (as amended 1971) (new sec. 203) - Causing injury by criminal negligence, sec. 204. Criminal negligence in operation of motor-vehicle, sec. 221 (1) (new sec. 233 (1)) _ Failing to stop after accident, sec. 221 (2) (new sec. 233 (2)) Dangerous driving, sec. 221 (4) (new sec. 233 (4)).. Driving while ability impaired (as amended 1969), sec. 222 (new sec. 234) Breath sample not provided (as amended 1969), sec. 223 (2) (new sec. 235) Driving with more than 80 mgs. of alcohol in blood (as amended 1969), sec. 224 (new sec. 236). Driving motor-vehicle while driver's licence under suspension, sec. 225 (3) (new sec. 238) Under Motor-vehicle Act— Driving without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 18 (1, 2) Driving without subsisting motor-vehicle liability policy, sec. 18 (2a) Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6-8) Driving without having driver's licence and liability card in possession at time, sec. 19 (19 (as amended 1970) _. Driving while right to obtain licence is under suspension, sec. 20 Using licence belonging to another, refusing to show licence, etc., sec. 56 .. Failing to obey emergency instructions of a peace officer, sec. 124 Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 127, 128, 152 Failing to obey special signs re highway construction, sees. 134, 135, 137 Careless driving, sees. 138, 139. Exceeding maximum speed limit, sec. 140 - Exceeding speed limit passing schools and playgrounds, sec. 141 Exceeding speed limit overtaking stopped school bus, sec. 142 Failure to drive on the right, sec. 143 Infractions of "lane" driving, sees. 144-146 Infractions of "passing," sees. 148-151, 153, 154- Infractions of turning, starting, and directional signals, sees. 155-162 _ Failure to yield right-of-way, sees. 163-167 - Not exercising due care re pedestrians, sees. 168—172 Failure to stop at railroad crossings, sees. 174-176 Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 177..-. Leaving vehicle improperly parked, sec. 182 _ Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 184 Operating motor-cycle with more than one person, sec. 185 Requirements of safe driving on highway, sees. 186, 187 Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 189, 190 Driving on sidewalk, sec. 191. _ Opening-door requirements, sec. 194 Illegal depositing of articles on highway, sec. 195- Riding motor-cycle without safety helmet, sec. 207 — Miscellaneous 46 858 604 5,832 319 4,920 1,141 28 867 519 6,311 894 6,878 6 2 28 757 439 5,607 842 6,246 1,230 | 1,012 13 23 736 409 6,699 938 6,275 853 13,727 | 16,734 | 14,939 | 15,946 3,392 3,141 901 4,399 33 281 12 7,046 163 1,247 26,920 791 25 162 1,174 | 868 1,017 858 616 48 1,512 457 238 6 9 6 46 11 235 484 29 3,806 3,240 947 6,759 42 264 14 1,735 27 501 9,926 225 23 121 520 373 266 251 114 5 423 399 67 4 12 4 7 12 196 412 24 56,127 | 31,319 I 1,295 2,080 761 3,364 11 163 5 166 98 504 18 22 15 50 16 36 31 12 2 40 274 9 4 9 4 4 4 185 289 975 10,454 1,544 4,118 1,019 3,320 11 167 5 173 2 81 532 15 14 12 38 29 28 14 13 2 56 585 15 2 72 4 2 3 156 377 163 12,572 K 50 BRITISH COLUMBIA Traffic Violation Reports, 1970- 73 Offences 1970 1971 1972 1973 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6-8) _ 30 27 25,366 554 6,787 111,443 5,725 230 1,286 4,965 5,135 3,485 4,577 1,258 309 8,294 451 1,306 6 73 27 55 38 26 14 48 29,779 579 7,998 125,545 6,456 178 1,364 5,718 5,565 3,762 5,332 1,512 240 8,544 Failing to obey emergency instructions of a peace officer, sec. 124 _ 19 22,099 563 5,766 93,205 5,711 162 801 3,748 3,186 3,501 3,387 1,395 223 7,328 499 1,038 14 97 29 57 24 2 21 27,787 450 5,848 106,110 5,103 146 1,156 4,806 4,594 4,387 4,135 1,661 254 8,085 1,589 1,164 10 100 36 64 41 32 Failing to obey special signal signs re highway construction, sees. 134, 135,137 Exceeding maximum speed limit, sec. 140- Exceeding speed limit passing schools and playgrounds, sec. 141 Exceeding speed limit overtaking stopped school bus, sec. 142 Infractions of "lane" driving, sees. 144-146 , - Infractions of turning, starting, and directional signals, sees. 155-162 Failure to yield right-of-way, sees. 163-167 Failure to stop at railroad crossing, sees. 174-176- - Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 177 — - 1,212 5 10 34 84 35 9 Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 189, 190 - 152,854 177,579 181,453 204,023 8,809 10,791 10,963 4,816 Notices of Juvenile Offence, 1970 -73 Offences 1970 1971 1972 1973 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Driving without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 18 (1, 2) — Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6-8) - 1,516 197 683 72 14 14 50 62 19 18 42 60 5 3 408 2 427 2,659 153 3 53 110 183 70 165 30 4 275 5 38 1 1 4 1 13 3 Driving without having driver's licence and liability card in possession 241 221 1 455 4 416 2,548 148 5 55 93 148 74 151 23 4 269 42 2 2 3 5 8 27 Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 127, 128, 152 . Failing to obey special signal signs re highway construction, sees. 134, 135, 137 998 17 1,119 5,570 369 13 84 278 356 213 325 76 12 671 1,020 19 885 5,489 309 12 89 275 387 174 311 65 14 596 Exceeding speed limit passing schools and playgrounds, sec. 141 Infractions of turning, starting, and directional signals, sees. 155-162 Failure to yield right-of-way, sees. 163-167 - Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 177 — Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 184 .., Requirements of safe driving on highway, sees. 186, 187. 94 94 2,845 1,980 14,994 12,695 4,623 4,755 265 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS SUMMARY K 51 Offences 1970 1971 1972 1973 Criminal Code (Canada)-. Motor-vehicle Act Motor-vehicle Act Regulations- Traffic Violation Reports Notices of Juvenile Offence Total infractions 13,727 56,127 8,483 161,663 14,994 254,994 16,734 31,319 6,571 188,370 12,695 14,939 10,454 1,344 192,416 4,623 15,946 12,572 5,361 204,023 4,755 255,689 223,776 1242,657 K 52 BRITISH COLUMBIA 3 nn 00 vo <o soo Os r> r- cs »ho r- r- t- 0 in © i-i i-cOs so tn ri i-H He* mo i—« »—1 cnoso 0 m cs cn ov en tn tt cs "i Tt Tf n *H I 1 f 1 M II M || | 1 !H cn >n 'iiii iiii!!!!! 001 nm^ sovc Ttoo 1! <s cn Hh 1 j n cn m *h 1 1 «h CA t II ! 1 I H I rt cs (SI *-"TtsO SOOs Vi Tt I O -H <N] PlO INN h rt »-i 0 i »h cn cn irl £ 1 r5 I i CN ^ >-< i hh(s cs v. »-h cs !>o *h *o i-< c4 ; ov : 00 SP Tt *H j 100 K ' ' ' , 1 1 _ •-< Hfso ** qo tn tn cn r- 000 Tt vo ts m Tt '© T? *H CS CS 00 rt *H »-H Tt HIH S ! 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"m 'S ( < t 'I I "S 1 B 1 ( i ci 4 | CA 1 0 00 c 0 B 0 0 e c O u s •a •6 a ."2 a i. i ■0 negli negli e— n 1 1 '> 0 1- & a rt CA Cfl M 3 G u 0 3 •a B rt | *> B O Iminal iminal :gligenc nt 3 00 C 5 U"0 c c s 3 3 1 *5. c c 4> M 0 C a. i hout dv uvenile HIS 0 5 3 S-S3£§£ if 2 O M t 0 acc isam ccide 0 acc g wit rt S.j 0 acc g wit sof j lanec C £&'»<Z.S5<Z.5<;?;5<!Z.5<Z.5< a 3.1 as .g g .a .a S'S c 3 « 5 " c c N Drivin Notice Miscel u DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS DRIVING K 53 Driver Improvement Program During 1973 a total of 9,224 drivers was dealt with who had been previously suspended or previously warned, which was an increase of 2,304 over 1972 when 6,157 persons in this category were contacted. This again indicates that much of the unsafe driving is committed by persons who continually repeat their offences and must be dealt with by the Driver Safety and Improvement Section. Summary of Action Taken Under Driver Improvement Program, 1973 Age 16-17 Age 18 and Over Total Warning letters Advisory letters — Notices of intent to suspend— Male Female 5,182 Results of notices to suspend, interviews and hearings— Licences suspended— Male Female.. Previously suspended Previously warned Previously on probation Drivers licence placed on probation- Male — Female.. 351 6 356 5 21 148 3 15 1 36,640 9,013 145 9,716 255 4,052 5,003 328 666 23 I 36,640 5,182 9,364 151 10,072 260 4,073 5,151 331 681 24 I Impaired, 12,974; total infractions received, 242,657; special restrictions, 3,858; juvenile offences, 5,109. Examination of Drivers During the year 1973, the Drivers' Examination Section of the Drivers' Licence Division conducted the examination of 114,686 drivers and 95,195 of this total were original licences. It will be noted from the table shown below that 28 per cent of those drivers given examinations indicated on their application that they had taken formal driver training, either under the High School Driver Training Program or from commercial schools. The increase in 1973, over previous years, in the numbers of new drivers being exposed to High School Driver Training Programs and Commercial Training Programs is encouraging and reflects the growing interest in proper driver training courses. Analysis of Annual Input for Year 1973 Male Female Original licences 53,915 41,280 Examinations taken— High school driver training 4,216 2,762 No professional training 38,450 24,755 Commercial school training 12,500 12,837 Unknown 16,609 2,557 Totals 71,775 42,911 Total 95,195 6,978 63,205 25,337 19,165 114,686 K 54 BRITISH COLUMBIA During the issuance period for commercial driving schools, operators and instructors, 84 licences were issued. Statistics dealing with the issuance of licences and the examinations of operators and instructors are shown hereunder: Driver Training Schools Statistics, Licence-issuing Period March 1,1973, to February 28,1974 Issuances Schools Operator Instructor Licences issued 84 73 208 Terminations 1 2 47 Suspensions 7 Reinstatements Totals 83 71 154 Examinations Conducted Written examinations (first, second, and third)— Passed 115 Failed 27 Total 142 Practical examinations— Passed 89 Failed 31 Total 120 Original permits issued 160 Temporary instructors as of February 28, 1974 26 $500 Security Bonding, 1973 Bonded by surety 60 Security on deposit (parity bond) 21 Security on deposit (cash) 3 Revenue $ School licences ($25) 2,100 Operator's licences ($10) - 730 Instructor's licence ($5) 1,040 Total 3,870 MOTOR-VEHICLE INSPECTION During 1973 the compulsory program of motor-vehicle inspection continued in the Victoria area, the Lower Mainland, and the Nanaimo area. These areas are served by five inspection stations with a total of 15 lanes. The stations are located in Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, and Nanaimo. The DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 55 following is the number of inspections completed at each station: Inspection Station Approved Rejected Percentage Rejected Inspections Conducted Victoria— 1972 98,369 106,359 150,392 153,389 61,345 75,318 127,495 160,588 12,515 38,317 38,156 78,178 74,401 30,515 37,549 81,275 83,892 11,423 28.0 26.4 34.2 32.6 33.2 33.3 38,9 34.3 47.7 136,686 1973 Vancouver— 1972 144,515 228,570 1973 Richmond— 1972 227,790 91,860 1973 Burnaby— 1972 _ 112,867 208,770 244,480 23,938 1973 Nanaimo 1— 1973 l Commenced operation September 14, 1973. Notices requiring the owner to present his motor-vehicle for inspection were mailed to 391,810 owners during 1973, of whom 72,995 required a second notice, while 30,144 owners received notification of suspension. The following is a summary of vehicle inspection: K 56 BRITISH COLUMBIA ■o Os Os vo cn 00 Tt CS Tt c- ■o so en os en 1-1 Tt 00 © — it en 00 ih oo Ttgj cs 2 o cn oo r- 1- t- rt— 00 Os Tt i-i "Htoino o u r- e^ i-i oo in r» H vo cS •n Os cn a >n < Os © © CS M cS cS Tt Os r- Tt 00 Is t> cn hh © r^in o\ es © OS rH tn -cs VO oo H en rt cn ©^ 6 HH Ift 00* s so" tn es cs r» hh rs es Tt 1 : cn r- m Os Tt cn rt tn © Tt en i [ Tt Rg t^- u m VO tt I I cn Os til 60 | [ s 2 B. a < < 6 < © tn cS cn '© OO CS © © O oo © cs i-i r- cn cn Tt wh t— ^ r- u 00 < CS Tt C; U u tt 60 •< so Tt es" u CS u cNNhh oo r- Tt in hh cn VO I Ph tt © rH oo in cn Tt vo ts © Tt o\ 60 < Tt ■n 00 < I*-* r> tn so so vo Tt cS cn en © Os Tt cn m ov en SO Tt Os *»l 60 i« Os u Os cn tn oo u HH Tt *.s Tt t>0 Os o" 60 cn tn Tf •"•"H < < «n rt in © © s g cn in so es oo r- cc rn so r- ^ §j It © CS rH f Tt CN Os Os m"vo" Is ci vO ik 3 (2 in cn S tn © cn r»*Tt in in" a •o u > V) (S 00 2} tS © cs Tt oo Tt in cs © 4 cn Tt Os cs Tt so so © j tS i- «s © Ov o u B. a o 6ft < cn i— tn rt rn « '5? tf § •a s u 60 < oo in in cn Os in tn i/i Tt r- Tt Tt rn HH Tt rn cn Os •* r- oo is •»( ■o u oa < es t- Tt ci CS ©^ r-" cS u 6ft < O so Tt" cn ^ 0) a, n rt rn © O Tt u CS OV Tt Tt © r* « rt B. 1 1 65,05 1 8,64 13 1 23 m Os f- HH OS »2 00* m cn | u tf 60 < O Tt t- 1 u tf V 00 < cn Tt t-"iH ©_ cn" 00 cS 0,793 3,063 740 653 Os r- i-< cS en cn vo •G Tt CS m SO rH © 8 a. 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H Passen Comm Motor- Trailer Passen Comm Motor- Trailer tt u Ph Ph DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 57 During the inspection of motor-vehicles, it was found that 245,421 did not meet the standards and were rejected. The total number of defects found were 493,590, or 2.011 defects for each rejected vehicle. When conducting the inspection at the inspection stations, 266 vehicles were found to be in such a condition that they could not be allowed to return to the highway. The vehicles were condemned, their licences suspended, and they were towed from the inspection stations. The following are the causes of rejection: Causes of Rejection, April 1,1973, to March 31,1974 Code Age 1 Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Total 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17, 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Motor-vehicle licence.. Number-plates Plate-lamp Tail-lamps Stop-lamps Turn-signals Reflectors ..._ Horn Windshield-wipers Left window-raiser Doors, body, hood Bumper, mudflaps Headlamps. Identification lamps - Spot-lamps Fog-lamps Auxiliary lamps Wheel alignment Steering mechanism- Tires, wheels Fuel system Exhaust, muffler. Service brakes Pedal reserve Brake connections Air or vacuum Vehicle noise Parking brake Visibility ._ Driver seat-belts Miscellaneous ,818 ,802 942 ,576 275 447 ,307 697 355 345 690 635 ,290 ,481 45 ,110 ,621 838 736 ,691 250 ,801 225 ,339 843 753 202 ,694 ,029 233 ,358 1,667 1,795 11,821 5,515 8,827 10,733 1,769 2,823 3,050 770 2,037 1,372 46,648 1,528 31 581 969 5,895 19,213 14,503 324 22,056 12,310 2,483 6,254 520 1,889 4,410 5,115 1,000 3,710 561 1,133 4,892 2,494 3,934 5,531 820 1,494 1,802 446 2,789 1,383 16,993 516 21 167 283 3,048 11,788 6,617 353 9,939 5,345 2,119 2,760 200 556 2,598 2,319 496 1,514 Totals.. 160,428 201,618 94,811 78 631 1,560 1,202 1,972 2,240 745 647 1,003 246 1,355 634 4,649 323 125 211 976 4,495 2,267 112 3,606 2,374 631 1,078 110 339 1,169 1,118 119 718 5,124 5,361 26,215 12,787 21,008 23,851 5,641 6,661 7,210 1,807 6,871 4,024 124,580 4,848 97 1,983 3,084 13,757 44,232 34,078 1,039 47,402 31,254 6,572 11,935 1,583 3,986 10,871 12,581 1,848 11,300 36,733 493,590 Vehicle Age Code: Age 1, 1969 and later; Age 2, 1964 to 1968; Age 3, 1959 to 1963; Age 4, 1958 and prior. A total of 22 Authorized Fleet Inspection Stations has been established. Two of these stations inspect all types of vehicles and 20 are authorized to inspect regular trailers only. A total of 3,538 vehicles was inspected and approved at these stations. CENTRAL REGISTRY The Central Registry was established in 1961 to record documents under the Bill of Sales Act, Conditional Sales Act, Mechanic's Lien Act, and the Assignment of Book Accounts Act for all types of personal chattels. In the case of corporations, personal chattels other than motor-vehicles are registered with the Registrar of Companies. The Superintendent of Motor-vehicles is also known as the Registrar- General and he is responsible for the operation of the Central Registry. The Central Registry accepted for registration a total of 400,134 documents during the 1973 calendar year, an increase of 54,374 (15.72 per cent) when compared with the 1972 calendar year. At the Fall Session of the Legislature the K 58 BRITISH COLUMBIA Provincial Home Acquisition Act was amended whereby the Registrar-General registered a "grant" given to an owner of a mobile home. The Data Processing Division was required to key-punch 589,920 lien cards, an increase of 66,765 (12.76 per cent) over the previous year. In 1973 the value of search fees amounted to $217,871.75, an increase of $15,190.50 (7.49 per cent) over the previous year. The fees for photo copies of documents on file with the Central Registry amounted to $3,175.25, an increase of $323.35 (11.33 percent). The Central Registry administers approximately 2,000 search fee accounts which may be used to obtain information pertaining to motor-vehicles and driver's records, in addition to the regular lien searching. This Registry accounted for $163,712 concerning requests for driver's abstracts, a decided decrease of $242,928 over the previous calendar year. The decrease in request for driver's abstracts by the private automobile insurance industry became evident when the Provincial Government announced plans to enter this field of endeavour. The total revenue accounted for by the Central Registry in 1973 was $1,480,288, a decrease of $83,157.15. However, due to the marked decrease in fees received concerning requests for driver's abstracts, this decrease does not give a true reflection of the over-all total increase of activities in the Central Registry. Statistical Comparisons for Year Ended March 31, 1974, With Year Ended March 31,1973 Documents filed under— kSyL fS Year Conditional Sales Act 88,721 99,069 Bills of Sale Act 221,269 246,486 Mechanic's Lien Act 35,947 46,459 Assignment of Book Accounts Act 768 1,028 Companies Act 500 545 Provincial Home Acquisition Act Nil 926 Late order filing documents under Conditional Sales Act 2,201 3,685 Late order filing documents under Bills of Sale Act 7,594 10,674 Documents discharged under— Conditional Sales Act 1,648 1,553 Bills of Sale Act 1,846 2,372 Mechanic's Lien Act 1,279 2,773 Assignment of Book Accounts Act 37 39 Companies Act 160 185 Provincial Home Acquisition Act Nil 1 Total documents accepted 362,970 415,795 Total value of— Documents accepted $998,404.00 $1,126,818.00 Search fees 205,664.75 218,939.00 Photographic copies 2,878.00 3,888.50 Total revenue $1,206,946.75 $1,349,645.50 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 59 Lien cards key-punched by Data Processing Centre re document registrations— Serial cards 352,543 410,856 Alphabetical cards 188,145 200,436 Total number of lien cards 540,688 611,292 SCHOOL BUSES Control over the use and operation of school buses engaged in the transportation of students to and from schools in the Province is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Mo tor-vehicles. The control extends to the setting of minimum standards for the construction and maintenance of these buses and provides for their periodic inspection. This inspection is carried out on behalf of the Superintendent by mechanical inspectors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Motor Carrier Branch of the Motor Carrier Commission, and senior Motor-vehicle Inspectors of the Branch. Mo tor-vehicle Inspectors at the five Inspection Stations operated by the Branch are appointed Mechanical Inspectors for the inspection of the buses. School buses in the Victoria area, Greater Vancouver area, and Greater Nanaimo area are inspected at the Inspection Station in the area or by an Inspector from a station. In the 1973/74 fiscal year the number of permits issued for vehicles to be used as school buses was 1,065 renewal permits and 88 permits for new vehicles, for a total of 1,153 as compared with the 1972 figure of 1,183. Of these permits 24 were cancelled as a result of the lapse of insurance coverage or because of poor mechanical condition. In the 1973/74 fiscal year, school buses were involved in 66 accidents, of which 42 resulted in property damage only. Seven students and 23 persons other than students were injured in 25 injury accidents. There was one fatal accident involving school buses in the 1973/74 fiscal year. PERMITS FOR FLASHING RED AND AMBER LAMPS, SIRENS, AND THEFT ALARMS The Superintendent may, under the provisions of the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations, issue permits to allow a vehicle to be equipped with a flashing lamp. The regulations specify that certain emergency vehicles, tow cars, and pilot cars may be equipped without obtaining a permit. The permits are required for vehicles such as public utility vehicles which must stop on a highway to repair power or telephone lines. In each case the permit is issued where a hazard exists and only with the approval of the local enforcement agency. In the 1973/74 fiscal year, 101 permits for flashing amber lamps and 25 permits for flashing red lamps were issued. In addition, seven permits were issued to allow the installation of sirens and red flashing lamps on vehicles. These vehicles were usually ambulances or the personal vehicles of the chief of a volunteer fire department in a small community. No permits were issued for the installation of a theft alarm in a vehicle. One permit was issued to allow police vehicles to install a device which would cause their headlamps to flash white light. K 60 BRITISH COLUMBIA STAFF The staff of the Motor-vehicle Branch increased by 38 in 1973 for a total of 424 permanent positions. This increase includes the addition of 11 clerical positions, 15 Driver Examiners, 11 Motor-vehicle Inspectors (nine of whom were for the opening of the new station at Nanaimo), and one Administrative Officer. In addition to the permanent positions, the Branch also employed 79 temporary employees during 1973. A good deal of assistance was once more obtained from the Liquor Administration Branch during the months of January and February 1973, our licence renewal period. Again we express our sincere gratitude to the Chairman and his staff for the temporary assistance of 42 employees used throughout the entire Province. These trained personnel assisted our issuers and adult staff and we are aware that the work could not have been completed so effectively without their very valuable assistance. CONCLUSION The Motor-vehicle Branch enjoys the continued co-operation of many persons and organizations throughout the Province without whose help it would be most difficult to carry on our activities. The various departments of Government are extremely helpful and willing to assist us in the many problems we jointly face. Particular mention must be made of the long association enjoyed with the Attorney- General's Department and the members of that staff that we so frequently turn to for legal advice. I would be remiss to conclude this segment without mentioning the continued co-operation received from the Provincial Courts throughout the Province and all the enforcement agencies with whom we work and without whose valuable assistance it would be very difficult to meet our many obligations. WEIGH SCALE BRANCH F. Regan, Director On reviewing progress within the Weigh Scale Branch for the period January 1, 1973, to date, it can be reported that the Branch has made steady progress in all aspects of its work and responsibilities. Manpower was increased by one Weighmaster at each of the following locations: Golden, Tete Jaune Cache, Port Mann Bridge, Parksville, and the Massey Tunnel. This increase provides much better shift coverage and has enabled us to give more adequate service to the road transport industry. In addition, we were able to upgrade our Quesnel station by providing the Weighmaster with transport and a set of portable scales. This improvement has resulted in much more equitable enforcement in the area. Headquarters staff have been increased by the addition of a Research Assistant to the Director of Operations, whose duties are orientated toward the quality of enforcement within the Branch and review and analysis of highway accidents involving commercial vehicles having a gross weight in excess of 40,000 pounds. The opening of the Agassiz to Haig section of Highway 7 and the four-lane construction of Highway 1 near Laidlaw necessitated the construction of a new weigh station near Haig and a new building near Laidlaw. Both of these buildings are of modern design, which provides for efficient operation and excellent working DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 61 conditions. The weighing equipment embodies the latest technology in electronic weighing and also provides (through an exterior digital electric readout) the truck- driver with axle and gross weight information without h's having to leave the vehicle. This feature not only speeds up the weighing process but has had the desirable side effect of making the drivers of the vehicles more "weight conscious." Since the beginning of the fiscal year, the Department of Public Works has been responsible for the maintenance of the weigh-scale buildings, and they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the program of upgrading and maintenance. In the equipment field, we have completed two projects—one of upgrading our office machines, typewriters, and adding-machines, the other being the installation of electrically controlled truck control signs at the weigh-scale sites. These traffic- control panels go a long way toward solving one of the most difficult problems in weighing vehicles, that of communication of instructions between the Weighmaster and the truck-driver. In the field of legislation, the 1973 Fall Session of the Legislature saw the adoption of amendments to the Act to provide for the issuance of a "floater trailer plate." This licence-plate will provide an efficient means of licensing of trailers from other jurisdictions that arrive in the Province by rail car. Plans for the fiscal year 1974/75 include the construction of replacement weigh stations at the following locations: Pouce Coupe, Yahk, and Prince George. These will be of a similar type to those constructed at Haig and Laidlaw this year. It is also intended to proceed with our electronic readout and weight recording updating program, by which the present dials and beams in selected locations will be replaced with new electronic equipment in an effort to speed up the weighing process, particularly at the busy locations. The manpower requirements of the Branch have been reviewed and when implemented will enable the Branch to continue to provide a high level of service and enforcement to the expanding trucking industry. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 63 FERRIES B.C. FERRIES C. Gallagher, General Manager Growth has again been the key word in all aspects of the British Columbia Ferries Division. Vehicle increases were almost 14 per cent and passenger increases 12 per cent. To keep pace with this growth, three more ships were jumboized, increasing the individual lift-off capacity by some 60 vehicles and 240 passengers per trip. This now brings the total to seven ships which have been stretched over the past few years. The Queen of New Westminster and the Queen of Burnaby were both enlarged in time for the summer schedule and the Queen of Nanaimo was ready by the Easter period in 1974. All three ships operate on the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay service. Extensive alterations to docking facilities were carried out to accommodate the larger vessels. At Horseshoe Bay, two completely new docks were constructed. Departure Bay has been reconstructed with alterations to docking facilities and new offices for the terminal staff, a new catering store-room, and additional compound area (to hold an increase of 170 vehicles inside and 200 outside). Parking facilities were greatly expanded at Tsawwassen, which provided public parking for 1,000 cars. Work was started in the spring of 1974 at an estimated cost of $1.5 million to provide additional berths. Terminal work was completed in the spring of 1974 at Saltery Bay, providing an enlarged compound, new office building, waiting-room, passenger walkways, and a new berth. Work began in September 1973 at Langdale to provide an additional off- highway holding area for 270 cars. Gulf Island facilities at Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay), Pender Island (Otter Bay), and Saltspring Island (Fulford Harbour) were enlarged and improved. The highly competitive northern route to Prince Rupert continues to grow rapidly with an increase of 1,078 vehicles and 4,342 passengers over the preceding year. A cocktail lounge was installed on the promenade deck of the Queen of Prince Rupert. The Powell River Queen was modified to accommodate a greater volume of truck and overheight vehicles. The Bowen Queen was moved to Fulford Harbour on Saltspring Island in January to expand the carrying capacity per trip from 30 to 50 vehicles between Saltspring Island and Vancouver Island. On October 24, 1973, the Minister announced the awarding of a contract to design two 376-car ferries and one truck overheight ferry with a capacity of sixty 40-foot trucks or 148 cars. Construction contracts have since been awarded and building is expected to be completed in 1976. British Columbia Ferries now operate 24 ships on 12 different routes to 23 ports of call. Ferry services operate between Victoria (Swartz Bay) and Nanaimo (Departure Bay) on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver (Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay respectively); between Kelsey Bay on Northern Vancouver Island and Prince Rupert; a Northern Vancouver Island service between Kelsey Bay and Beaver Cove; a Sunshine Coast Service (Horseshoe Bay/Langdale, Earls Cove/ Saltery Bay, Horseshoe Bay/Snug Cove); a Gulf Islands service with connections K 64 BRITISH COLUMBIA An addition to the British Columbia ferry fleet, being built in British Columbia shipyards for operation in the summer of 1976, is a trailer vessel which will be 457 feet long and 87 feet in width and will have a speed of 18 knots. She will accommodate 400 passengers, along with 60 large trailers or 148 cars. Two new car ferries are being constructed and should be operational in the summer of 1976. The 376-car ferries will be 457 feet long and 87 feet in breadth and will accommodate a maximum of 1,500 passengers. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 65 both to Vancouver Island and the Mainland; and a Saanich Inlet service on lower Vancouver Island between Brentwood and Mill Bay. The total per trip carrying capacity of the 24 ships at present in service is 15,711 passengers and 2,500 vehicles. Total passengers carried during the year ending March 31, 1974, was 8,538,297; total vehicles carried reached 3,169,582. This was an increase over fiscal year 1972/73 of 12.06 per cent for passengers and 13.81 per cent for vehicles. British Columbia Ferries Division Traffic, April 1, 1973, to March 31, 1974 Route Total Automobiles Trucks (Including Drops) and Motor Carriers Buses Mobile Homes and Trailers Adult Passengers (Including Driver) Children Total Number Travelling as Organized Party 914,193 626,526 390,094 96,400 73,558 71,618 51,606 95,892 69,837 55.381 128,376 134,893 49,570 12,176 15,066 8,730 7,092 11,994 5,672 12.8661 22,865 11,558 3,352 1,696 34 168 21 106 104 52 586 80 99,018 100,328 34,754 8,036 3,712 6,494 733 956 710 3,100,482 2,124,735 1,025,380 238,316 225,188 290,250 103,103 223,598 156,371 136,598 59,042 39,521 245.580 121.390 Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay Horseshoe Bay-Langdale _._. 187,150 98,446 24,652 20,678 30,463 39,825 24,218 3,342 Horseshoe Bay-Snug Cove 2,852 7,006 Kelsey Bay-Beaver Cove Kelsey Bay-Prince Rupert 21,637 | 5,087 10,160 | 455 2,319 3,021 5,778 2,895 1,003 435 Totals 2,476,902 391,977 40,622 260,081 7,722,584 615,642 200,071 i Includes miscellaneous and trailers. K 66 BRITISH COLUMBIA R o v. £ «3 "<3 s *> 3 "a c s 5 to ££ » a<u -nt3 u IS ll ,3en'c = O 3 *- as£ IJ S"2s >> 3 C rt rt OS *« HH J ojs-rt «3 ° 2 Hi a; z fi(3 H ) oo rn in ft oo rN m *H <N ON lH NO(S« ih 00 tf ^ O' Tt" en tn fN m rn O >n 5 m r^C5 ■«* rs^ O FHnoo NttWO O0 fN *-■ o m <s o OO (*i o o « rs ^ w vg vo*'* rn fN 00 *H Tt I"- in r* * q *5 «n Q O vp ft CN fN ft »-i vo r* ft(SO\ IH "-" tj- tj- tn O VO V0 00 O oo fN fN 2 00 m 1 oo OO Irt en 00 in" 5j ft 00 oo ft 00 «*-» p~ q p*. O oo" ft" ft* oC <=T en tN m fN 00 Tt 1-1 t* © VO — —- — — »n vo •H cj o (N O t* m* r^ d K o rH t~j o r- pr p- Si tn rH M en vo Tt en ft o ft q ft ft VO t- ft p~ -^ m en fN (Sift 00 Tt m •-i 1-1 Tt fN fN P- rH 00 O o © d <♦ Tt S s rn m p* o~ VO~ i^i m vo fN p» tn fn fN vO 00 t-^ ft tj en VD 00 ci r- r> tn 00 VO 00 p-^\0 Tt o »n Tt fN vo" vo" 0 I hi ii rt Efl U hJ l Q "■* S? 'rH j "rt ! B 1 1 ll ! «J & J c -a ^ o w rt rt rt o "O « gg ii .* e > MW rt ^ ■a c S o « "C S H 5 is c 1 5 J 2 C e rt V «.S o 3 5 u u '" o 3 = «> hHSZ _2 V «5 rt £•_* rt wOU2 rt cu o T» vq vq d 00 d rn o fN rH rt f t- fN VO fN o vo" rn oo GO VO m vp ft O r^" cT rn tn m <4 * I a u a rt « C ■St w O £Q o DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 67 COASTAL FERRIES During the fiscal year 1973/74, ferry service was provided on 10 salt-water routes under jurisdiction of the Department of Transport and Communications. This was accomplished by a fleet of 11 major ferries. In addition, the Queen of the Islands was borrowed from B.C. Ferries for tourist service on the Comox-Powell River run during the summer season. Traffic The fleet carried 613,129 vehicles and 2,055,946 passengers. Maintenance All ferries were inspected during the year and repairs carried out where necessary. In addition, all ferries were drydocked and overhauled, and relief ferries provided interim service wherever possible. Major Changes Courtenay District—A new passenger-vehicle ferry, MV Nimpkish, was put into operation between Alert Bay, Sointula, and Port McNeill. Nanaimo District—A new vessel, the MV Kahloke, was placed on the Gabriola Island route, replacing the MV Klatawa. Mackenzie District—The vessel MV Garibaldi was re-engined and upgraded. Ferry Revenue $ Comox-Powell River 531,419.76 Cortes Island 55,326.10 Denman Island 43,965.75 Gabriola Island 117,912.06 Hornby Island 10,516.70 Quathiaski Cove 154,758.00 Nimpkish 77,671.95 Texada Island __ 149,290.45 Thetis Island 20,173.00 Woodfibre 52,297.25 1,213,331.02 K 68 BRITISH COLUMBIA fe & ft, 0 I 1 OXHftOCO»'JXr*-| vO«->©00O0P^TtT>0OC4 VO v© 00 «n i-< VO fN -t^ p* rn ft Tf ft in'doC'nTtinoo* <ftiHMfS^i-p>"t Nn *- c £« o <u JJ«S ^HfNOOmfNftVOVOftTt p~o\orNft»ni-<fNftm m en 00 VO rt rn ft^invo — pootNTtTt mommftTrTtP*ftTf °°-""* *J,"^n "^ **l°° M ^° ci ci r* rt Tf" ©ft-— ftmP^OOP-Tt vorNTtTtmoor-Ttoooo tJ Tt vD^ ©^ VD Tt_ P^ DO ©_ 00 Tt ci Tt" m" ^ * " 3»' »nino>nop~Ttm'" ftmmocnfNft©'-'^- vo(N©«nvOoovOTt©m TH rH tS fN TH rH (N mmop-©Ttftooinp^ *-r)r*«Xriv)in»iri >-"THt-?cop-"p-*invo"Tt"in TtTHOOTHfflTHfNfNfNTH OftfNinTtr-oomovo ftftvo<nTHftin-Hinm vom o^ ft Tt vo^ Tt ftm vq_ vo^ rn th" ci m" in Tt" ci m" rn rn Tt" rfl 4 > C U X c c 0 c a 3 0 H •a "o , * « So j?3-s b"<c 00«B0^3S^^ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 69 COMMUNICATIONS INTER-PROVINCIAL/FEDERAL—PROVINCIAL DISCUSSIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS During the year this Department took part in a number of meetings with the other provinces and with the Federal Government to discuss points of common interest in the field of communications. Meetings were held at both ministerial and officials' levels. At the inter-Provincial meetings, the discussions centred around the various individual policies and aspirations of the respective governments in the field of communication, in the areas of common carrier activities, broadcasting, and cable television. The objective is to devise elements for incorporation into a new national policy which will be flexible enough to accommodate each participant's aims and objectives. The only Federal-Provincial conference of Ministers was held in November 1973 and it was largely confined to statements of the policy objectives of the several governments and a pledge to continue the discussions in a second conference in 1975. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BRANCH J. B. Hall, Director The work of the various sections of this Branch during the period under report has been a responsibility of both the Department of Transport and Communications and of the Department of Public Works. The work of the Telephone Equipment Section continued at an increased tempo. The additions of functions and of staff in the Government throughout the Province resulted in the necessity to process over 35 per cent more orders than in the same period of the previous year. Concurrently, the routine tasks of cost control, investigation, and recording also increased in proportion. Improvements were made in the Government private intercity (Telpak) network, particularly by increasing the number of lines and by initiating a programme for direct dialling in intercity calling. In some cases the objective of only one "equipment busy" per 10 calls was achieved, but in other cases improvement is still required. During the year, major alterations were ordered for the exchanges at Duncan, Nelson, and Williams Lake, while new exchanges were ordered for Smithers, Cranbrook, and a number of new rental premises. The Telephone Operating Section continued to serve the Government and the public in exemplary fashion. During peak periods when equipment may be overloaded, many operators worked under considerable stress to maintain good service, and as a result have established a reputation for excellence. The Section is divided into two parts, with a senior supervisor in Vancouver for the Mainland and another in Victoria for Vancouver Island. Although the Department operates only the more complex exchanges, these Supervisors are available to assist in the functioning of exchanges operated by individual departments whenever requested. The Teletype Section of this Department is relatively small at present and provides a specialized service to limited numbers of people. The time has arrived when the potential of this type of operation should be made available on a broad basis. The technology and equipment for efficient message and data handling are now available. The organization of a good Government teletype and data service throughout the Province is a high priority project for the coming year. K 70 BRITISH COLUMBIA Co-ordination of interdepartmental communications took place in an informal manner by arranging meetings with communications-oriented personnel from other departments, branches, and corporations. Involved were the Forest Service, Department of Highways, the Data Processing Division, Planning and Regulation Division, Provincial Emergency Programme, B.C. Hydro and Power Authority, B.C. Railway, Attorney-General's Department, Postal Branch, and others. The Telecommunications Advisory Committee, formed as a nucleus of the larger communications co-ordinating group, was active during the year. Activities included a proposal for a hospital link between Vancouver and the Queen Charlotte Islands via communications satellite, CATV proposals, interconnection problems, consultations with Federal departments and regulatory commissions, land use for communications purposes, a broad study of Provincial communications requirements, in-depth studies of policy proposals, etc. Major assistance to the Department was provided by communications consultants retained on a fee basis. A preliminary report has been received and a full report is expected on a detailed study of the existing and required communications capability throughout all departments, Crown corporations, and associated authorities. This will facilitate reasonable planning to avoid duplication and promote over-all efficiency and economy. With a different emphasis, the Communications Department at Simon Fraser University has provided an essential input to ensure that broader applications of the social sciences are not neglected in the development and application of communications policies. At the end of the calendar year, the detailed transfer of personnel and administrative backup for the Communications Services Division from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Transport and Communications had not been completed. During the long transition period the work of the Division increased markedly, but progressed smoothly despite a growing shortage of personnel. The efficiency of the Branch was significantly helped by the continuing willing assistance provided by the Department of Public Works. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION BRANCH H. J. Page, Director Until the latter part of 1973 there was no department whose main function was communications. It was necessary to draw support staff for the Minister of Public Works (then responsible for communications) from various departments and agencies. Members now in this Branch were actively engaged in this support capacity through participation in the Telecommunications Advisory Committee, even though it was not until July 15 that they were transferred from the former Public Utilities Commission staff to the new Department of Transport and Communications. Through the first six months of 1973, detailed examination was given to the problems associated with liberalizing the carriers' rules for interconnection of privately owned terminal equipment to the public-switched telephone network. This was an area of intense interest raised primarily by the Federal Department of Communications. Concurrently, consideration was given to the policy position of the provinces in the matter of cable television systems. The activity involved meetings with communications officials of other provinces and of the Federal Government. During this same period, the British Columbia Government intervened in an application by CN/CP Telecommunications before the Federal Department of Communications for construction of a microwave radio system from Kamloops to Prince George. The Province held that there were already microwave systems through the same corridor, that the need of CN/CP for the capacity to be provided DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 71 had not been demonstrated, and that other means were available to carry the anticipated traffic, means which would not require construction of more mountain-top repeater stations over a route in which there had been considerable investments in equipment. Members of this Branch worked with a Vancouver-based consulting engineering firm to prepare the successful intervention. On March 22 and 23, 1973, the first meeting of Canadian communications regulatory officials was held in Toronto. British Columbia was represented by two members now within this Branch. The degree of interest in the meeting was indicated by the fact that every province attended, with the exception of Prince Edward Island whose representative had to cancel at the last minute because of sickness. The Federal agencies, Canadian Radio-Television Commission and Telecommunications Committee of Canadian Transport Commission, also sent observers. Contact is maintained with United States problems and practice in the communications field by a member of this Branch who is a member of the Conference of Utility Commission Engineers. This valuable link facilitates discussion and exchange of information on many items of common concern. This year, for example, the experience of United States agencies in dealing with interconnection of subscriber-owned communications equipment to their public network was of special significance. Since dissolution of the Public Utilities Commission the power of making official decisions on such matters as rates and financing for Okanagan Telephone Company, the sole significant telephone utility under Provincial regulatory jurisdiction, has been vested with the B.C. Energy Commission and more recently with the Motor Carrier Commission. The work of examining these applications, service complaints, and general items which do not require official decisions, have been handled by the Department of Transport and Communications within this Branch along with other assignments of a general communications regulatory nature. Procedures are presently being worked out to collate the responsibilities for the two facets of Okanagan Telephone applications. An application was made during the year by B.C. Telephone Company to purchase the shares of Canadian Telephones and Supplies Ltd., an affiliated company furnishing installation services. The Government of British Columbia wished to be represented at the ensuing hearing of the Canadian Transport Commission's Telecommunications Committee and this Branch was requested to work with counsel for the Attorney-General in studying the case, and to support counsel in an advisory capacity at the hearing. The Canadian Transport Commission is in the process of conducting a far- reaching inquiry into the costs and accounting procedures of Federally regulated carriers, including Bell Telephone Company, B.C. Telephone Company, CN/CP Telecommunications, Telesat Corporation, and Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation. It is examining, among other things, cost-allocation methods, depreciation, accounting systems, and treatment of income tax. British Columbia is presently served mainly by Federally regulated telecommunications companies and therefore has an obvious interest in the details of this inquiry. The Department of Transport and Communications, through this Branch, is actively participating in this inquiry, and so represents British Columbia in this area of communications involvement. Another specific project in the communications planning area is the development of a procedure for systematic review of all applications for use of Crown land for communications purposes. Co-ordination between several departments is required to ensure that the proper account is taken of the interests of various K 72 BRITISH COLUMBIA Government agencies, users, and the general public. The first steps have already been taken, and work is progressing on this project. The Province has signified its intention to work with other provinces and the Federal Government toward conversion from the inch-pound system of measurement to the metric SI system, and to this end a Provincial co-ordinating committee has been formed. Under the direction of the Provincial Secretary's office, the committee is composed of appointees from all sectors of Government service. Within the communications sector, this Branch has been designated as the coordinating element. In addition to the specific activities outlined above, the Branch is concerned with a range of day-to-day functions related either to planning or to regulation, or more often to both. Proposals are studied from individuals and companies who have some special communications application to promote, reviews are made to determine the significance to British Columbia of miscellaneous applications before Federal regulatory agencies such as CTC and CRTC, and meetings are attended with people from other provincial and Federal Government departments with various related communications involvements. COMPUTER AND CONSULTING SERVICES J. B. Baird, Director The main offices of the Data Processing Centre are located at 421 Menzies Street, Victoria. The centre provides computer, systems, programming, and management consulting services to any Government department or agency upon request. The centre has a staff of 205 and operates one large and one small computer. This year has seen the centre embark on a program of expansion which will make a greater range of services available to all Government departments. Computer-oriented systems and programming facilities will be greatly increased, the embryo Management Consulting Service will eventually comprise 15 to 20 consultants, a Special Projects team of analysts and programmers will be available for major computer projects of great urgency, and the software specialists of the new Internal Services section will support analysts and programmers with advice and assistance in programme design, as well as maintain and improve the computer operating systems. By the end of the fiscal year there will be approximately 100 persons on our systems, programming, and consulting staff, while temporary extra accommodation will be provided in a renovated area of our present old building and two rented offices downtown. The year's major projects have been (a) the reorganization of several million computerized motor-vehicle and driver records to conform to the data processing requirements of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia; and (b) the conversion of all motor-vehicle computer systems to handle the change from plate-with-vehicle to plate-with-owner. These tasks were successfully completed, working to rigid standards and critical deadlines. Other projects completed include an improved system for maintaining teacher and municipal employee contributor accounts and a computerized distribution system for Beautiful British Columbia magazine. Analysts undertook over 60 feasibility, equipment, or systems studies during the year. Their recommendations included a new computer-based accounting DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 73 system for the Liquor Administration Branch, and the installation of high-speed terminals at the Water Resources Laboratory and at the Liquor Administration Branch warehouse in Vancouver. Off-line storage for our largest computer, model 370/145, has been improved by upgrading both disk and magnetic-tape facilities. The tape drives are faster and self-loading; the new disk facilities give triple the storage facilities and faster access times. A punched paper tape-reader has been added to the smaller computer, 360 model 30, primarily for processing pollution control data, but also for use by several other applications. A Province-wide telex network has also been connected to our smaller computer to speed processing of welfare payments by the Department of Human Resources. To support the expanded services being offered by the centre, more powerful computers and peripheral equipment are going to be needed. To provide for their accommodation it has been necessary to remodel some areas of our old building and relocate the unit-record machines and the 360 model 30 computer. In 1974/75 the Data Processing Centre plans to move its consultant, programming, and analyst staff away from its old Menzies Street quarters and temporary downtown offices into one location at 914 Yates Street. The computers, key-punch, and operating staff will stay within the precinct where they will continue to be available to users in other departments. Presently we have a large backlog of projects. During 1974/75 we will have recruited our full complement of expert management and computer specialists and work will begin on this backlog. Equipment, including high-speed terminals, will be added. Studies are in progress to determine the extent of equipment expansion. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 75 ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL, AND ACCOUNTING REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE A. E. Rhodes, Comptroller HOW THE TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION DOLLAR IS SPENT Fiscal Year 1973/74 1. Administration and Engineering. 2. Weigh Scale Branch operation. 3. Motor-vehicle Branch operation. 4. Motor Carrier Branch and Commission. 5. Data Processing Centre. 6. Communications Branch (telephones). 7. British Columbia Ferries. 8. Aircraft—Maintenance and operation. Note—During the fiscal year 1973/74 the above functions were transferred to the jurisdiction of the new Department of Transport and Communication from a number of departments. For report purposes the expenditures for the above functions are reflected in the report of the other departments. K 76 BRITISH COLUMBIA PERSONNEL SERVICES A. Shaw, Administrative Officer A study undertaken in the latter months of 1973 indicated a need for a considerable increase in establishment in the Weigh Scale Branch if the service was to keep pace with the demands of the expanded flow of industrial traffic in this Province. Requests were made for 39 additional positions in this Branch, all of which were approved for implementation in the 1974/75 fiscal year. In the Engineering Branch, the problem was two-fold in that the limited staff of Inspectors was totally unable to meet the demands of an accelerated industrial expansion program in the four particular industrial fields being served; and the centralized headquarters in Vancouver was proving to be a major limiting factor in the total number of man-hours available for actual inspection service. To combat this problem, a total reorganization of the establishment was introduced to provide some 21 positions in the professional engineering, inspectional, and stenographic support classifications for implementation over a three-year program, and which at the same time would open field offices at Fort St. John, Prince George, Kamloops, Courtenay, and Cranbrook areas. The first stage of this program included the opening of the Prince George and Kamloops offices and the implementation of 10 of the planned 21 positions. In order to provide an efficient level of service, and at the same time recognizing the need for local office contact during the continued absence of the Inspectors during normal working-hours, it was decided to combine the offices of the Inspectors with those of the Motor Carrier Inspectors, and the Weigh Scale Supervisors at the field locations, utilizing common stenographic services. With the change to Transport and Communications came many problems—the problem of maintaining continued service in the several agencies separated from their former departments, the problem of providing alternate supervisory staff in those positions of dual responsibility under previous administration, and the major problem of providing over-all guidance and planning to bring the thoughts and wisdom of the legislators into reality by moulding the orphan agencies into a functional and co-ordinated organization. Among several considerations in this regard was the creation of a position in which the prime function would be to co-ordinate the existing amalgamated flying services, formerly of the Department of Highways and the Department of Lands, into a fluent and operational organization capable of meeting the demands of anticipated development under a much improved and expanded programme of flying services. Immediate consideration was necessary to arrange for the transfer of payroll, accounting, and personnel records from the several branches to the central payroll and personnel offices in headquarters, and initial steps were taken to provide the necessary support staff to meet the increased work load. Approval was obtained for the appointments of certain key senior staff, i.e., Departmental Comptroller, Deputy Minister, and Secretary. A. E. Rhodes, Comptroller of Expenditure, Department of Highways, assumed the role of Departmental Comptroller for the Department of Transport and Communications, in addition to his current responsibilities with the Departments of Highways and Public Works. As a result of the abolition of the Public Utilities Commission, the Motor Carrier Branch and the Telecommunications Consultants Branch were transferred to the Department of Transport and Communications and arrangements were made to fill the vacancies on the Motor Carrier Commission and on the Commission staff establishment. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS K 77 This was an interesting period, involving many establishment and individual staff changes. The enlarged scope of classification variations contained in the revised Departmental structure presented a challenge in the area of personnel administration. The following statistical outline of the activities during the reporting period indicates a major increase in public interest in Departmental competitions, and the general calibre of applicant has increased considerably. Competitions held 25 Applications received 385 Interview panels conducted 27 Personal interviews 178 Resignations 7 Retirements 3 New appointments 26 Promotions within the Department 6 Transfers within the Service 8 Deceased 2 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1975
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