PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT Hon. E. C. Westwood, Minister A. J. Bowering, Deputy Minister REPORT OF THE Department of Commercial Transport containing the reports on RAILWAYS, AERIAL TRAMWAYS, PIPE-LINES, INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION, and COMMERCIAL VEHICLES YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1961 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1962 Victoria, B.C., January 22, 1962. To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned respectfully submits the Annual Report of the Department of Commercial Transport for the year ended December 31, 1961. EARLE C. WESTWOOD, Minister of Commercial Transport. Victoria, B.C., January 22, 1962. The Honourable Earle C. Westwood, Minister of Commercial Transport. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Commercial Transport for the year ended December 31, 1961. A. J. BOWERING, Deputy Minister of Commercial Transport. Report of the Department of Commercial Transport, 1961 A. J. Bowering, Deputy Minister INTRODUCTION This is the second Annual Report of the Department of Commercial Transport, which was formed by combining the Department of Railways with the Commercial Vehicle Section of the Motor-vehicle Branch, and with the Weigh Scale and Special Permit Section of the Department of Highways, and includes the administration of the Pipe-lines Act, the Industrial Transportation Act, and the Mines Rights-of-way Act. It also provides for certain aspects of the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Act under the Public Utilities Commission. The year 1961 has proved to be a turning point in the programme of development with respect to the drilling for and transmission of crude oil and natural-gas products in British Columbia. This increased activity in crude-oil production can be attributed directly to the completion of a major transmission pipe-line from the Peace River area, which provides a direct route through which British Columbia crude-oil products may be transmitted to marketing facilities in the Lower Mainland area. There is also an indication of increased activity in the field of aerial-tramway construction in conjunction with the general development of the park and playground areas of the Province. Changes in the administration and policies respecting the movement of commercial vehicles on the public highways of the Province appear to be operating compatibly with the requirements of industry. EE 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA H « O H o 0. a. Z < OS Pi z H < 3S ►J X SR < U M* O < tu 60 O Q Z o X r- rriMMFRriAi vfhici f RFr,i<;TRATinM«; iQfin iQfii 20 10 7 JAN, FEB MAR. AFR. MAY. J UN. JUL. AUG. SEP OCT. NOV. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT, 1961 EE 41 INDUSTRIAL ROADS Industrial roads continued to expand throughout British Columbia during the year 1961. Not only were logging-roads and mining-roads extended, but new industrial roads have been built to serve the oil-drilling and pipe-line industries in the northern part of British Columbia. In some cases, quite large and involved bridges have been constructed on industrial roads, and these bridges have been approved in design by Departmental engineers and inspectors in the field. The use of gluelam girders in both industrial roads and logging-bridges has been initiated during 1960 and 1961. At Squamish a gluelam girder bridge was installed to serve the industrial road of Empire Mills Limited. The plans for this bridge were approved in the Department after calculations and design were carefully checked. In a number of cases at Nanaimo Lakes and in the Englewood area, railway logging-bridges also accommodate the passage of heavy-duty logging-trucks so that a bridge is used jointly by the railway and the industrial road. Gluelam spans which have been used in this type of construction have proven very successful. The industrial roads in the Englewood area were inspected during the latter part of 1961. One hundred miles of industrial road are used jointly with a railway which extends for a distance of 63 miles from the beach to the logging area in the Woss Lake and Nimpkish Lake districts. Approximately forty level crossings of the railway are involved, and these were all inspected. It was found that employees in the area own and operate their own automobiles over the industrial roads with the consent of the company, and each automobile carries a licence-plate which is issued by the company free of charge. These are not British Columbia licence-plates, but are used to identify the vehicles in accordance with the regulations pursuant to the Industrial Transportation Act. All drivers are required to have drivers' licences and also air tickets where necessary. The company keeps a very close check on traffic as the road is used by employees of other companies. The same arrangement is in force in the Port Hardy area, where industrial roads owned by companies are used by the general public. The public is not allowed on certain roads when heavy trucks are hauling, but in most areas no restrictions are imposed after the hours of hauling. Inspectors from the Department continued to conduct examinations and certify operators on all mining and logging roads which could be reached during the year. In a number of cases vehicles were taken off the road until necessary repairs were made to the safety appliances, and in other cases wharves and loading-works were required to be repaired. Air-brake Lectures and Examinations Held in the Field Number Number Attending Examined Kamloops 110 45 Victoria (R.C.M.P. highway patrol) 16 Franklin River (safety talk) 100 Terrace 50 25 Nelson (R.C.M.P. patrol) 18 3 Kelowna 61 8 Vernon 62 42 Nanaimo (B.C. Vocational School) 59 54 Vancouver (Burnaby Vocational School) 26 26 department of commercial transport, 1961 ee 43 Annual Inspections under the Industrial Transportation Act Logging-trucks inspected 382 Gravel-trucks inspected 35 Crummies inspected 93 Miscellaneous vehicles inspected 19 Highway vehicles inspected with Royal Canadian Mounted Police.... 65 Number of new logging-trucks put into service 94 Air-brake lectures 212 Logging-truck operators certified 325 Lectures to Royal Canadian Mounted Police 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police examined and certified in air-brake operation 26 Air-brake lecture classes held in Vancouver for students of Vocational Curriculum Development Division, Burnaby 2 Students examined 26 Air-brake lecture classes held for students of the B.C. Vocational School, Nanaimo 3 Students examined 62 Lecture classes held for mechanics for Department of Education 6 Mechanics examined and certified for Department of Education 14 Accidents investigated on logging-truck roads 4 Fatal accidents on logging-truck roads 1 Accidents investigated on highways for Royal Canadian Mounted Police 3 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1962 360-462-9217