1977-Larry Smith

This work required a lot of skill. The trucks had to dump their contents within a certain length allowing the grader to level proportionately.

1977-Larry Smith

Part of the preparation for paving was installing culverts.(It’s a lot easier to dig and finish a cross ditch if there’s no paving in the way.)

1977

We cleared the sides of the road then dumped the refuse up the mountain.

1976

Sometime in 1973 or 1974 George Cowie came up my driveway and banged on the door of the cabin we were living in at the time.  He offered me a job on the highways. He complained that of all the guys of the right age only a few were Canadian.

I said “yes”. Something hidden in the back of my mind was the thought that my money was not going to last forever. Larry Smith had been hired a few days earlier and we were detailed to get the road ready for paving.

A few days after the hiring I got a phone call. It was to warn me that my job was only temporary and that I would be laid off every fall. The caller was apologetic and didn’t realize that was this was exactly what I wanted.