TRI MAC INGPTIATES TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING

Mr. Doug Stinson, District
, Manager for Tri Mac reported

to us that they have initiate- -

ed a driver trainino prooram
“which is paying off in a

bia way. Prior to the pro-
qram, the company was nlaq-
ued with many equipment acc-
idents each year of operat-
ion. With the advent of new
custom built trucks added

to the fleet which haul
Cassiar fibres to Fort Nel-
son, the necessity for more
emphasis on trainina was
realized, The proaram aot
underway around the middle
of last year.

Their full time Driver
Trainina Instructor is Mr.
Elwin Grith, °

Mr. Grith's job involves
the selection, trainina
and check out of every new
operator to meet the Tri
Mac standards for drivers.
ie also keeps a close watch
on equipment condittons and
standards on all old and
new operators to ensure main-
tenance of performance, All
prospective drivers must
have a 5 year clear record
and 5 year semi-trailer ex-
pertence before beina acc-
epted for trainina, Drivers

are then trained on the op-
eration of the units, on.
tire chainina, minor emer-
mency repairs, safe handlina
and transporting of propane)
qas and other materials, etc.
Final acceptance of the.
driver is then dependent on
his performance check out

on a full trin with the in-
structor.

To maintain the safe dri-
ving awareness, drivers are
niven an incentive bonus
of t¢ per mile for each
trip without an accident.
Mr. Stinson tells us that
since the initiation of the.
program in 1971, they are
happy to say they have had
no accidents to date.

Tri Mac further reports
that as of March 1, 1972, -
Territorial Supply will
service all of their trucks
which are operatina within
the Whitehorse, Yukon area.
They will also be rentina
office snace in the Territ-
orial Supnlv buildina,

LIVE t.¥.

The Receiving Station for
live T.V. at Cassiar is
being built under the super-
vision of a public-private
firm, Telesat Canada.

The first site chosen, fal]
of 1969, was alonq Cassiar-
Watson Lake Highway at Quartz:
rock Creek.

In the spring of 1970, the
Company was asked by Telesat
to investigate a new locat-
jon near our Community Centre.

A site was chosen about 300

feet west of the T.V. ant-
enna. However due to lack
of space to meet the cont-
ractor's requirement, the
site was moved along Trout-
line Creek, south-west of
the sewage plant.

Last fall, Associated Enq-
ineering Services from

‘Edmonton had the ground

cleared and the concrete
foundation poured by Humph-
ery Construction Ltd.

We are now awaiting the
installation of the RTV.

It will be done by Ray-
theon Canada Ltd. of Water-
loo, Ontario. Installation
will take place in the first
half of April.

However, this does not
mean we will have live T.V.
by next spring. The Canad-
ian satellite ANIK, will not
be orbited over the equator

.before the end of this year.

It seems then that live
coloured T.V. by December
would be the best Christmas
present the Canadian Gover-
nment will be able to give
our community.

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Iwo cows were grazing when a tank truck of milk passed by
on the highway. On the side of the truck in big red ‘letters
read a sign: "Pasturtzed, Homogenized, Standardtsed, Vitamin

A added".

Satd one cow to the other: "Makes

inadequate, dosn't it?"

you feel sort of