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