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BC Tel
Toll / Toll Repeaterman
Department

 

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A lot of their history is covered in my Radio Section
The toll office was the upper floor of the Primary Center.
today this area houses the Microwave radio systems
that are still being used, the fibre optic connections,
all the ADSL equipment and many other pieces of Equipment
In 1969 the toll board was a bee hive of cords and activity.
The noise drove me crazy in there.
I got stuck in there for a few weeks doing a line-up on something or other,
and swore I would never bid on a job in there, just due to the noise.
The diesels at the radio sites were quieter!


new $300,000 Toll Building July 1967


Turning Ceremonial sod July 1967
for new building above.


Lenkurt 51D Alarm System


Fire suppression system

Some of the guys were:
Joe Wlasitz (retired in Kamloops)
Pete Driedger
Don Gent (my brother) (retired in Merritt)
Phil Lepage (retired in Nova Scotia on a farm)
Ron Kurylowich, (Smith for short!)
Chester Jenkins
Tony Jones (retired in Terrace)
Al Mernett (became Dawson Creek Toll Supv. until 1985, left to?)
Bob Pegg (became a supervisor)
John Philpott
Jack Stroet (works for CN Telecom, out of Smithers)
Doug Wellwood (retired in Duncan BC)
Murray Trudeau
Dennis Varley (went to Williams Lake)


Brian Wolfe (lives in Ladysmith BC)
Brian contributed some of the pictures on this page

Marty Wolfe


Ray Homeniuk (deceased)

Some Supervisors:
Stan Miller,
Brian W. Truitt, (left to Vancouver Island) (lives in Courtenay BC)
Ronald (Ron) Powell,
Marty Wolfe, (left to Ft St John)
Don Kerr, (left to Vancouver)
and others

Don Kerr came out of retirement,
and returned back to Terrace in 2005,
to work for Telus during the 4 month labour dispute with the TWU.

Stan Miller is retired and I think him and his wife
have enjoyed their retirement, sailing around the world.

Brian Truitt became a pilot for BC Tel,
First flying the Beaver out of Port Hardy I believe.
In 1991, he was part of the Company Cessna Citation crew.
Telus sold the jets ca 2000 I believe.
I imagine Brian is now retired.

Marty Wolfe is the brother of Brian Wolfe,
the former Terrace Radioman.
I believe he was one of the few made Supervisor,
in his own Department.
 That is an experiment, that usually doesn't work.
 

Check out my Terrace District Radio Department page
 for more pics and info, on this department

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