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The Engineering Department has had many locations in Terrace.
Originally the work was done from Prince George.
Eventually moving to an Atco type trailer next to the Plant Center.
In this trailer were Fraser Sutherland and Fred McRae.
They did the job for many years, until new growth,
demanded more Technicians as they were called.
They were once in the building across from the old Terrace Co-op
where the Doctor's offices once were.
From there they moved into the old Satt room,
after a dividing wall and offices were built to separate them
from what was left of the original Toll Office.
When the Service Center was closed,
the Technicians were moved to the top floor,
Original Operator room, in the Primary Center, to join facilities.
With each move, the drafting department went with them.
Now the work is done by one Tech and rest from
Prince George, same way it was done back in late 60's,
when Fred McRae arrived on the scene.
 

Their job was to design all the new outside plant,
come up with a work order, and once approved it
went to drafting, then Construction and Facility Departments
to have the work completed as designed by them.

Some Names from this department:

Fred McRae , 2 , 3 (moved to Kelowna in 1981)
Fraser Sutherland , 2 (retired in Terrace)
Brian E. Wolfe (came from radio in 1981- moved to Abbotsford, then Ladysmith)
Eric Tycho (retired in Terrace)
Martin McCabe (came from satt in 1980) (retired in Terrace)
Scott MacKenzie , 2 (moved to Victoria)
Cory Wardrop (still working in terrace 2006)
Larry Sippel (moved to Kelowna, now Vancouver)
John Ricketts (transferred in 1980)  (now BA for Nurses Union in Lower Mainland)

They had supervisors like Bill Spearn, Parker Okano,
Doug Watt, Dave McNeice, Dave Deleenheer and others.

After Dave McNeice, all Supervisors were based in Prince George.

Some Interesting Work Orders, Buildings, and Dates below

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