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^•,'.-'jr'':-"vri-^u cannol subdivide <strong>and</strong> which cannol return vou half as much as a Canada , Savings Bond does? Well, it might help if we remember th.il when our ancestors came into this Eden after <strong>the</strong> Napoleonic wars <strong>and</strong> built <strong>the</strong> big barns <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> red brick farm houses, ihey had hard years also. The first years were very bad. Our local community was named Pain Court. A priest chose <strong>the</strong> name because he found <strong>the</strong> first settlers short of bread. We have been poor an,d we have been rich. Being rich was better, but everything happens by turns into this world. There is Comfort of sorts, I don't know why, but <strong>the</strong>re is, in Gr<strong>and</strong>dad Alex<strong>and</strong>er's old volunteer apple tree. ~ — Did you know B.Cs Children's Hospital has one of <strong>the</strong> largest Special Care Nurseries in North America ^^u /, <strong>and</strong> is <strong>the</strong> major provincial centre for /Z:^T2ZZ^^^,^.Mr^ prematureanAcn^tically-ill newborns? H^^Sfw!!^' ;:*./;•, :- ^COMMUNITY MINDED "Call, Case." A s A r g O Road Maintenance celebrates its first anniversary, that has become a familiar refrain in <strong>the</strong> Ouesnel area. But not all <strong>the</strong> calls to Argo general manager Case Van Diemen are about <strong>the</strong> roads in Cariboo North. --You sec, since taking over <strong>the</strong> road maintenance contract, Case <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Argo crew have developed a reputation for being community-minded, with a capital C. Case has been a member of <strong>the</strong> 1993 Nor<strong>the</strong>rn B.C. Winter Games organizing committee <strong>and</strong> a director of <strong>the</strong> Ouesnel <strong>and</strong> <strong>District</strong> Chamber of Commerce. As well, Argo has been a strong supporter of Ouesnel Minor Hockey, Ouesnel Liltle Theatre, <strong>the</strong> Bob (jassoff Memorial Dinner, <strong>the</strong> 1993 B.C. Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Winter (3ames, <strong>the</strong> Fall Fair <strong>and</strong> Billy Barker Days. As well. Case notes that Argo management <strong>and</strong> employees are active suppiirters of local sports teams. The obvious question is why? Why expend so much time <strong>and</strong> energy? "It helps us to identify with <strong>the</strong> community <strong>and</strong> helps <strong>the</strong> community identify with us," explains Case. "] want people to know I'm around <strong>and</strong> that <strong>the</strong>y can come up <strong>and</strong> talk to me. I'm not going to hide. "Plus, <strong>the</strong>re's nothing I like more than hanging around <strong>the</strong> ROAD MAINTENANCE INC hockey rink." ^ But <strong>the</strong>re's more lo Argo than being com m u n i t y - minded. They are enl rusted with ensuring our roads are in perfect working contlilion. "I though it was a good year," says Case, who c(mcedcs, with a chuckle, that <strong>the</strong> winter was relatively mild. "I was quite pleased with what happened."' f»^ •VfiiS'fK'v^'Ki'sWY^As Case adds Argn does more than snow rcmcn-al; <strong>the</strong> summer nu)iilhs can be e.Mremely busy. Work to be done includes dilch widening, installation of culverls, brush removal, mowing, garbage pick-up <strong>and</strong> rest area maintenance. What does <strong>the</strong> future hold? Well,'Case says <strong>the</strong>re are no major changes in<strong>the</strong> works, just a continued devotion to being <strong>the</strong> best. Argo: Involved in many aspects of <strong>the</strong> community ROAD SUPERINTEND ANTS BY AREA McLEESE LAKE - Dennis Purdy 297-6497 WELLS - Ross Henderson 994-3404 HIXON - Clint Da^hstrom 998-4600 NAZKO - Don Cllne N68-8930 OUT OF TOWN ENQUIRIES <strong>and</strong> EMERGENCIES 1-800-661-7701 GENERAL MANAGER Case vanDiemen OPERATIONS MANAGER Phil Erlckson TECHNICAL MANAGER Ken Spencer EQUIPMENT SUPERINTENDENT John Shannon CALL OTHER SERVICES WE PROVIDE • Equipment Rentals • Heavy Equipment Repair • Fleet Servicing • Designated ICBC Inspection Facility • Culvert Installations r General Contracting <strong>and</strong> Road Building NANC] P.O. Box 4310, 4305^<strong>Quesnel</strong>-Hlxon Road, <strong>Quesnel</strong>, B.C. '::\:\i>^'-^i P m i ft mi i |wj|;it|ffj|H ''•^;>-i,.:}.:z:'
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