1968 - A veteran of 44 years' service with the
Department of Transport. Nelson Smith has retired as chief examiner in
the Vancouver radio regulations office.
After some experience in
one of the early broadcasting
stations in Victoria, Nelson entered
government service as a radio
operator at Tofino Lifeboat Station on November 12, 1923, and served at Bamfield Lifeboat
Station, Estevan Point and Pachena Point.
He later moved to Gonzales Hill and for the next 10 years worked at most of the west coast marine radio stations.
Ultimately, after temporary duty as a radio inspector, Nelson joined the regional office where he became the chief
examiner and dispenser of amateur call
signs and extracts from the regulations.
Nelson now intends to do a little more fishing and maybe take
a part time job if it doesn't interfere with his hobbies. He says he plans to
live in "D.O.T. Pensioners' Heaven-Victoria."
