After Dad was rehired by the CPR , my parents spent a short amount of time in Mattawa , waiting to transfer to a location with an available house . The CPR provided Section Houses along the line for Road Masters , Section foremen and occasionally other married sectionmen . A rental fee was taken off their pay once a month . Dad was hoping that he could get into the Section House in Mattawa ( a duplex that housed the Foreman's family on one side and a senior sectionman's family on the other ) . But , neither would be available for several years . Dad's only opportunity to gain access was to put in his time in a remote location where a house would be part of the package .
