File contains material relating to the naming of Mountainview Square: 14 ballots submitted by Kitimat residents, a newspaper supplement "We are looking for a Name," and a poster, also entitled "We are looking for a Name," featuring bees and tulips. Also included is a write-up by Museum staff giving the results of all 166 ballots from the original donation.
In April 1985, the merchants of the 'New City Centre' put on a naming contest for the commercial areas on the east side of Wakashan Avenue. The name Mountainview Square was chosen.
Custodial History
Items were donated Anne Berrisford on June 5th 2021
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to the naming of Mountainview Square: 14 ballots submitted by Kitimat residents, a newspaper supplement "We are looking for a Name," and a poster, also entitled "We are looking for a Name," featuring bees and tulips. Also included is a write-up by Museum staff giving the results of all 166 ballots from the original donation.
Notes
Only a sample of the original ballots were retained, in order to conserve space.
A photograph of Mr. Lloyd Starr & Wife Irene Starr with school class on the event of his retirement. Photo was used in an article about Starr's retirement in the May 22, 1980 Northern Sentinel Press. The photo caption in the paper reads: Lloyd Starr of Kitamaat Village has worked as a janitor in the school house for nursery, kindergarten and grade one students for the past 14 years. he's just retired. In a scrapbook given to Lloyd the children say, "Thank you for being nice to us".
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
A photograph of Mr. Lloyd Starr & Wife Irene Starr with school class on the event of his retirement. Photo was used in an article about Starr's retirement in the May 22, 1980 Northern Sentinel Press. The photo caption in the paper reads: Lloyd Starr of Kitamaat Village has worked as a janitor in the school house for nursery, kindergarten and grade one students for the past 14 years. he's just retired. In a scrapbook given to Lloyd the children say, "Thank you for being nice to us".
Photographs of the first climb up Clague Mountain by the Kitimat Outdoor Club (1956). Also pictured is Babine Lake from the look out, a muskrat habitat at Kildala School, and finally an image of the outside of the Kitimat Hotel.
1 photograph print : b&w ; 20 x 25cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 9cm
4 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 13cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 18cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the first climb up Clague Mountain by the Kitimat Outdoor Club (1956). Also pictured is Babine Lake from the look out, a muskrat habitat at Kildala School, and finally an image of the outside of the Kitimat Hotel.