Photograph showing a man and a woman holding a piece of paper resembling a cheque. They are both smiling for the picture. The man has big glasses with thin frames and has a thick mustache. The woman has thin eyebrows and very curly short hair. The background looks like a comic store.
Photograph showing a man and a woman holding a piece of paper resembling a cheque. They are both smiling for the picture. The man has big glasses with thin frames and has a thick mustache. The woman has thin eyebrows and very curly short hair. The background looks like a comic store.
Photograph showing port facilities committee chairman Tom Smith (left) with John Southworth. It was a meeting of the Local Chamber of Commerce. Tom and John are both wearing suits and laughing while talking to one and other. They are standing on rocky ground and in the background there are mountains, trees and buildings, all quite far off.
Photograph showing port facilities committee chairman Tom Smith (left) with John Southworth. It was a meeting of the Local Chamber of Commerce. Tom and John are both wearing suits and laughing while talking to one and other. They are standing on rocky ground and in the background there are mountains, trees and buildings, all quite far off.
Photo of a person grasping the hands of another person and leaning in to hear what is being said. Other people are nearby, and a large log pile is in the background
Photo of a person grasping the hands of another person and leaning in to hear what is being said. Other people are nearby, and a large log pile is in the background
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone talking to a lady named Marti who appears to be a fortune teller. She is sitting at a table and doing tarot readings. Another man is sitting across from her. There is a tarot reading sign behind Doug.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone talking to a lady named Marti who appears to be a fortune teller. She is sitting at a table and doing tarot readings. Another man is sitting across from her. There is a tarot reading sign behind Doug.
Four members of the "BCDA," likely British Columbia Drama Association. The name tags of three of the four people can be made out: Diane Dowe (or Down) of Prince George (second from left), Bertha Collier (?) of Kitimat (second from right), Fred Dowe (or Down) of Prince George (far right). Estimated to be from the 1960s due to hairstyles.
Four members of the "BCDA," likely British Columbia Drama Association. The name tags of three of the four people can be made out: Diane Dowe (or Down) of Prince George (second from left), Bertha Collier (?) of Kitimat (second from right), Fred Dowe (or Down) of Prince George (far right). Estimated to be from the 1960s due to hairstyles.
Notes
Fred Dowe's ribbons read "BCDA Exhibits Chairman" and "BCDA Printed Programme Chairman."
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone kneeling down and talking to a little boy with a walker on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon . There is an adult behind the boy, and another child sitting on Doug Smith's knee.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone kneeling down and talking to a little boy with a walker on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon . There is an adult behind the boy, and another child sitting on Doug Smith's knee.
