Photograph of (l-r) Bev Whitcher, Faye-Ellen McFarlane, Karen and James Anderson and sons, Merle Archer, Barb Haun, Walter McFarlane Jr., Simon Cammish, Colleen Nyce, Ernie Archer, Connie Craig.
Photograph of (l-r) Bev Whitcher, Faye-Ellen McFarlane, Karen and James Anderson and sons, Merle Archer, Barb Haun, Walter McFarlane Jr., Simon Cammish, Colleen Nyce, Ernie Archer, Connie Craig.
Photograph showing an argillite plaque being presented to the Captain E. Hansen. Hansen was captain of the MV Besseggen, the boat that collected the first load of paper from Eurocan. The paper will be sent to Long Beach, California.
Photograph showing an argillite plaque being presented to the Captain E. Hansen. Hansen was captain of the MV Besseggen, the boat that collected the first load of paper from Eurocan. The paper will be sent to Long Beach, California.
Notes
This photo appears in the Northern Sentinel of February 3rd, 1971. It is on page one with the caption, "PRESENTATION of a handsome argillite plaque, the captain of the first ship to load Eurocan paper, a shipment now en route to Long Beach, California. Peter Ewert (left), now president of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, presented the plaque to Captain E. Hansen, skipper of the MV. Besseggen. First paper cargo, amounted to 1,000 tons.".