Photograph of Kwan Tran (left) holding chips, Doug McKay (centre) holding a Pot of Gold box, and a woman and little girl (right) also holding chips. Little girl wearing red cheongsam. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
The Kitimat Chinese Association was founded in 1985. Their purpose was to connect all Chinese Canadians in Kitimat, with the local people too. They encouraged the members involved in the community to show and share Chinese culture with the people in Kitimat. Like activities in Multicultural Day, Canada Day, Canada Cancer Society's Relay of Life, etc. Every year they had three gatherings, summer picnic, Christmas and Chinese New Year. The association disbanded in December 2008 as most of the members got older and retired.
Custodial History
Donated by Huey-lin Wu
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kwan Tran (left) holding chips, Doug McKay (centre) holding a Pot of Gold box, and a woman and little girl (right) also holding chips. Little girl wearing red cheongsam. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
Photograph of Mike Cordick wearing a tutu and standing with two East Indian ladies in traditional Indian clothes at the Aluminum City Telethon. Dennis Rudolph is standing in background on left.
Photograph of Mike Cordick wearing a tutu and standing with two East Indian ladies in traditional Indian clothes at the Aluminum City Telethon. Dennis Rudolph is standing in background on left.
Photograph of Doug Smith with carwash grads in their yellow raingear at the Aluminum City Telethon. Chantelle Cloutier and Melanie Howard are in the centre.
Photograph of Doug Smith with carwash grads in their yellow raingear at the Aluminum City Telethon. Chantelle Cloutier and Melanie Howard are in the centre.
Ernie Archer was a resident of Kemano from 1975-1993. Ernie stated that visitors would get off the boatand be driven to the Alcan dump to see the bears.
Custodial History
Ernie Archer
Scope and Content
Photograph - colour enlargment of original - two grizzly bears at Kemano, old Alcan Dump
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 a woman in ethnic clothes and holding two candles in glass jars. Performance for the Aluminum City Telethon.