Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Photograph of the damage at the Yacht Club when the high winds tore five boats from their moorings and beached them on dry ground.
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March storms hit. Kitimat was unusual force this year. The above picture shows some of the damage at the Yacht Club basin early in the month when high winds tore five boats from their moorings and beached them on dry ground. This week rising waters in the Kitimat River brought down more of the winter's debris.
Photo showing freighter, Virginia Maru, as she was edged off the mud flats in Kitimat harbor about midnight Sunday after running aground with a cargo of 1,700 tons of aluminum late Friday. Manoeuvering the freighter out of her predicament is the river tow, Lion, intercepted late Saturday en route to the Queen Charlottes. The big tug, one of the largest serving the coast arrived about 4 pm Sunday. After being freed, the ship was moored at the dolphins and inspected for damage. There was none and she sailed for the Orient at 11 am Monday.
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Photo showing freighter, Virginia Maru, as she was edged off the mud flats in Kitimat harbor about midnight Sunday after running aground with a cargo of 1,700 tons of aluminum late Friday. Manoeuvering the freighter out of her predicament is the river tow, Lion, intercepted late Saturday en route to the Queen Charlottes. The big tug, one of the largest serving the coast arrived about 4 pm Sunday. After being freed, the ship was moored at the dolphins and inspected for damage. There was none and she sailed for the Orient at 11 am Monday.
Photo showing a quiet little cove and the wooded shoreline situated on the far side of Minette Bay between the Crown Zellerbach logging operation and Kitamaat Village.
Photo showing a quiet little cove and the wooded shoreline situated on the far side of Minette Bay between the Crown Zellerbach logging operation and Kitamaat Village.