Illustration depicts the extent of the Project, from the Kenney Dam and reservoir area to the transmission line and smelter. The future tunnel or the Kemano Completion Project is also included.
Illustration depicts the extent of the Project, from the Kenney Dam and reservoir area to the transmission line and smelter. The future tunnel or the Kemano Completion Project is also included.
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Illustration from Alcan's publication "Kitimat-Kemano, Five Years of Operation, 1954-1959". Alcan Collection
Photo depicts a International diesel TD-24 spreading a layer of large stones at the base of the Nechako Dam.
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ID no. C 5927. -- Title based on content of photo. -- These layers of various size rock stone and clay will all slope towards the rock fill at about a 45 degree pitch. Official naming ceremony renamed dam the Kenney Dam. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.56
Photograph of guiding construction at Kenney Dam are (left to right) Harry Jomini, resident engineer for Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd, and "Hak" Nielsen, general superintendent, and J.R. Bremner, project manager, for the contractor, Mannix Ltd, of Vancouver. Mannix Ltd is the sub-contractor for Morrison-Knudsen Company of Canada, Ltd. Sluicing down of dam's rock fill is going on in background.
Photograph of guiding construction at Kenney Dam are (left to right) Harry Jomini, resident engineer for Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd, and "Hak" Nielsen, general superintendent, and J.R. Bremner, project manager, for the contractor, Mannix Ltd, of Vancouver. Mannix Ltd is the sub-contractor for Morrison-Knudsen Company of Canada, Ltd. Sluicing down of dam's rock fill is going on in background.
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
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Title based on content of photo. -- A rock dam was chosen for its ability to withstand earthquakes. Morrison-Knudsen Company Collection
Photo showing The Kenney Dam, also the construction site. The Nechako Reservoir started to fill in October 1952, and with completion of the Kenney Dam in 1954 a 145 mile long expanse of water covering 339 sq. miles was created.
Photo showing The Kenney Dam, also the construction site. The Nechako Reservoir started to fill in October 1952, and with completion of the Kenney Dam in 1954 a 145 mile long expanse of water covering 339 sq. miles was created.
" 'E.T.Kenney kids got together with nieghboring Clarence Michiel students to hamit up for our cameraman on completing the first week of classes. (John Anderson photo.)''Clarence Miechiel school.'."
" 'E.T.Kenney kids got together with nieghboring Clarence Michiel students to hamit up for our cameraman on completing the first week of classes. (John Anderson photo.)''Clarence Miechiel school.'."
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School District - #80 - 1970 - Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Northern Sentinel - (A) Historical (1) School District 380 (a) Mount Elizabeth Secondary School
or (school name)
Photo showing up to 16 of these dynamite sticks were used for each of the explosions it took to blast open the beaver dam. Fuse and cap were inserted at the end of the stick. The fuse burns at the rate of about a foot per minute.
Current: 1960s
-District of Kitimat
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Photo showing up to 16 of these dynamite sticks were used for each of the explosions it took to blast open the beaver dam. Fuse and cap were inserted at the end of the stick. The fuse burns at the rate of about a foot per minute.
