Photo of four men in suits. One man with his arm raised in greeting, a cigar in his other hand. They are standing on a railcar. Naming ceremony for Kenny Dam.
Left to right: The Honourable Edward T. Kenney, Liberal Minister of the Department of Lands and Forests for the Province of British Columbia, Ron Whyte's father William Alan Whyte, General Freight Agent (Western Division) for the Canadian National Railways and Steamships, Vancouver, BC; McNeely DuBose, Vice-President, Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited; and The Honourable Clarence Wallace, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of British Columbia.
Photo of four men in suits. One man with his arm raised in greeting, a cigar in his other hand. They are standing on a railcar. Naming ceremony for Kenny Dam.
Left to right: The Honourable Edward T. Kenney, Liberal Minister of the Department of Lands and Forests for the Province of British Columbia, Ron Whyte's father William Alan Whyte, General Freight Agent (Western Division) for the Canadian National Railways and Steamships, Vancouver, BC; McNeely DuBose, Vice-President, Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited; and The Honourable Clarence Wallace, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of British Columbia.
Banyay lived in Kitimat from 1952 to 1984 and was involved in many aspects of the town's creation, including the drilling of the Kemano Tunnel, the surveying of the smelter and townsite, and the creation of Cablecar Subdivision. He also served on the town council, Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, and Kitimat Hospital board, and other organizations. He is the namesake of Banyay Avenue.
