Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr. vice president and General manager of the Aluminum company of Canada, and Mr. Eva Waldie, the superviser of communications for the company as they watch the first message recieved in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in th world.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr. vice president and General manager of the Aluminum company of Canada, and Mr. Eva Waldie, the superviser of communications for the company as they watch the first message recieved in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in th world.
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Montreal, 1 April 1955- A.W. Whitaker, Jr, Vice-President and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited and Mrs. Eva Waldie, Supervisor of the Communications for the Company, watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world. Installed by the Trans-Canada Telephone System, it went into operation today and provides instant communication between Alcan's head office in the Sun Life Building, Montreal and the company's plant at Kitimat, 400 miles north of Vancouver, in British Columbia. Messages between these two points travel a distance in excess of 5200 miles. Alcan, which is presently producing 91,500 tons of aluminum a year at Kitimat, has announced plans for expanding Kitimat capacity to 330,000 tons and this direct communications link between Kitimat and the company head office is expected to prove invaluable.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-president and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd to watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-president and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd to watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world.
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On April 1 1955 - A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-President and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. watches as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world. Installed by the Trans-Canada Telephone system, it went into operation on that date to provide instant communication between Alcan's head office in Montreal and the company's plant at Kitimat.
Photo showing Members of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. Article, The growth of Kitimat, British Columbia's newest community, is typified by the increasing activity of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. The Exchange, formed last year, recently negotiated its first Collective Labour Agreement with the Bricklayers and Masons International Union No. 5. At a recent meeting of the Exchange were L/R Ted Hauptman of G.W. Golden Construction Ltd; Bob Whiting, Lakelse Construction Co. Ltd.; John Molneaux, Valley Woodworks Ltd., Max Cameron, Goerig Mechanical Construction Co.; Robert Auger, Saguenay-Kitimat Company; and Bill Ward, A.B.C. Sheet Metal & Plumbing Ltd. All are directors of the Exchange. Mr. Cameron is Exchange President, Mr. Molyneaux, Vice-President.
Photo showing Members of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. Article, The growth of Kitimat, British Columbia's newest community, is typified by the increasing activity of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. The Exchange, formed last year, recently negotiated its first Collective Labour Agreement with the Bricklayers and Masons International Union No. 5. At a recent meeting of the Exchange were L/R Ted Hauptman of G.W. Golden Construction Ltd; Bob Whiting, Lakelse Construction Co. Ltd.; John Molneaux, Valley Woodworks Ltd., Max Cameron, Goerig Mechanical Construction Co.; Robert Auger, Saguenay-Kitimat Company; and Bill Ward, A.B.C. Sheet Metal & Plumbing Ltd. All are directors of the Exchange. Mr. Cameron is Exchange President, Mr. Molyneaux, Vice-President.
