Video casette containing a 47min 37sec long video of the 17th Annual Telethon (October 20th, 1996), hosted by Doug Smith. Acts shown include: Rachel Empson on piano, Earl Crawford, Ann and Roy Sluyter on piano/fiddles, Ria Muchela and Gunive Vinder (Punjabi dancing), Dave Giesbrecht on accordion, and Roy Sluyter on piano.
Video casette containing a 47min 37sec long video of the 17th Annual Telethon (October 20th, 1996), hosted by Doug Smith. Acts shown include: Rachel Empson on piano, Earl Crawford, Ann and Roy Sluyter on piano/fiddles, Ria Muchela and Gunive Vinder (Punjabi dancing), Dave Giesbrecht on accordion, and Roy Sluyter on piano.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
plastic
metal
cardboard
Condition Remarks
Sent to Lifetime Heritage Films for digitization in February 2024; tapes a-c were found to contain only static and garbled audio. May have been recorded using a VCR that was out of alignment. Tapes a-c were deacecssioned; tape d was kept.
a-b. A TDK T-120 video cassette. No labels on cassettes. black casettes have two clear windows to view the tape inside, the back has wheels to turn the tape. There is more information about the cassette tape at the back of the box.
a-b. A TDK T-120 video cassette. No labels on cassettes. black casettes have two clear windows to view the tape inside, the back has wheels to turn the tape. There is more information about the cassette tape at the back of the box.
Physical Condition
Poor
Material
plastic
metal
cardboard
Condition Remarks
Sent to Lifetime Heritage Films for digitization in February 2024 and found to contain only static and garbled audio. May have been recorded using a VCR that was out of alignment.
A Pulser T-120 videocassette containing a 57 min 29 sec long recording of the 13th Annual Aluminum City Telethon (1992), hosted by Doug Smith. Includes footage of donations, behind-the-scenes, Fred Tremblay playing piano/singing, a seniors home insert, and the phone panel.
A Pulser T-120 videocassette containing a 57 min 29 sec long recording of the 13th Annual Aluminum City Telethon (1992), hosted by Doug Smith. Includes footage of donations, behind-the-scenes, Fred Tremblay playing piano/singing, a seniors home insert, and the phone panel.
6 videocasettes containing footage of the 16th Annual Aluminum City Telethon (1995), hosted by "Mr. Telethon" Doug Smith. Roughly 8.5 hours of footage in total.
a. ACT 16 TAPE 1 - 1:01:11, includes Senior Concert Band, Dorothy Shane interview, dancers Angela Fois and Chantal Rigoni, Community Band, co-host Christine Doherty.
b. ACT 16 TAPE 2 - 1:03:43, includes two girls (Ria and Randy) dancing, reporter Gareen Ball interviewing ACT founding member and Kitimat Cares Award recipient Muriel Greenlaw, Earl Crawford and "Moonshine" band, student council on phone panel, Christine Doherty and kids singing, Kinettes Club presenting cheque, co-host Pam Elliott, Kitimat Dynamics Gymnastics Club.
c. ACT 16 TAPE 3 - 2:03:37, includes country band on stage, Elks on phone panel, Punjabi dance by Amrit Chhina, Rachel Empson on piano, LaPointe Engineering challenge, Gareen Ball interviewing JoAnn Hildebrandt and family about Child Development Centre, clowns, Dal Dil Vog (band), Celtic Connection (band).
d. ACT 16 TAPE 4 - 1:56:16, includes Dal Dil Vog (band), car wash grads, Hildebrandt family (same as on tape c), Multicultural Society on phone panel, Adrian Tryssenaar as Elvis, Mount Elizabeth Senior Secondary Dance Squad, RotorAct, Eliza Fran singing and playing keyboard, FilCan Canadian Club performing Tinikling dance, District of Kitimat Fitness Leaders dancing.
e. ACT 16 TAPE 5 - 1:36:07, includes behind-the-scenes footage, representatives of Methanex and Alcan, Overwaitea crew shaving their heads, "What's His Name and the Other Guys" (vocal group), Kitimat Pizza Factory group singing, Kitimat Valley Fitness Group, Punjabi dancers, and presentation of the Kitimat Cares Award to Heidi Born.
f. ACT 16 TAPE 6 - 1:10:05, includes Dal Dil Vog, the Whitecaps, final total for telethon, and "ACT Memories: A Look Back" (brief slideshow/clip show of past telethons).
6 videocasettes containing footage of the 16th Annual Aluminum City Telethon (1995), hosted by "Mr. Telethon" Doug Smith. Roughly 8.5 hours of footage in total.
a. ACT 16 TAPE 1 - 1:01:11, includes Senior Concert Band, Dorothy Shane interview, dancers Angela Fois and Chantal Rigoni, Community Band, co-host Christine Doherty.
b. ACT 16 TAPE 2 - 1:03:43, includes two girls (Ria and Randy) dancing, reporter Gareen Ball interviewing ACT founding member and Kitimat Cares Award recipient Muriel Greenlaw, Earl Crawford and "Moonshine" band, student council on phone panel, Christine Doherty and kids singing, Kinettes Club presenting cheque, co-host Pam Elliott, Kitimat Dynamics Gymnastics Club.
c. ACT 16 TAPE 3 - 2:03:37, includes country band on stage, Elks on phone panel, Punjabi dance by Amrit Chhina, Rachel Empson on piano, LaPointe Engineering challenge, Gareen Ball interviewing JoAnn Hildebrandt and family about Child Development Centre, clowns, Dal Dil Vog (band), Celtic Connection (band).
d. ACT 16 TAPE 4 - 1:56:16, includes Dal Dil Vog (band), car wash grads, Hildebrandt family (same as on tape c), Multicultural Society on phone panel, Adrian Tryssenaar as Elvis, Mount Elizabeth Senior Secondary Dance Squad, RotorAct, Eliza Fran singing and playing keyboard, FilCan Canadian Club performing Tinikling dance, District of Kitimat Fitness Leaders dancing.
e. ACT 16 TAPE 5 - 1:36:07, includes behind-the-scenes footage, representatives of Methanex and Alcan, Overwaitea crew shaving their heads, "What's His Name and the Other Guys" (vocal group), Kitimat Pizza Factory group singing, Kitimat Valley Fitness Group, Punjabi dancers, and presentation of the Kitimat Cares Award to Heidi Born.
f. ACT 16 TAPE 6 - 1:10:05, includes Dal Dil Vog, the Whitecaps, final total for telethon, and "ACT Memories: A Look Back" (brief slideshow/clip show of past telethons).
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
4 VHS tapes from the Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association.
Cascade Village Tai Chi Group Chinese New Year Party
Tai Chi Workshop - Kitimat/Terrace Apr. 16+17/95 2 1/2 hr
Tai Chi Chuan & Modern Lifestyle June 8/9 1996 sifu T Choung
Chinese Cultural Centre (text description in Chinese)
Collection of photos from the opening of the Kitimat Library, negtives of the firehall, a slide of the municipal office, meeting of first council of Kitimat photos and letter, and a "Casey" letter.
Collection of photos from the opening of the Kitimat Library, negtives of the firehall, a slide of the municipal office, meeting of first council of Kitimat photos and letter, and a "Casey" letter.
Comprehensive collection of dried plants with names and info collected from Kitimat and surrounding area. Includes black binder with lists of the collected plants, as well as some additional samples.
The Kitimat Flora Collection was assembled by Gisela Mendel during her tenure as the Museum's first curator (1969-1981). Gisela had a lifelong interest in nature and the outdoors and knew the medicinal properties of many plants from working as a pharmacist in Germany. During her early years in Kitimat, she collected botanical specimens to send to the Royal BC Museum in Victoria and documented a new species of fern. As Curator, she identified natural history as a key area of focus for the new Kitimat Centennial Museum. The Northern Sentinel reported in 1972 that she gathered new floral specimens each weekend to replenish displays at the Museum. One of her largest projects was the creation of an ethno-botanical dictionary with the help of Haisla elders from Kitamaat Village, identifying the Haisla names and traditional uses for various local plants.
Custodial History
Collected by Gisela Mendel.
Scope and Content
Comprehensive collection of dried plants with names and info collected from Kitimat and surrounding area. Includes black binder with lists of the collected plants, as well as some additional samples.
