Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
"Members of Mt. Elizabeth senior band are shown rehearsing with bandmaster, Dennis Tupman. The full band will play for the morning service at Kitimat's Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 13. Above left to right, Ken Austen, clarinet, Giesla Kehl, flute, Kim Douglas-Tourner, French Horn, Ged Dodsworth, (standing) trumpet, and Daryl Welin, tuba.-Patzelt Photo."
"Members of Mt. Elizabeth senior band are shown rehearsing with bandmaster, Dennis Tupman. The full band will play for the morning service at Kitimat's Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 13. Above left to right, Ken Austen, clarinet, Giesla Kehl, flute, Kim Douglas-Tourner, French Horn, Ged Dodsworth, (standing) trumpet, and Daryl Welin, tuba.-Patzelt Photo."