Photograph of Kwan Tran (left) holding chips, Doug McKay (centre) holding a Pot of Gold box, and a woman and little girl (right) also holding chips. Little girl wearing red cheongsam. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
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
Photograph of Kwan Tran (left) holding chips, Doug McKay (centre) holding a Pot of Gold box, and a woman and little girl (right) also holding chips. Little girl wearing red cheongsam. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
Photograph of - back row L-R Brian M. Graydon public works officer, Sargeant Dan Fisher RCMP, Aubrey Creed fire chief, Chris R. Lawther planning officer. Bottom row Allan S. Sanderson - assesser, A.C. Currie municipal manager, Harald K. Hall treasurer.
Photograph of - back row L-R Brian M. Graydon public works officer, Sargeant Dan Fisher RCMP, Aubrey Creed fire chief, Chris R. Lawther planning officer. Bottom row Allan S. Sanderson - assesser, A.C. Currie municipal manager, Harald K. Hall treasurer.
Certificate honouring Moses Williams. Poppy image on bottom left corner, and gold seal on bottom right. In black frame.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
glass
plastic
Height
1.5cm
Width
28cm
Length
22cm
Inscriptions
In honor of those members of the Haisla Nation who gave of themselves and their families to serve our home and native land. In honor of Moses Williams. As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west-their spirits remain with us. Lest we forget from Haisla Nation
Accession Number
2019.62.15
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Photograph of three men at phone panel at the Aluminum City Telethon. In the middle is Bill Eynon with Pacific Ammonia Inc., and on the right is Steve Wilson.
Photograph of three men at phone panel at the Aluminum City Telethon. In the middle is Bill Eynon with Pacific Ammonia Inc., and on the right is Steve Wilson.
Photo of Alcan float in Canada Day parade
"One of the many floats entered in the annual July 1st Dominion Day parade, this one is a replica of the Aluminum Company's emblem. The floor is the new three million dollar, 113-bed hospital opened in April, 1960"
Photo of Alcan float in Canada Day parade
"One of the many floats entered in the annual July 1st Dominion Day parade, this one is a replica of the Aluminum Company's emblem. The floor is the new three million dollar, 113-bed hospital opened in April, 1960"
Photograph of Doug Smith with a group of men in Overwaitea Save-on-More shirts on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. The shirts are black with Save-on-More repeated 5 times. Believe It is in white text below.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a group of men in Overwaitea Save-on-More shirts on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. The shirts are black with Save-on-More repeated 5 times. Believe It is in white text below.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, ?, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, ?, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.
Photograph of Doug Smith with a line of young men sitting in chairs wearing Overwaitea shirts. Save-on-More is written 5 times in red text, and "Believe it" is in white text bellow. From L-R they are Justin, Medeiros, Oscar Parestrelo, Aaron, Carita, James Couto, and Jamie Pacheco. Phone panel is behind them.