Photo showing Alderma Joe Banyay. "Why shouldn't it be? What harm could it do?", he answered when questioned about Bill 85. He said he had no objection to the proposed legislation and he felt it could eliminate a lot of ill feeling.
Photo showing Alderma Joe Banyay. "Why shouldn't it be? What harm could it do?", he answered when questioned about Bill 85. He said he had no objection to the proposed legislation and he felt it could eliminate a lot of ill feeling.
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.
Programme for a concert held by Kitimat schools to celebrate British Columbia's centennial in 1958. Includes list of performances, and the names of the Centennial and Display Committees and others involved with the event. Cover features three figures drawn in a 'Native' style.
Small, dark specks on upper right-hand side of front cover. Yellow glue residue on back, presumably from having been pasted into a scrapbook. Some creasing/folding in the corners and a few pieces missing from the edges of the back cover.
Custodial History
Onwed by Mount Elizabeth band teacher Dennis Tupman for many decades before being donated to the Museum by his family.
Scope and Content
Programme for a concert held by Kitimat schools to celebrate British Columbia's centennial in 1958. Includes list of performances, and the names of the Centennial and Display Committees and others involved with the event. Cover features three figures drawn in a 'Native' style.
Notes
Unrelated handwriting on back, seemingly related to a school assignment.
Photo showing Joe Kapp, star quarterback with the B.C. Lions, who spent some time with highschool boys at a clinic. Here he is showing Dermot Pegley how to grip the ball to throw the long ones.
Photo showing Joe Kapp, star quarterback with the B.C. Lions, who spent some time with highschool boys at a clinic. Here he is showing Dermot Pegley how to grip the ball to throw the long ones.
