The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Aluminum City Telethon Tenth Anniversary cake from October 15, 1989. Cake has the ACT logo in the centre.
Photo of the aluminum smelting pot lines of Alcan and workers doing their jobs
'Metallurgical technicians checking electrical flow in the aluminum smelting pots of Alcan in Kitimat, B.C. while one operator adds alumina to the pots and another breaks surface crust"
Photo of the aluminum smelting pot lines of Alcan and workers doing their jobs
'Metallurgical technicians checking electrical flow in the aluminum smelting pots of Alcan in Kitimat, B.C. while one operator adds alumina to the pots and another breaks surface crust"
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"
