Clipping depicts a Provincial Government advertisement on the industrial and commercial opportunities in British Columbia focusing mostly on the natural resources such as forestry, mining, agriculture, fisheries and power.
Clipping depicts a Provincial Government advertisement on the industrial and commercial opportunities in British Columbia focusing mostly on the natural resources such as forestry, mining, agriculture, fisheries and power.
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Clipping origin unknown. District of Kitimat Collection
Slide showing a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
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Slide showing a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr. vice president and General manager of the Aluminum company of Canada, and Mr. Eva Waldie, the superviser of communications for the company as they watch the first message recieved in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in th world.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr. vice president and General manager of the Aluminum company of Canada, and Mr. Eva Waldie, the superviser of communications for the company as they watch the first message recieved in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in th world.
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Montreal, 1 April 1955- A.W. Whitaker, Jr, Vice-President and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited and Mrs. Eva Waldie, Supervisor of the Communications for the Company, watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world. Installed by the Trans-Canada Telephone System, it went into operation today and provides instant communication between Alcan's head office in the Sun Life Building, Montreal and the company's plant at Kitimat, 400 miles north of Vancouver, in British Columbia. Messages between these two points travel a distance in excess of 5200 miles. Alcan, which is presently producing 91,500 tons of aluminum a year at Kitimat, has announced plans for expanding Kitimat capacity to 330,000 tons and this direct communications link between Kitimat and the company head office is expected to prove invaluable.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-president and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd to watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-president and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd to watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world.
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On April 1 1955 - A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-President and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. watches as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world. Installed by the Trans-Canada Telephone system, it went into operation on that date to provide instant communication between Alcan's head office in Montreal and the company's plant at Kitimat.
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Photo showing Smeltersite and Alcan industrial area, Kitimat River and mountains in background, part of Kitamaat Village seen across the channel on left at base of mountain/
Photo showing Smeltersite and Alcan industrial area, Kitimat River and mountains in background, part of Kitamaat Village seen across the channel on left at base of mountain/
Photograph of view from roof of Mess Hall in Riverlodge showing dormitories A to G inclusive. Vehicles are parked outisde, and driving on the road around buildings.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of view from roof of Mess Hall in Riverlodge showing dormitories A to G inclusive. Vehicles are parked outisde, and driving on the road around buildings.
Photo showing "Craftsmen's room". In the industrial arts room D'arcy Lynch, grade 8 student, hollows out a bowl from a maple block under the watchful eye of I.C. Scott, instructor in industrial training. Over 150 boys from grades 8 to 12 take courses in woodwork, metalwork, draughting and electricity. Mrs. R.S.S. Wilson, a visitor to the school last thursday night shows keen interest in the results obtained by the young craftsman. It is estimated that 82 percent of the classes in industrial arts is absorbed into industry on leaving school.
Northern Sentinel: Box #4: (A) Historical (1) School District #80 (a) Board of Trustees
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Photo showing "Craftsmen's room". In the industrial arts room D'arcy Lynch, grade 8 student, hollows out a bowl from a maple block under the watchful eye of I.C. Scott, instructor in industrial training. Over 150 boys from grades 8 to 12 take courses in woodwork, metalwork, draughting and electricity. Mrs. R.S.S. Wilson, a visitor to the school last thursday night shows keen interest in the results obtained by the young craftsman. It is estimated that 82 percent of the classes in industrial arts is absorbed into industry on leaving school.
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Industrial Site ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Kitimat River ; Railroad Line ; Alcan Road ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Industrial Site ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Kitimat River ; Railroad Line ; Alcan Road ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of warehouse being built by Commonwealth Construction in the Service Centre, west of the CNR tracks. Men at work on the roof. Lots of cars around.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of warehouse being built by Commonwealth Construction in the Service Centre, west of the CNR tracks. Men at work on the roof. Lots of cars around.
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; (Lines 1 and 2) Yacht Club ; Smeltersite ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; (Lines 1 and 2) Yacht Club ; Smeltersite ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin
