Aerial photograph of a large crowd holding a Canada flag in a soccer field. Taken for Kitimat's 50th anniversary. Two logos in bottom left and right corners of photo: Kitimat Celebrating 50 Years 1953 to 2003, and Monarch Cablesystems Ltd. (a defunct television and internet provider in B.C. and Alberta).
Found inside Clague Mountain logbook donated by Gisela Mendel's daughter on November 14th 2023.
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of a large crowd holding a Canada flag in a soccer field. Taken for Kitimat's 50th anniversary. Two logos in bottom left and right corners of photo: Kitimat Celebrating 50 Years 1953 to 2003, and Monarch Cablesystems Ltd. (a defunct television and internet provider in B.C. and Alberta).
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan.
1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953
2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953
3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953
4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954.
5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
John McLachlan arrived in Kitimat in 1953 as a 23-year-old immigrant and went on to work at Alcan's Property Engineering Department for almost 40 years. He started out as a land surveyor and cartographer in the town's early years and ended his career as a Senior Legal Draftsmen.
Custodial History
Donated by Jean Lunny, January 12th 2018
Scope and Content
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan.
1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953
2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953
3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953
4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954.
5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
Group photo of a Kitimat swim club, likely at the Sam Lindsay Memorial Pool but possibly at the YMCA (later Riverlodge). Four rows of kids standing in the pool in their swimwear. Photo is encased in a yellowish-tan paper portrait folder with "Kitimat Photo, Max Patzelt" written on the frame.
A children's winter swim club was formed in October 1971 at the Sam Lindsay Memorial Pool, which had opened in summer of that year. By July 1972, this club had diverged into the Kitimat YMCA Swim Club and the Kitimat Marlins swim team.
Custodial History
Donated by Lindsay White on March 25th 2024.
Scope and Content
Group photo of a Kitimat swim club, likely at the Sam Lindsay Memorial Pool but possibly at the YMCA (later Riverlodge). Four rows of kids standing in the pool in their swimwear. Photo is encased in a yellowish-tan paper portrait folder with "Kitimat Photo, Max Patzelt" written on the frame.
Notes
Back row L-R: Richard Goddard, unknown boy, Robyn or Robin (last name unknown), Cynthia Louttit, Linda Reay, Linda MacGowan, Peter Gaube, Lindsay White, Peter Griffiths (coach).
3rd row L-R: Mike Goddard, Tom Whyte, Bobby MacGowan, Lee Marleau, Steve Goddard, 2 unknown boys.
2nd row L-R: Angelica Mueller, Donna Lynn Marleau, unknown girl, Jeanette Reay, unknown girl, Carin Joan, Janet MacGowan, Holly Ferguson, Nora Loutit.
Front row L-R: unknown boy, Eugene Gyorfi, 2 unknown boys, Diane Goddard, unknown girl, Konst (first name known), Dean Goddard, Patti Goddard, Misty Lacasse.
Photo showing Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hallgrimson and their two children (Grant, aged 4 and baby Joneen, aged nine months) leave Saturday for their new home in Kelowna.
Photo showing Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hallgrimson and their two children (Grant, aged 4 and baby Joneen, aged nine months) leave Saturday for their new home in Kelowna.
Sample which comes into the lab and the prongs are cut off and then they are put into a machine which runs an electrical current through and analyzes the chemical makeup of the metal.
Sample which comes into the lab and the prongs are cut off and then they are put into a machine which runs an electrical current through and analyzes the chemical makeup of the metal.
