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
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Photograph of red year of the rat poster featuring an illustrated rat holding a heart with the Chinese character for longevity.
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 red year of the rat poster featuring an illustrated rat holding a heart with the Chinese character for good fortune.
Photograph of Bill Mah? giving a little boy a Chinese New Year Red Envelope as a blessing to bring good luck. Two girls in red cheongsams are walking away. Other people around. 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
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Photograph of Bill Mah? giving a little boy a Chinese New Year Red Envelope as a blessing to bring good luck. Two girls in red cheongsams are walking away. Other people around. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
Photograph of Bill Mah? giving an older boy a Chinese New Year Red Envelope as a blessing to bring good luck. Other people behind watching, and a man on ther left is taking a photo. People include John and Therese Rodrigues and Wendy Tse. 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 Bill Mah? giving an older boy a Chinese New Year Red Envelope as a blessing to bring good luck. Other people behind watching, and a man on ther left is taking a photo. People include John and Therese Rodrigues and Wendy Tse. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
Photograph of Anneliese Ruppenthal, Alice Dicker, Lilo Landsberg, and Claudia Dicker standing in front of Lilo's Tuck Shop (Nechako Candy Store). There are some signs on the store window that read "OPEN 7up" and "Ice Cream Dairyland".
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
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Photograph of Anneliese Ruppenthal, Alice Dicker, Lilo Landsberg, and Claudia Dicker standing in front of Lilo's Tuck Shop (Nechako Candy Store). There are some signs on the store window that read "OPEN 7up" and "Ice Cream Dairyland".
Photo showing BC Heart Foundation's "Workout for Heart" in the Skeena Junior Secondary School gym. The group was led through a series of exercises by a team of local fitness instructors. Participants were sponsored with funds to go to the Heart Foundation. They raised approximately $3100.
Photo showing BC Heart Foundation's "Workout for Heart" in the Skeena Junior Secondary School gym. The group was led through a series of exercises by a team of local fitness instructors. Participants were sponsored with funds to go to the Heart Foundation. They raised approximately $3100.
Photograph of the Snow Valley Savings Credit Union 25th Anniversary float in the July 1st Parade. The float features a red and white cake on top of a red car, and two people dressed as 25 cent coins on a trailer being pulled behind. Back of trailer reads 'The Better Savings". Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People of on either side watching.
Photograph of the Snow Valley Savings Credit Union 25th Anniversary float in the July 1st Parade. The float features a red and white cake on top of a red car, and two people dressed as 25 cent coins on a trailer being pulled behind. Back of trailer reads 'The Better Savings". Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People of on either side watching.
Photograph of Girl Guides of Canada 75 Celebration float at the July 1st parade. Float has many Girl Guides riding with many balloons above them. Girl guide logo and 75 decorates the bottom edges. Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People visible on opposite side of road.
Photograph of Girl Guides of Canada 75 Celebration float at the July 1st parade. Float has many Girl Guides riding with many balloons above them. Girl guide logo and 75 decorates the bottom edges. Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People visible on opposite side of road.
Photograph of another angle of the "shop the heart" float at the July 1st parade. Float is decorated with mountains, red heart balloons, and a Canada flag. There are people dressed in red and white riding. Truck pulling the float has an Alcan logo and number "804". Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People watching visible in foreground and behind. The Price Busters store in background.
Photograph of another angle of the "shop the heart" float at the July 1st parade. Float is decorated with mountains, red heart balloons, and a Canada flag. There are people dressed in red and white riding. Truck pulling the float has an Alcan logo and number "804". Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People watching visible in foreground and behind. The Price Busters store in background.
Photograph of the Kitimat Gyro float featuring Miss Kitimats. Women visible in the front row of the float are Gorett Nunes, Miss Overwaitea, Robin Vennard, Miss Kinsmen, Irene Sousa, Miss KWSA, Jola Drabik, Miss Kiwanis, and Grace ?, Miss Luso ?. Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People watching visible in foreground and behind. The Price Busters store in background.
Photograph of the Kitimat Gyro float featuring Miss Kitimats. Women visible in the front row of the float are Gorett Nunes, Miss Overwaitea, Robin Vennard, Miss Kinsmen, Irene Sousa, Miss KWSA, Jola Drabik, Miss Kiwanis, and Grace ?, Miss Luso ?. Float is running through Haisla Boulevard Tsimshian intersection. People watching visible in foreground and behind. The Price Busters store in background.
Photograph of Girl Guides of Canada 75 Celebration float in the July 1st parade. Girl Guides are sitting on the float holding Canada flags with many balloons above them. Girl Guide logos and 75 decorate bottom border of vehicle and vehicle front. People are visible watching on either side of road.
Photograph of Girl Guides of Canada 75 Celebration float in the July 1st parade. Girl Guides are sitting on the float holding Canada flags with many balloons above them. Girl Guide logos and 75 decorate bottom border of vehicle and vehicle front. People are visible watching on either side of road.
Photograph of a float featuring names of various Kitimat businesses at the July 1st parade. Business names on float include Husky, WholeLife Health Foods, Inside Out, and Unique Flowers. People visible watching in either side of road. The Price Busters store in background.
Photograph of a float featuring names of various Kitimat businesses at the July 1st parade. Business names on float include Husky, WholeLife Health Foods, Inside Out, and Unique Flowers. People visible watching in either side of road. The Price Busters store in background.
