Photo showing presentation ceremony preceding last night's council meeting; Silver Shovel award. Reeve Sam Lindsay, Warren Banks (recipient), Vincent Campbell.
Photo showing presentation ceremony preceding last night's council meeting; Silver Shovel award. Reeve Sam Lindsay, Warren Banks (recipient), Vincent Campbell.
Beret, Armband- Warden, 2 Gas mask with pack, 2 Photograph Emergency Preparedness exercise
Public Description
Gas mask with pack and warden’s armband used by Civil Defence, Kitimat Auxiliary Police in Kitimat. As representatives of Canada's emergency planning, Civil Defence volunteers mobilized to protect Kitimat against invasion, nuclear attack, and other disasters. A municipal civil defence plan was put in place, and volunteers received training in search and rescue, survival, bomb shelters, and emergency feeding. Donated by Emergency Preparedness, District of Kitimat.
Ceremonial knife collected by Harvey King. Long oval stone that is widest in the middle and tapers to both ends. Edges are serrated.
Colours: Taupe, silver lines.
Ceremonial knife collected by Harvey King. Long oval stone that is widest in the middle and tapers to both ends. Edges are serrated.
Colours: Taupe, silver lines.
Physical Condition
good
Material
stone
Width
5cm
Length
15cm
Accession Number
2003.3
Biographical Notes
Harvey King collected this knife ca.1992 at MK Bay on the beach.
Photograph of the guests of honour at a dinner for the National Defence College visitors to Kitimat. At the top table at the Rod and Gun club function. Left to right are J.S. Shakespeare, col. E.D. Danby, DSO, OBE, Canadian Army; A.C Turney; Air commodore W.W. Bean, OBE, CD, RCAF; R. Duder of the Department of External Affairs. There were 28 members of the Defense college course on the tour, which took place in the Kitimat Smelter and the Kemano power plant.
Photograph of the guests of honour at a dinner for the National Defence College visitors to Kitimat. At the top table at the Rod and Gun club function. Left to right are J.S. Shakespeare, col. E.D. Danby, DSO, OBE, Canadian Army; A.C Turney; Air commodore W.W. Bean, OBE, CD, RCAF; R. Duder of the Department of External Affairs. There were 28 members of the Defense college course on the tour, which took place in the Kitimat Smelter and the Kemano power plant.
Photograph of the members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Kitimat General Hospital took part in the Civil Defence excercise Saturday by acting as assistants to medical and nursing personnel at the emergency treatment demonstration held in the Mt Elizabeth high school auditorium in the afternoon. In the above picture Miss Margaret Duff is shown offering a cup of coffe.
Photograph of the members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Kitimat General Hospital took part in the Civil Defence excercise Saturday by acting as assistants to medical and nursing personnel at the emergency treatment demonstration held in the Mt Elizabeth high school auditorium in the afternoon. In the above picture Miss Margaret Duff is shown offering a cup of coffe.
Photograph of fire chief Aubrey Creed points to the small but important switch control box that activates the civil defense air raid warning sirens. Last week the Nechako signal was accidentally tripped at the BC Telephone office, the alternative activating point, at 4:30 am the siren blared for a few seconds, arousing several residents in the neighborhood.
Photograph of fire chief Aubrey Creed points to the small but important switch control box that activates the civil defense air raid warning sirens. Last week the Nechako signal was accidentally tripped at the BC Telephone office, the alternative activating point, at 4:30 am the siren blared for a few seconds, arousing several residents in the neighborhood.
