Kitimat Skates was a local component that supplemented the Canadian Museum of History's traveling exhibition, 'Lace Up! Canada's Passion for Skating'. The Kitimat Museum and Archives supplemented the national museum exhibition with sixty years of Kitimat skating history. Did you know that the first skating rink was created when the municipality annually flooded the tennis courts at Nechako Centre? And, that the inventor of Marsh Pegs used by the NHL was a long-time Kitimat resident?
Kitimat Skates was a local component that supplemented the Canadian Museum of History's traveling exhibition, 'Lace Up! Canada's Passion for Skating'. The Kitimat Museum and Archives supplemented the national museum exhibition with sixty years of Kitimat skating history. Did you know that the first skating rink was created when the municipality annually flooded the tennis courts at Nechako Centre? And, that the inventor of Marsh Pegs used by the NHL was a long-time Kitimat resident?
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Photo depicts a boy, possibly Glen or Bruce Currie (sons of Municipal Manager Art Currie), sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Oriole Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
Photo depicts a boy, possibly Glen or Bruce Currie (sons of Municipal Manager Art Currie), sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Oriole Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
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Title based on content of photograph. Old accession #1998.1.704.
A boy sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Quail Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
A boy sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Quail Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
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Title based on content. Max Patzelt Collection 998.1.704
Photo showing there are two young boys sitting in their go-carts at the starting line. They are on a ramp, and there are young spectators behind and beside the two racers.
Photo showing there are two young boys sitting in their go-carts at the starting line. They are on a ramp, and there are young spectators behind and beside the two racers.
