Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone kneeling down and talking to a little boy with a walker on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon . There is an adult behind the boy, and another child sitting on Doug Smith's knee.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doug Smith with a microphone kneeling down and talking to a little boy with a walker on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon . There is an adult behind the boy, and another child sitting on Doug Smith's knee.
Photograph of Gerry Deiter receiving an award at the Aluminum City Telethon 1990 Annual General Meeting. The award is on a plaque with a First Nations bird design. There is a man standing with him on the left.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gerry Deiter receiving an award at the Aluminum City Telethon 1990 Annual General Meeting. The award is on a plaque with a First Nations bird design. There is a man standing with him on the left.
Photograph of Michael Nykolaishen (right) receiving a mounted ingot as a retirement gift after having worked for 19 years as a saw centre operator at Alcan.
Mr. Nykolaishen, originally from Manitoba, came to Kitimat from Saskatchewan circa 1956. He worked for Alcan for nearly two decades before retiring and moving down south with his wife.
Custodial History
Donated by Barb Campbell in 2022.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Michael Nykolaishen (right) receiving a mounted ingot as a retirement gift after having worked for 19 years as a saw centre operator at Alcan.
Photograph of Muriel Greenlow and Gerry Deiter recieving awards at the Aluminum City Telethon 1990 Annual General Meeting. The awards are on plaques with a First Nations bird design. There are two other people with them.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Muriel Greenlow and Gerry Deiter recieving awards at the Aluminum City Telethon 1990 Annual General Meeting. The awards are on plaques with a First Nations bird design. There are two other people with them.