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 a float featuring a red heart with text "shop the heart" at the July 1st parade. Float is also 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. The Price Busters store in background.
Photograph of a float featuring a red heart with text "shop the heart" at the July 1st parade. Float is also 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. The Price Busters store in background.
A female nurse, and a male paramedic working behind a table. There are numerous tubes of blood organized on the table, and there is a radio, and a book on top of a purse at the end of the table nearest the camera.
A female nurse, and a male paramedic working behind a table. There are numerous tubes of blood organized on the table, and there is a radio, and a book on top of a purse at the end of the table nearest the camera.
A young lady laying in a bed giving blood. She is looking and smiling at a nurse that is crouching by her side. The nurse has her back to the camera, and is holding a test tube in her hand.
A young lady laying in a bed giving blood. She is looking and smiling at a nurse that is crouching by her side. The nurse has her back to the camera, and is holding a test tube in her hand.
Photo showing when will Kitimat's first traffic control lights go into regular operation? It could be as early as next week as the electrical contractor's men near the end of the wiring job on the controllers above. Councillors plan to visit the scene when the design consultant arrives from Vancouver next Monday and then make a decision as to a start-up date for the installation.
Current: 1960s
-District of Kitimat
-Miscellaneous
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Photo showing when will Kitimat's first traffic control lights go into regular operation? It could be as early as next week as the electrical contractor's men near the end of the wiring job on the controllers above. Councillors plan to visit the scene when the design consultant arrives from Vancouver next Monday and then make a decision as to a start-up date for the installation.
Photograph of the offical proclamation of Red Cross Week in Kitimat being signed by Reeve Sam Lindsay ; seated beside is Mrs Peter Herz , chairmain of the Jaycette committee ; standing are Mrs Ian Smith ; (left) J.P.D Wilson, president of the local Red Cross brand and Mrs Ted Camplee, Mrs Smith and Mrs Cambell , also involed in organizing the fund drive.
Photograph of the offical proclamation of Red Cross Week in Kitimat being signed by Reeve Sam Lindsay ; seated beside is Mrs Peter Herz , chairmain of the Jaycette committee ; standing are Mrs Ian Smith ; (left) J.P.D Wilson, president of the local Red Cross brand and Mrs Ted Camplee, Mrs Smith and Mrs Cambell , also involed in organizing the fund drive.
