Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan.
1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953
2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953
3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953
4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954.
5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
John McLachlan arrived in Kitimat in 1953 as a 23-year-old immigrant and went on to work at Alcan's Property Engineering Department for almost 40 years. He started out as a land surveyor and cartographer in the town's early years and ended his career as a Senior Legal Draftsmen.
Custodial History
Donated by Jean Lunny, January 12th 2018
Scope and Content
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan.
1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953
2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953
3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953
4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954.
5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Service building area in middleground with pre-cast wall panels in place. Pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Service building area in middleground with pre-cast wall panels in place. Pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Photograph of service building area looking southeast transformer repair pit slab in foreground. Structural steel being placed in forge dshop and warehouse prior to erection. Crane visible working. Douglas Channel in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of service building area looking southeast transformer repair pit slab in foreground. Structural steel being placed in forge dshop and warehouse prior to erection. Crane visible working. Douglas Channel in background.
Photograph of looking west, smeltersite service building area, showing compaction roller operating. Truck in centre. Building visible on hill in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking west, smeltersite service building area, showing compaction roller operating. Truck in centre. Building visible on hill in background.
Photograph of the recently opened Kitimat Tire & Auto Service Building in the Service Centre. Sign above garage door reads "Kitimat Tire & Auto Service Ltd." and other text. Sides of garage door have two signs reading "Dunlop Tires". Below leaning on building is a sign saying "open". A ladder is on the left side of the building, and there is a truck parked out front on the right side. Side of truck reads "Kitimat Tire and Auto Service Ltd." and "Dunlop Tires".
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of the recently opened Kitimat Tire & Auto Service Building in the Service Centre. Sign above garage door reads "Kitimat Tire & Auto Service Ltd." and other text. Sides of garage door have two signs reading "Dunlop Tires". Below leaning on building is a sign saying "open". A ladder is on the left side of the building, and there is a truck parked out front on the right side. Side of truck reads "Kitimat Tire and Auto Service Ltd." and "Dunlop Tires".
Photograph of looking northeast showing service building group. Note partial glazing of forge building and men placing ferrodeck roofing on electrical building. Lots of snow.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking northeast showing service building group. Note partial glazing of forge building and men placing ferrodeck roofing on electrical building. Lots of snow.
Photo depicts workers excavating for the construction of the alumina storage building.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-451. -- Sloping sides avoided cave-ins. -- Hal Whiting was Project Manager, Kitimat Constructors, for smelter and town construction. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.267
Photograph of pre-cast concrete panels stacked at south end of yard. Left foreground potroom wall panels, right foreground, potroom lintels. Service building dado panels behind. Trucks visible behind panel stacks. Buildings also visible behind.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of pre-cast concrete panels stacked at south end of yard. Left foreground potroom wall panels, right foreground, potroom lintels. Service building dado panels behind. Trucks visible behind panel stacks. Buildings also visible behind.
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Photograph of the Pioneer Laundry building being erected in the Service Centre. Car is parked on road out front. On the right, a man is unloading something off a truck. Side of truck reads "Kitimat Express".
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of the Pioneer Laundry building being erected in the Service Centre. Car is parked on road out front. On the right, a man is unloading something off a truck. Side of truck reads "Kitimat Express".
Photograph of municipal maintenence building under construction in the Service Centre. Framework and brickwork in progress. Men on roof working. Truck parked out front. There is some water pooled in front as well.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal maintenence building under construction in the Service Centre. Framework and brickwork in progress. Men on roof working. Truck parked out front. There is some water pooled in front as well.
Photograph of Public Works Building under construction in the Service Centre. Scaffolding still up. Cinderblocks piled on scaffolding and ground. Sign for public works building and Northwest Construction is leaning on the right side.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Public Works Building under construction in the Service Centre. Scaffolding still up. Cinderblocks piled on scaffolding and ground. Sign for public works building and Northwest Construction is leaning on the right side.
Photograph of southwest corner of service buildings looking north east. Erection of structural steel in column lines D to M. Man walking along foundation wall to the right. Crane visible behind. Powerlines also on right.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of southwest corner of service buildings looking north east. Erection of structural steel in column lines D to M. Man walking along foundation wall to the right. Crane visible behind. Powerlines also on right.
Photograph of service buildings, looking north-east, roofers completing work on building #153, precast concrete yard in foreground. Cement truck visible.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of service buildings, looking north-east, roofers completing work on building #153, precast concrete yard in foreground. Cement truck visible.
Photograph of view of service building group looking N.E. with pre-cast concrete yard in foreground. Note structural steel being erected for electrical repair shop. Pipes piled up in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view of service building group looking N.E. with pre-cast concrete yard in foreground. Note structural steel being erected for electrical repair shop. Pipes piled up in background.
Photograph of construction of service buildings looking south, showing roof of passageway #151 in left foreground, building #153, office and lunch building in right foreground, and pot room 2C structural steel in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of service buildings looking south, showing roof of passageway #151 in left foreground, building #153, office and lunch building in right foreground, and pot room 2C structural steel in background.
Photograph of asphalt paving being placed on the Service Centre road between the Public Works building and the railway. Seven men visible working. Sandhill in background on the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of asphalt paving being placed on the Service Centre road between the Public Works building and the railway. Seven men visible working. Sandhill in background on the right.