Slide showing an airplane flying over the beach at smeltersite. Behind on the slope, the smeltersite bunkhouses are visible. Pipes can also be seen at the back of the beach area.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing an airplane flying over the beach at smeltersite. Behind on the slope, the smeltersite bunkhouses are visible. Pipes can also be seen at the back of the beach area.
Photograph of a large cheque being presented to People Against Sexual Abuse for $750 from the Aluminum City Telethon. From left to right Gerry Deiter, Dorothy Cheyne, Stan Green, Prem Cheema, Isobel Kay, and Muriel Greenlaw.
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 a large cheque being presented to People Against Sexual Abuse for $750 from the Aluminum City Telethon. From left to right Gerry Deiter, Dorothy Cheyne, Stan Green, Prem Cheema, Isobel Kay, and Muriel Greenlaw.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Notes
Pan-Abode is interlocking red cedar building materials invented in 1948 in British Columbia. The builders of Kitimat chose innovative materials such as Pan-Abode for the town. Pan-Abode was used in some of the first prototype homes on Kitimat's first streets - Oriole, Pintail, and Partridge. It is also an efficient building material as a structure can be assembled very quickly. Northern Sentinel Press Collection. P00226.jpg
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
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 a group of people in some back room at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School for the Aluminum City Telethon. Al Smith at the far right.
Photograph of a group of people somewhere backstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Man on left is drinking something from a glass, and man in centre has a cigarette in his mouth.
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 a group of people somewhere backstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Man on left is drinking something from a glass, and man in centre has a cigarette in his mouth.
Photograph of Jodi-Anne Good wearing a fancy dress with floral designs at the Aluminum City Telethon. She is walking out on stage. There are two girls in costumes behind her. Cameraman in back on left. Another girl is peaking out on the right.
Photograph of Jodi-Anne Good wearing a fancy dress with floral designs at the Aluminum City Telethon. She is walking out on stage. There are two girls in costumes behind her. Cameraman in back on left. Another girl is peaking out on the right.
Photo depicts one of four "Mallard" amphibian airplanes with Pacific Western Airlines that was used to transport personnel and freight between Vancouver, Kemano and Kitimat.
Photo depicts one of four "Mallard" amphibian airplanes with Pacific Western Airlines that was used to transport personnel and freight between Vancouver, Kemano and Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. 5793. Alcan Collection
Photograph of people sitting at tables in a backroom space at the Aluminum City Telethon. Among them are Chris Knight, Harry Eisenberger and his wife Chris on the left, and Stephanie Jeffrey and Yvonne Stowell on the right. There is a PC present, so this may be the accounting room.
Photograph of people sitting at tables in a backroom space at the Aluminum City Telethon. Among them are Chris Knight, Harry Eisenberger and his wife Chris on the left, and Stephanie Jeffrey and Yvonne Stowell on the right. There is a PC present, so this may be the accounting room.
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 people in the control booth at Mount Elizabeth Theatre for the 1983 Aluminum City Telethon.
Photograph of people sitting at a long table somewhere offstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. On left in a white apron is Rick Wozney, and on the right in a red sweater is Marie Lesage. There are plates and cups on the table making this a possible break room.
Photograph of people sitting at a long table somewhere offstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. On left in a white apron is Rick Wozney, and on the right in a red sweater is Marie Lesage. There are plates and cups on the table making this a possible break room.
