Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
2 letters from R.E. Powell, president, Alcan, 1955 and D.A. Aspinall, production manager, 1958.
Photograph of Phyllis Powell sitting backstage in soccer gear (for singing the Vancouver Whitecaps song) at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is a man with a headset standing next to her.
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 Phyllis Powell sitting backstage in soccer gear (for singing the Vancouver Whitecaps song) at the Aluminum City Telethon. There is a man with a headset standing next to her.
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 backstage at the 1983 Aluminum City Telethon. Phyllis Powell is in the background.
Photograph of Phyllis Powell and two other ladies dancing on stage in matching costumes with skirts at the Aluminum City Telethon. Phyllis is in the middle, and Mrs. Henderson is to her right. A backdrop with a tree and clouds is behind them.
Photograph of Phyllis Powell and two other ladies dancing on stage in matching costumes with skirts at the Aluminum City Telethon. Phyllis is in the middle, and Mrs. Henderson is to her right. A backdrop with a tree and clouds is behind them.
Photograph showing two people, Tom Smith and a woman holding hands and sitting on a couch. The woman is wearing a blazer with a skirt, a shirt with a ruffled collar, a necklace and glasses. Tom Smith is wearing a tuxedo with a shirt and a tie. The man is wearing a watch and a ring while the woman is only wearing a ring. In the background is what looks like a velvet curtain and they are sitting on a couch. In the fore ground is a coffee table with a knit table cloth.
Photograph showing two people, Tom Smith and a woman holding hands and sitting on a couch. The woman is wearing a blazer with a skirt, a shirt with a ruffled collar, a necklace and glasses. Tom Smith is wearing a tuxedo with a shirt and a tie. The man is wearing a watch and a ring while the woman is only wearing a ring. In the background is what looks like a velvet curtain and they are sitting on a couch. In the fore ground is a coffee table with a knit table cloth.
