Photograph showing the Kitimat City Coucnil. There are 12 people total, standing in two rows. In the front row left to right are Joanne Monaghan, Jim Thom, Ray Brady, Tom Smith, and an unknown man. From left to right in the back row are John LeSage, Detlef Beck, Dr. Ling, Lee Ellis, George Thom, Ron Burnett, and an unknown woman. They are gathered in a room with a large U shaped desk and behind them is the B.C flag. Everyone is dressed formally and looks nice.
Photograph showing the Kitimat City Coucnil. There are 12 people total, standing in two rows. In the front row left to right are Joanne Monaghan, Jim Thom, Ray Brady, Tom Smith, and an unknown man. From left to right in the back row are John LeSage, Detlef Beck, Dr. Ling, Lee Ellis, George Thom, Ron Burnett, and an unknown woman. They are gathered in a room with a large U shaped desk and behind them is the B.C flag. Everyone is dressed formally and looks nice.
Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
