Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Photo showing Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) Christmas Candlelight service. Front, from left: Carol Osborne, Kathy Payne, Heather Dockrill, Joyce Dixon, Coleen Blake, Patsy Shannon. Back from left: Olive Kakuno, Sue Dixon, Angelica Lange, Lorraine Trudeau, Roland Nelson.
Photo showing Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) Christmas Candlelight service. Front, from left: Carol Osborne, Kathy Payne, Heather Dockrill, Joyce Dixon, Coleen Blake, Patsy Shannon. Back from left: Olive Kakuno, Sue Dixon, Angelica Lange, Lorraine Trudeau, Roland Nelson.
Photograph of the erosion around the ends of the temporary weir in the main channel beside the Baptist Church. Baptist Church is to the right. Some homes visible in background.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of the erosion around the ends of the temporary weir in the main channel beside the Baptist Church. Baptist Church is to the right. Some homes visible in background.