The Prince Rupert Daily News is a community oriented newspaper that has been in continuous print for nearly one hundred years. With a proud tradition as the paper of record for Prince Rupert, BC since 1911, the Daily News is still going strong today. The newspaper provides their community and others with the latest information on local news, sports, and cultural activities around the area and important issues concerning Prince Rupert and the North Coast.
Custodial History
Stored at the Prince Rupert Daily News until the collection was transfered, as part of a larger collection, to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives. The part of the collection pertaining to Kitimat/Kemano was transfered to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in January of 2010.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of the Alcan Smelter casting in Kitimat, power operations and residential areas in Kemano.
Photo showing a Prince Rupert player getting in a fast kick despite interference from two Fiat players. The game was a return match for the one played in Prince Rupert two weeks earlier when the Italo-Canadians defeated Fiats by a slim margin of 2 to 1.
Photo showing a Prince Rupert player getting in a fast kick despite interference from two Fiat players. The game was a return match for the one played in Prince Rupert two weeks earlier when the Italo-Canadians defeated Fiats by a slim margin of 2 to 1.
A photograph of the runners up in the Prince Rupert Drama Festival, cast of the Monkey's paw and Drama Club members proudly displayed their certificates of merit. From left : Don Scott, May Johnson, Bob Block, Stan Williams, Rhoda Fleetwood, Mike Goldie, Peta Gleadow, Todd MacMillon and Bob Harper
A photograph of the runners up in the Prince Rupert Drama Festival, cast of the Monkey's paw and Drama Club members proudly displayed their certificates of merit. From left : Don Scott, May Johnson, Bob Block, Stan Williams, Rhoda Fleetwood, Mike Goldie, Peta Gleadow, Todd MacMillon and Bob Harper
Photo showing the Prince Rupert rink which cleaned up everything last week-end in the Aluminum City Bonspiel here. They are, in front, left, Clifford Dahl, and Brian Roberts and at rear, left, Bill Smith and Bob Armstrong.
Photo showing the Prince Rupert rink which cleaned up everything last week-end in the Aluminum City Bonspiel here. They are, in front, left, Clifford Dahl, and Brian Roberts and at rear, left, Bill Smith and Bob Armstrong.
A photograph of three members of the Kitimat Drama and Variety Club displaying the award on their arrival back from the Prince Rupert Drama festival. Left Rhoda Fleetwood, Bob Block and Peta Gleadow
A photograph of three members of the Kitimat Drama and Variety Club displaying the award on their arrival back from the Prince Rupert Drama festival. Left Rhoda Fleetwood, Bob Block and Peta Gleadow
Photograph of US Air Force sent from Prince Rupert to Spider Island to man the fortifications against an expected attack by the Japanese. They travelled on a ship from Prince Rupert, a construction crew and 80 American servicemen. There was a terrible storm and they were all seasick and expected the ship to go down any minute. They wallowed around in the Pacific for 3 days before reaching Spider Island. He was 16 years old at the time.
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of US Air Force sent from Prince Rupert to Spider Island to man the fortifications against an expected attack by the Japanese. They travelled on a ship from Prince Rupert, a construction crew and 80 American servicemen. There was a terrible storm and they were all seasick and expected the ship to go down any minute. They wallowed around in the Pacific for 3 days before reaching Spider Island. He was 16 years old at the time.
Photo showing "Jaycees" trimming trees at Nechako and City Centres. L/R Ron Lemke, Dick Thompson, Larry Kootnikoff, Mel Burchett, Lloyd Hubbard, Blake Ennis, John Benour.
Photo showing "Jaycees" trimming trees at Nechako and City Centres. L/R Ron Lemke, Dick Thompson, Larry Kootnikoff, Mel Burchett, Lloyd Hubbard, Blake Ennis, John Benour.
Photo showing retiring Jaycee's Kitimat president Phil Spencer holding aluminum foil at Provincial Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Prince George
Photo showing retiring Jaycee's Kitimat president Phil Spencer holding aluminum foil at Provincial Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Prince George
Photograph of the former British High commissioner to Malay a and his wife. They left for Prince Rupert where Lady McGillivary was born. They Journeyed across Canada to Ottawa before going on to their home town in Britain.
Photograph of the former British High commissioner to Malay a and his wife. They left for Prince Rupert where Lady McGillivary was born. They Journeyed across Canada to Ottawa before going on to their home town in Britain.
Notes
Like fishermen the world over, Sir Donald and Lady McGillivary check each other's stories about the "one that got away." Distinguished visitors to Kitimat last week, to Prince Rupert where Lady McGillivary was born. They will journey across Canada to Ottawa before going on to their home in Britain.
