Alcan aluminum medallian. One side reads Aluminum Company of Canada Limited with a map of Canada labelling Kitimat and Arvida, and the other Kitimat Canada, with Alcan logo.
Alcan aluminum medallian. One side reads Aluminum Company of Canada Limited with a map of Canada labelling Kitimat and Arvida, and the other Kitimat Canada, with Alcan logo.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
aluminum
Width
5cm
Accession Number
2020.12.27
Biographical Notes
Items Collected by Malcom Baxter, former editor of NSP. Malcolm died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael. The items were delivered by Judith Cullington - Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Aluminum Kitimat coin encased in resin. Front features a totem pole with a beaver design, and back has the BC crest with text "District of Kitimat" and "Incorporated 1953".
Aluminum Kitimat coin encased in resin. Front features a totem pole with a beaver design, and back has the BC crest with text "District of Kitimat" and "Incorporated 1953".
Aluminum Kitimat coin encased in resin. Front features a totem pole with a beaver design, and back has the BC crest with text "District of Kitimat" and "Incorporated 1953".
Aluminum Kitimat coin encased in resin. Front features a totem pole with a beaver design, and back has the BC crest with text "District of Kitimat" and "Incorporated 1953".
Black ribbon with silver text rading "Canada Honours Year of the Veteran 2005. Top has gold crest with maple leaf in centre and crown on top with text Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus Legion. Bottom has image of gold maple leaf and red poppy.
Black ribbon with silver text rading "Canada Honours Year of the Veteran 2005. Top has gold crest with maple leaf in centre and crown on top with text Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus Legion. Bottom has image of gold maple leaf and red poppy.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
fabric
Width
5cm
Length
17.5cm
Accession Number
2019.62.7
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Certificate honouring Moses Williams. Poppy image on bottom left corner, and gold seal on bottom right. In black frame.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
glass
plastic
Height
1.5cm
Width
28cm
Length
22cm
Inscriptions
In honor of those members of the Haisla Nation who gave of themselves and their families to serve our home and native land. In honor of Moses Williams. As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west-their spirits remain with us. Lest we forget from Haisla Nation
Accession Number
2019.62.15
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
White silk ribbon given to Gordon A. Knight after he retired from The Bay, where he had worked as the Department Manager for Ladies' and Men's Wear, in November 1963. It bears the names of all his coworkers, including Ron McPhee, Store Manager for The Bay.
White silk ribbon given to Gordon A. Knight after he retired from The Bay, where he had worked as the Department Manager for Ladies' and Men's Wear, in November 1963. It bears the names of all his coworkers, including Ron McPhee, Store Manager for The Bay.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
silk
Condition Remarks
Very heavily creased. Top and bottom edges are fraying. Small brown stains near top (near the name "Eisner.")
Aluminum medallion made in commemoration of the the first anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh pouring the first aluminum ingot in the Kitimat smelter. Features an image of a map of Canada showing Kitimat and Arvida. Included in the box is a letter explaining information about the medallion.
Aluminum medallion made in commemoration of the the first anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh pouring the first aluminum ingot in the Kitimat smelter. Features an image of a map of Canada showing Kitimat and Arvida. Included in the box is a letter explaining information about the medallion.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
5
Width
5
Inscriptions
Aluminum Company of Canada Limited. First Production Kitimat August 3rd 1954 Canada.
front face is that of a tri-locking ingot. Back has printed: "Kitimat BC Canada."
First souvenier medallion - issued to commemorate the pouring of the first ingot '54
front face is that of a tri-locking ingot. Back has printed: "Kitimat BC Canada."
First souvenier medallion - issued to commemorate the pouring of the first ingot '54
A round green and white pin. The design has balloons and confetti and markings that read "B.C. ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH-CARE AUXILLARIES Lets Celebrate 50 Years"
A round green and white pin. The design has balloons and confetti and markings that read "B.C. ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH-CARE AUXILLARIES Lets Celebrate 50 Years"
(4 copies) An aluminum coin with an the alcan logo at the top with 3 leaves beside it and markings underneath that read "KITIMAT CANADA" On the otherside there's a picture of canada in the middle with markings near the border: "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA LTD"
