2011 Summer/Fall Activities

Posted October 26th, 2011 by administrator

After seven years of work on the stump puller, it was finally unveiled in July at Heritage Park. Many thanks to funders Rio Tinto Alcan, Canadian Helicopters Ltd., J. Oviatt Conracting Ltd., and the men and women of Kitimat who gave their time and energy for retrieval, assembly, and placement. Thanks to the District of Kitimat for providing a permenent location for this piece of early community heritage and for sign design. The support of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce is also appreciated.

Jenny the Jeep (1948) finally found a home with the Museum. Kitimat's first piece of firefighting equipment was donated in the Spring by the District of Kitimat Firehall to the Museum. The Jeep joins Fire One (Kitimat's first fire truck) in the Museum's bay at the Firehall.

Local artist Eileen Hutson was the first Kitimat artist to receive the People's Choice Award in the Museum's northwest artist annual exhibition, "Reflections".
Congratulations Eileen!

Unveiling Ceremony at Heritage Park, Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, July 13, 2011	Mayor Joanne Monaghan and Curator Louise Avery cut the ribbon, July 13, 2011	Walter Thorne with stump puller in 2006. A Museum volunteer group discovered the machine in 2004.
Museum Kids' Summer of Adventure students and volunteers with Jenny the Jeep, July 1st Parade.	Opening Reception, Nordic Spirit: Finnish Settlements in BC, October 12, with co-host, Finnish-Canadian Club of Kitimat.	Special Guest Poul Erik Rasmussen, President Scandinavian Cultural Society reviews Nordic Spirit during a quiet moment.
Local artist Eileen Hutson (right), People's Choice Award recipient, receives the cash prize from Curator Louise Avery (left).