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Industrial film. Mining crews drill and blast a 10-mile-long tunnel through Mount DuBose to carry water from the Kenney Dam to drive the generators at Kemano power plant for Alcan's Kitimat project. Ingersoll-Rand tunnelling equipment is featured.

Industrial film. Shows the Kenney Dam, the construction and operation of the Kemano tunnel and powerhouse, the process of making aluminum at the Alcan smelter in Kitimat, and the maintenance of power transmission lines. Also includes footage of logging; scenery and wildlife in the region; life in Kitimat, especially sports and recreational activities; and a trip by boat from Kemano to Kitimat.

Industrial film. An overview of the Alcan development of Kitimat -- Kenney Dam on the Nechako River; Kemano power plant; the Kitimat smelter, which ships aluminum all over the world; and the community of Kitimat itself.

Industrial film. Survey and construction of the Kenney Dam, the Kemano power project, the Kemano-Kitimat power line, Kitimat smelter, and the town and port of Kitimat. Opening of smelter in 1954 and visit by the Duke of Edinburgh.

Industrial film. The building of Kitimat smelter, the Kemano tunnel (through Mt. DuBose) and the power transmission line from Kemano to Kitimat. Also scenes of smelter operation and port facilities. Updates the 1954 film of the same title.

Industrial film

Industrial film. The installation of the fourth generator at the Kemano Power Project is dramatized from the viewpoint of a "power engineer."

Industrial film. The preliminary survey for the Alcan industrial project at Kitimat, including surveys of the Nechako Basin, Kenney Dam and Kemano power plant sites and Kitimat itself.

Footage. According to Lew Parry, the uncompleted film TIDEWATER FREEWAY was to be a technical film on the dredging and compacting of underwater fill to create a highway grade on tidal flats near White Rock.

Industrial film. Construction of power transmission line from Kemano to Kitimat via Kildala Pass. Promotes the use of aluminum in the construction of power lines.

Out-takes. Construction of power transmission line from Kemano to Kitimat via Kildala Pass. Promotes the use of aluminum in the construction of power lines. This roll of outs depicts various phases of the operation.

Industrial film. A progress report on the Alcan development in British Columbia. Construction of the Kenney Dam, Kemano power project, and power line to Kitimat.

Industrial film. The development of the Kitimat project as seen through the eyes of Jean Marcotte, a "power engineer."

The item consists of approximately 30 minutes of colour, silent unedited footage. The film depicts helicopter usage during the construction work at Kemano as well as other miscellaneous footage. The helicopters shown are a Bell 47, a Sikorsky S-55 and an RCAF Vertol H21A.

The fonds comprises videotape copies of eight promotional, documentary or general-interest films produced for the Aluminum Company of Canada (or its successor, Alcan Canada Products) in the years 1951-1979. They depict the history, development and operations of the Kitimat project, including the Kenney Dam, the Kemano power plant, power transmission lines, Kitimat smelter, and the town and port of Kitimat. Four of these titles were made by Lew Parry Film Productions; two were produced by Crawley Films Ltd.