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CALL NUMBER: T3123:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Terrace in the 1950s and 1960s PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Leo Edward L'Estrange (truck driver, skidder, miner, owner of Red's Billiards) was born on June 12, 1937 in Prince George. Background about parents. Arrived in Terrace first in 1949 for work. Drove team of horses. Visited Terrace again in 1952. (blank gap). Came to live in Terrace in 1956. Changes in Terrace during these visits. Various jobs after settling in Terrace. Sports and other social activities. Roads and automobiles. Hiking and hunting. Houses and where they were situated. Sewage and power facilities. Medical facilities. Business community in 1956. Worked for Ernie Sandy. Changes that occurred around house on Straume. Changes across tracks near Agar, proposed shopping plaza. Farming near Terrace. Fruit growing. Evidence of the military occupation. Location of some military buildings. TRACK 2: Impact of Kitimat on Terrace. Rail to Kitimat. Sewage problems in Terrace. Use of hot springs. Effects of increased population on environment. Fishing. Exploitation of tourists. Government control over exploitation. Changes that have occurred; environment; community spirit. Lack of community spirit and leadership. Deters large business establishment. Stability in community. CALL NUMBER: T3123:0001 Track 2 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Terrace in the 1950s and 1960s PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-09 SUMMARY: Impact of Kitimat on Terrace. Rail to Kitimat. Sewage problems in Terrace. Use of hot springs. Effects of increased population on environment. Fishing. Exploitation of tourists. Government control over exploitation. Changes that have occurred; environment; community spirit. Lack of community spirit and leadership. Deters large business establishment. Stability in community. (blank).

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1976-05?] SUMMARY: [No content summaries available for this interview.];

PERIOD COVERED: ;1927;-;[no date] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-03-12 SUMMARY: [No content summary available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John Turner RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-03-07 SUMMARY: [No content summary available for this interview.];

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.

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.

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. 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

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.

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.

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."

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.