In memory former mayor Joanne Monaghan

Robin Rowland 
Mayor Joanne Monaghan chairs Kitimat Council, Dec. 19, 2011 (Robin Rowland)

The District of Kitimat announced on Thursday, March 26, 2025, that former mayor Joanne Monahgan has died.

Monaghan joined Kitimat Council in 1980 as Alderman (a title later changed to Councillor) and served the community with distinction for decades. She is Kitimat’s first female Mayor, holding the role from 2008 until 2014.

Here is a gallery of photgraphs during her time of service.

Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan shows off a rod and reel, a prize in a raffle at the Kitimat Halibut Task Force Town Hall, Kitimat Rod and Gun Feb 27, 2011 (Robin Rowland)
Marg Boggert, President of the Kitimat Royal Canadian Legion, Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan, Skeena Bulkley Valley MP and NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen attend the Remembrance Day service, Remembrance Day, Kitimat, BC, Nov. 11, 2011. (Robin Rowland)
Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan takes part in the Canada Day Parade, preparations, parade and celebrations, Kitimat BC July1, 2011 (Robin Rowland)
Joanne Monaghan at District of Kitimat Council, Feb. 20, 2012 (Robin Rowland)

Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan is presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal at the District Council Meeting, in Kitimat, Aug 7, 2012 (Robin Rowland)
Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan is presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal at the District Council Meeting, in Kitimat, Aug 7, 2012 (Robin Rowland)
Mayr Joanne Monagan lays a cross at the Remembrance Day ceremony, Kitimat, Nov. 11, 2012. (Robin Rowland)

Joanne Monaghan speaks at the Haisla Nation’s Kitamaat Open Basketball Tournament womens and mens finals, Kitimat, April 6, 2014. (Robin Rowland)
Joanne Monaghan with one of the tieams at the Kitamaat Open Basketball Tournament womens and mens finals, Kitimat, April 6, 2014 (Robin Rowland)
Joanne Monaghan speaks at the sod turning for a new apartment on Baxter St. April 29, 2014. (Robin Rowland)
Wim Ravesloot, Project Director LNG Canada; Joanne Monaghan, Mayor of Kitimat and Koichi Shirakawa Project Director CFSW LNG Constructors cutting the celebratory cake to mark the milestone.May 20 2014 (Robin Rowland)
Joanne Monaghan speaks during a visit by BC Premier Christy Clark in Kitimat l June 17, 2014 (Robin Rowland)
Joanne Monaghan and her successor as mayor Phil Germuth speak at the Canada Day Parade July 1 2016 (Robin Rowland)

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