Category: news photo

Farewell to the Snowbirds

Farewell (for now) to the CF Snowbirds The Department of National Defence said Tuesday, May 19, the Snowbirds aerial demonstration team from 431 Squadron based in Moose Jaw, will be grounded after the 2026 flying season. The Snowbirds currently fly the aging T-114 Tutor jets, which have been part of the Royal Canadian Air Force […]

In memory former mayor Joanne Monaghan

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 […]

Apocalyptic smoke scenes in Kitimat

(Updated Sept. 4, 2025 with enhanced NASA images, the MODIS picture of the day, replacing earlier live image from Worldview) Double trouble for Kitimat on September 2, 2025. There were apocalyptic skies with heavy smoke looking like a J. M. W. Turner painting. The heavy smoke came from two sources. The winds are blowing smoke […]

First LNG shipment leaves Kitimat June 28 to June 30, 2025

  The first shipment of kiquefied natural gas from the LNG Canada facility here in Kitimat departed on on a rainy and squally afternoon of June 30,  the GasLog Glasgow arrived very early on June 28, loaded the shipment and then departed for Korea on June 30. Images shot on assignment for  The Globe and […]

In memory of Buzz Hargrove

In memory of the late  Basil “Buzz” Hargrove (1944-2025) , president of the Canadian Autoworkers Union from 1998 to 2008,  who on August 23, 2005, took time out from CAW negotiations with Ford to express solidarity with the locked out CBC employees.   CBC News story Labour giant, former Canadian Auto Workers head Buzz Hargrove […]

In Memoriam Hey Mus Jassee (Sammy Robinson) heriditary chief Haisla Nation

The respected and loved heriditary chief of the Haisla Nation Hey Mus Jassee (Sammy Robinson)  left for the spirit world on February 11, 2025. He was a world renowned carver and artist, a leader of the Haisla Nation during challenging times and a friend to many in the Kitimat community. Some of the photographs I […]