The people of Kitimat, BC came together Saturday Aug 27, 2011, with Canadians across the country to honour the late NDP leader Jack Layton, gathering at the local Canadian Autoworkers Union hall to watch the broadcast of the state funeral . Here Kitimat Councillors Randy Halyk (left) and Corinne Scott (far right) join the crowd […]
Bish Cove, down Douglas Channel from Kitimat, is the site of the $3 billion liquified natural gas terminal, the KM LNG (Kitimat LNG facility) project, which could see LNG exported from the proposed giant terminal on tankers to Asia. At the moment, Bish Cove is only accessible by boat and helicopter. The stormy evening of […]
An hour ago I look out my front window. A thunderstorm is approaching over the mountains to the east, the high clouds bright orange, lit by the setting summer sun to the west, and a rainbow is arching down from the clouds over the mountains that lead to Kitamaat Village. Grabbed the camera and ran […]
The annual Kitimat Dragon Boat races were held at Minette Bay on July 2, 2011. The day began in pouring rain and gradually began to clear in the afternoon and by the finals in the afternoon, it was sunny and warm. Putting on the PFD as the crews prepare for the first race. Racing onto […]
It was unseasonably cold and rainy in Kitimat on July 1, 2011, as the Royal Canadian Legion lead the Canada Day Parade. The firefighters follow the Legion in the parade, not only because it is a place of honour, but in case there is an urgent call, the front of the parade makes […]
Rev. Larry Scott, of the United Church of Canada in Kitimat and chaplain of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch stands at attention with the colour party during the playing of The Last Post, at the conclusion of the headstone rededication ceremony for Australian navy veteran John Miniken at Kitimat cemetery, June 25, 2011. (Robin Rowland) […]
Kitimat, BC is far enough north that in this time of year as we approach the solstice, the summer evenings are long, not the midnight sun of the arctic, but dusk continues for a couple of hours after the sun sets and the pre-dawn twilight comes after just a few hours of darkness. On Saturday […]