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Archive for July, 2003
Ashcroft & District Annual Stampede & Parade
Wednesday, July 30th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
The stampede is happening June 14 – 15th, 2008
The annual stampede weekend provides heart-stopping action for spectators. The two-day professional event is held the third weekend of June each year,
With families came kids
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
Fifty years ago, education in Kitimat was just beginning.
The first construction crews arrived in early 1951.
By the following spring, with work well underway on the fill for the Smeltersite, the b
Pioneers recall Delta King Days
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
It had seen better days.
In its prime it was indeed a thing of beauty, plying the Sacramento River, playing host to the rich and powerful of the Prohibition era ? nights of wild parties, dancing and
Starting from scratch
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
Today, when successful candidates run for municipal office, they find themselves sitting beside experienced colleagues and governing over an administrative structure equipped with a full complement of
Life on the project
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
Life on the Project
Louise Avery, Curator
Kitimat Centennial Museum
What was it like to live in Kitimat during the 1950s? Perhaps you would live in the Main Camp (at smeltersite) on the Delta Ki
Kitlope a true wilderness
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
Created in 1996, the Kitlope Heritage Conservancy is a 320,000 hectare area at the head of the Gardner Canal, which branches off the Douglas Channel some 120 kilometres southwest of Kitimat.
As one
History of Portuguese presence recalled
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
With mass immigration of Portuguese people to Kitimat throughout the late 1950s, their numbers had swollen to a significant proportion of the population by 1961.
And this created a thirst that neede
ASHCROFT: Ashcroft & District Fall Fair
Wednesday, July 9th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
The Ashcroft and District Fall Fair is a wonderful annual event that offers something for everyone. The Fair is held in September of each year.
It is a great display of local arts, crafts, produce,
For summer fun try B.C. Parks
Thursday, July 3rd, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
The Skeena area boasts a number of provincial campgrounds, most of which are located on lakes or rivers. The parks provide a number of recreation opportunities, including boating, fishing, walking, hi
Things to do: Take the walking art tour
Thursday, July 3rd, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
Get in touch with Terrace’s creative side by taking a self-guided walking tour.
Pamphlets with maps indicating where local artists are showing their work are available at the Terrace Art Gallery (in