Collection

Interior News fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Fonds No.

BF5

Series No.

S4

Item No.

P8738

Accession No.

2020.36

Physical Description

1 photograph; colour

Scan Resolution

300 dpi

Date Range

August 1997

Custodial History

Photo was originally taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.

Scope and Content

Photo of three people on stage at the opening ceremony for Kyahwood Forest Products. Far left is Dennis Alec, Dini Ze (male hereditary chief) of the Babine Likhsilyu (small frog clan). Dick Alec is speaking at the podium. The woman is unidentified. Kyahwood Forest Products, a Wiset-based, Witsuwit'en-owned forestry company, was a joint venture between Kyah Forest Products and Northwood Pulp and Paper. Founded in 1994, it officially opened in August 1997.

Arrangement

Item was found in an envelope with other photographs from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.

Geographic Access

Witset, B.C.

Moricetown, B.C.

Notes

Identifications provided by Violet Gellenbeck.

Type of Record

Archival Description

Less detail