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Dec 22, 2021 · Kitimat was built on the traditional territory of the Kitamaat, while Kemano was built on Kitlope land. The Haisla — an amalgamation of the Kitamaat (also known as Haisla) and the Kitlope (Xenaksiala) — have occupied the region for more than 9,000 years.
The municipal town of Kitimat came into existence in 1951 after the Provincial Government of British Columbia invited Alcan to develop hydroelectric facilities to support one of the most power-intensive of all industries—the aluminum smelting industry. [8] .
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Before European colonization, the Kitamaat band lived along the Kitimat Arm at the north end of the Douglas Channel (see Haisla). A wave of European settlers came to the area in the early 1900s, when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway surveyed the site as the railway’s possible western end point. Prince Rupertbecame the terminus of the railway, howeve...
The Eurocan Pulp and Paper Co. built a mill in Kitimat in 1969. West Fraser bought the mill in 1993. It closed the mill in 2010, citing declining profits. (See also Pulp and Paper Industry.) A methanol and ammonia plant also operated in Kitimat from the 1980s until 2005. These plants were significant employers. Spurred by industrialdevelopment, Kit...
Multinational corporation Rio Tinto bought the Alcan aluminum smelter in 2007. Rio Tinto now employs about 1,000 people in Kitimat, roughly 12 per cent of the population. The smelter is a cornerstone of the community’s economy. Other contributors include tourism, small business, port development and international tradeinvestments. Construction is u...
Kitimat is derived from Git-a-maat (Kitamaat), a Tsimshian description of the Haisla, which means “People of the Snow.” Prior to colonization, the Kitamaat band of the Douglas and Devastation channels inhabited the unceded territory that Kitimat is now situated on.
Dec 1, 2018 · Kitimat was a boom town complete with much mud, snow and men - it was said at the time that the man to woman ratio at one point was 100:1. Fortunes were made and companies built - two infant companies which went on to great success were Okanagan Helicopters and Pacific Western Airlines.
At the start of 1954, Kitimat was hardly recognizable as a town. From Smeltersite, one drove along a rough road, over Anderson Creek and Kitimat River bridges to the Townsite Camp. Service Centre was a field of stumps, bulldozers and fires.
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Mar 21, 2017 · The District of Kitimat was developed in the 1950s as part of the grand scheme to build a huge hydroelectric project and aluminum smelter in the area. Kitimat’s real growth really started when Alcan built a state-of-the-art facility for its aluminum smelting industry.
