Dominion Day/Canada Day
"Frolic, Flags, Fun, Food, Fair, Floats"
Kitimat Celebrates Dominion Day/Canada Day
"Tradition held Dominion Day for celebrations here with azure blue skies and sun which lifted the mercury to 75 degrees, browning a crowd estimated at close to 4,000 along the parade route and at Riverlodge observances. Kitimat has never had a wet or even cloudy Dominion Day in the last eight years." Northern Sentinel, July 2, 1964
Everyone in Kitimat participated in the annual parade that wound its way from Nechako Centre to City Centre and the lower parking lot. Once the Haisla Hill Climb and soapbox races on Kuldo were established and the YMCA constructed, the parade route changed to City Centre, Quatsino, and Columbia, to the Y and all the festivities there.
Men Holding Flag for Contest Entry
Kitimat men hold their "Flag of Canada" contest entry, July 1st, 1964.
Ad in paper outlining 1957 Parade Route and Schedule
Dominion Day parade route for July 1st, 1957 published in the Northern Sentinel.
Songwriter Art Grant from Kitamaat Village
Art Grant, famed country songwriter from Kitamaat Village, at the Dominion Day celebration, July 1st 1955, won this monkey in bingo at the Elks' Carnival. "Maybe I'll write a song about him..."
Miss Kitimat on Alcan Float
Alcan float with Miss Kitimat contestants, Dominion Day parade, July 1, 1957
Float Decorated as Viking Ship
An original float designed as a Viking ship and manned by members of the troop was entered by the Wolf Cub pack of Kitamaat, July 1, 1957.
Kim Creed on Stilts in Parade
Kim Creed on stilts advertises Kitimat Pharmacy and Volunteer Firefighter Max Patzelt as Donald Duck promotes "All's Ready", July 1, 1957.
Dominion Day Celebrations at Nechako Centre
Annual gathering at Nechako Centre on Dominion Day. The audience is treated to a day of entertainment from the temporary stage, July 1, 1956
Dominion Day Celebrations
Soap Box Derby, sponsored by Rotary, RCMP assisting, Dominion Day, Kuldo Hill, photographed June 25, 1959.
Dominion Day Celebrations
YMCA stenographer Muriel Richel polishes up eleven challenge trophies for the Dominion Day Track and Field Meet, Nechako School grounds, July 1, 1958.