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The I&R Department in Kitimat operated
out of the basement
of the Central Office / Toll / Radio / Phone Mart building,
corner of Haisla Blvd and Kingfisher Ave
Some names:
One of the first I&R men in the area in 1957,
was Vern
Fredericks.
He later moved to Terrace,
then down to Kelowna area when he retired.
Russell (Russ) Malthus (moved to Smithers I&R)
Robert (Bob) Trudel
Raymond (Ray) Trudel, (twin to Robert)
Wayne Pritchett
(bid to Ktmt I&R in 1979)
Brent Thompson
Bill Gervan*
Jim Beggs
Ian Dow
? Bradley
Jim Holland (moved to Terrace)
Jim Thompson
Bill Born (ca 1980)
Stephen Pegg (ca1980)
Gord Croft (ca 1980)
Last remaining survivor in Kitimat is Brent
Thompson.
Was lucky enough to see him in Jan 2006
at the Local 33, back to work party.
Some of the Supervisors Kitimat had,
Dave Deleeneer,
(left in 1989 to Pr. George)
and Dave McNeice (was there in
1980-1985 at least)
(left for Terrace, now retired in Terrace)
Pat Whitten became supervisor in Kitimat in spring of 1991.
Also Jes Anderson was head man for a while
he came in 1990, left in spring of 1991 to the QC islands
*Sad to say but Bill Gervan committed suicide
in his BC Tel Van, in the Kitimat BC Tel garage.
Sad part of the telephone history in Kitimat,
Bill was a real nice guy, and dedicated worker.
He was also a member of the Local 33 Executive.
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