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The post office completed, [44] J. Mason Adams was the inaugural postmaster 1913–14. [45] He operated the first drug store in Telkwa. [46] [47] The Smithers Citizens Association, formed in December 1913, provided leadership, but could not levy taxes. [48] Miss Mary K. Downey was the initial teacher at the school established in April 1914.
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The post office existed 1923–1924, before reopening in 1936. [84] At that time, the Sargent family general store likely opened. [85] In 1931, the school was founded. [86] In 1958, Western Coach Lines inaugurated a Prince Rupert–Prince George bus service, [87] which included a scheduled stop at South Hazelton. [88]
Cronin Mine (primarily silver), 30 miles (48 km) from Telkwa/Smithers, was active 1909–1924. Opened in 1922, Duthie Mines (primarily silver), 15 miles (24 km) from Smithers, extracted $227,500 worth in 1928, [23] but operations ceased in 1930. [24] During the following decades, all mining of precious metals was modest. [25]
In 1963, BC Hydro increased the electricity supply capacity by installing a 600-kilowatt unit. [139] During 1965–1972, the streets were first paved. [132] In 1969, the current one-storey brick-veneer post office was built. [140] Later that year, a dial telephone system replaced switchboard operators. [141]
The first sternwheeler to attempt the Skeena was the Union in 1865, which transported supplies for the construction of the Collins Overland Telegraph line. The Mumford, which was the replacement the next year, may have reached 3.2 km (2 mi) upstream on the Skeena from the Kitsumkalum mouth (Terrace), [7] but travel beyond the mouth may have been by canoe only.
A new, larger post office building opened in 1966. [141] The three local stores struggled to maintain sufficient funds to cash payroll cheques issued by the two sawmills during the early 1970s. Consequently, the RBC Hazelton branch introduced a sub-branch at Kitwanga, which opened one day per week in the corner of a general store. [142]
Its post office was approved on 6 June 1952. [4] Kitimat's municipal area is 242.63 km 2 (93.68 sq mi). It is located on tidewater in one of the few wide, flat valleys on the coast of British Columbia. The 2016 census recorded 8,131 citizens. [5]