Gas Lighting Ceremony
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Title
Gas Lighting Ceremony
Subject
Business and Industry
Communities in Northwestern Ontario
Description
Gas Lighting Ceremony for Fort William and Port Arthur, celebrating the arrival natural gas at Canadian Lakehead, May 7, 1958. From left to right: Ralph Farris, President of Northern Ontario Natural Gas, Mel Hunter, Manager Twin City Gas, Francis Shaw, President of Twin City Gas, Mayor Eunice Wishart, Port Arthur, Acting Mayor Alderman Dr. B. C. Hardiman, Fort William, Alexander Phillips, Director of Twin City Gas.
Creator
Northwestern Ontario Development Association
Date
1958-05-07
Format
JPG
Type
Still image
Identifier
NODA_M-32-2
Coverage
Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay
Canada - Ontario - Fort William
Canada - Ontario - Port Arthur
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Citation
Northwestern Ontario Development Association , “Gas Lighting Ceremony ,” Archives & Digital Collections at Lakehead University Library, accessed December 9, 2025, https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/items/show/12591.
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