Ricot, our sponsored boy in Haiti is ok after the devastation of the earthquake. He is lucky since he lives about 100 miles north of Port au Prince. Mail is taking some time to get through but we know he is safe and will keep posting any new events in Haiti.
Welcome - It has been over thirty years since the Storm of 1978. A storm which affected transportation, services, food, and people who lived in north-central British Columbia, Canada. People who lived there during this time will always remember the devastation of the storm. However, those who were there will also remember how this time brought people together to work as one and to survive as one. They are stronger people now than they were before the storm. Those who were not there have something to learn from those who were.
Three residents of Smithers lost their lives during the storm. Two CNR employees, conductor, Francis William Watson, and my father, engineer, Kenneth Scott Bateman, were washed into the raging Skeena River on November 2. Cheryl May Halwas, passed away at nine years old when a tree was blown over and landed on her at Lake Kathlyn School. You may not be with us today but you are not forgotten, you are in our hearts and we love you.
Kenneth Scott Bateman
In Las Vegas with Olive Harris 1978
I have collected information and photos for over thirty years and I am not finished yet. I am giving credit to photographers, journalists, newspapers, and services when I am able to. However, in some cases I do not know who to credit. For any person who feels they deserve credit, please let me know at, hoghead@trainwreckof78.ca and you will receive full credit.
If you have information or photos about the storm of 1978 and want to contribute to this website, please let me know at, caboose@trainwreckof78.ca. You will receive full credit. While you are here, have a look at the photos, read the news, or come on over to the Forum and have your say.
If you have a link you want posted at this site please let me know at, friends@trainwreckof78.ca. Don't forget to sign our Guestbook before you leave. Thank you to all who have contributed to and worked with me to create this site. It can only grow from here.
Kenneth John Bateman - Visit the Bateman Blog or the Badorder Blog
Visit - www.littleboo.ca - In memory of a very special boy with very special gifts
Read the latest at Littleboo Network Newsletter
New photos in the Photo Album (Some of the Past) contributed by Robert McDonald of Port Townsend,WA. Thank you. Please visit his awesome Website/Blog It is full of photos and information about the history of the Railroad in Canada. Contributions are always welcome and you will be credited.
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