Take a trip through time and explore northern aviation history with a new collection at the NWT Archives.
Timothy Garrish, a retired pilot who spent decades working in the North, has donated a collection of more than 1,000 photographs, maps and other records to the territorial archive.
The pictures feature a variety of aircraft operating throughout the NWT, from Cessnas to a Hercules, alongside stunning aerial photos of the northern landscape and images of daily life in the North.
According to a GNWT news release, Garrish moved to Fort Simpson in 1973 to work for Arctic Air Ltd, where he lived until 1995. Over nearly five decades he also worked for Wolverine Air, Avalon Aviation, Pacific Western Airlines and Conair, travelling throughout the territory and fighting wildfires in the summer.
Garrish continued working part-time in Fort Simpson until 2010 and retired from fire suppression work in 2022.
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“Great care has been taken to preserve and share this fascinating part of NWT history and celebrate his life’s work and willingness to enrich the archival record,” the news release states, adding that Garrish’s donation “has enriched the NWT Archives collection and our understanding of northern aviation.”
The collection can be viewed on the archive’s website.
