La Have Shipping Limited, a subsidiary of Himmelman Supply Company, was formed in 1962 when they purchased the vessel "OK Service XI" (See series O.K. Service XI for more information) to replace the "O.K. Service VI". The company was incorporated in 1962 and the directors included G.S. Cowan, M. Kendall, C.L. Weaver, Ernest H. Himmelman and Lawrence Himmelman. Ernest Himmelman was president of the company and his son Lawrence was secretary. In 1966, Ernest H. Himmelman and Lawrence Himmelman were the remaining directors of the company. In 1971 there was a profit loss due to an increase in wages and repair costs, heavy competition in the shipping industry and a decline in business. The company wrapped up operations in 1974 after selling their only asset the "O.K. Service XI" in 1972.
La Have Investment Limited was an investment company owned by the Himmelman family. In 1955, Lawrence Himmelman was appointed signing officer of selling, assigning and transferring shares, bonds and stocks of the incorporated companies registered with La Have Investments. Some of the companies that were invested in include National Sea Products, Lunenburg Marine Railway, Newfoundland Light and Power, Nova Scotia Light and Power, Bell Canada, Huskey Oil and Central and Eastern Trust, among others. The company was renamed La Have Enterprises Limited, and changed their name back to La Have Investments in 1990. As of March, 2010 the current directors for La Have Investments are David and Paula Himmelman.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Central Presbyterian Church in LaHave, Nova Scotia met monthly in the homes of its members. They raised money through membership dues and events such as bake sales in order to fund the Sunday School and pay the church organist, as well as to support charitable endeavours such as the Red Cross Society. From 1918 to 1925 their membership was between seventeen to twenty women, but by 1927 it had dipped to only eight. They elected a president, treasurer, and secretary from among their ranks.
Tom Lackey was an historian and author. He co-wrote Sailing Ships of the Maritimes with Charles Armour. Lackey conducted research on student movements in Toronto during the 1960s and 1870s. Little else is known about him.
Julie La Palme became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1997 because their video recording “Embedded” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Alfred La Liberté was a Canadian composer, pianist, and music educator. Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, he began his musical education on piano in Quebec before attending the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. In 1906, he returned to Canada to teach at the Canadian Conservatory of Music in Ottawa. He then spent some time in New York with Alexander Scriabin, who convinced him to return to Berlin to study with Teresa Carreño. He also spent some time in Brussels, studying compositions with Scriabin. After performing in Europe for a few years, he returned to Montreal in 1911, where he opened a private teaching studio. In 1913, he moved to New York until the end of the First World War, when he returned again to Montreal.
The La Have Outfitting Company was a ship chandlery, fish exporter, general merchant and grocer, and was also involved in buying and selling schooners. The company was founded in the early 1900s and was owned and managed by Fraser Gray of La Have, Nova Scotia. With the decline of the shipping and fishery industry, the company operated primarily as a grocery store into the 1960s.
Jan Kwak was Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Dalhousie from 2001-2006. She is also a professor Professor Emeritus at the school focusing in physical, colloid and polymer chemistry. Born in the Netherlands on May 6, 1942, Kwak received her BSc, MSc, and PhD from the University of Amsterdam in Physical Chemistry. She came to Dalhousie in 1970 as an assistant professor of Chemistry, and later became the Chair of the Department.
Lisa Kucharski is a sound artist. Kucharski became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in the 1990s because his audio recordings became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Felix Kubin is a sound artist, or electronic musician who was born in Germany. Kubin became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 2009 because their video recording “Sometimes Always” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Karen Kristjansson is the creator of the workout videos “Move It to Lose It” where she exercises in front of the camera, losing weight while recording. Kristjansson became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1997 because their video recording “Move It to Lose It” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Carol Krismer became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in the 1987 because of her involvement as a student on the video recording “NSCAD Club Flamingo Party Tape- 4 student videos”, which became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Seana Kozar is a Canadian folklorist, storyteller, artist and filmmaker who was born with cerebral palsy became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 2003 because their video recording "Unotuched of God, Part 1" became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Frank Koustrup is a recording artist who uses sound, writing, videographs and videographs became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1993 because their sound recording “PNO” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
George Aqqigiq Koneak was born on January 3, 1931 near Quaqtaq, Quebec. In 1957, Koneak was one of four Inuit men to make a historic first appearance at an Eskimo Affairs committee meeting in Ottawa. After moving with his family to Kuujjuaq, Quebec in 1958, Koneak continued to advocate for Inuit people. Koneak was one of the signatories of the 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, a founding member of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association, and a governor of the Makivik Corporation. Koneak was honoured by the Makivik Corporation in 2006 for his work as a pioneer of relations between Inuit and non-Inuit people.
David Kolber became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1990 because their audio recording “What Do I Do? Wheelchair” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Marie Koehler-Wandergraaf is a Canadian artist currently based in the Halifax region. She became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in the 1990s because her video, “Body Talk” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Jon Knowles is a Montreal-based artist whose education includes studying at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, The Cooper Union and Concordia University. Olson became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 2004 because their video recording “Share” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Florence Seeley Knowles was born in 1852 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, to Caleb Seeley and Elizabeth Perkins Fairbanks. She was the great-grand-niece of the celebrated Nova Scotia painter Gilbert Stewart Newton (1794-1835). In 1927 she married widower Thomas Parkinson-Knowles. She died in 1940 in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
Katherine Knight was associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1977 because of her involvement with a video recording “Televizion Tapes” which featured Knight’s nighttime photography that became a part of their tape collection.
Wilfred E. Knickle (1893-1964) was the son of Captain Adam Knickle, who was the brother of Alexander Knickle, one of the founders of the ship chandler Adams and Knickle. He married Violet Barkhouse and had two sons, Lewis and Richard. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Knickle died in 1964 and is buried in Heckman's Island Cemetery.
Kitpu Youth Centre is a part of the Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre on Gottingen Street in Halifax. The Kiptu Youth centre provides education and activities about aboriginal culture to youth aged 13 to 24. Kitpu Youth Centre became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes because their video recordings became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
