THUNDER BAY -- The city's archive will be named after the man who helped build it.
Harry Kirk was city clerk from 1980 until his retirement in 1993. Even before he passed away in October, Coun. Iain Angus said he wanted to find a way to honour the man who helped develop the city's archive systems, one of the first of its kind in Ontario. Angus said the best way was to name the Archives and Records building on Vickers Street after him.
"He was the kind of individual that we should honour with the naming of something," Angus said after council agreed and voted in favour of the idea Monday night.
Kirk was also clerk during the notorious time of outspoken mayor Walter Assef. Angus said through it all, Kirk remained a professional.
"The mayor is ranting and raving and Harry is sitting there very stoic ensuring that he doesn't break a smile or show any kind of fear about what may be coming down at him," Angus said.
Kirk was also a key part of Port Arthur and Fort William amalgamation, the city's coat of arms and flag.
The city will hold a naming ceremony some time in April of next year.
