William Munroe Archibald (February 23, 1876 – November 10, 1949) was a pioneering Canadian aviator.
He then organized Cominco Flying Service at Creston, British Columbia, as the company's pilot training school and staffed it with First World War aviators to train young company engineers to flying licence standards.
In his early days with Cominco, he lived at Rossland, British Columbia, but then moved to Creston.
He commuted to work almost daily by air from Creston, a road distance of 150 miles, but less than half that in his aircraft.
The McKee Trophy for service to Canadian aviation during 1935[2] was awarded to Archibald and he went on to become known as the "Father of the Yellowknife Gold Fields".