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Sechelt Public Library Collection, Peninsula Times -- Seniors, Page 4

The Sechelt Public Library acquired several boxes of The Peninsula Times newspaper photographs after the newspaper ceased publication in 1980 and donated them to the Sechelt Community Archives in 1997. The photographs, with accompanying text, cover activities, happenings, people, organizations, sports and cultural events; in fact pictures of every day life on the Sunshine Coast from Egmont to Port Mellon for sixteen years.

Sunshine Coast residents have enjoyed reading numerous local newspapers from as early as 1931. The longest running newspaper, the Coast News, started in 1945 and ran until January 1995. It was founded by Al Alsgard of Powell River and Ernie Parr-Pearson of Halfmoon Bay and Sechlet. Mr. Alsgard and his son Stewart published the Peninsula Times newspaper, also known as the Sechelt Peninsula Times, from December 1963 until 1980. It was printed in Powell River. Mr. Alsgard, who came to Powell River in 1926, worked in most departments of the Powell River paper mills until he became involved in the newspaper business in 1933. He published and owned several different Powell River newspapers as well as the Sechelt Peninsula Times until he sold them to Winnipeg interests in 1970. The Alsgard family continued to print the Peninsula Times newspaper until 1980 when the paper was shut down by its Winnipeg owners. Mr. Alsgard died in 1978.

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29b2.9.9 date unknown -- Back row, l-r: ?, Sam Dawe, ?, Mr. Barber. Centre row, l-r: Isabel Dawson, Ada Dawe. Front row, l-r: ?, ?, Cecile August, ?. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.10.1 date unknown - (l-r) Florence Clayton, Madge Halroyd (later Hansen), ?. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.10.2 date unknown - Canon Alan Greene Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.10.3 date unknown -- (l-r) Froede Jorgenson, Mrs. Batchelor, ?, ?, ?, ?. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.10.4 date unknown -- Left: Nettie Erickson Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

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