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Sechelt Public Library Collection, Peninsula Times -- Sports, Page 5

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 Sechelt. 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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29b2.36.2 Feb. 23, 1972 -- L-r: Gary Foxall, David Miles. "Yes Please. First to arrive at the Recreation Centre site was David Miles who jogged the 5 miles from Gibsons in 40 minutes and is declared the winner from Gibsons by Mr. Gary Foxall. Full list of winners will be published next week. David and many other people would like everyone to vote next Saturday so that the result will really represent the wishes of the majority. Polling booths will be set up in each electoral area and in the villages of Sechelt and Gibsons." Feb. 23, 1972, Page 1. Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.36.3 date unknown -- L-r: Willie Takahashi, ?, ?, Bill Swain, Neil Campbell Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.38.1 date unknown -- Front row, l-r: ?, Stan Dixon, ?, Bobby Baptiste, ?, ?. (Soccer Teams) Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.38.2 date unknown -- Back row, l-r: ?, Frank Newton, ?, ?, David Lamb, ?, ?, ?, ?, Ed Laidlaw.(Soccer Teams) Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

29b2.38.3 date unknown -- Back row, l-r: ?, Tommy Lamb, ?, Alan Hemstreet, ?, ?, Michael Evans, Frank Newton. Front row, l-r: Bruce Cobleigh, ?Rennie, Jose Martinez, ?, ? (Soccer Teams) Photographer unknown. Photograph courtesy The Peninsula Times and the Alsgard family

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