Fonds 506 South Peace Regional Archives Newspaper collection

Date: 1971-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series contains 27 issues of The Headlight, which was a publication of the Northern Alberta Railways.

Physical description: 27 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1955-1956 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series contains 35 issues of the Peace River Magazine, produced by the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune in addition to its regular newspaper.

Physical description: 35 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Headlines: Mr. Hockey; She Heads a Pioneer “Family”of fifty; The Music-Minded Man from Latvia.

Headlines: Sparks High Prairie; Gordon Hobson’s Peace River Beat; The Corn Grows Tall Along the Peace.

Headlines: North Gorwth Town; His “Farm” Stretches to the Yukon; “Good Old Days” in Northern Sports; The “Crazy Dream” That Couldn’t Come True-But Did.

Headlines: Northern Dream; He’s One of the Vanishing Blacksmiths; More Power to the Peace River Country.

Headlines: Man of the Outdoors; The Peace River Story Told on Canvas; Peace River Cavalcade Visits Beaverlodge.

Headlines: Waterways Skipper; Rolla’s Land Rush Sparked by Letter; Spirit River Sportsmen Bounce Back.

Headlines: “Halkett’s Barn”; A Girl Who is Facing a Difficult Choice; Spare Time? This Man Never Heard of it.

Headlines: Fur Buyer; Photo Gallery of Northern Wildlife; Oil-Busy Valleyview.

Headlines: Fairview Salute; Traded Musical Career for Pioneer Role; Beckoned North by Lure of New Country.

Headlines: Early Hockey Star; When Peace River Town was Young; Northern Industries: Canadian Propane.

Headlines: Trucking King; Jottings from a Northern Notebook, P.R. Magazine Entertainment Page; Bold Bid to Rehabilitate Northern Metis Goes into 16th Year.

Headlines: Woods and Waters; Dawson Creek’s Daphne Phillips; North America’s Homestead Frontier.

Headlines: He’s Been a Part of B.C. Block’s Growth; Ex-School Teacher is Peace River Mayor.

Headlines: The E.D and B.C; Beaverlodge Secretary Man of Many Interests; He’s Written Books on Life in “the Peace”.

Headlines: Farm Success Story; Do You Know Your Town From Air?; Grande Prairie Airport Sits Astride Aerial Route to North.

Headlines: Pioneer Story; Retired McLennan Conductor Still Active; North’s Only Plywood Plant Blazes New Industrial Trail.

Headlines: Baker-Fighter; Sexsmith Smithie Reflects on the Times; Easter Message Heard in Churches Across Peace River District. Issue is missing the centre pages.

Headlines: Fifty-Year Resident; In Shop or Office, He’s Still “Mr./ Mayor”; Spring Brings Mud But Still Receives Hearty Welcome.

Headlines: Peace River Beat; Grimshaw Mayor Thrives on Hard Work; Oldtimer Recalls Early Days on Sports.

Headlines: Community Servant; Brings Youth, Ambition to Mayor’s Post; He Plays Role in Spirit River’s Growth.

Headlines: A Man’s Memories; Vacation at Home: Woods and Waters; Wandered Far, But “Peace” is Home.

Headlines: V.C. Winner; He Deserted the Sea for the Land; Pushes for New Northern Rail Links.

Headlines: Ex-“Desert Rat”; Gold Rush Once enlivened Peace Scene; Furniture From Broken Hockey Sticks; Grande Prairie School Gives Wings to Peace River Youth.

Headlines: Modern Explorers; She’s Pioneered for a Lifetime; Peace River Mayors: Henry Reich.

Headlines: Railway Builder; He Found Farming Success in North; One Woman’s View of Today’s Youth.

Headlines: Farming Partners; Oil Fever Hit Pouce Coupe in 1936; Ex-Policeman runs Photo Business.

Headlines: ‘Peace’ Beat; Helped Guide Destinies of Peace River; Spirit River Pioneer Recalls Struggles.

Headlines: North Trapper; Bourassa – A Name to Remember; Ex-P.R. Man Enjoys Police Life.

Headlines: Peace Beat; Half a Century of Musicianship; The Man Who Loves to Take Chances.

Headlines: The Peace is my Beat; Valleyview Pioneer Looks Back; Lush Gardens Grow By the Peace River.

Headlines: The Peace is my Beat; Valleyview Pioneer Looks Back; Lush Gardens Grow By the Peace River.

Headline: Miner was a Lady; Wembley is “Home” to World Traveller; Barber Says Customers Do the Talking.

Headlines: Mackenzie Diary; Manning: The Shangri-la of the North; The Mayor’s Door is Always Open.

Headlines: Fur Buyer; Photo Gallery of Northern Wildlife; Oil-Busy Valleyview.

Headlines: North Cavalcade; How One Community Built a Rink; They Made a Northern Crop Famous.

Date: 1973 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

“People of the Peace” was an 8 page newspaper published in Grande Prairie by Peter Vogan during the 1970s. It featured local news, interviews, a calendar of events, and invited contributions from the readers. A major theme was the Environment.

Physical description: 13 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Topics in this issue include the Mall, the history of I.V. Macklin, Peace Counselling Centre, and George Plante’s home in Bear Creek Valley.

Topics in this issue include “the Real Story of Wounded Knee” and Bill LeMarquand’s story.

Topics in this issue include the Peace River Regional Planning Commission report.

Topics in this issue include a continuation of Bill LeMarquand’s story, the development of the Kakwa, and Strip Mining.

Topics in this issue include Timber Harvesting, and the Environment Commission Authority.

Topics in this issue include the Columbia River Treaty, and the Planning Commission Report.

Topics in this issue include a continuation of the story of I.V. Macklin, “A Real Cowboy and Indian Story” about the Real Rebellion.

Date: October 1945 – April 1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The Northern Echo was a monthly publication serving Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories, covering the resource sectors of Agriculture, Mining, Oil, Fur, Timber, Fish, Game and Transportation.

Physical description: 3 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

The front page of this issue covers the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; water supply and flowing wells at Hythe; and a biography of Dr. Charles Camsell. Inside is news of the Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers Assoc.

The front page of this issue shows snowy scenes in the north appropriate for a Christmas issue. Inside is an article on the Hythe telephone exchange, the new RCMP barracks in Grande Prairie, grain volume in Sexsmith, and a railway being promoted by J.K. Cornwall.

The front page of this issue is an advertisement from the Government of Alberta Dept. of Lands and Mines and Forest Service asking the western provinces and territories to “preserve the forest wealth of the north west”. Contents inside include advertisements from Grande Prairie businesses and biographies of Grant McConachie, Lt. Col. J.H. Tremblay, and Col. J.R. Stone from Blueberry Mountain.

Date: 1989-1990 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

A weekly paper published in the late 1980s, early 1990s by “All of Us” Co. The editor was Lynne Ness, with contributing editors David Biltek, Peter Vogan, Sukamar Nayar, Grace Lineman, and Rick Erlendson. In later issues Ranie Arnold, Babe Bonnett, Tim Heimdal and Terry Smith were given credit for graphic design and layout. There were many more contributors. Genevieve Shultz was the business manager and Mark Marcotte was the advertising representative. The vision was that it would contain a little good reading, a little shop talk, a little civic insight, a little product news, a little sound advice, a little bit of this earth, a little sports, a little stage talk, and be a little off the wall, to be taken with a little pinch of salt.

Physical description: 26 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1934-2014 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This file contains miscellaneous supplements, special editions of newspapers, and one or two editions of a specific newspaper. Examples are: The Grande Prairie Herald Old Timers Historical Edition, Alberta Golden Jubilee, Celebrating 25 years at Grande Prairie Regional College, The Official Grand Opening of Muskoseepi Park, National Forestry Week, 2 editions of the Maple Leaf, and several “year in reviews”.

Physical description: 43 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Bruxelles-Belgique edition of “The Maple Leaf”, published for Canadian Forces. Contents include Canadian Press News Service articles, war news, personal news and photographs, sports and cartoons.

A supplement to the Daily Herald -Tribune featuring several stories from each month in 1997.

A supplement to the Daily Herald -Tribune featuring a story from each month in 2000.

One edition of the Diocese of Athabasca newspaper The Peace Messenger. This edition contains an article on the 40th anniversary of Emmanuel Anglican in Sexsmith.

A souvenir edition of the Daily Herald-Tribune celebrating the golden jubilee of Grande Prairie becoming incorporated as a village in 1914.

A progress edition celebrating the growth in the Grande Prairie area and published in connection with the meeting of the Alberta Chamber of Commerce, held in Grande Prairie May 28-30, 1972.

A review of Willie de Wit’s career as a boxer from 1979-1987, the family and community backing, his promoters and a list of his fights – wins and losses.

A special 4 page print of articles from The Herald-Tribune, the Grande Prairie Herald, and The Northern Herald that document the efforts of the Canadian troops during D-Day, 1944.

A supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune featuring descriptions of programs such as PAID SADD, home security, street proofing kids, block parents, victims assistance and operation traffic watch.

A supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune featuring an introduction to Weyerhaeuser’s pulp mill operations in taking over from Procter and Gamble.

Newspaper published “serving people and agriculture throughout the Peace” with advertising and agricultural news items.

A special edition of the Grande Prairie Herald “In the service of the great Peace River Country” in five sections.

Northwest Europe Edition of “The Maple Leaf”, published for Canadian Forces by Het Vrij Volk in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Contents include Canadian Press News Service articles, war news, personal news and photographs, sports and cartoons.

An “After Hours” supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune published on January 8, 1971. It is titled, “I.V. Macklin: His Story” and includes photographs of Macklin and from the past.

Weekend magazine from the Daily Herald Tribune devoted to gardening. It contains an article about John Wallace from Beaverlodge Nursery, called “Veteran Nurseryman taps nature’s wealth.”

Two copies of the supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune for the official opening of Muskoseepi Park. Contains the history of the land the park covers, its development and current facilities and plans for future development. There is also a list of events for the opening and for interpretive programs.

Paper published by the Daily Herald-Tribune for the official opening of the Procter & Gamble Pulp Mill on June 19, 1974. Contains article on the history of P & G; photographs of the forestry operations, exterior views of the plant, and the machinery inside the mill; biographies of the top officials; diagrams of the site; and articles about the various processes and tasks.

1 issue of the Edmonton Journal about the development of natural resources and communities located in Alberta’s Peace River Country. Includes articles on Alberta Resources Railway, and a Northwest Resources Conference.

The Nome Nugget is a newspaper out of Nome Alaska. The top headlines in this edition are: Civil War in China; rioting Flares up Anew in Cairo; Two Planes Forced Down in Pacific; Sixteen Aleut Captives Returned to United States.

The Nome Nugget is a newspaper out of Nome Alaska. The top headlines in this edition are: England Objects to Sharing Atomic Bomb; Record-Breaking Boeing C-97; Stalin Fails to Attend Moscow Festivities.

Newspaper titled “When Grande Prairie Was Young” published for the Golden Jubilee of the City of Grande Prairie celebrate July 19-26, 1964. Contains historical photographs and articles about the history of the city from 1914.

A supplement to the Daily Grande Prairie Herald Tribune in celebration of the City of Grande Prairie’s 50th Anniversary. The supplement contains articles describing changes various aspects of city of life over the past 50 years, small features on 1958 events and daily life, and photographs and biographical information about “Hometown Heroes”.

A supplement to the Daily Herald -Tribune featuring a story from each month in 1999.

A supplement to the daily Herald-Tribune celebrating National Forestry Week.

A supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune featuring an introduction to Weyerhaeuser’s pulp mill operations in taking over from Procter and Gamble.

Regular paper and accompanying magazine: 100th Anniversary Edition for the Grande Prairie Herald printed March 22, 2013 with the headline: Happy 100 to Us: Delivering 100 Years to the Peace Country. This is the regular Friday edition of the paper but it includes a 100th Anniversary magazine. The 100th Anniversary magazine contains a history of the business from its beginnings in 1913, the creation of the Northern Tribune in 1932, the amalgamation in 1939, the arrival of the Bowes Brothers in 1950, going daily in 1964, the 1981 fire, and the takeover by The Sun in 1988.It also contains portraits of many well-known people from the area, and memories of people associated with the paper such as Margaret Bowes, Joyce Loblaw, Phil McLeod, Bill Scott, Pearl Wilson, Ken Nelson, Pat Olson, Stan Neufeld, Don Moon, Bill Dempsey, Sukumar Nayar, Diana McConachie, Dwight Logan, Jan Woolsey Bowes, Wayne Jobb, Rick Erlendson, Carmen Haakstad, Randy Vanderveen.

Newspaper edition that looks back at what happened in 1983.

Newspaper edition that continues to “remember 1983”.

A supplement to Grande Prairie This Week and South Peace Farm Week all about agriculture and farm production.

Supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune. A special issue for Grande Prairie’s civic Election in 1983.

70th anniversary supplement for the Western Producer.

Newspaper that chronicles 75 years of agriculture 1923-1998.

A supplement to the Daily Herald-Tribune celebrating GPRC’s 25th anniversary.

50th anniversary issue published by the Daily Herald Tribune for the Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division #28, in 1978. Anniversary was celebrated Sept 1-3, 1978. Contains schedule for celebrations; interviews with Gordon Moon, school board chairman; Dorothy (Crummy) Phelps, a student from the 1930s; Marie Stevens, principal at St. Pat’s School; historical articles and photographs; article on the new St. Patrick’s School and the Catholic Education Centre; and a letter from Sister Lucy living in Scotland.

A laminated copy of the souvenir edition of the Daily Herald-Tribune titled “When Grande Prairie Was Young” published for the Golden Jubilee of the City of Grande Prairie celebrate July 19-26, 1964. Contains historical photographs and articles about the history of the city from 1914.

A laminated copy of a Beaverlodge Souvenir edition of the Daily Herald Tribune, May 14, 1970.

First Annual Cookbook Supplement produced by the Herald Tribune April 2, 1963.

A souvenir program printed by the Grande Prairie Herald, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Grande Prairie. It mentions pioneers including the families Benson, Dalen, Lee Pool, Guest, Cranstons, Carveth, Mc Naught, and McQuitty.

Partial issue of the December 19, 1973 issue of Valley Views. Pages 1-2 and 7-8 are missing.

The Peace River Country Progress Edition is made up of eight sections. Section one covers High Prairie, Kinuseo, Faust, Slave Lake, Canyon Creek and Triangle. Section two covers Blueberry Mountain, Spirit River, Eaglesham, Fairview, Sexsmith, Wanham, Rycroft, Falher, Woking, Belloy and Watino. Section three covers Grimshaw, Berwyn, Brownvale, Donnelly, McLennan, Girouxville, Hines Creek, Bluesky, Manning, Whitelaw, Nampa and Dixonville. Section four covers Beaverlodge, Bezanson, Calais, Crooked Creek, DeBolt, Dimsdale, Goodwin, Hythe, Sturgeon Heights, Valleyview and Wembley. Section five covers Peace River. Section six covers Peace River and Grande Prairie. Section eight covers Grande Prairie.

Two copies of the special supplement to the Daily Herald Tribune on July 25, 2014 that celebrates Grande Prairie’s 100th anniversary.

The Daily Herald-Tribune’s issue celebrating Grande Prairie’s 75th anniversary.

A supplement to the March 21, 1991 Daily Herald-Tribune. It is called “Impact ‘91” a report on business.

Date: 2007-2020 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series contains issues of Beaverlodge and District News from January 2007 to December 2012, as well as the last issue of Beaverlodge and District News from May 16, 2013. In May of 2013 the paper was renamed and relaunched as Beaverlodge West County News. This series also contains issues of Beaverlodge West County News from May 23, 2013 to May 2014.

Contents included featured ads, a sports section often reporting on motocross events, high school sports, and the Hythe Motor Speedway, interesting news and notes about Beaverlodge and area residents, and news relating to crime and accidents.

This series contains most issues of the Beaverlodge and District News from 2007-2013, excluding these issues: 2007- Feb. 2, Feb. 23, May 4, July 27, Dec. 28 2008- May 23, Aug. 1, Aug. 8, Nov 7 2009- Feb. 27, Aug. 28 2010- Feb. 5, July 9, July 23, Aug 13, Sept 10, Dec. 3 2011- Jan. 14, Feb. 11, Mar. 4, June 24, July 29, Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 14 2012- Feb. 24, June 15, Aug. 10, Aug. 24, Aug. 31, Sept. 14, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Nov. 16 2013- June 13, July 11, Aug. 1, Aug. 22, Sept. 19, Nov. 28, Dec. 19 2014- All of January, Feb. 20, Mar. 6, April 3, April 17, April 24

Physical description: 435 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1917-1918 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series includes issues of the Lake Saskatoon Journal from April 20, 1917 to April 15, 1918. Some of the content featured in the Lake Saskatoon Journal included local and national news, marriage and birth announcements, local advertisements, and train schedules.

This series contains most issues of the Lake Saskatoon Journal from April 1917- April 1918, excluding the following issues: April 27 1917, May 4 1917, Oct 25 1917, all of November and December 1917.

Physical description: 40 issues

Language of the material:

English

Alternative form available:

View 1917 issues on Flickr.

View 1918 issues on Flickr.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1918 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series includes issues of the Clairmont Independent from Feb 22, 1918 to July 18, 1918. Some of the content featured in the Clairmont Independent included local and national news, marriage and birth announcements, local advertisements, and train schedules.

This series contains most issues of the Clairmont Independent from Feb 22, 1918 to July 18, 1918 excluding the following issues: No. 28, Vol. 2 (likely late February or early March 1918) and June 6, 1918.

Physical description: 19 issues

Language of the material:

English

Alternative form available:

View the Clairmont Independent on Flickr.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series is four issues of “The Image”, numbered issue 3-6, volume no. 1, and dating from October 10, 1997 to October 31, 1997. The editor is Paul Croutch, who moved from Dawson Creek to Grande Prairie, and writers include Ken Steigenberger, Jeremy Johnston, and Vaughn Allan.

Issues include political news, such as a Report from the Legislature by Walter Paszkowski, and reports from the Canadian Tax Payers Association. Other topics include Indigneous Peoples, the Downtown Association, travel, community facilities such as SPCA and the Climbing Wall at GPRC, and community events such as the Cancer Jail n’ Bail. There is a fair amount of Sexsmith news, such as articles on the Sexsmith Youth Center, the Sexsmith Fire Dept, an explosion in Sexsmith in October 1997, and news from the Peace River Bible Institute in Sexsmith. Issues included in this series are dated October 10, 17, 24, and 31 of 1997.

Physical description: 4 issues

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published