Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Beaverlodge Advertiser
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Description area
Dates of existence
1959-2008
History
The first newspaper in Beaverlodge was called the Beaverlodge Herald Tribune and was purchase by father and son team Peter and Trevor Harris in 1956. The Harris' changed the name to The Beaverlodge Advertiser. In 1959 a newspaper was also started in Grande Prairie and was Grande Prairie Advertiser. The Grande Prairie newspaper was in operation from February until June of 1959 with Peter acting as Editor.
In 1959 Trevor and his wife became the sole owners of the Beaverlodge Advertiser which they ran for the next 52 years.
The Beaverlodge Advertiser reported on local events, people and items of interest to people in the community and surrounding area. One popular feature of the newspaper was the hospital report, which listed members of the community who were ill and in hospital. The Advertiser was relied on for many years by people of the area to share their news and information with their friends.
In 2008, the Beaverlodge Advertiser was sold and in 2012 Trevor passed away at the age of 78 years.
Places
Beaverlodge, Alberta
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
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South Peace Regional Archives
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by TD on March 28, 2017
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune newspaper article (Jan. 18, 2012) and the content of the fonds.