The Peninsula Times
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-01-09
issued: 1975-08-13
description: Serving the Sunshine Coast.
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note: ' ��� i_ I �� " 5 l I COMMONWEALTH MICROFILM LIBRARY 204 West '6$h JUee.- VANCOUVER, B.C. V5Y* IKS Comp. -' <��� "Va_ / ���:.>; >k v. . -> ? / * t r i OFF AND RUNNING, these youngsters, the same spirit as most Sunshine Coast charge their way through the children's residents had as they 'charged through races part of Sea Cavalcade with much the other aspects of the festivities. Gibsons settled into .peace and'.quiet Sunday night for the first time in nearly a week. ' ' Sea Cavalcade fever held the village in Its grasp and finally let go Sunday night. All around th$ area, residents, got, their first full night's sleep Sunday after three days of merriment and .celebration. In one corner of Gibsons, a group known as the Gibsons Sea Cavalcade. Committee'are resting after seeing the fruits of their almost four months of planning, Organizing and plain hard working culminate. Sea Cavalcade is a success. Much of the" credit for its being a success is the committee. Much is due to the legions of people- who thronged to downtown,Gibsons for the celebrations. Everyone was caught up iiijthe; festive atmosphere and carried along on some sort of surreal play where all take part. A play starring the people of the Sunshine Coast and their visitors with supporting performances by local organizations, the Canadian naval and air ar%ed forces,, visiting dignitaries, a $25,000 salmon derby' with the winner weight in at Gibsons, a* parade labelled the best yet seen in Gibsons and marked by floats and other entries giving evidence to much thought, planning and efforts tugboats', power boats, sail boats, a children's fishing derby, bands for listening and dancing until all hours of the night and a hot dog stand where ypu could still get fed at 4 a.m. That was the Sea Cavalcade. ��� And it was reigned over by Miss Sea Cavalcade Tracey McDonald complete with diamond studded tiara and a smile that won the hearts of all Cavalcade goers. There were winners. Hundreds of winners. Fishing derby win…
note: Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Sechelt Peninsula Times" from 1963-12-04 to 1967-03-01. Titled "The Peninsula Times" from 1967-03-08 to 1979-12-26. Published by Sechelt Peninsula Times Ltd. from 1963-12-04 to 1968-12-24 and from 1970-11-04 to 1971-03-10; by The Peninsula Times Ltd. from 1969-01-08 to 1970-10-28; by Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd. from 1971-03-17 to 1975-11-05; and by Westpres Publications Ltd. from 1975-11-12 to 1979-12-26. Dates of Publication: 1963 to 1980.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sechelt (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0186271
language: English
lat: 49.4716667
long: -123.763333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sechelt, B.C : Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Sechelt Community Archives.
type: Text