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Sechelt Community Archives Facinating photographs and documents of historical Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast in general, are to be found in the Sechelt Community Archives.

Do you have a family member from the Sunshine Coast that served in WWI or WWII? We are compiling a list of local veteran...
10/01/2026

Do you have a family member from the Sunshine Coast that served in WWI or WWII? We are compiling a list of local veterans and want to include them!

If you have any information that could help, please email the Sechelt Community Archives at [email protected] or comment below.

Take a look inside the salal packing business that John Hayes operated inside the former Union Steamship dance pavilion....
09/17/2026

Take a look inside the salal packing business that John Hayes operated inside the former Union Steamship dance pavilion. He also ran a theatre and rented apartments there.

First plane to land at Sechelt/Gibson's airport. Pilot was Roy Brett a Selma Park contractor who was awarded a contract ...
09/03/2026

First plane to land at Sechelt/Gibson's airport. Pilot was Roy Brett a Selma Park contractor who was awarded a contract to work on the airport.

There are not as many houseboats on the Sunshine Coast as there once were, but we can still visit them through photograp...
08/20/2026

There are not as many houseboats on the Sunshine Coast as there once were, but we can still visit them through photographs. Would you live in a houseboat?

This houseboat belonged to Bryce Fleck and was in Porpoise Bay 1920s-1930s. Photograph by Edric Clayton.

Just over 60 years ago, this "sea monster" was caught by Pat John and Emil Daniels. We must have missed this episode of ...
08/13/2026

Just over 60 years ago, this "sea monster" was caught by Pat John and Emil Daniels. We must have missed this episode of the Beachcombers!

Florence Duncan is well remembered for running the Sechelt Inn. Does anyone remember her husband's name?
07/30/2026

Florence Duncan is well remembered for running the Sechelt Inn. Does anyone remember her husband's name?

A soccer game in Sechelt, date unknown. Have you been watching the World Cup?
06/25/2026

A soccer game in Sechelt, date unknown.

Have you been watching the World Cup?

What a catch! Butch Ono became Fire Chief of the Sechelt Volunteer Fire Department in 1975, but he was also an avid fish...
05/14/2026

What a catch! Butch Ono became Fire Chief of the Sechelt Volunteer Fire Department in 1975, but he was also an avid fisherman and member of the Rod and Gun Club.

For Beachcombers fans, you might recognize this photograph in the background of Molly's Reach! Photo courtesy of the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

Check out our display at the Sechelt Public Library to learn about early Japanese Canadians in Sechelt!
05/07/2026

Check out our display at the Sechelt Public Library to learn about early Japanese Canadians in Sechelt!

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