We thought it appropriate since we moved into a new location on Sept. 1, 2020 to share an historical photo of the Alberni Valley’s first printing press, circa 1914. Sandra Oickle at the Alberni Valley Museum found the photo for our Look Back feature, and we have been saving it for this week.
READ: How the original Port Alberni News got its name
Our new home, at 4918 Napier Street, may be new to us, but not to the newspaper and printing business. Up until October 2015, it was home to the AV Times newspaper, which operated for 48 years. The building is still home to Houle Printing, a private printing business that former Times pressman Denis Houle owns and operates.
For many years, the AV Times was printed on premises, until the press moved to Nanaimo in September 2001.
The final edition of the AV Times was published on Oct. 9, 2015, after which the paper shut its doors for the last time.
This photo is one of nearly 24,000 in the Alberni Valley Museum’s collection. See more online at https://portalberni.pastperfectonline.com/. The Albernis: Then and Now, 1912-2012 is still available for purchase at the Alberni Valley Museum.
susie.quinn@albernivalleynews.com
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