The National Library of Canada's collection of Canadian newspapers is the most extensive in the country. It includes newspapers in original newsprint, bound volumes, microfilm and microfiche. Many people consult the collection on a regular basis; on-site, the microfilm reading room is often full and, the number of reels that travel around the country on interlibrary loan each year is remarkable. Sadly, the original newsprint copies are in such terrible condition that they cannot be handled by the genealogist, the student or the local historian. The facility in which they have been stored is so inadequate that it is hastening the destruction of the very papers it tries to shelter. The site is primarily dedicated to the Halifax Gazette and was created on occasion of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of this first newspaper published in North America's English colonies. Besides some scanned images of the first issue from spring 1752 the website provides bibliographical notes and links to other ressources relating to the early history of the press in Canada.