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Clare, Rick

  • CA-BC-CR011
  • Pessoa
  • fl. 1980s-

Rick Clare is one of the owners of Coast Mountain Photography and is also the owner of Whistler Foto Source, the local photo shop that has been operating in Whistler Village since 1984. He was a former Chairman of Tourism Whistler for 12 years, twice a president of its board, and he is currently the commercial director on the Tourism Whistler Board. Rick is still very active in the community serving on various task forces for the Chamber of Commerce and for the municipality of Whistler. He also worked on the bid committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler and was on the first board of VANOC.

Kay, Bruce

  • CA-BC
  • Pessoa
  • fl. 1990s-

Bruce Kay is an alpine guide, author, ice climber, and consultant who was a ski patroller for Blackcomb Mountain in the 1990s. He grew up in West Vancouver with his mountaineering parents, often on Alpine Club of Canada family camps. He attended West Vancouver Secondary School before moving to Whistler in the 1990s to work as an alpine guide in the summer and an avalanche forecaster and ski patroller for Blackcomb Mountain in the winter. He left Blackcomb Mountain in 2004, eventually moving to Squamish and Powell River, BC. He has since worked in consulting and safety services in mountainous terrain for a variety of industrial clients, ranging from mining, logging, and heavy construction to film productions and sporting events. He enjoys ice climbing in his free time, and co-authored the book West Coast Ice with Don Serl. He also wrote the book Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose in the Avalanche Patch.

Tiphine, Pascal

  • CA-BC
  • Pessoa
  • b. 30 Dec. 1954, d. 22 Nov. 2013

"A stalwart of Whistler's restaurant scene for more than 30 years, Pascal's appetite for life was only surpassed by his generosity and loyalty. His Le Gros Restaurant reflected these values: on the menu, where Pascal's passion for honest food from the land meant fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, fish and game; and in the clientele, most of whom were long-time patrons and friends from around the world.

Pascal was born in Issoudin, France. The family moved to Switzerland when he was two, returning to Besancon, France when he was in his teens. Pascal apprenticed as a chef in Neuchatel, Switzerland and then worked in various restaurants and hotels, including the Hotel Regina in Wengen, Switzerland.

In search of adventure, he moved to Canada in the mid-70s and worked various jobs in Banff and Vernon before arriving in Whistler in 1979. His first job in Whistler was at the Highland Lodge working under Penny Wright. He worked at Stoney's for several months before returning to Wengen for a year.

He came back to Whistler and partnered with Simone Aaron at Madame's, formerly Rudy's Steakhouse on Nesters Road.

In 1981 Pascal opened The Sundial restaurant in the new Whistler Village. He built a strong following among local residents and weekend visitors and as a result The Sundial not only survived but prospered during the recession of the early 1980s. In 1987 Pascal sold The Sundial to Umberto Menghi, who renamed it The Trattoria.

After a two-year hiatus Pascal and Herb Niemann, formerly of The Black Forest restaurant, opened Les Deux Gros restaurant on Alta Lake Road in 1989. Niemann left a few years later and the restaurant was renamed Le Gros.

Over the years Pascal hosted many events at Le Gros, from weddings and birthdays to celebrations of life. Annual parties were held at Halloween and on Bastille Day, a chance for the local French Connection to reunite and take part in the infamous petanque tournament.

A strong skier, in his early years in Whistler Pascal worked part time as a videographer for Tyax Heli-skiing. At Tyax Lodge he got to know the B.C. backcountry and appreciate the fishing, hunting and mushroom picking opportunities.

The shoulder seasons were also filled with motorcycle road trips to Alaska, Mexico and all manner of places in between.

While his sense of adventure took him to all kinds of places his sense of loyalty kept him close to many. Always generous and caring, Pascal's personal touch was part of most meals, whether it was a plate of pommes frites, an after-dinner drink or a joke involving his collection of mischievous props."

Parry, Peter

  • CA-BC
  • Pessoa
  • fl. 1988

Tomalty, Gordon

  • CA-BC
  • Pessoa
  • b. 25 Sept. 1932, d. 21 Jun. 2008

Tomalty served as an RCMP officer for 35 years before retiring and moving to Whistler with his wife in the late 1980s. He was a Whistler councilor from 1990 to 1993.

Spence, Terry

  • CA-BC
  • Pessoa
  • b. 20 Jan. 1942

Born and raised in northwestern Ontario, Spence moved to southern Ontario in 1965 and worked in the business industry, moving frequently. He quit the business industry in 1970 and spent time skiing in various parts of Europe before returning to Toronto. Shortly after, him and his brother moved to Whistler, where he squatted in an old lumber camp ghost-town. As the area developed he became the masseur for the Canadian National Ski Team, and later became a ski coach. He is one of the 'models' in the Toad Hall poster, the one in the blue and white helmet to be exact. Him and his wife Ann now run a B&B in Whistler.

Brown, Ricky

  • CA-BC-BR021
  • Pessoa
  • fl. 1980

Brown currently works as a coach in the Peak to Valley Camp, a ski camp that focuses on race training. He himself previously won the Peak to Valley Race.

Hartle, Diane

  • CA-BC-HD007
  • Pessoa
  • fl. 1990s

Banks, Feet

  • CA-BC-BF001
  • Pessoa
  • 1976-

Feet Banks was raised in Northern BC without electricity. At age twelve his family moved to Whistler, where he took up hiking, skiing, rock climbing, and ocean canoe trips during his high school years. After graduating from the University of Victoria for writing and film, Feet returned to Whistler, where he co-directed and produced the seminal Canadian ski film Parental Advisory Vol. 1. Feet now lives in Squamish, but hosts many Whistler events, writes a weekly movie column titled 'Notes from the Back Row' for Pique Newsagazine, freelances for numerous top outdoor magazines, and has been the editor of the magazine Mountain Life – Coast Mountains since it’s inception in 2006. He is also the co-creator of the Heavy Hitting HorrorFest, a grassroots Whistler film festival which has locals create often hysterical horror shorts which are judged.

Fitzgerald, Nicole

  • CA-BC-FN004
  • Pessoa
  • 1975-

Nicole Fitzgerald is a reporter and producer at Shaw Communications, a journalist, actress, and an author. She was born and raised in Victoria, BC, and enjoyed sailing and singing growing up. At age 5, she began taking ballet classes, and soon began auditioning for plays. At age 8, she played Gretl in The Sound of Music, and was committed to theatre since, performing in four productions per year until leaving high school topursue a theatre program at Sheridan College in Toronto, ON. She didn't finish the program, but instead signed on with a large theatre agency, The Talent House, which started her on theatre festivals. She played Anne of Green Gables at the Charlottetown Festival. However, around 2000, she missed the West Coast, and as a result she moved back to Victoria to enroll in the education program at the University of Victoria. She soon switched to English, and began writing poetry and reports for the Sidney Review. At an awards dinner celebrating an award she won for an article she wrote for the Sidney Review before graduating, the Whistler Question noticed her and hired her on in 2002. While working in Whistler, she also wrote freelance pieces for the Vancouver Sun and The Province. She also taught musical theatre at the now-defunct Soul Funktion and, when summer came, took on a waitressing job at the Four Seasons in Whistler. She moved on to write for Pique Newsmagazine until 2007, when she took a job as a reporter for Shaw Cable. She has worked there since, and is married to Steven Boorne and lives in Whistler. She is part of Bear Smart and has been involved in the Whistler Writers' Festival. In her free time, she focuses on writing a novel.

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