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Week of December 23, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to Blackcomb Mountain; ski gear; awards; skiers; party balloons; Whistler Skiers' Chapel; Creekside; ski races; drinks
Appears in December 23, 1981 issue:
02-232-6. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] The latest in practical fashion. Meg Davies shines in her new plastic bag ... compliments of Blackcomb. Well, at least it keeps you dry no matter what.
02-232-13. Pg. 7. Caption: Jamie Kurlander excepts congratulations from Mayor Pat Carleton after winning both races in the Subaru Pro Series.
02-232-28. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Tami Wick, 8 year-old, Emerald Estates.
02-232-21. Pg. 13. Caption: [left] Dave Patterson, John Clothier and Bill McCance -- winners of a trip to Aspen in the Whistler Village Championship ski race.
02-232-33. Pg. 26. Caption: Charlie "The Scribe" McClain presents Al Davis and Geoff Hesthemer with plaques over their dead bodies.

Week of September 4, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to summer skiing into the lake (freestyle); Town Centre Construction
02-092-11. Pg. 3. Caption: Linda Satre accepts another donation to the Terry Fox fund from a patron outside the Husky Station while Ruth Howells looks on.
02-092-29. Pg. 6. Caption: [top left] Two jumpers unfold their flips
02-092-18. Pg. 6. Caption: [top right] Two jumpers unfold their flips
02-092-28. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Masahito Tsunoki buckles into his lift vest.
02-092-33. Pg. 11. Caption: Dave Buchan -- new sales representative with the Capilano Highlands team since August 1.
02-092-7. Pg. [16] At the foot of Whistler... As in many cases, you've got to start at the bottom to get to the top. In this picture we have the crew putting the cable on the Garibaldi Lift's chairlift that rises from the Town Centre. Also shown is the pit that the two-mountain daylodge will rise from. It won't completed this year but the substructure will and portable trailers will be used on the site to sell lift tickets to Whistler and Blackcomb.

Week of July 10 [2], 1980

Photographs including but not limited to driving; hang gliding in the mountains; wedding at the chapel
02-103-14. Pg. 1. Caption: Wedge Mountain from the northwest showing the steep couloir where Gerhard Singler fell to his death.
02-103-8. Pg. 4. Caption: New location for Town Hall put municipal buildings adjacent to Public Safety Building (PSB) on the north side. Upstairs meeting room in the PSB will be used for Council Chambers.
02-103-58. Pg. 9. Caption: (top) The second couple from the left is Debbie Teigen-Duplain and Brock Duplain, Whistler's newest newlyweds, seen here with their ushers and bridesmaids outside the Whistler chapel.
02-103-73. Pg. 9. Caption: (middle) Wedding guests catch a close-up of the belly dancers at the Keg reception.
02-103-65. Pg. 9. Caption: The wedding hall set with finery ready for the post-nuptial feast.
02-103-29. Pg. 10. Caption: [top right] Arsenault takes off from Whistler's topmost peak. Lack of wind caused him to plummet 40 feet before catching a rising thermal air current.
02-103-26. Pg. 10. Caption: (below left) Making final adjustments before his historic 'first'.
02-103-32. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom left] A craggy finger of rock juts from the peak as Arsenault, a small triangle over Alta Lake and the Westside Road, drifts like a condor almost a mile above the valley floor.
02-103-49. Pg. [16]. Caption: Dale Arsenault completing the first hang-glide journey from the top of Whistler to the base facilities near Highway 99. See story page 10.

Week of February 22, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to army helicopter; Squamish; Whistler Fire Hall; cross-country skiing; Dave Murray retirement party at Myrtle Philip School; Crazy Canuck; ski race; chairlift; Shell Cup; Search and Rescue Squadron 422 from Comrox; Krazy Kanucks presented with a 'superskier' cartoon after Shell Cup; Creekside Husky and tow truck
Appears in February 25, 1982 issue:
02-220-143 Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Diana Pooke -- Shell Cup Co-ordinator for Shell Canada.
02-220-20. Pg. 4. Caption: The first test run of the fire department's late addition proved it could be instrumental in putting out high level fires such as the one at Whistler Village Inn Jan. 13.
02-220-10. Pg. 9. Caption: Mayor Pat Carleton greets Federal Fitness Minister Gerald Regan and family when they visited Whistler on Feb. 19.
02-220-79. Pg. 11. Caption: Dave Murray (left) is congratulated by Canadian National Ski Team coach John Ritchie at a reception for the retiring nine-year veteran.
02-220-5. Pg. 12. Caption: Search and Rescue Squadron 422 from Comox dropped into Whistler last week for a mountain rescue training session.
02-220-120. Pg. 13. Caption: Dave Irwin
02-220-166. Pg. 13. Caption: Todd Brooker
02-220-179. Pg. 13. Caption: Bob Lahti
02-220-89. Pg. 15. Caption: Dave Murray displays his giant card made by Isobel McLaurin.
02-220-54. Pg. 16. Caption: A group of young beavers, dreams of downhill racing in their heads, in attendance at Dave Murray's reception.
02-220-148. Pg. 19. Caption: Mike Carney, winner of the 1981 Canadian Juvenile Championships, 15-year old Mike Carney of Squamish was one of the many young competitors hoping to get a chance at pitting themselves against the likes of Murray and Podborski.
02-220-137. Pg. 22. Caption: [top left] Mark Angus, Contractor, Gondoal Area resident
02-220-127. Pg. 22. Caption: [top middle] Shannon Wells, Secretary at McConkey's Ski Shop, White Gold resident
02-220-129. Pg. 22. Caption: [top right] Grant Balmer, Service Manager at Blackcombe Sports, Alpine Meadows resident
02-220-140. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom left] Dave MacPhail, Plumbing Inspector, Alpine Meadows resident
02-220-125. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom middle] Amy Shoup, Clerk at Whistler Creek Ski Shop
02-220-138. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom right] Trudi Alder, Contractor, Nesters resident
02-220-58. Pg. 25. Caption: Andy Marynowski of Shell Canada presents the 'Crazy Kanucks' with a 'superstore' cartoon after the Shell Cup was cancelled on Feb. 22.
02-220-190. Pg. 28. Caption: A parking attendant's dream ... This giant tow truck pulled into town the other day -- and quickly pulled out again, much to the relief of nearby parking violators.
02-220-151. Pg. 30. Caption: Canada's answer to Leroy Neimann. Ken F. Wesman, formerly of West Vancouver and now of Calgary, had a little time on his hand and managed in two months to come up with eight dynamic oil paintings of the Canadian National Ski Team. Shell Canada purchased the entire collection and present two of the canvasses (complete with fresh, sticky surfaces) to Dave Murray and Dave Irwin. From Whistler Wesman will head back to Calgary and start work on a 3x8' montage for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Week of April 22, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to ski racing; Creekside Husky
Appears in April 22, 1982 issue:
02-246-8. Pg. 15. Caption: [top] New Whistler Resident, Ken Wesman.
02-246-18. Pg. 15. Caption: [bottom] Wesman's impressions of Ken Read.

Week of March 25, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Paul Burrows; birthday party; musicians; skiing from the peak; camping; mountaineering; Cheakamus Icebreaker Championship kayaking; Peter Chzrywowski; cross-country skiing race; dogs; cars; Creekside Husky; Whistler Creek shop; Whistler Village; Rotary Club; Avalanche Area; skiers; construction; house interiors; PTC Bingo Night
Appears in March 25, 1982 issue:
02-253-158. Pg. 1. Caption: Staff photographer freezes the snow avalanche on film as it roars off the roof of the Whistler Sports & Convention Centre on Friday, March 19. More photos on pages 21 & 26. P. Burrows Photo.
02-253-22. Pg. 4. Caption: The construction camp site claims another victim. This van was stuck in a hole last weekend.
02-253-264. Pg. 7. Caption: Duane Perrett of Pinecrest takes a run through the gates at the Icebreaker Championships, the first race in the B.C. 1982 whitewater season. Perrett is one of the many paddlers in the Whistler area who takes advantage of the swift mountain rivers in the valley.
02-253-186. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Ken Warke, Gentleman explorer extraordinaire, Tamarisk resident.
02-253-180. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Florence Corrigan, Pharmacist, Adventures West resident.
02-253-173. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Bob Daly, School principal, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-253-176. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Jimmy Warren, Doorman, Whistler Vale resident.
02-253-179. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Lois Paterson, Whistler Janitorial Services, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-253-191. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Mike 'Stoner' Stone, Bartender, White Gold Estates resident.
02-253-35. Pg. 10. Caption: John Bartosik gives a good squeeze to the head of our now long-lost Mouthpiece as one of the many rites of passage administered at Maloney's well-celebrated going away party. So long, Mick. Long may you stay on the wagon.
02-253-260. Pg. 11. Caption: Kayaker heads down the Cheakamus under the bridge in the Ice Breaker Race held March 21.
02-253-268. Pg. 14. Caption: Duane Perrett gets ready in the snowy starting gate at the Cheakamus Ice Breaker race March 21.
02-253-168. Pg. 15. Caption: Lucky winner at the PTC Bingo Night leaves with his prize while caller Bob Daly and Gary Raymond get ready for the next game.
02-253-212. Pg. 16. Caption: Smith Brothers Wilson forge ahead on the rebuilding of the Keg building which burned on Feb. 13.
02-253-87. Pg. 19. Caption: [left] Loreen Barnet, of the ALSC, won the open women's division in Whistler's last Nordic race of the season.
02-253-90. Pg. 19. Caption: [right] Peter Rehor placed third in the open men's section in Saturday's race. He finished with a time of 46:04.
02-253-162. Pg. 21. Caption: This was the scene after tons of snow ended up on the top of parking structure 'A' after it fell of the Sports & Convention Centre roof Friday afternoon.
02-253-53. Pg. 23. Caption: [top] Skiing down one of the slopes in the Spearhead range.
02-253-148. Pg. 23. Caption: [bottom] Rotary lot winner -- Larry Desjardins of Burnaby (left) is presented with land deed by Whistler Rotary president Bob Brown on the site lost Friday.
02-253-231. Pg. 26. Caption: [top] Moments before 50 tons of snow slid from the roof of the Sports & Convention Centre, Doug Fox, Cliff Jennings and crew tried shovelling snow away from facia beams.
02-253-229. Pg. 26. Caption: [middle] Within 24 hours, this glum had been twisted from its foundation by the moving snow mass.
02-253-171. Pg. 26. Caption: [bottom] Keep moving is right! Someone with a sense of humour then added the sign on the left to the warning on the right.

Week of June 22, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to construction; lodge party; snake; football; tennis courts; swings; children; Creekside Gondola Stairs; bike rodeo; Whistler Mountain Chamber of Commerce; rowing; cars
Appears in July 3, 1981 issue:
02-177-19. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] A beer bottle was thrown through the window of the information centre.
Appears in June 25, 1981 issue:
02-177-107. Pg. 1. Caption: Some of the 35 concerned mothers who appeared at council June 22 seeking approval of the summer recreation program.
02-177-25. Pg. 4. Caption: John Reynolds, co-owner of Tapley's Pub, presents Robert Miele, treasurer of the Whistler Athletic Association, with a cheque for $1000. The donation will go towards funding amateur athletics in the valley.
02-177-117. Pg. 6. Caption: Junior skiers heading for lunch after a hard morning on the slopes.
02-177-14. Pg. 7. Caption: Whistler's new mascot (the un-named marmot) shows off for students.
02-177-50. Pg. 8. Caption: Gordon Turner reads hi 'Ode to Alex' Marshall at Nancy Raine's on June 17.
02-177-110. Pg. 11. Caption: Hot Wheels - Students at Myrtle Philip Elementary School show off their creative talents in the bike decorating contest. The event was scheduled in conjunction with Sports Day which was moved inside because of the weather.
02-177-88. Pg. 15. Caption: Flag footballers get down and boogie.
02-177-19. Pg. 17. Caption: Whistler Ballet students who performed in Garibaldi School of Dance production of "The Streadfast Tin Soldier" and "Little Matchgirl". The performance on Sunday, June 21 at The Centennial Theatre in N. Vancouver was a complete sell out. Left to right: Brie Minger, Corinne Valleau, Jodi Rustad, Rachel Roberts and Melanie Busdon; Peaches Grant sitting.
02-177-126. Pg. 18. Caption: A single vehicle accident at about 8:30 pm on Sunday, June 21 resulted in a charge of driving without due care being laid against Thomas Schafer of Rainbow Drive. Schafer's 1980 grey Ford 4x4 ended up in the ditch of the intersection of Alpine Way and Highway 99 after he failed to make the turn and skidded in the gravel. Neither Schafer nor his passenger Ken Cassidy were injured in the accidet.
02-177-53. Pg. [20] Caption: Myrtle Philip Elementary School principal Alex Marshall is surrounded by his Angels at his 'roast' on Wednesday night.

Week of June 6, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to views of Whistler Mountain; Construction; motorcycles; car accident; firemen; lake views; school events
02-006-26 on pg. 1. Caption: An idyllic scene - the north side of Whistler is reflected in the still waters of Green Lake.
02-006-32 on pg. 3. Caption: Mr. Marshall accompanies his class on the guitar as they perform on recorders and percussion.
02-006-08 on pg. 8. Caption: none...See story next to photograph and answer is provided in ...
02-006-11 on pg. 9. Caption: Some of the piles in the town centre parking structure that were driven down over 100 ft.
02-006-28 on pg 9. Caption: The 'Blackcomb Bog' claims a victim. Sabre's Cat gets into difficulty.
02-006-04-05 on pg. 10. Caption: Another view of the logging slash in front of Whistler taken from the road with 200 mm lens.
02-006-25 on pg. 10. Caption: The view of the north end of Green Lake at Soo Valley - a popular camping spot.
02-006-38 on pg. 11. Caption: Top - Andy Munster and friends watch as the firemen start their practice.
02-006-47 on pg. 11. Caption: Centre - Firemen Ike Elboin lights a copy of the Whistler Question so that he can set fire to his cabin.
02-006-48 on pg. 11. Caption: Below: Up she goes 0 the end of the Diversion creek residence.
02-006-09 on pg. 12. Caption: The testing rig being used in the town centre to test the loading of the foundation piles.
02-006-14 on pg. 14. Caption: Some of the motorcycles parked outside the Whistler Inn on Sunday.
02-006-51 on pg. 15. Caption: Lonnie Wray, Pierre Friele, Chuck Hustins and Cal Logue ham it up in a scene from the P.S.S. production 'Timber'.
02-006-07 on pg [16] or back cover. Caption: Whistler Mountain as seen from the southern boundary of the municipality showing the logging slash on the west ridge.

Week of December 20, 1978

Photographs including but not limited to Myrtle Philip Elementary School Choir; Myrtle Philip School "A Christmas Story" Christmas Play; Gondola Barn; Whistler Mountain; Skiing; Creekside Gondola
02-027-19. Pg. 1. Caption: The season's first skiers lining up to buy tickets on Friday, December 15, 1978.
02-027-07. Pg. 6. Caption: Caroline Richard sings 'Silent Night' at the Brownie Christmas Concert while Jodi Rustad accompanies her.
02-027-17. Pg 6. Caption: One of the first gondolas full of skiers to go up the mountain this year.
02-027-04. Pg. 10. Caption: "A Christmas Story' - sheep in the foreground with a shepherd and the Wise Men behind.
02-027-05. Pg. 11. Caption: The Myrtle Philip School Choir in full voice.
02-027-11. Pg. 14. Caption: Santa is surrounded by children at the school concert.
02-027-10. Pg. 16. Caption: Betty Shore shares a joke with Santa after the concert.

Week of September 12, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to picnic; Whistler Creek Lodge Construction; school; golf
02-081-44. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Typical Town Centre scene last week - the rain keeps coming and the mud gets deeper!
02-081-35. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Access bridge over Whistler Creek with rising Whistler Creek Lodge building in the background.
02-081-41. Pg. 3. Caption: The first assembly of the school year. The primary grade students listen to Principal Alex Marshall.
02-081-57. Pg. 4. Caption: Concrete being poured into sonotubes for package #3 - with packages #4 & #5 behind.
02-081-8. Pg. 5. Caption: Mrs. Myrtle Philip addresses the Federation of B.C. Naturalists meeting on Saturday September 8.
02-081-31. Pg. 6. Caption: Clearing at the B.C. Hydro substation near Mons.
02-081-49. Pg. 11. Caption: [top] Caesar Gianna addresses the Rotary Club last Friday.
02-081-64. Pg. 11. Caption [bottom]: Swinging in the rain! A foursome tees off at the first hole in the Bob Parsons Tournament.
02-081-48. Pg. 12. Caption: Potholes galore! The entrance to Alpine Meadows as it appeared last Sunday.
02-081-62. Pg. 13. Caption: The front entrance of the new Fortress Mountain Blackcomb base facility.
02-081-11. Pg. 15. Caption: The bottom terminal of Blackcomb lift #2 takes shape.
02-081-5. Pg. [16]. Caption: Judy and Dennis Waddingham (on the left) look on as Lee Parsons (centre) hands Chris Garrett his prize, while Hugh McClennan holds the umbrella. The occasion was the Bob Parsons Memorial Golf Tournament.

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