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Week of December 8, 1981 [2]

Photographs including but not limited to guitarist; meal at restaurant; group photo of children; Blackcomb Village; cars; flowers; singing in a play; ski gear; construction; snowcats; gathering around fireplace; skiing; chairlift; choir; Willie Whistler; Christmas season party
Appears in December 10, 1981 issue:
02-236-88. Pg. 1. Caption: The Undaunted Arrive. They came by the trainload on Sunday, December 6 -- unsung heroes of the white slopes, determined to schuss the fresh powder come rain or snow or floods. This trainload of nearly 100 skiers was the first to hit Whistler after BCR clear its tracks following weekend flooding.
02-236-110. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] For the first time since the mountain opened, Blackcomb snowcats groom the Skidder -- right to the bottom in the Town Centre. Happy skiing!
02-236-147. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Fireman Gary Raymond sprays water on burning power pole.
02-236-72. Pg. 4. Caption: If you don't now, you probably should. It's Nick DiLalla and Carol Simmie, new parking attendants for the Town Centre. You park's wrong -- they tag's quick.
02-236-120. Pg. 6. Caption: Wayne Dickenson, formerly of the planning department with the City of Vancouver, joins municipal staff as planning director as of December 1.
02-236-22. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Harvey Webber, North Vancouver.
02-236-25. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] June Shepherd, Brio.
02-236-26. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Bob Ellis, Alpine Meadows.
02-236-28. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Jack Davey, Snowland Place.
02-236-18. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Sherry King, Vancouver.
02-236-19. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Elaine Edwards, North Vancouver.
02-236-40. Pg. 12. Caption: Roll the cameras! Whistler school children perform for the CBC in the Village Square.
02-236-78. Pg. 13. Caption: The finale of the Squamish Youth Chorale's 'Specially for Shepherds'.
02-236-204. Pg. 14. Caption: On the set in Tantalus Lodge for the final filming of CBC's Whistler Wonderland.
02-236-150. Pg. 15. Caption: Nancy Raine with B.S.C. Coach Byron Gracie.
02-236-164. Pg. 17. Caption: Andre Pascal (Far left), Steven Gawreletz (Centre) and Mitch Vlad (far right), all representatives of the Canadian Government Office of Tourism in Los Angeles join Earl Hansen and Al Raine in a flurry of Whistler's specialty. The CGOT reps visited Whistler December 4 to improve marketing techniques between the resort and the California market.
02-236-143. Pg. 18. Caption: Tree down -- no damage. One of the large trees that fell down during Saturday's storm. This one hit Drew Meredith's house.
02-236-66. Pg. 20. Caption: A rose for your thoughts. Lynn Derbyshire, proprietor for Valley Vines & Petals shares a bouquet and a smile on the opening day of Whistler's first florist shop December 5.
02-236-138. Pg. 22. Caption: [top] Celebrating the opening of the skiing to the bottom of the mountain, Whistler's Peter Alder and Blackcomb's Hugh Smythe take the chair out of the village.
02-236-60. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom] Laurie Vance and Sheila Peters toast each other at the opening of Brandywine Management and Villa Sol.

Week of March 1, 1984 [2]

Photographs including but not limited to accordion player; bar; drinking; flowers; drinks; Black Forest Restaurant grand opening; McConkey's Cup
Appears in March 1, 1984 issue:
02-366-12. Pg. 1. Caption: Ernest G. Rilling, accordion players, kept everyone tapping to the Bavarian beat last Thursday in the Black Forest Restaurant's grand opening. Whistle rites crowded Herbert Niemann's new location in Whistler Village's Crystal Lodge and enjoyed champagne and hors d'oeuvres.
02-366-68. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] The unsafe safe.
02-366-75. Pg. 9. Caption: Live entertainment continues at Mountain House Cabaret with Juan Trak through until Sunday evening.
02-366-63. Pg. 12. Caption: Jean Louis Arsenault takes off for some air time at Tod Mountain.
02-366-37. Pg. 17. Caption: Potter Ron Tribe, recently returned from Italy, is displaying some of his work at Inge's until March 15. His latest work, above, was completed last week and uses some fresh new techniques. The two part piece actually has a tin metal skin and a texture Tribe describes as "inviting to the touch". The North Vancouver artist has avowed a modernist and marine-influenced style.

Week of September 29, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to hockey; portraits; golf; art; chairlift on Whistler Mountain; helicopter; aerobics; biking; hot tub; meeting; wedding; flowers and gardening; roads and bridges; Club Cabin development
Appears in October 13, 1983 issue:
02-354-174. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] Tom Barratt inspects one of the specimens from the municipal nursery.
02-354-181. Pg. 9. Caption: [bottom] Karen Edwards perches in front of miniature salal.
Appears in October 6, 1983 issue:
02-354-35. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Doug Barr, Carpenter, Emerald Estates.
02-354-49. Pg. 8. Caption: Giles Dufort, fresh from the Piedmont Golf Club north of Montreal, takes a few practice shots on the Whistler golf course. Dufort is join Paul Dellanzo, club professional in the position of assistant gold professional. Dufort says that when he heard about the course, he was interested immediately. "It's a very professional course. It's unique and beautiful with the mountains around." Dufort has played extensively in Florida and will be spending this winter there before returning in May to begin his duties.
02-354-58. Pg. 9. Caption: Germaine Degenhardt's Dawn Breaking over the Snowcamp on Singing Pass is but one of 62 paintings on display at the Sundial Restaurant. Degenhardt, 51, was born in Vancouver and attend the Vancouver School of Art. The Pemberton artist, who lived in Whistler for 12 years, also studied in Paris before returning to the West Coast where she learned silk screen printing. What are her favourite subjects? "Whatever turns me on," she says.
02-354-33. Pg. 10. Caption: John Hunter Trucking goalie Steve Brunn misses a shot that grazes the post in Saturday's Howe Sound Hockey League game opener against Tapley's Winterhawks. Brunn was pestered with shots from Winterhawk forwards and defencemen all game long. A porous John Hunter defence coupled with fast skating Winterhawk players proved too much for the Squamish team as they went down to defeat 6-3.
Appears in September 29, 1983 issue:
02-354-225. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] Greg Lee, new head skiing coach at Blackcomb, gets a head start working out with local girls and boys Sunday morning. Lee, a former World Pro Skiing Circuit skier, also does colour commentary for CBC Sports. Before Sunday's soccer game Lee showed kids how to take their heart rate for better fitness.
02-354-145. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] Roy Ferris, head of new indoor tennis court development.
02-354-129. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Jackson Davies, one of the stalwarts of the long-running Kitsilano spoof Talking Dirty and well-known Vancouver comedic actor, take his eyes of Chris Myles during taping of a Whistler Resort Association promotional film in Delta Mountain Inn Monday. The film being produced by Chris Petersen and Michael Robison of Petersen Productions, should be completed by the end of October.
02-354-190. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Brownies Karen Kogler, Sonja RIckli, Madeleine Domries, Sara Jennings, Marika Richoz, Jessica Wilson, Adrienne Richters, Joanne Denduyf, Jessica Humphrey, Melanie Busdon, Leah Wuolle, and Heather Paul listend attentively to leader Brown Owl (alias Bettina Weidemann) at the first meeting of the season at Myrtle Philip School, Wednesday, September 21. Brown Owl say that Brownies meet once a week, from 6:30 to 8p.m. at the school, and are open to girls aged six through nine.
02-354-162. Pg. 5. Caption: Two long-time Whistler residents, Pauline and Ray Wiebe, enjoy their sunny wedding day Sept. 24 in Vancouver. After a splendid ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Wiebe headed off on their honeymoon for even more sun in Southern California.
02-354-226. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Brenda Davison, Village Store employee, White Gold.
02-354-105. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Jeff Wuolle, Owner/Manager Twin Peaks Property Management, Whistler Village.
02-354-89. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Travel agency managers enjoy the view from the Whistler Mountain Roundhouse. Here to experience Whistler before promoting it, the managers spent their five days at the Whistler Village Inn.
02-354-151. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] Out for a postprandial training ride, cyclist Todd McPhalen coasts down Village Gate Boulevard. Not seen are Dave MacPhail, Don Barr and Murray Sudden, nuclei of the soon-to-be Team Whistler.
02-354-123. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Getting' down is the way to get in shape at Bodyworks. Workouts will be moving to Myrtle Philip School starting Monday.
02-354-192. Pg. 9. Caption: [right] Alpine Paving workmen roll along Mountain Lane and put the finishing touches to the route. With Village Stroll paving now complete all that remains is completing Whistler Way from Tantalus Lodge to the underground parking entrance.
02-354-98. Pg. 12. Caption: The skiing never stops for Philippe Lavoie and Brentt Wood, seen here atop Whistler Mountain Sunday before boot-skiing on remaining snow.
02-354-220. Pg. 14. Caption: "Dorfmusik" players entertain village crowds Sundays. Group carries on Swiss tradition of a village band.