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Week of December 5, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Mountain; Blackcomb Mountain; Construction.
002-01-36 caption: Blackcomb Mountain pictured from 12,500 feet taken November 27, 1979; appears on page 1.
02-01-10 appears on page 4. Construction.
02-01-22 appears on page 8. Caption: Another view of the Town Centre with the Blackcomb access road in the background.
02-01-35 appears on page 11. Caption: The runs of Whistler as they appear from the air.
02-01-16 appears on page 12 Caption: The new snow and sunshine shows to advantage on Blackcomb Mountain.

Week of May 30, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to town planning in 1978; Whistler Village construction
02-007-03 on pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: The precast concrete at the Town Centre gives the appearance of a small town.
02-007-02 on pg. 7. Caption: Someone important must have fallen in the ditch! There are now concrete curbs by the Mons garbage bin entrance.
02-007-12-13 on pg. 8. Caption: The view from Mr. Saunders condominium on Drew Drive showing the outline of the new Whistler Creek Hotel.
02-007-17-18 on pg. 15. Caption: Looking south down Pinecrest Lake with Cloudburst Mtn. in the background.
02-007-15 on pg. 15. Caption: Pinecrest Lake - a natural setting presently being developed into recreational parcels.

Week of April 11, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's visit to Whistler Mountain; Skiing; Winter construction; freestyle skiing; Grouse Mountain Vancouver; the Posie Shoppe
02-014-33 on pg. 1. Caption: Prime Minister Trudeau a the bottom of the Olympic Run after a hard day's ski-ing on Whistler.
02-014-01 appears in April 18, 1979 issue on pg. 10 [L]: Caption: Don't look too closely! Highways crews work on a "suspended" section of the Cheakamus Canyon highway held up by logs.
02-014-26 on pg. 10. Caption: Some of the crumpled railcars and twisted track at the scene of the B.C.R. derailment.
02-014-52 on pg. 12. Caption: Champion Eaves exhibits fine form during the Labatt's World Cup Freestyle Aerials at Grouse.
02-014-10 on pg. 17. Caption: Highlands Mall and the Highlander Hotel as seen from the new Highway #99.
02-014-46 on pg. 20. Caption: The interior of the Highlands Mall showing the tropical plants in the mall itself.

Week of March 28, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to springtime at Whistler Mountain; dinner event; horses; drinking
02-016-24 [T]; 02-016-29 [B] on pg. 1. Caption: The Spring has Sprung at Whistler--people enjoying the warm, sunny weather both on top of the mountain and at the bottom.
02-016-28 on pg. 5. Caption: The Mt. Currie (T'zsil) ski class takes a music break at the base of Whistler.
02-016-27 on pg.5. Caption: TWO LOGS -- Geoff Power models the official Whistler logo on a T-shirt and the unofficial Whistler logo on the visor.
02-016-23 on pg. 6 [Top L]: Pictorial Review of The 'Freakers Ball' March 21,
02-016-09 on pg.6-7: 1979
02-016-12 on pg.7, [Top R]: 'Freakers Ball'
02-016-02 on pg. 7 Bottom: 'Freakers Ball'
02-016-14 on pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: Four smiling faces at the Freakers Ball -- Bob Daniels, Jan Simpson, Doug Schull and Frans Carpay -- enjoying the action at this event that was held on March 21.

Week of February 21, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Creekside skiing; night skiing
02-21-12 on pg. 8. Caption: Blizzard! The scene looking down the Green Chair during the snowstorm on Tuesday, February 13.
02-21-13 on pg. 9. Caption: All iced up! Bill Southcott and Editor Paul Burrows sporting iced-up beards at about noon on February 13 after eating snow for about 2 1/2 hours.
02-21-20; 02-21-09 on pg. 10. Caption: So the story goes -- firemen at the scene of the Mons' fire and the shed as it appeared the following morning.
02-21-03 on pg. 12 -- Caption: The crowds begin to arrive -- the Olive Chair loading area on Thursday, February 15.
02-21-15 on pg. 16 -- Caption: Firemen fight the fire at the Mons' workshop on Monday, February 12.

Week of January 24, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Construction; Rotary Club events; Whistler Mountain views; car accident; winter
02-25-25 on pg. 1. Caption: Aspen President D'Arcy Brown, Mayor Pat Carleton and Aspen's Gerry Blann at break-fast at Whistler on Saturday.
02-25-23 on pg. 6. Caption [R]: While the remains of the vehicle are shown at the right.
02-25-30 on pg. 7. Caption [L]: The audience gives unanimous approval to one of the motions presented at Saturday night's meeting.
02-25-28 on pg. 7. Caption [R]: Water Company solicitor H.D.C. Hunter addresses the meeting while A.L.D.R.A. President Diane Eby and Robin Macfarlane look on.
02-25-32 on pg.9. Caption: New signs recently put up in the area of the new Whistler Village by the Whistler Village Land Company.
02-25-17 on pg. [16]. Caption: Powder snow and sunshine -- the way it was at Whistler several times during the past week. Scott Alpen photo.

Week of November 19, 1978

Photos including but not limited to car accident; canoeing at Alta Lake; South Face of Whistler Mountain
02-029-15. Pg. 1. Caption: The Gardiner vehicle as it ended up in Green Lake.
02-029-06. Pg. 3. Caption: Logging truck goes off at Mons.
02-029-03. Pg. 3. Caption: Logging truck goes off at Mons.
02-029-04. Pg. 6. Caption: Highways' truck gets stuck by the yard on Thursday.
02-029-10. Pg. 6.Caption: Lone Highways' worker pushes snow off of the overpass after snowstorm.
02-029-19. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: The snow's up on Whistler -- up at around 6,000 ft.

Week of September 27, 1978

Photographs including but not limited to Garibaldi construction; chairlift construction; Orange Chair on Whistler Mountain; 19 Mile Creek bridge work; "Little Red" Chair construction; Blackcomb Mountain access road
02-036-09. pg.5. Caption: Top drive station of the new "Little Red" chairlift being built at the top of Whistler Ski area.

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