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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 July 4, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; roads; logging truck accident; Pemberton Princess; track competition; bus transport; snakes; school.
02-02-28 appears on page 15. Caption: A freestyler shows his form off the jump under the watchful eye of Wayne Wong.
02-02-19 on pg. 15. Caption: Bob Dufour & Toni Sailer riding up.
02-02-04 on pg. 15. Caption: Looking down the camp T-Bar from the top.
02-02-41 on pg. 1. Caption: The logging truck that didn't make it around the curve at Emerald Estates on Friday, June 29.
02-02-57 on back cover. Caption: Miss Pembeton, Sylvia Gilmore, flanked by 2nd Princess Shirley Walker on the left and 1st Princess Naomi Bertoia.
02-02-59 on pg. 6. Caption: The Miss Pemberton contestants: (back row) Lea Blundell, Denise Allen, Cathy Fraser, Sheila Gilmore, (front row) Shirley Walker (2nd Princess), Miss Pemberton Sylvia Gilmore, Naomi Bertoia (1st Princess).
02-02-60 on pg. 3. Caption: The way it was this weekend -- barbecuing in the rain!
02-02-65 on pg. 3. Caption: The new ski runs on Blackcomb start to appear after the July 1 snowstorm!
02-02-71 on pg. 10. Caption: Laura McGuffin gives her talk to the West Vancouver bus tour group.
02-02-43 on pg. 12. Caption: Building "A" of the new Whistler Village parking garage as it appeared on June 29.
02-02-100 on pg. 13. Caption: Two proud mothers -- Eva Beleznai and Joanne Kirkwood with their babies.
02-02-85 on pg. 14. Caption: Myrtle Phillips hands Chris Carson his certificate while Alexis Turner looks on.

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 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 May 9, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to the Construction of Roundhouse Whistler Mountain
2-010-05 Caption: One of the last Molstar racers-- a ski instructor comes through the course on Tuesday, May 1. on pg. 1.
02-010-03 Caption: Getting near the end-- bald spots on the Green Chair on Tuesday, May 1. on pg. 3.
02-010-14; 02-010-16 Caption: Progress at the Town Centre -- sections of the parking structure are unloaded while a piledriver works on the parking lot site. on pg. 6.
02-010-09 Caption: Scratching for Snow--workers shovel snow onto a tarpaulin before the mountain closed. on pg. 7.
02-010-10 Caption: Getting ready for summer -- piles of lumber waiting at Garibaldi Building Supplies Whistler yard on pg. 12.

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 April 4, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to the lineups at the base of Whistler Mountain; Chairlifts; Skiing; Construction
02-015-30 on pg. 1. Caption: School's Out! -- and the lifts are down! The scene on Wednesday morning, March 28 when the Gondola lineup was very long due to a malfunction on the Olive Chair.
02-015-06 on pg. 3. Caption: Kayaker "paddles" his way through the snow at the start of the Ice Breaker Race on Sunday, April 1.
02-015-23 on pg. 5. Caption: Draft layout of the Arnold Palmer-designed, 18-hole Whistler Golf Course. The Town Centre is at the lower left.
02-015-04 on pg. 7. Caption: Bruce Bolesky of the U.S.A. shows off his prizewinning form to the judges in the Labatt's World Cup Freestyle Ballet finals.
02-015-22 on pg. [16]. Caption: The Town Centre's 400-car parking structure begins with excavation of a large area adjacent to the Olympic Parking Lot.

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 28, 1979

Ski clothes; Whistler Mountain Alpine; Skiing; Lodge; chairlift line-ups; dinner event; town planning
02-20-53 on pg. 1. Caption: Betty Shore talks about Slim Fougberg while George Henry and Margaret Fougberg listen attentively.
02-20-05 on pg. 3. Caption: The Molson World Cup course workers enjoy a little R&R courtesy of Molson's after a hard day's work on the course on February 22.
02-20-22 on pg. 8 [top]: Caption: A portion of the head table. From the left, Shirley Henry, George Henry, Margaret Fougberg, Mrs. Campbell and Pi Campbell.
02-20-42 on pg. 8 [bottom]: Caption: Pi Campbell tries out the stocks!
02-20-45 on pg. 9 [top] Caption: (Above) Alex Marshall narrates during the School Board skit. Richard Scott photo.
02-20-35 on pg. 9 [bottom] Caption: (Below) Mike Dennison reads out the letter from Myrtle Philip.
02-20-18 on pg. 10. Caption: A sign of things to come! Skiers enjoy the powder on February 22 above the upper terminal of Lift #4 on Blackcomb Mountain.
02-20-56 on pg. 13. Caption: The new Whistler Village model on display at the Village display suite adjacent to the Municipal Hall.
02-20-34 on pg. 14. Caption: Co-winner of the Labatt"s X-Country Cup, Sue Holloway of the Skiers Club proudly displays the trophy.
02-20-57 on pg. 15. Caption: Another view of the new Whistler Town Centre summer model.
02-20-08 on pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: The site of the avalanche above Flute Creek in which a skier lost his life on Tuesday, February 20. Note how the sliding snow has uncovered bare ground.
02-20-52 appears in the March 7, 1979 issue on pg. 5. Caption: The School Board skit at the Slim Fougberg night at Pemberton -- Betty "Beach", Margaret "Merchant", Freda Mitchell, "The chief", Harry "Port-Cullis", Paul "Digs" and "Slim" MacDonald.
02-20-20 appears in March 7, 1979 issue on pg. 14. Caption: Diane Eby & Paul Burrows beside the weather station on Blackcomb Mountain.
02-20-06 appears in March 7 1979 issue on pg. 14. Caption: View of the top of the Whistler ski area from the helicopter.
02-20-21 appears in March 7, 1979 issue on pg. 15. Caption: Whistler as seen from the upper restaurant site on Blackcomb Mountain. The Roundhouse is in the centre of the picture.

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.

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