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Gay Cluer Fonds

  • WA_2016_049
  • Fonds
  • 2004-2006

Notes and reference material used by Florence Petersen to create her book entitled "The History of Alta Lake Road." Most of the material comes from forms filled out by current residents about how they purchased their property and what drew them to the Whistler area.

Map of Alta Lake Road Lots

A map of Alta Lake Road showing the subdivision of the lots, as well as the shore of Alta Lake. The map is part of Lot 2246, New Westminster District.

5662 Alta Lake Road

A page of handwritten notes about 5662 Alta Lake Road, Lot 24. The information however is the story of the Brock family and several others that were killed in a plane crash in the Alta Lake area. Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Walter Brock is often referred to as Dean Brock due to his position at the University of British Columbia.

General Information

Information sheets used to create the book entitled "The History of Alta Lake Road" by Florence Petersen. The information sheets are about things common to all residents such as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and Mail Delivery. Also included are some information pages about more than one lot and their owners.

Van West Logging Information Sheet

An information sheet about Van West Logging, including information about staff and their families, and various projects the company was involved in in the valley.

Pacific Great Eastern Railway draft with Passenger Receipt

A draft of the section covering the Pacific Great Eastern Railway with numerous handwritten notes, which focuses on how the train brought passengers to Alta Lake and how Rainbow Lodge provided a rest stop along the journey further north. Also includes a passenger receipt from a train that ran from North Vancouver to Rainbow Lodge for the cost of $3.30.

5714 Alta Lake Road

Notes relating to 5714 Alta Lake Road, lots 10 and 11. Includes notes from a chat with Roger Stacey, correspondence with Florence and Andy Petersen, correspondence with Roger Stacey, and handwritten note from Ray Dove, and a memoir from Ray Dove about Woodbine Cottage.

Information Sheet about the PGE

An information sheet about the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and its stop at Alta Lake, including its early naming trouble and stops at Alta Lake, Mons and Parkhurst.

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