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Item is a typed letter from the directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd. (per: F. C. Wilkinson) to the shareholders, dated December 22, 1965, regarding a fire which destroyed units 1 to 6 of Whistler Alpine Villa and damaged water and sewage systems on Sunday, December 19, 1965. The shareholders are assured that sufficient insurance coverage is available and that repair work has begun.

Series consists of meeting minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, a report, and a feasibility study relating to the development of Whistler as a ski hill and a residential area in the 1960s. There is a particular focus on Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd., for which Hartland M. MacDougall (donor's father) worked. Also mentioned are the Whistler Skier's Chapel and Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. The items are arranged in the order they were received from the donor.

• MACDOUG_001: Meeting minutes of “informal meeting of the pro-tem Directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Limited,” November 19 1965, with attached letter from Michael Doyle (Whistler Alpine Villa Limited Secretary Pro-Tem) to Mr. Roy B. Jacobson of Whistler Development Co. Ltd. (November 22 1965) and list of Pro-Tem Directors (6 pages).
• MACDOUG_002: Newspaper article, “Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future,” The Lions Gate Times, January 16 1964.
• MACDOUG_003: Newspaper or magazine clipping, “HOMES, January 1968, a section of the Canadian,” with image of mountain townhouses on front and Q & A on the back.
• MACDOUG_004: Newspaper article, “Work Starts Garibaldi Ski Resort,” reprinted from Journal of Commerce Weekly, June 12 1965.
• MACDOUG_005: Magazine article, “Town house in the mountains: there’s a 5,000-foot ski run at the front door.”
• MACDOUG_006: Newspaper clipping, photograph of four men (John Fraser, Michael Doyle, A.J. Forster, Hartland MacDougall) with skis, regarding the construction of the Whistler Skier’s Chapel. The Province, Saturday June 25, 1966.
• MACDOUG_007: Letter from Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd. directors to shareholders, regarding fire of December 19 1965, dated December 22 1965.
• MACDOUG_008: President’s Report to Shareholders, Whistler Alpine Villa Limited, November 25 1965 (4 pages).
• MACDOUG_009: Photocopy of telegram from E. F. Bosiger to Head Office, Montreal P.Q., DGM Vancouver, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 6 1963.
• MACDOUG_010: Photocopy of letter from J. B. Lesslie to Bank of Montreal Superintendent of Staff, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 2 1963 (2 pages).
• MACDOUG_011: Letter, H. M. MacDougall to Franz Wilhelmsen, declining nomination as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 8 1963.
• MACDOUG_012: Memorandum from H. M. MacDougall to G. O. Vandervoort, Esq., regarding Whistler Skiers’ Chapel, June 29 1966.
• MACDOUG_013: Mount Whistler Feasibility Study by Willy Schaeffler, Ski Area Consultant, c. 1962 (10 pages).

Item is a report by the president of Whistler Alpine Villa Limited to its shareholders, dated November 25, 1965. It states that the company's first meeting has been postponed so that proper notice may be given to all shareholders, and informs them that an important special resolution will be proposed at the meeting for their consideration. The report also gives information on recent developments regarding directors and officers, a management agreement, a shareholders' rental agreement, Whistler Development Company Limited, and general matters. It is signed by secretary Michael Doyle and president Winslow Bennett.

Item consists of meeting minutes (4 pages) from an informal meeting of the pro-tem Directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Limited, held in the offices of Bull, Housser and Tupper at noon on Tuesday, November 19th, 1965. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: the appointment of directors, insurance, fire-fighting equipment, rental agreements, registration of the company, and a proposed Extraordinary Meeting. The minutes are signed by pro-tem secretary Michael Doyle.

Also included with the meeting minutes are: a letter (1 page) from Doyle to Mr. Roy B. Jacobson at Whistler Development Co. Ltd., dated November 22, 1965, regarding insurance and the election of directors; and a list (1 page) of the pro-tem directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd.