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WMSC-WMtn-02-02-05 · File · March 1981
Part of Whistler Mountain

Photographs taken by John Bartosik depicting aerial views of Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, and Alta Lake.

Bartosik, John
WA_2015_026-01-03 · File · 1983
Part of Mike Hurst Fonds

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"From the Bottom of our Heart: Is there a life after centralization?" by Glenda Bartosh
"Dave Murray: Nice Guys Finish First: Insights into this young ski racer who believed winning wasn't everything" by Anita Webster
"Wesman: A splash of color...a dash of design - unorthodox ski impressions by Whistler's newest resident artist, ken Wesman" by Glenda Bartosh
"Searching Out the Lost Souls: When man tangles with nature and loses, it's Whistler's search and rescue team that does the bailing out" by Craig Spence
"Best of Whistler: A few good laughs at Whistler under the sacrosanct magnifying glass" by B. Turner
"Warm it up this Winter: Foxy furs a la West Coast still hold their own against Whistler's wintery nip"
"Whistler Valley Map & Service Guide: To put you on the spot"
"How To Find It: From dog catchers to babysitters...a comprehensive service directory guaranteed to put you in touch"
"Top of the Table: Whistler offers you the fairest of dining fare"
"A Parting Note: Mountains wrapped in ermine white...it all begins with a first frost" by John Bartosik

WA_2015_026-01-01 · File · 1982
Part of Mike Hurst Fonds

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"The view from here" by Paul Burrows
"Don't leave Whistler without... : A few must-do suggestions" by Michael Maloney
"Jumping the gaps of time and space: Welcome to the world of heli-skiing" by Michael Maloney
"Somewhere over the rainbow: The dreams of Whistler's oldest resident" by Glenda Bartosh
"Keeping an eye on Whistler: And keeping both eyes on three of its finest photographers" by Glenda Bartosh
"The World comes to Whistler: Excitement mounts for two of the greatest races on earth" by Paul Burrows
"Kings of the mountain: Stefan Ples, Franz Wilhelmsen, and their views from the top" by Michael Maloney
"Twin Lakes... Twin living: A dash of urbane in the middle of the mountains" by Glenda Bartosh
"Fashion on the up and up: A Vancouver ski wear company takes to the slopes"
"How to find it: Doctors, lawyers, dog catchers...your guide to finding it in Whistler"
"Maps - for the skier... : A bird's eye view of both mountains"
"...and for the shopper: Finding your way through Whistler Village"

WA_2015_026-01-02 · File · 1983
Part of Mike Hurst Fonds

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"A Bloomin' New Season: An injection of confidence, and Whistler Springs forward" by Glenda Bartosh
"Jim McConkey: Diamond in the Rough" by Anita Webster
"The House of Zube: A fantastical adventure in living, built on all natural ingredients" by Glenda Bartosh
"Fore! : Play it again, Arnold - on Whistler's scintillating new 18-hole golf course" by Craig Spence
"Summer Footnotes: Tromping through sweet alpine meadows, sailing away on an Alta Lake breeze... Whistler's got the cures for summertime blues"
"Whistler Valley Map & Service Guide"
"How To Find It: From dog catchers to babysitters... a comprehensive service directory guaranteed to put you in touch"
"Top of the Table: Whistler offers you the fairest of the dining fare"
"Village Map: A detailed guide for making your way around Whistler Village"
"A Parting Note" Photo by John Bartosik

Whistler - The Magazine
WA_2015_026-01 · Series · 1982-1989
Part of Mike Hurst Fonds

Whistler - The Magazine editions spanning from 1982-1989. The magazines feature stories about Whistler locals and Whistler's history, shopping guides, accommodation guides, village maps, and ads from local businesses.

Week of November 22, 1982
WQ-2-292 · File · November 22, 1982
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to construction of the municipal salt shed; Blackcomb staff; Blackcomb Mountain opening day; skiing; chairlift; houses; musicians playing; Snow Hosts; Willie Catfish
Appears in December 2, 1982 issue:
02-292-5. Pg. 13. Caption: Doug Fox
Appears in November 25, 1982 issue:
02-292-89. Pg. 1. Caption: Hearty congratulations were in order for Mayor-elect Mark Angus Saturday, Nov. 20 at his well-attended victory party. Roger Moxley (right) was just one of the many well-wishers.
02-292-23. Pg. 3. Caption: Dave O'Keefe
02-292-19. Pg. 3. Caption: Terry Rodgers
02-292-40. Pg. 3. Caption: Mark Angus
02-292-58. Pg. 3. Caption: Bill Peterson
02-292 -??. Pg. 3. Caption: Bernie Hauschka
02-292-72. Pg. 7. Caption: Viv Jennings and family survey the remains of their Mercury wagon that was partly demolished on Nov. 18 by a large snow removal machine in Whistler Village.
02-292-30. Pg. 8. Caption: Blackcomb's 1982/83 Snow Hosts -- the on-mountain P.R. people that provide information, guide tours and much more to Blackcomb Mountain visitors. Shown here Mike Rodgers, Deb Gerlach, Linda Turcot (Assistant Supervisor), Shelley Phelan (Public Relations Co-ordinator), Valerie Lang (Racing and Special Events Co-ordinator), Megan Armstrong, Andrea Houston, Bob MacIntosh. Not Show is Kent Rideout.
02-292-78. Pg. 10. Caption: Lead singer from Willie Catfish belts it out into the mouth of the mascot at the Brass Rail Saturday, Nov. 20.
02-292-113. Pg. 11. Caption: After a long time away from slippery slats skiers ventured cautiously on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains' opening day Friday, Nov. 19.
02-292-5. Pg. 13. Caption: Doug Fox
02-292-47. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] John Bartosik, Professional Freelance Photographer, High Forest.
02-292-43. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Shawn lIng, Ski Technician, Alpine Meadows.
02-292-48. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Jeff Wuolle, Property Manager, Alpine Meadows.
02-292-94. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] Mayor Pat Carleton unveils a plaque commemorating the opening of his namesake, the Carleton Lodge, which opened Nov. 21.
02-292-7. Pg. 16. Caption: Work gets underway on a municipal salt shed, which was raised a few eyebrows because of its location in the Mons industrial area.
02-292-76. Pg. 20. Caption: Mac Pac Ad Nesters

Week of March 25, 1982
WQ-2-253 · File · March 25, 1982
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to Paul Burrows; birthday party; musicians; skiing from the peak; camping; mountaineering; Cheakamus Icebreaker Championship kayaking; Peter Chzrywowski; cross-country skiing race; dogs; cars; Creekside Husky; Whistler Creek shop; Whistler Village; Rotary Club; Avalanche Area; skiers; construction; house interiors; PTC Bingo Night
Appears in March 25, 1982 issue:
02-253-158. Pg. 1. Caption: Staff photographer freezes the snow avalanche on film as it roars off the roof of the Whistler Sports & Convention Centre on Friday, March 19. More photos on pages 21 & 26. P. Burrows Photo.
02-253-22. Pg. 4. Caption: The construction camp site claims another victim. This van was stuck in a hole last weekend.
02-253-264. Pg. 7. Caption: Duane Perrett of Pinecrest takes a run through the gates at the Icebreaker Championships, the first race in the B.C. 1982 whitewater season. Perrett is one of the many paddlers in the Whistler area who takes advantage of the swift mountain rivers in the valley.
02-253-186. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Ken Warke, Gentleman explorer extraordinaire, Tamarisk resident.
02-253-180. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Florence Corrigan, Pharmacist, Adventures West resident.
02-253-173. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Bob Daly, School principal, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-253-176. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Jimmy Warren, Doorman, Whistler Vale resident.
02-253-179. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Lois Paterson, Whistler Janitorial Services, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-253-191. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Mike 'Stoner' Stone, Bartender, White Gold Estates resident.
02-253-35. Pg. 10. Caption: John Bartosik gives a good squeeze to the head of our now long-lost Mouthpiece as one of the many rites of passage administered at Maloney's well-celebrated going away party. So long, Mick. Long may you stay on the wagon.
02-253-260. Pg. 11. Caption: Kayaker heads down the Cheakamus under the bridge in the Ice Breaker Race held March 21.
02-253-268. Pg. 14. Caption: Duane Perrett gets ready in the snowy starting gate at the Cheakamus Ice Breaker race March 21.
02-253-168. Pg. 15. Caption: Lucky winner at the PTC Bingo Night leaves with his prize while caller Bob Daly and Gary Raymond get ready for the next game.
02-253-212. Pg. 16. Caption: Smith Brothers Wilson forge ahead on the rebuilding of the Keg building which burned on Feb. 13.
02-253-87. Pg. 19. Caption: [left] Loreen Barnet, of the ALSC, won the open women's division in Whistler's last Nordic race of the season.
02-253-90. Pg. 19. Caption: [right] Peter Rehor placed third in the open men's section in Saturday's race. He finished with a time of 46:04.
02-253-162. Pg. 21. Caption: This was the scene after tons of snow ended up on the top of parking structure 'A' after it fell of the Sports & Convention Centre roof Friday afternoon.
02-253-53. Pg. 23. Caption: [top] Skiing down one of the slopes in the Spearhead range.
02-253-148. Pg. 23. Caption: [bottom] Rotary lot winner -- Larry Desjardins of Burnaby (left) is presented with land deed by Whistler Rotary president Bob Brown on the site lost Friday.
02-253-231. Pg. 26. Caption: [top] Moments before 50 tons of snow slid from the roof of the Sports & Convention Centre, Doug Fox, Cliff Jennings and crew tried shovelling snow away from facia beams.
02-253-229. Pg. 26. Caption: [middle] Within 24 hours, this glum had been twisted from its foundation by the moving snow mass.
02-253-171. Pg. 26. Caption: [bottom] Keep moving is right! Someone with a sense of humour then added the sign on the left to the warning on the right.

Week of December 15, 1982
WQ-2-288 · File · December 15, 1982
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Choir; Whistler Village performance; Isobel MacLaurin; skiers; ski race; art; group photos; clown; costumes; Society of Travel Writers of America
Appears in December 23, 1982 issue:
02-288-21. Pg. 2. Caption: Whistler's post office is bursting at the seams with loads of presents sent to locals from points all over.
02-288-32. Pg. 6. Caption: Shari Imrie, Whistler Emergency Services Administrator, is looking forward to expanding the unit in the coming year.
02-288-27. Pg. 13. Caption: O sing ye of good cheer! As did the Whistler Community Arts Council Choir, in perfect harmony. The choir, led by Sue Worden, brought a lovely tone to Village Square Sunday, Dec. 19 in the true spirit of Christmas.
02-288-15. Pg. 16. Caption: All the latest in cross-country and apres-ski fashions was featured at Fireside Fashions, Dec. 20 and 21 in the Sundial Restaurant. Sponsored by Whistler Cross-Country Ski Centre, the fashion show provided the opportunity to purchase clothing "right off" the model's back.
02-288-11. Pg. 18. Caption: [left] Steve Morgan, Equipment Operator, Squamish.
02-288-5. Pg. 18. Caption: [middle] Christine Handley, Nanny, Cymmer (South Wales)
02-288-2. Pg. 18. Caption: [right] Sandi Wallace, Liquor Store Employee, Gondola Area.
Appears in December 16, 1982 issue:
02-288-74. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] All Cal students whoop it up at a costume party held in Carleton Lodge Dec. 13.
02-288-62. Pg. 6. Caption: It's a dog's life when your mistress has gone to do the shopping and left you on your own.
02-288-58. Pg. 8. Caption: Members of the Society of Travel Writers of America wave a fond farewell before leaving Whistler Dec. 10.
02-288-42. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] Three proud artists ... (L to R) John McNeill, Ken Wesman and Isobel MacLaurin.
02-288-86. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Michele Fitzgerald, Deli employee, High Forest.
02-288-85. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Neil Mawdsley, Golf course employee, Alpine Meadows.
02-288-79. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Connie Kutyn, Whistler Village employee, Whistler Cay.
02-288-38. Pg. 16. Caption: Just three of the 700 students at Whistler enjoying the All Cal Winter Carnival (L to R) Glenn Svensen, Lars Andres and Andres Dejounge, all Swedish students now attending University of California, Berkley.

Week of August 16, 1984
WQ-2-421 · File · August 16, 1984
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; Todd McPhalen; band playing in Whistler Village; medals; town planning meeting; bike race; baseball; Cheakamus Challenge; the Melloyds acapella group; Music Festival
Appears in August 16, 1984 issue:
02-421-B-18. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] Dennis Morris, Alta Vista resident protested the proposal.
02-421-E-8. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] The Melloyds, an a cappella group, grabbed the spotlight as one of the most entertaining acts during the weekend Music Festival.
02-421-B-20. Pg. 2. Caption: Jan HOlmber points out the merits of his proposal to turn his Alta Vista home into a 40-seat restaurant at Monday night's public meeting.
02-421-A-29. Pg. 3. Caption: [middle right] A wide variety of musical acts took part in the festival including (below) Olatunji, and band featuring African drums and dancing.
02-421-C-16. Pg. 3. Caption: [middle left] And Vancouver's rock powerhouse, Jim Byrnes, created a local following after juste one show Saturday.
02-421-F-29. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] At bottom is Mojo, which performed Saturday in Mountain Square to a rock/rhythm and blues-minded crowd, and Sunday at the Longhorn.
02-421-C-6. Pg. 5. Caption: Legion 277 form Squamish finished in third place Sunday in the Tapley's A's Fastball Tournament. Legion lost to K and D Furniture in the double knock-out tournament and the big winner of $800 in first prize money was The Coach House from North Vancouver. The Coach House squad defeated K and D 9-1 in the championship game. Cliffside Buds finished in fourth place and Tapley's A's in fifth in the 12-team, two-day tourney.
02-421-E-3. Pg. 7. Caption: [left] Cyclist Tom Broznowski of Seattle, above left, was one of 93 competitors in Whistler last Thursday and Friday for the Lowenbrau 1984 International Cycling Series. Broznowski eventually won the series, which finished in Gastown on Sunday. He had the best time in the Vancouver-Whistler road race and the White Gold criterium.
02-421-D-9. Pg. 7. Caption: [right] At right, Canadian national team member Martin Willock awaits the pack in the White Gold criterium after changing a flat. Hillock was declared King of the Mountain by posting the best total time on specified uphill sprints during the road races.
02-421-D-23. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] Cyclists in Friday evening's White gold criterium race averaged about 37 km/hr in the 50km event. Ninety-three racers from the Lower Mainland, the rest of Canada and other parts of the world took part in the criterium, which was part of a five-event series that ended Sunday in Gastown.
02-421-A-10. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] Todd McPhalen, Whistler cyclist.
02-421-A-6. Pg. 9. Caption: Whistler windsurfer Sue Cameron picked up four medals at the Western Hemisphere Championships (District 11) on Chestier Lake in Calgary over the weekend. Cameron, who plans to enter professional competition, placed high in there separate events to pick up the overall crown. The championships will be aired on Sept. 8 on CTV.
02-421-B-17. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] John Bartosik, photographer, Whistler Centre.
02-421-A-19. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Barry Johnson, Carpenter, Alpha Lake Village.

Week of April 25, 1983
WQ-2-312 · File · April 25, 1983
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to protest against nuclear arms; sewer construction; playing tennis; portraits; downhill skiing; Schloss Laderheim Dual Mogul Classic; moguls; Bartosik; Whistler Mountain lift construction; bathing suits; art
Appears in April 28, 1983 issue:
02-312-184. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Bill Runge of Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. fastens down the village's newest signs on Monday reminding ski enthusiasts to keep heading south to the Gondola side of the mountain.
02-312-47. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] A couple of swipes from Jack Demidoff's bulldozer April 22 and the bottleneck at the bottom of lower Gondola run on Whistler Mountains is no more. The run was being widened on both sides, so look forward to new open spaces next season.
02-312-271. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] Claus Speikermann, New Democratic Party.
02-312-212. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] John Reynolds, Social Credit.
02-312-276. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] Mort Graham, Liberal.
02-312-281. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Neil Thompson, Progressive Conservative.
02-312-115. Pg. 11. Caption: [top] Three of the key players in Schloss Laderheim Dual Mogul Classic on Whistler's Raven run Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. (l-r) Organizer Al Karaki of Pacific Sun Productions, Tom Sinister of Whistler, winner of the recreational division and Bruce Schmidt, national sales manager for Calona Wines.
02-312-103. Pg. 11. Caption: [bottom] A top-notch mogul basher takes one of the two required air times in his run down Whistler's Raven run in the Schloss Laderheim Dual Mogul Classic on Sunday, April 24.
02-312-166. Pg. 13. Caption: Got the summertime blues of what to wear this season? Not if you were at The Keg's Fashion Show Sunday, April 24. Carol Foster of Vancouver was just one of the many attractive models sporting the latest in "totally awesome" looks for the months ahead.
02-312-86. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Rob (Robbo) Hancox, Maintenance Man, Alpine Meadows.
02-312-75. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Dave Shaw, Student, Emerald Estates.
02-312-66. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Dave Roberts, Bar Assistant, M.D.C.
02-312-36. Pg. 17. Caption: [top] Vancouver Alderman Bruce Erickson leads marchers into Sunset Beach Park April 23.
02-312-29. Pg. 17. Caption: [bottom] Peace marchers crowd Hornby Street.
02-312-179. Pg. 18. Caption: Irises -- a three-panel water color by Rosemary Crawford.
02-312-80. Pg. 20. Caption: Greg Meredith has been appointed General Manager of The Keg at Whistler. Meredith was general manager at The Keg, Burnaby for 18 months and worked at The Keg, Granville Island before that.