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Sunday February 21, 1982 Page 3

A full page article from The Magazine newspaper on Sunday, February 21, 1982 on page three. The article is entitled "Now here's the $24- million question: Will the world be wowed by Whistler?" The article previews the World Cup Downhill race featuring the Crazy Canucks, the promotion of Whistler as a world class resort, and the real estate development taking place in Whistler Village..

The Magazine

A full page article from The Magazine newspaper on Sunday, February 21, 1982 on page three. The article is entitled "Now here's the $24- million question: Will the world be wowed by Whistler?" The article previews the World Cup Downhill race featuring the Crazy Canucks, the promotion of Whistler as a world class resort, and the real estate development taking place in Whistler Village.

Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters

Two Resort Municipality of Whistler newsletters from February 1979 and March 1981 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding a Garibaldi Lift Company announcement to develop the North Face of Whistler Mountain, the rights to develop Blackcomb Mountain by Fortress Mountain Resorts Ltd, the sod turning ceremony of the Town Core [Whistler Village], announcement for a contract for underground parking, the announcement that Arnold Palmer Enterprises set to design an 18 hole golf course [Whistler Golf Course], the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department, private water systems, the Information Center, thank-yous to council members, welcomes to newly elected council members, highway improvements to the north, subdivision paving, overnight camping, Health Center and ambulance service, efforts to establish an R.C.M.P detachment, establishment of a ski train, television and radio reception, bylaws to control dogs and noise, taxes, establishing a municipal works yard, employee housing, schools, road maintenance, garbage service, zoning, recreational facilities, legal costs, budgets, flooding, gas utilities, Municipal Hall, bus transportation, Sunday shopping, construction, the cemetery, and the Cheakamus River.

Molson World Downhill 1982 Magazine

The Molson World Downhill (Whistler Mountain, February 27, 1982) magazine.
Table of Contents:
2 Canadian Alpine Ski Team
3 Premier's Message
4 Mr. Eric Molson's Message, Dr. Peter Andrew's Message
6 Acknowledgements
8 Organizing Committee, World Cup Rules, Schedule of Events
10-11 World Cup to Date
13 Competitors Picture Page
15 Ken Read Story, "This is Whistler" Section
18 The Course
20 1981 Final World Cup Standings
22 Skiing for Medals, National Team Coach John Ritchie
26 The Competitors
28 Race Results Chart
28 How to Watch the Race

Includes information on the story of the World Cup Race, the World Cup rules, the Schedule of Events, past World Cup results, the top competitors, an article on the resort town of Whistler, and article on downhill skiing by Ken Read, map of the course, an article about Molson skiing and information about how and where to watch the race.

1974-1999

Photographs of skiing, adaptive skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, ski racing, awards, group portraits of ambulance and emergency services, search and rescue, Red Chair, the Gondola Barn, Whistler Mountain, Creekside, Fitzsimmons Chair on Blackcomb Mountain, the wedding of Lorne Borgal and Nancy Borgal (nee Treiber) on Whistler Mountain, the Fireman's Ball and group portraits of firefighters, Whistler Village, docks on Alta Lake, Whistler Golf Course, Whistler Resort & Club tennis courts, marathons, advertising shots taken for the Whistler Resort Association, Village Stroll, shops and restaurants in Whistler, hotel swimming pools, freestyle skiing and awards at the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championship on Whistler Mountain, Santa Claus visiting Myrtle Philip School, the demolition of the Cheakamus Inn, the opening of The Keg restaurant, chefs from one of Umberto Menghi's restaurants, opening night at Trattoria di Umberto, cabins, sunbathing, Nita Lake, tennis, Whistler Creek Lodge, portraits of Garry Watson, ski school, paintings by Germaine Degenhardt, the Crazy Canucks, Ken Read skiing with Joey Gibbons, Richard and Julianna Heine, weightlifting in a gym, municiapl council, Jim McConkey, ski camps, Bob Dawson and Rolf Gunther holding a marlin at the Rimrock Cafe, dining, and Umberto Menghi.