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Wilhelmsen, Franz File
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Photographs of a party at Roundhouse Lodge for the installation of its new deck, and views of groups of people around a snowcat [going catskiing?].

Identified people include:
006, 013: Franz Wilhelmsen
007: 'Dr. Damage' (with the red lei in the middle)
008: Laird Brown (far left)
009: Jan Tindle (second from left), and Jackie Wreck (in the yellow ribbons)
010: A Molson representative (in white hat)
011: Ricky Brown (in the middle)
018: Bruce Watt (far left)

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Photograph of Franz and Annette Wilhelmsen's Christmas card for 1985 that includes the two of them standing on Whistler Mountain near the plaque placed on Franz' Run.

Note: duplicate copy of the card included in this file. There is also a Christmas greeting on the back of one of the cards intended for the recipients.

Greeting on back of card:
"Dear
Last year we did not send you a Christmas greeting because we were in Norway for Franz's brother Lars' 70th. So therefore we thought we should send you a greeting this year with two pictures of ourselves on Whistler Mountain, and since you are not a frequent visitor there, a pic of the plaque on the top thereon! Skiing on Whistler was very, very good this past winter.
Later in the spring we attended Annette's school reunion in Arlington, Virginia, then to the golf mecca of Pinehurst, N.C., visited Annette's family in Ontario, etc. We had a fabulous summer with nothing but sunshine (too bad for the B.C. forests) and spent a lot of time on our Pasley Island. All our family here — daughter Gina and husband Arthur, their 2 children and our Philip and we are all well and enjoying our lives. Franz's retirement has turned out to be wonderful, and Annette hasn't tired of him (too much) yet. Have a wonderful holiday, and a skaal from us all.
Franz and Annette Wilhelmsen"

Week of February 14, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to firefighting; skiing; hot air balloons; eating at a restaurant; ski racing; portraits; band playing; Volunteer Fire Dept.; drinking; Celebrity Invitational; Keg Challenge; High School Cross-Country Championships; Alta Lake Sports Club
Appears in February 14, 1985 issue:
02-378-17. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] For five and a half hours Saturday, volunteer firemen battled a condominium blaze that swept between walls. Six units were lost. Then Monday, fire broke out again nearby at the Baxter project. See story page 3.
02-378-23. Pg. 2. Caption: Firemen and residents were able to rescue some possessions from burning condos at Alpine Village Saturday, but losses were heavy and by the next day insurance investigators were already on the scene.
02-378-57. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Whistler Mountain created a new sport Saturday: Gondola stuffing. The kids' team stuffed the most bodies into the gondola with 27, while the counterweights (a minimum of 200 lbs. each) could only manage nine.
02-378-84. Pg. 12. Caption: Whistler cross-country skier Jodi Rusted poles around a sharp corner during a fun relay race held to cap off the B.C. High School Cross-Country Championships held Saturday.
02-378-87. Pg. 13. Caption: Mike Davidson of the Alta Lake Sports Club will even spend time in the brig if it means hanging onto his hobby cannons. The one-pounder above was made by Great West Cannon Co. of Granville Island and is authentic in size and workmanship to the original. Davidson says. It was often hoisted into a ship's rigging and used to fire nails and other shrapnel at the enemy. Davidson uses the cannon to proclaim the open various sporting events but two years ago found himself in RCMP lock-up for four hours when a policeman arrested him for discharging a firearm in the municipality. But it's all in good fund, and the only thing fired is paper.
02-378-80. Pg. 20. Caption: [top left] Seppo Making, Logger (logged first ski runs), Nesters.

Week of December 20, 1978

Photographs including but not limited to Myrtle Philip Elementary School Choir; Myrtle Philip School "A Christmas Story" Christmas Play; Gondola Barn; Whistler Mountain; Skiing; Creekside Gondola
02-027-19. Pg. 1. Caption: The season's first skiers lining up to buy tickets on Friday, December 15, 1978.
02-027-07. Pg. 6. Caption: Caroline Richard sings 'Silent Night' at the Brownie Christmas Concert while Jodi Rustad accompanies her.
02-027-17. Pg 6. Caption: One of the first gondolas full of skiers to go up the mountain this year.
02-027-04. Pg. 10. Caption: "A Christmas Story' - sheep in the foreground with a shepherd and the Wise Men behind.
02-027-05. Pg. 11. Caption: The Myrtle Philip School Choir in full voice.
02-027-11. Pg. 14. Caption: Santa is surrounded by children at the school concert.
02-027-10. Pg. 16. Caption: Betty Shore shares a joke with Santa after the concert.

Week of February 8, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Chair; Whistler Mountain; Rotary Club; Willie Whistler skiing; Whistler Village; restaurant; dining; Zarra performing belly-dancing; Greek Night at L'Apres; construction; skiing; ski race; Pacific Western Pro Tour; cultural dance; ski gear; bagpipes; signs; Opening of North side of the lifts on Whistler Mountain; Cariboo Marathon; Community Club Burns Dinner; opening of Hofbrauhaus
Appears in February 18, 1982 issue:
02-222-23. Pg.
Appears in February 11, 1982 issue:
02-222-72. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Crews scramble on the former roof of Whistler Village Inn as debris is removed.
02-222-56. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Kris Shoup Robinson, Municipal Clerk, Alpine Meadows Resident.
02-222-2. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Larry Killaly, RCMP, Alpine Meadows Resident.
02-222-63. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Irene Chalmers, Tax Clerk, Emerald Estates Resident.
02-222-38. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Doc Fingers, Musician, Vancouver Resident.
02-222-3. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Lorraine Humphries, RCMP Secretary, Squamish Resident.
02-222-40. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Jim Scribner, Carpenter, Whistler Cay Resident.
02-222-119. Pg. 9. Caption: 'Chieftain o' the pudding' race! Clare Liard addresses the haggis at the Community Club Burns Dinner Feb. 6.
02-222-20. Pg. 12. Caption: Dogcatcher Geoff Playfair who is having a busy time with the Whistler strays.
02-222-32. Pg. 13. Caption: Belly Up! Zarra performs the ancient art of belly dancing for an appreciative Phillip Wilhelmsen during Greek night at L'Apres Friday, Feb. 5. A full house showed up to sample the traditional Greek buffet.
02-222-97. Pg. 14. Caption: Greek ... Vancouver's Hellenic dancers perform at L'Apres' Greek Night on Feb. 5.
02-222-118. Pg. 15. Caption: Piper Don Ross leads the parade of the haggis which is proudly carried by Clare Liard -- this was the scene at the Community Club Burns Dinner.
02-222-47. Pg. 19. Caption: Kent Thornton of Tapley's Pub soaks up few rays while catching up on a little news during Whistlers recent sunny spell.
02-222-57. Pg. 26. Caption: Bratwurst, beer and Bavarian atmosphere were predominant during the grand opening of the Hofbrauhaus on the weekend Feb. 5-7.

Man of the Year

Papers related to Franz Wilhelmsen being named Man of the Year presented by the Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau for his successful development of Whistler Mountain, including:

  • Two newspaper articles about Franz Wilhelmsen being named Man of the Year
  • A Bayshore Inn Vancouver menu from the dinner in which Franz was named Man of the Year
  • Two photos taken after Franz Wilhelmsen was named Man of the Year (both photos used in the newspaper articles)

Freeman of Whistler

Papers related to Franz Wilhelmsen being named a Freeman of Whistler, including:

  • Certificate naming Franz Wilhelmsen a Freeman of Whistler
  • Letter from Trevor Roote to the Resort Municipality of Whistler requesting the creation of a register recording the names of those people named Freeman of Whistler. Includes biographies of Freemen such as Myrtle Philip, Garry Watson, Alan E. Raine, Franz Wilhelmsen, Trevor Frederick Roote, William Patrick Carleton, and R.H. Drew Meredith.
  • Letter from Trevor Roote to his fellow Freeman informing that Chester Jones was not listed in the Freeman register.

Order of British Columbia

Papers related to Franz Wilhelmsen’s nomination for the Order of British Columbia, including:

  • Nomination letters and forms sent in by various people including Ivan Boyd Quinn, Sam Toy, Peter J.G. Bentley, Hugh O’Reilly, H.P. Bell-Irving, and Peter H. Andrews
  • Nominations leaflet with shipping receipt
  • Chronology of the life of Franz Wilhelmsen
  • Blank Order of British Columbia nomination forms

Jim Marshall Award

Papers related to Franz Wilhelmsen’s reception of the Jim Marshall award, which is presented to a member of the Canada West Ski Area Operators that has contributed the greatest effort in the public enhancement and enjoyment of the sport of skiing in Western Canada. File includes:

  • Newspaper articles and documents announcing Franz Wilhelmsen as the recipient of the Jim Marshall Award
  • Document explaining the Jim Marshall Award
  • Thank-you letter from Franz for choosing him to receive the Jim Marshall Award

Franz' Run and Franz's Chair

Photographs of the dedication ceremony of “Franz’ Run” (a ski run on Whistler Mountain) in honour of Franz Wilhelmsen, December 10, 1983, as well as a Whistler Blackcomb brochure announcing, among other things, the installation of Franz's Chair, and a draft letter from Franz Wilhelmsen responding to the honour from April 2, 1998.

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