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Nature and Whistler Pamphlets Collected by Don MacLaurin

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-042-001
  • File
  • 1960 - 2010
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Pamphlets collected by Don MacLaurin during his lifetime. File includes pamphlets concerning nature, as well as pamphlets specific to Whistler.

Details of each item:
001: Pamphlet titled "Vancouver/Garibaldi" involving the site proposed for the 1976 Olympic Winter Games bid. The text in the pamphlet is written in multiple languages.
002: Map titled "Village & Valley Map & Service Directory" for Whistler from August 2001.
003: Pamphlet titled "Our Whistler: Honouring Our History 25 years" by the Whistler Arts Council from October, 2007.
004: Pamphlet titled "Wild Flowers of British Columbia" presented by Home Oil Distributors Ltd.
005: Pamphlet titled "Whistler Birds 2005" published by Whistler Naturalists Society.
006: Pamphlet titled "Garibaldi's Whistler Mountain British Columbia, Canada". Pamphlet includes an insert with rates for the 1966/1967 ski season.
007: Pamphlet titled "Nature Tours Whistler Eco-Tours" with rates for various tours offered.

Legends of Whistler 2004 Nominations

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-008-015
  • File
  • 2003 - 2004
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Documents concerning the 2004 Legends of Whistler nominations. File includes filled out nomination forms; correspondence regarding the Legends of Whistler.

Opening Photographs - Binder

Photographs of the opening celebration for Millennium Place in June 2001, as well as a program form opening night.

002-005, 077-100: b&w prints.
006-077: col. prints.

Construction Photographs - Envelope 3

Photographs of the construction of Millennium Place.

001: Woman standing by a model and poster of Millennium Place.
002: Woman standing by a model and poster of Millennium Place, with two maps/floorplans beside her.
003: Three children painting a wooden partition around the future site of Millennium Place.
004: A woman painting a wooden partition around the future site of Millennium Place.
005: A woman and a girl painting a wooden partition around the future site of Millennium Place.
006: People painting a wooden partition around the future site of Millennium Place.
007: People painting a wooden partition around the future site of Millennium Place.
008: A backhoe beside the construction site for Millennium Place.
009: A look into the construction site, with concrete blocks and wooden planks.
010: A view of the construction site.
011-12, 014-016, 018-019: A view of the construction site, showing a gap between two walls.
013: A view of the gap between the entrance to an underground parking lot and the foundations of Millennium Place.
017: A view of the construction of the foundations of Millennium Place, with neighbouring buildings in the background.
020: A view of the construction of Millennium Place, with a crane in the background.
021: Three construction workers near a backhoe.
022: A view of the foundations of Millennium Place, with the scoop of a backhoe near the top.
023: A worker standing at the construction site beside a sign.
024: A worker standing in the construction site.
025: A view of the construction site and neighbouring buildings.
026: A view of the construction site, with wooden scaffolding up.
027: A view of the construction site.

Construction Photographs - Envelope 2

Photographs of the construction of Millennium Place.

001: Exterior view of Millennium Place under construction, dated 1/10/00.
002: Person on scaffolding inside building, dated 14/8/00.
003: A crane with several trailers and a pick-up truck in an outdoor area.
004: A crane beside a trailer labelled "Amako (?) Construction Ltd."
005: A grove of coniferous trees in the Whistler Town Plaza.
006: A bulldozer/backhoe in an outdoor area with buildings in the background.
007-008: Millennium Place in an early stage of construction, with wooden scaffolding in a deep pit. Dated 3/6/00.
009: Construction workers on wooden scaffolding in pit. Dated 3/6/00.
010: A woman at a computer inside a building. Dated 6/6/00.
011: View from inside the excavated pit, looking upwards, with neighbouring building visible. Dated 6/6/00.
012: View from inside the excavated pit, showing concrete walls. Dated 6/6/00.
013: View between two concrete walls in the excavated pit. Dated 6/6/00.
014: Inside the excavated pit, with neighbouring buildings visible at the top. Dated 6/6/00.
015: View of the artificial stream, with mountains in the distance.
016: Wooden scaffolding in excavated pit.
017: View of excavated pit, with workers at work and neighbouring building visible.
018: Two backhoes in excavated pit.
019-020: Backhoe in excavated pit, with neighbouring buildings visible.
021: Crane lifting a trailer near artificial stream.
022: Person climbing ladder through hole in ceiling inside building. Dated 14/8/00.
023: Ground floor of Millennium Place under construction, with neighbouring building visible.
024-026: Bird's-eye view of roof [?] of Millennium Place under construction.
027: View of excavated pit with workers laying out wooden planks.
028: Crane lifting trailer near artificial stream.
029: View of Millennium Place with wall under construction and entrance to underground parking lot in foreground. Dated 24/8/00.
030: Gap between entrance to underground parking lot and wall of Millennium Place.
031: Close-up of construction.
032: View of stone pillars of [Westin Hotel?].
033: Ground floor of Millennium Place under construction, with neighbouring building visible.
034: Bird's-eye view of Millennium Place under construction, with cars driving by on road.
035: Millennium Place under construction, with entrance to underground parking lot in foreground. Dated 1/10/00.
036: Ground floor of Millennium Place under construction, with Black Tusk crane. Dated 1/10/00.

Construction - Loose Photographs

Photographs of the construction of Millennium Place.

001: Millennium Place partially built, with roof under construction.
002: View of excavation with backhoes.
003: View looking down at building under construction from above.
004: Crane beside Millennium Place under construction. Dated 1/10/00.

Construction Photographs - Envelope 1

File contains photographs of the construction of Millennium Place.

001: Exterior side view of Millennium Place, with person standing looking at it.
002: Exterior shot of the completed Millennium Place, with two tents in front and banner reading "Grand Opening."
003: Interior shot of Millennium Place under construction.
004: Exterior wall of Millennium Place under construction, with blue tarp over top part of building.
005: Exterior shot of Millennium Place under construction in winter, with crane.
006: Street view in spring or summer, with Millennium Place under construction in the background.
007: Interior shot of Millennium Place under construction, with incomplete roof.
008: Street view of Millennium Place under construction.
009: Interior shot of Millennium Place under construction in winter.
010-011: Interior shot of Millennium Place under construction.
012: Exterior shot of Millennium Place under construction in the winter, with cement-mixing truck.
013: Exterior shot of Millennium Place under construction, with roof nearly completed.
014: Exterior shot of nearly-complete Millennium Place under construction in the winter.
015-018: Exterior shot of Millennium Place under construction, without roof.
019: Street view with Millennium Place under construction in the background.
020: Interior view of Millennium Place under construction, with roof partially-built.
021: Exterior view of Millennium Place under construction, with second floor starting to be built.

Loose Material from Millennium Place Scrapbook

Loose photographs, newspaper/magazine articles, photocopies, letters, a folder, a newsletter, and other textual and graphic materials which were found stuffed in the front of the Millennium Place Scrapbook (WA_2016_083-03-019). These include:

  • 4 loose photographs of model of Millennium Place
  • Millennium Place Community Connection Summer 2002 newsletter
  • Millennium Place folder containing 4mm of textual material
  • 2 newspaper advertisements for Millennium Place: “Something between a pub and a town hall.”
  • Newspaper article with photo of Members of Millennium Place Society
  • Newspaper advertisment: “Gigantic Fund-Raising Garage Sale.”
  • Photocopy of Question article: “Millennium Place project gets financial boost.”
  • Whistler Question article with 1 photocopy: “Festival of Lights event goes off without a hitch,” December 2, 1999
  • Newspaper [Whistler Question?] article with 2 photocopies: “Whistler whirlwind,” July 21, 2001
  • 3 photocopies of Pique article: “Drawing from the well,” December 23, 1999
  • Photocopy of Pique article: “Millennium Place to break ground April 1.”
  • Photocopy of Pique page: “Festival of Lights raises $60,000,” “Catholic church joining effort.”
  • Newspaper advertisement: “Garage saleing is out of hand and a firm hand must be taken.”
  • Newspaper article: “Police to hold garage sale.”
  • 9 pages of printed photographs of Millennium Place models and Whistler Village
  • 3 photocopies of Whistler Real Estate Magazine article: “Millennium Place moves closer to reality.”
  • Photocopy of Whistler Question article: “Youth symphony to play MY Place,” with advertisement for “Peters Drury Trio.”
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