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  • Fonds
  • [1950s?]-1998

Documents, photographs, films, and other graphic material relating to the career, accomplishments, interests, and family life of Franz Wilhelmsen, including:

  • Awards and honours he received
  • Organizations and Corporations he ran or was involved with
  • Personal photographs
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Whistler Village Report, Issue Number Two, December 1978 + duplicate

The Whistler Village Report published by Whistler Village from December 1978. Articles are entitled: "Where We've Been ... and Where We're Going," "Joint Government Agreement Gives Whistler $9 Million," "Blackcomb Mountain Development Begins," "Snow Unseasonably Slow at Whistler," "Developments Proceed With Set Schedule," and "New Council Sworn In."

The articles are about the subjects of the history of Whistler as a resort town and the building of Whistler Village, the Whistler Village log, a 9 million dollar grant from the federal and provincial governments for resort development and town planning, the development of Blackcomb Mountain, the unseasonably slow snow, the seasonal schedule for development in Whistler and the new council for the Resort Municipality of Whistler being sworn in.

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Whistler Village Report

The articles are about the subjects of the history of Whistler as a resort town and the building of Whistler Village, the Whistler Village log, a 9 million dollar grant from the federal and provincial governments for resort development and town planning, the development of Blackcomb Mountain, the unseasonably slow snow, the seasonal schedule for development in Whistler and the new council for the Resort Municipality of Whistler being sworn in.

Week of November 18, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to broken road; cleaning; driving; police; dinner; mountain views; car accidents; restaurant; drinking; construction
Appears in November 17, 1981 issue:
02-197-61. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] Looking good big old Softie...
02-197-64. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] ...and you too, Blackcomb with your new coats of snow.
02-197-20. Pg. 3. Caption: Oops -- didn't think that telephone pole looked like that last night. This one took a nose-dive in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 14, knocking out power in the southern part of the municipality for several hours. B.C. Hydro said that the rain-soaked earth was at the root of the problem.
02-197-86. Pg. 4. Caption: Dept.of Highways worker stands on one of the 44,000 lb. concrete beams that will make up the base of the Bridge at River of Golden Dreams.
02-197-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Chris Speedie, Whistler Cay.
02-197-46. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Rita Knudsen, St. Anton's Village
02-197-43. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Murray R. Dawson, Alpine '68.
02-197-45. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Kevin Rose, Nesters Road.
02-197-49. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Iole De Carlo, Emerald Estates.
02-197-48. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Rocco, Alta Vista.
02-197-14. Pg. 11. Caption: It was the last breakfast -- a fitting occasion for Jan Systad to serve son Christopher. Champagne poured with the orange juice as friends bid farewell to the five-year tradition of the Cookhouse.
02-197-36. Pg. 12. Caption: Back to offer you Chinese culinary delights, one Edmond Wong and crew of the Alta Lake Inn. (l to r) Law, Tse, Kwang -- your cooks; Gilbert, president; Peni, waitress; Edmond; and Jeannie, waitress.
02-197-80. Pg. 13. Caption: John and Kris Robinson with Bernie and Donna Hauschka at the re-opening of Beau's.
02-197-25. Pg. 14. Caption: Al Raine displays his broadjumping skills for sons Charlie and Willie, an unidentified family friend and the family dog.
02-197-101. Pg. 15. Caption: [top] Oh happy days -- frosted slopes and free season's passes from each mountain. Roland Kentel (left), president of Whistler Athletic Society, was pleased to present Rod MacLeod with a pass to Whistler and Cheryl Devine with one to Blackcomb for their top efforts in raising money for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, Rod raise $1,260 and Cheryl raised $1,134.
02-197-28. Pg. 15. Caption: [bottom] Constable Gordon A. Sims has just joined the Whistler Detachment after 6 1/2 years in North Vancouver.
02-197-39. Pg. 19. Caption: Treasurer Gary Raymond plays at the keyboard of the municipality's new $60,000 Basic MAI system 210 computer. The system is capable of printing 150 lines per minute and storing up to 14 million characters. Tax accountant Kathy Hicks and MAI system analyst Gene Wong look on.
02-197-7-8. Pg. 20. Caption: Aftermath of recent flooding. Lost Lake Trail cut in two by raging water at Beaver Dam tree.

Week of May 8, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to Fire Hall; RCMP; Pat Carleton; town planning; Construction; village planning
02-117-22. Pg. 1. Caption: Crowds and officials bask in the sun shine during Mayor Carleton's address at the Public Safety Building. Left to right Sgt. Stan Nowicki, RCMP, Cpl. Hurt, RCMP (finance); Tom Robertson, RCMP; Mr. Ayers, B.C. Ambulance Service; Lindsay Wilson, Whistler Fire Chief; Assistant Commissioner RCMP 'E' district, Hank Jensen, RCMP; Mayor Carleton; Larry Bell, Deputy Minister of Lands, Parks and Housing; Cpl. Neal Davidge, RCMP; Const. A.J. Rybka, RCMP.
02-117-51. Pg. 3. Caption: Pumps are at work in these vertical culverts to keep the water table down at the site of the Resort Centre excavation during the spring runoff.
02-117-31. Pg. 4. Caption: Cpl. Neal Davidge, RCMP Whistler receives a small plaque for RCMP's rack commemorating the opening of the Public Safety Building from Mayor Pat Carleton. RCMP's staff Sgt. Stan Nowicki and Cpl. Hurt look on.
02-117-53. Pg. 5. Caption: Stefan Ples, long-time resident of Whistler, receives lifetime passed from Garibaldi Lifts President Franz Wilhelmsen in recognition of his long involvement with Whistler.
02-117-48. Pg. 7. Caption: Lonely toilet stands ready to serve Parcel 16, not 15 as shown, in the Town Centre. See centre spread for more Town Centre news.
02-117-2. Pg. 9. Caption: The Bears have returned to the dumps! Yearlings are quickly learning the ins and outs of the new bins and lend a helping paw to the crows everyday in the Rubbish-spreading department.
02-117-15, 14, 13. Pg. 10-11. Caption: Mountainside Lodge, Package 16, Inn at the Keg.
02-117-55. Pg. 14. Caption: B.J. Cooper and Pauline LePatourel of the Whistler Question staff kick-off the Pitch-In clean-up campaign for Whistler.
02-117-11. Pg. [20] or back cover. Caption: Construction City 1980. Piledriver towers over Resort Centre at town centre site as spring-summer construction picks up pace. Workers began flooding into the Valley this week as new town centre packages began.

Week of May 21, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to moving Muni Hall; dinner event; drinking; bike rodeo; cake walk; Great Snow Earth Water Race; trophies; cars; Al Raine; Pemberton Rodeo; windsurfing; boating; canoeing; cycling; Alta Lake; running; hopscotch; Whistler Village; Liquor Store; car accidents; gondola; skiing Whistler Mountain
Appears in May 21, 1981 issue:
02-184-319. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Nello Busdon, final runner for winning Great Race team prepares to leap Fitzsimmons Creek.
02-184-225. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] The Mariner vehicle after Monday's accident.
02-184-275. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Whistler Ski Bums steer riding.
02-184-269. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] and Calf roping - scenes from the Lillooet Lake Rodeo.
02-184-77. Pg. 4. Caption: The weal winners in the second annual Whistler Wood Walley turned out to be Rick Ilich (right) and his partner Mike Rekes. Duncan Innes (left), and Hodie and Wendy Rondeau helped organize the 45 participants who drove from Ambleside Park to Whistler on a scavenger hunt for such wonderful souvenirs as a hamburger wrapper form[sic] the Squamish Burger Baron.
02-184-93. Pg. 5. Caption: Al Raine portrait.
02-184-32. Pg. 7. Caption: Garry Watson presents Doug Sutcliffe with a print of Whistler Village at the Founder Dinner.
02-184-297. Pg. 9. Caption: Fred Zowan shows off his specialized ski bindings at the start of the Great Race.
02-184-45. Pg. 10. Caption: [top left] [Kids on bikes]
02-184-138. Pg. 10. Caption: [middle left] [Windsurfers]
02-184-184. Pg.10. Caption: [bottom left] [Runners participating in the Great Race]
02-184-189. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom center] [Runners participating in the Great Race]
02-184-183. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom right] [Runners participating in the Great Race]
02-184-200. Pg.10-11. Caption: [top] [Great Race team]
02-184-186. Pg. 10-11. Caption:[bottom] [Portrait]
02-184-165. Pg. 11. Caption: [top right] [Rafters]
02-184-172. Pg. 11. Caption: [middle top] [Canoers participating in the Great Race]
02-184-171. Pg. 11. Caption: [middle bottom] [Canoers participating in the Great Race]
02-184-252. Pg. 11. Caption: [bottom left] [Cyclists participating in the Great Race]
02-184-251. Pg 11. Caption: [bottom right] [Cyclists participating in the Great Race]
02-184-277. Pg. 14. Caption: Contestant in the girl's barrel racing event at the Lillooet Lake Rodeo on May 15.
02-184-12. Pg. 15. Caption: Nickel Bros. truck prepares to move the Whistler town hall from its old location.
02-184-313. Pg. [20]. Caption: All wired up - Skier/runner for the 'Loose Change' team reaches the lift base just ahead of ALSC's Les Mac Donald.

Week of February 3, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to ski line-ups; Willie Whistler; dogs; mountain views; chairlift; ski races; helicopters; heli-skiing; band playing; Anniversary party; restaurant; JB's; cross-country skiing; snowmobile; Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation plaque; Tapley's first anniversary; Marnier Classic; Nordic junior championship; roof of Hearthstone
Appears in February 4, 1982 issue:
02-223-144. Pg. 1. Caption: With no time wasted, Alderman Terry Rodgers considers Bylaw 274 at his first public meeting Monday, Feb. 1.
02-223-85. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Al Raine receives congratulations and the "Freeman of Whistler' scroll from Mayor Pat Carleton.
02-223-92. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Former Alderman John Hetherington, who came from Invermere to be at the party of Al Raine.
02-223-121. Pg. 5. Caption: Four-year-old Justin Adams will be trying to beat the municipal sign bylaw by keeping on the move. Justin says he'll use his earnings to buy a toboggan.
02-223-104. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Dave Roberts, Hotel Manager, Gondola Area.
02-223-110. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Greg Griffith, Photographer, White Gold Estates.
02-223-112. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Rod Macleod, Construction Worker, Brio.
02-223-115. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Rod Mallinson, Caretaker, Whistler Cay.
02-223-106. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Laura Watt, Clerk, Whistler Cay.
02-223-113. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Michael D'Artois, Hotelier, Whister Village.
02-223-142. Pg. 12. Caption: Alta Vista residence under heavy blanket of snow.
02-223-79. Pg. 14. Caption: Roland Kentel, John Reynolds, and Jeff Fisher toast Tapley's first anniversary with glasses of bubbly.
02-223-72. Pg. 15. Caption: Jack Lavin and Gary Koliger know what they like -- cold beer and good music. Lavin and Koliger were playing at the Creek House but will be sitting in with Doc Fingers at the Brass Rail for the rest of the week.
02-223-151. Pg. 16. Caption: Kim Nishikawara (left), Al Foreman and Steve Cross (right) doing what they do best.
02-223-52. Pg. 19. Caption: Mogul skier makes like an ostrich during Marnier Classic on Whistler Mountain.
02-223-134. Pg. 24. Caption: Two workers shovel snow off the roof of the Hearthstone.
02-223-168. Pg. 26. Caption: [bottom] The brass plaque commerating the opening of the North Side lifts will be displayed form the base of the Village Chair.

Warsteiner World Downhill & Super G Races Media Guide

  • YANISIW-02-005-002
  • Item
  • March 1994
  • Part of CJ Yanisiw

Media Guide for the Warsteiner World Downhill & Super G Races held on March 5-6 and 12-13, 1994 at Whistler Mountain. It contains contact information for race staff, lists of Race Organizing Committee members, a provisional schedule of events for March 1-13, articles about skiing and ski racing, and results for men's and women's ski events over the 1993-94 season.

Contents include:

  • Contacts
  • Race Organizing Committees
  • Whistler Mountain Ski Classic - Provisional Schedule of Events, March 1-13, 1994
  • "Warsteiner New Title Sponsor."
  • "A Classic Returns."
  • "The Dave Murray Downhill - New names for an historic course."
  • "Ski Classic Aids Future Racers."
  • "World Cup Tougher Than Ever."
  • "Safety Manouveres - Staging the Whistler Mountain Ski Classic."
  • "Racers Pick a Number."
  • "A Century of Ski Racing."
  • Fact Sheet: Women's events
  • Sergio Tacchini Alpine World Cup 1993/94: Women
  • Women's World Cup Results 1993/94
  • Medalists and Top Canadians in previous World Cup downhills in Canada (women)
  • "Women in Ski Racing - A Canadian tradition of winning."
  • "Women in Charge at Whistler."
  • Fact Sheet: Men's events
  • Sergio Tacchini Alpine World Cup 1993/94: Men
  • Men's World Cup Results, 1993/94
  • Medalists and Top Canadians in previous World Cup downhills in Canada (men)

Vancouver 2010 Official Souvenir Program

Vancouver 2010 Olympics Official Souvenir Program.

Table of Contents:

p. 26: Forever Young- Best-selling author Douglas Coupland takes on a vivid journey through his Vancouver - tracing its history, its neighbourhoods, its heart and its soul.
p. 38: Hockey: Canada's Game - For sport lovers visiting this land, writes Roch Carrier, the password is hockey. Carrier traces hockey's historic roots and its significance today.
p. 48: Tiger Tales - Canadian Olympic hero Nancy Greene Raine on national pride and winning the ultimate prize in sport.
p. 50: Spirit of the Games - Being a true Olympian of Paralympian isn't just about sport and winning medals - its about fundamentals, lasting values, true ideals writes Stephen Brunt.
p. 76: History Makers - From Torvill and Dean to the Miracle on Ice, acclaimed sports anchor Brian Williams shares his most cherished memories of past Olympic Games.
p. 86: Stars that Dazzle - The Paralympic Winter Games is littered with tales of remarkable athletes achieving remarkable results in their sports and private lives, writes Allan Maki.
p. 146: The Last Word - Allow yourself a moment to dream during these Games - there's so much more at stake than just winning or losing writes Canadian Olympian and NBA superstar Steve Nash.
p. 18: The Warm Up - A mixture of Games-time cultural highlights and classic Canadiana.
p. 33: Dream Believers - How a single gold medal ignited a big, bold ambition to bring the world to Whistler.
p. 61: Ice Masters - Creating the perfect ice surface is painstaking work.
p. 64: Bearing Witness - First Nations culture is finding fresh ways to express itself.
p. 73: Canada's Games - Hosting the Games is about kinship, community and being the best a nation can be
p. 94: Home Away From Home - Catriona Le May Doan and others share a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life in an Athletes' Village.
p. 98: Power, Purpose, Glory - The 2010 Winter Games venues are fostering the highest performance possible.
p. 105: Shaping a Future - How youth and social groups are benefiting from the greenest Games ever.
How the Games Changed My Life:
p. 63: Colette Bourgonje
p. 72: Philip Boit
p. 93: Doug Anakin
p. 97: Steven Bradbury
p. 104: Ragnhild Myklebust
p. 109: Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards
p. 110: Olympic Games Schedule
p. 111: Letters
p. 112: Olympic Games Sports
p. 128: Paralympic Games Schedule
p. 130: Paralympic Games Sports
p. 136: Vancouver Map
p. 138: Whistler Map

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