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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.

1 Duplicate.

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.

First Recreation Master Plan

This item is the Resort Municipality's first recreation master plan technical drawing by Trevor Roote. The file contains a three year (1981-1983) program - recreation land development prepared by Trevor Roote, and the sketch was used at public meetings to promote a referendum which raised two million dollars. The funds were used to start building the valley floor recreation facilities like parks, trails, and beaches. The original plan was produced by a volunteer ad hoc committee including Trevor Roote, Al Raine, Murray Coates, Sid Young and Cesar Gianna.

Negatives

  • GRI-01-41-003
  • File
  • 1982-02-01 - 1982-12-05
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of a couple holding a baby, the municipal council sitting in office (members include: Mayor Pat Carleton, Sid Young, Terry Rodgers, Mark Angus, Doug O'Mara, and Kris Shoup), and the empty municipality office without the council sitting in.

Note: print corresponds to 001 in this file.

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

Negatives 090-126

Photographs of "SKI Whistler Mountain' brochures from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., duty schedule, correspondence, beach volleyball on the mountain, Pat Carleton launching the first chair at the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, an excavator, portraits, village construction, Rob Boyd, Sid Young, and ski racing.

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.

Prints 045-050

Photographs of Pat Carleton, Sig Young, Al Raine, and others at an event, a woman wearing a Whistler sweater, Florence and Andy Petersen posing for the camera, Sid Young at his desk at Sid's Travel in the early 1980s, and Tony Biggen-Pound sitting on a fence with a woman in front of the Skier's Chapel.

Week of July 3, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to Myrtle Philip Elementary School; Miss Pemberton; parade; logging; Dancing; Construction
02-104-90. Pg. 3. Caption: Inspection of plane's wing shows damage received when the craft dipped a wing into the water during an aborted take-off.
02-104-11. Pg. 4. Caption: [top] Sandra Pauliuk presents Laura Ashmore with an award for her work as a library helper.
02-104-18. Pg. 4. Caption: [bottom] Principal Alex Marshall presents a book award to Shannon Stange.
02-104-84. Pg. 5. Caption: Sid Young hoists one of 120 East Coast lobsters he had airlifted in for his summer party. Each one of the crustaceans weighed near 1.5 pounds.
02-104-36. Pg. 7. Caption: Ron Jensen and Larry Packer pause before continuing their Utah to Alaska Bike or two years on the road, which ever comes first. Malmute huskies carry their own food and water.
02-104-60. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] The Valleau Logging Truck float rounds the bend carrying the new Miss Pemberton, Kristi King.
02-104-63. Pg.8-9. Caption: [none]
02-104-39. Pg. 9. Caption: The parade heads out led by the Legion flagbearers.
02-104-37. Pg. 11. Caption: (l to r) Narumi Kimura, Al Karaki and Masahito Tsunokai stand beside the Subaru - donated vehicle for their use while they train in Canada for the FIS freestyle circuit.
02-104-77. Pg. 12. Caption: Too many trucks and cars parked in "no parking" areas mean no clear sightlines for drivers trying to enter Highway 99 from Lake Placid Rd.
02-104-74. Pg. 13. Caption: (l to r) John Derby, Andrew Nasedkin and Jeff Stern enjoy the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp now in progress.
02-104-94. Pg. 14. Caption: Stein Eriksen in Whistler.
02-104-30. Pg. [16] Caption: Smiling Miss Pemberton candidates at Strawberry Tea before the Miss Pemberton Ball where Miss Valleau Logging, Kristi King (second from left back, was crowned. Left to right are: Miss CRB Logging, Andrea Ross; Miss Valleau Logging, Kristi King; Miss Pemberton Legion, Andrea Starks; Miss Talbot Logging, Kathy Zurcher; Miss Pemberton Flying Club, Bonnie DesRosiers; Miss Phil's Drive In, Shirley LeBlanc; and Miss Pemberton Lions, Susan Van Der Lee.

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