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A Message From a Committee of Concerned Electors

A letter going out to the residents of Whistler from a group of concerned residents, stating who they believed should be elected as mayor and aldermen in Whistlers first election in 1975. They state how they believe for mayor, Pat Carleton should be elected, and for the aldermen, Gary Watson, Bob Bishop, and Jack Bright should be elected. They give reasons as to why they have picked each candidate, and list their accomplishments and experience.

Community Input

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-008-031
  • File
  • 1999 - 2004
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Documents concerning community input in the RMOW. The file includes correspondence; survey questions; comment forms; activity charts and data tables. One item of correspondence includes a list of nominations for Legends of Whistler.

Dear Voter - Garry Watson

A letter to the voters of the resort municipality of Whistler, from Garry Watson. In this letter Watson expresses his intent to run for Alderman, and outlines his goals and plans he will work towards, if elected. He states that he wants to work to developing a town centre with amenities for residents and visitors. He wants Whistler to grow into a larger year round resort municipality.

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.

Garibaldi [Provincial Park] - Easter - Apr[il] 6-7, 1958 - Ekt[achrome 2]

Photographs of a trip to Garibaldi Provincial Park at Easter on April 6-7, 1958, including shots of Jim MacDonald skiing on Mt Price, and Jim MacDonald and Garry Watson skiing at The Barrier.

Captions:
001: "Garibaldi - Easter - Jim MacDonald on Price M[oun]t[ai]n - Apr[il] 6, 1958 - Ekt[achrome] 2"
002: "Garibaldi - Easter - The Barrier - Jim MacDonald - Garry Watson - Apr[il] 7, 1958 - Ekt[achrome] 2"

[Ektachrome refers to the type of film used.]

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.

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.

Negatives

A portrait of Garry Watson.

File Caption:
"GARRY WATSON FACE SHOT"

Prints 059-061

Photographs of skiers and people sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Roundhouse in winter, a portrait of Gary Watson, and a children's ski camp photo from February 1970 (from left to right: Alison Chaplin, Diane Tremblay, Shirley Walker, Laurie Geddes, Carol Fairhurst, and Instructor Tom Hamaguchi).

Photos given to Janet Love Morrison by Eugene Rickli in 1996.

Prints 062-063

Photographs of the chairman of the Squamish Lillooet Regional District, Slim Fougberg, and Mayor Pat Carleton shaking the hands of Whistler's Aldermen (left to right) Gary Watson, John Hetherington, Al Raine, and (out of camera range) Bob Bishop in 1970, and Minister of Municipal Affairs (NDP), Jim Lorimer, presenting the proclamation of incorporation of the Resort Municipality of Whistler in 1975.

Photographs granted to Janet Love Morrison by Pat Carleton in 1996.

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