Photographs including but not limited to Class of 1984 Pemberton graduation; portraits; dismantled chairlift; Peter Alder; Myrtle Philip; choir; clarinet players
Appears in June 7, 1984 issue:
02-402-C-12. Pg. 1. Caption: The venerable Myrtle Philip drew the winning ticket Thursday in a draw for a Molson World Downhill poster signed by the Canadian downhill team. Assisted by Glen Rusted (right), Whistler's grandmother chose Bill Carson's ticket. That's Carson to the left. Proceeds from the draw went to the Whistler Singers, which performed Thursday at the elementary school accompanied by the students. The show, which ended in a standing ovation for orchestrator Molly Boyd, featured musical performances by the kids on recorder, guitar and ukulele.
02-402-A-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Whistler's branch of the North Shore Community Credit Union open Friday, just two months after it was approved. By 11 a.m. Friday a line-up was formed, and on Saturday the credit union had 150 new members. Credit union President Susan Burdak (left) spoke to the crowd at Saturday's official opening.
02-402-A-26. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Thirty-one students graduated from Pemberton Secondary Friday Night, including Scott Logue of Whistler (above right) who received the Governor General's Bronze Medal for academics from school Superintendent Trevor Harris. More than 500 people attended the commencement ceremonies at the Pemberton school, making it the second largest annual event in the town next to the Christmas concert at Signal Hill Elementary. Logue, also class valedictorian, was among three local students who received awards. Rod O'Keefe was awarded the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation bursary, and the Alta Lake Community Club picked Rob Boyd as this year's recipient of its bursary.
02-402-B-5. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Dick Bishop, Entrepreneur, Brio.
02-402-B-9. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Buffy Woods, Executive Secretary, Alpine Meadows.
02-402-B-11. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Paul Dellanzo, Golf Professional, Whistler Cay Heights.
02-402-B-1. Pg. 9. Caption: Cecile Valleau is Whistler's newest postmistress. She was promoted to the position may 22, taking over from Debbie Cliffe, who was transferred to the Agassiz post office. Value has worked at the Whistler post office since 1979, and is a 15-year valley resident.
02-402-B-17. Pg. 17. Caption: Skiing may be over for the year, but work on Whistler Mountain still continues. At the end of each season all the chairs, including those on Olive Chair, are taken off the cables, checked and then moved to a different spot to prevent metal stress. As well, the metal clamps holding the chain to the cable periodically undergo magnetic tests for cracks.

Photographs given to Janet Love Morrison by Intrawest.

Photographs of Franz Wilhelmsen skiing with Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, a Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Summer Camp ski pass, Whistler Village in the midst of construction from Whistler Mountain, a ski school group photo with children posing with Willie Whistler, Garibaldi Olympic Development Association (GODA) notice of annual general meeting form 1966, Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Subscription Agreement, a letter from Franz Wilhelmsen to Florence Strachan notifying the sending of the Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Subscription Agreement, a flyer about Jim McConkey and Bob Dufour's Garibaldi Ski School, a group of children in ski school with their instructor, a baby on skis, a group photo of Yosemite Ski School from Winter 1948 (including, from left to right, Bob Berelsford, Ross Moore, Norm Palmer, Jim McConkey, Chuck Freshwater, Nic Fiore, Tony Freitas, Bill Cahow, and Luggi Foeger), Alta Lake train station on the PGE, Myrtle Philip in her elder years walking with Gary Watson, a sign on Whistler Mountain listing the town services in the 1970s [post-it reading "For Sure"], Roundhouse, Eric Beardmore and the Woodward family skiing Whistler Mountain, Jim McConkey skiing Whistler Mountain, the front cover of the September/October 1963 issue of Skier Magazine showing Willy Schaeffler and Franz Wilhelmsen inspecting the mountain, skiers posing, Whistler T-bar, skiers from Garibaldi Ski School posing for a portrait, children posing with their instructor, and a woman from Ski Patrol.

Letter from Myrtle Philip to Sonya McCarthy from the 1980s regarding Christmas and attending a concert.

001a: Addressed envelope containing Myrtle's address in Squamish (Hilltop House) and Sonya McCarthy's address.
001b: Letter from Myrtle to Sonya in messy handwriting.

File includes a document titled "A Short History of the Garibaldi Area and 'Indian Annies' Part in the Action," subtitled "Prepared (without prejudice) by Ian Barnet who cannot guarantee all the facts." Dates listed chronologically on the document begin in 1908 and end in 1986.

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.

An article titled "Early Flying in British Columbia", written by Earl Leslie "E.L." Macleod, and published in the Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) Journal. Included in the article is the story of Macleod being the first to land an aircraft on Alta Lake in 1922.

A photocopy of the Rainbow Lodge guest register from 1922 (Photocopy made in 1982), page 85 shows an entry of Earl Leslie "E.L." MacLeod, the first pilot to land on Alta Lake on September 1, 1922.

A digital collection of photos and documents related to aviation in Whistler. the photos and documents are digital versions of other physical files within this fonds.

Photographs including but not limited to town planning; Singing Pass Trail; logging; car accidents; music; band; Myrtle Philip and baby; dancing
Appears in June 5, 1980 issue:
02-112-13,14. Pg. 1. Caption: [top left and right] The area affected by the Order in Council. Insets show two of the lodges that may be expropriated; Alpine Lodge (left) and Garibaldi Lodge (right).
02-112-9. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Lower photo a lowered Daisy Lake reservoir with the Rubble Creek Valley leading to the Barrier in the background.
02-112-80. Pg. 2. Caption: Heather Muir and Morag Marshall with 'Safety Bear' Hansen at the school.
02-112-28. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Logging truck and cargo lies strewn along the highway...
02-112-36. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] after sliding over 150 yards around a corner only 1/2 mile south of the Gondola area.
02-112-25. Pg. 4. Caption: A crew of workers prepares the Blackcomb access bridge over Fitzsimmons Creek.
02-112-61. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] (left to right) Kelly Fairhurst, Carol Fairhurst, Dick Fairhurst and Sue Theissen at Pemberton High School graduation celebrations.
02-112-56. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Mayor Carleton addresses the Pemberton HIgh School graduates while principal Mike Dennison and Pemberton Mayor Shirley Henry listen in the background.
02-112-112. Pg. 8. Caption: Doug McDonald of Garibaldi (centre) discusses the Barrier report with SLRD chairman Dan Cumming while GRA vice-president Nelson Bastien looks on.
02-112-50. Pg. 9. Caption: Big office -- small desk! Blackcomb's accountant Larry Osborne sits behind his temporary desk in a deserted Blackcomb trailer.
02-112-69. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom] Whistler Parlour Group ... (left) Beth Pipe, Diane Smith, Candy Rustad, Brenda Dunbar and Pat Beauregard.
02-112-93. Pg. 10. Caption: [top] Whistler Parlour Group.
02-112-19. Pg. 13. Caption: The trailer camp now in place in front of the Public Safety Building near the Town Centre.
02-112-86. Pg. 16. Caption: [left] Myrle Philip, the valley's long-time resident, met Dana Parker-McLain, one of the valley's newest at the Community Club's Potluck dinner.
02-112-21. Pg. 16. Caption: [right] Construction worker clambers over Resort Centre foundation preparations. As the building rises from the ground it will hide the rest of the Town Centre from the view of motorists on Highway 99.