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Week of January 6, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to awards ceremony; crowds in Whistler Village; roads; firefighting; Whistler Singers with Molly Boyd; Rob Boyd; tobogganing; children singing and performing in costume; massage; skiers
Appears in January 10, 1985 issue:
02-384-6. Pg. 3. Caption: Jimmy Spencer (right) presented a silver tray to John Johnston, former deputy minister of lands parks and housing, at Monday's dinner in honour of the civil servant. Spencer, President of the Canada West Ski Area Association, was among industry guests at the gathering.
02-384-88. Pg. 7. Caption: Rob Boyd.
02-384-8. Pg. 18. Caption: [middle] Gavin Lee, Pub general manager, Whistler Village.
02-384-9. Pg. 18. Caption: [right] Diane Soden, Loan Officer, Burnaby.
Appears in January 3, 1985 issue:
02-384-91. Pg. 1. Caption: The hill's a thrill, these tobogganists found out Sunday. Glen Mason, 8 (front) and his brother John, 9, of Portland, Oregon spent the afternoon speeding down the incline through pure powder.
02-384-46. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] About 300 party-goers crowded into Village Square New Year's Eve to ring in 1985. It was a sharp contrast from last year, when the holiday was characterized by rowdiness in the village. Tuesday, RCMP members, children, adults and youths joined together to say goodbye to 1984. Mercury vapour lights kept public areas well-lit and police report only three people were arrested -- again, a huge difference over last year's aftermath.
02-384-34. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Police kept a close watch on partyers, pouring out booze and issuing tickets to transgressors. At Blackcomb Daylodge, 230 teenagers gathered for the Pepsi Rock Video, a sound and light show that kept everyone dancing well past midnight.

Week of April 5, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to baseball; dinner; housing; wood stove; portraits
Appears in April 5, 1984 issue:
02-359-38. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] With the Whistler Valley Housing Society's 20-unit project at the gondola near completion, potential renters had a chance Thursday and Friday to see what they'll get. Another open house is set for this Saturday afternoon.
02-359-46. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Gordon Skelton.
02-359-8. Pg. 14. Caption: You know spring is definitely here when Tapley's A's start their annual tryouts.
02-359-27. Pg. 17. Caption: Whistler's Gourmet Club met for yet another Epicurean celebration Saturday. Members of the five-year-old club were treated to a six-course (not to mention many rounds of hot saki) Japanese meal prepared by this month's hosts Ted Nebbeling and Jan Holberg. The club tucks in together once a month, and has sampled the cuisine of just about every country on the globe. Left to right are: Ted Nebbeling, Judy Grant, Doug Schull, Laurie Vance, Jan Homberg, Lance Fletcher, Buffy and Nigel Woods, Drew Meredith, Judy Fletcher, Mike Vance, Jan Simpson, Peter Grand and Wendy Meredith.

Week of March 15, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to 1984 World Cup ski racing; portraits; art; skiers; medal presentations for Men's Downhill; drinking; Willie Whistler; buffet; group photos; cleaning up after ski event; band playing outdoor concert; heli-skiing; helicopter interior; aerial views of the mountains; Billy Johnson; small airplanes; Pemberton Airport; buses; signing autographs; chefs preparing dinner buffet; men in costumes dancing; ski gear; gambling; Molly Boyd and the Children's Choir; Todd Brooker; Rob Boyd; dancing and acting; Serge Lang; DJ; outdoor inflatables and balloons; Hans Rammellmueller; Fischer ski tech for Podborski; Blackcomb Mountain; Expo 86 banner and parade; Whistler Conference Centre construction; marching band; party with hats; reading; Winterfest
Appears in March 15, 1984 issue:
02-361-45. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Several thousand people travelled from the gondola base to Whistler Village Sunday to see downhill winners Bill Johnson (U.S.), Helmut Hoeflehner (Austria) and Pirmin Zurbriggen (Switzerland) receive their soapstone sculptured trophies.
02-361-490. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Here she is, Winterfest Queen Barbara Chomos. She was selected from a field of eight competitors last Wednesday and is here crowned by Elandra Demidoff of Studio 83.
02-361-396. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] Standing room only was no exaggeration both Friday and Saturday night in the festival tent as Doug & The Slugs put on their best side for Winterfest. Both nights sold out, and estimates are that 2,000 danced their way through the tent Saturday.
02-361-409. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Another first in Canada! And it happened right here in Whistler! Yes. Mayor Mark Angus was seen issuing his own gag order Saturday night behind the scenes of the Grand Ball. Despite the efforts of Umberto Menghi, Angus insisted that restraint was necessary.
02-361-529. Pg. 8. Caption: A playful Expo Ernie floats high and might above all the excitement in the Village Square beer garden Thursday. After a magnificent Voodoo jet fly-past, Expo Ernie and hundreds of others paraded down to Mountain Square for the official opening ceremonies.
02-361-552. Pg. 9. Caption: One of the silent workers of the World Cup circuit, Fischer ski rep Peter Heenen prepares downhill racing skis Saturday for the following day's race.
02-361-25. Pg. 10. Caption: [top middle] Wendy Balmer, Liquor Store employee, Alta Vista.
02-361-353. Pg. 11. Caption: Hans Loschl serves but a few plates of antipasto for the 116 guests at Saturday's Grand Ball in Myrtle Philip School. Diners paid $125 each for the five-course dinner, with proceeds going to help defray Winterfest Society expenses.
02-361-439. Pg. 21. Caption: Todd Brooker, along with the rest of the Canadian downhill team, visited Myrtle Philip School last Wednesday, and in between signing autographs Brooker gave a short speech.

Week of January 26, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to putting on ski boots; art; skiing; tennis; portraits; Whistler Mountain World Downhill course; railway tracks; Brandywine Falls; sledding; Ego Bowl; Canadian-American Fire and Police Winter Carnival; Dusty's
Appears in January 26, 1984 issue:
02-371-54. Pg. 1. Caption: After a spell of cold weather, Brandywine Falls was surrounded by icicles and ice last Friday. After a hike made difficult by hard, crusty snow, the beauty of the falls in Brandywine Provincial Park is well worth the visit.
02-371-14. Pg. 6. Caption: Eric Munis gets a helping hand from his dad, Larry, near Whistler's Village lifts Sunday. Eric, 5, said the skiing was "fine". Dad and son headed home to Oak Harbor, Washington after four days of skiing here in Whistler.
02-371-10. Pg. 7. Caption: With more than 26 cm of snow covering the valley Sunday morning, Whistler breathed a sigh of relief at the first major snowfall of the year. Skiers were schussing down into the village and one was even taking a rest from the day's activities in front of Carlton Lodge.
02-371-34. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Al McElwee, Tow Truck Driver, Emerald Estates.
02-371-33. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Nell Den Duff, Housewife, White Gold.
02-371-31. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Pam Adams, Housewife, Alta Vista.
02-371-6. Pg. 9. Caption: My studio is an old converted power station. It's all that's left of Woodcock, B.C., a deserted northwestern railroad town. Living there in the middle of the Coast Mountains is quite a contrast to growing up in Windsor and Detroit, where I watched the city consume the landscape. The writer is Carl Chaplin, a commercial artist cum visionary artist who flirts with imagery of nature as much as imagery of the apocalypse. He insists that a nuclear holocaust will destroy the world as we know it within two years. He also insist the powers of nature and imagination. His work is currently on display at Whistler Art Gallery in the Wedgeview Building (till Jan. 29), and the lobbies of Crystal Lodge and The Keg.
02-371-12. Pg. 11. Caption: Salomon Canada Representative Stuart Rempel tries out one of his firm's new SX91 ski boots on Gael booth, co-owner of Abominable Sports on Georgia with her husband Ron. Salomon was in town earlier this week displaying its 1984 models.
02-371-76. Pg. 14. Caption: More than 60 skiers took part in the first Super Molstar race of the year on Whistler Mountain's Ego Bowl Saturday. Two more races are planned for the season on Feb. 18 and March 4. The unique race regulations ensures that all competitors, no matter what skill level, have a chance to win.

Week of January 19, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to band playing; portraits; art; gambling; bonfire; building the World Downhill course; handicapped ski centre; medics; reading; The Delta Mountain Inn
Appears in January 19, 1984 issue:
02-372-40. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Terry Redmond, 41, became the Whistler Resort Association's new general manager Sunday, Jan. 15. Redmond comes from Westours Inc., a Seattle-based firm specializing in tourist and resort business, where he was vice-president in charge of marketing. Redmond is married with two children and as he becomes familiarized with the WRA and Whistler, Drew Meredith, interim executive director, will slowly become less involved in the day-to-day running of the association.
02-372-14. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Doreen Williams, Mom, Port Coquitlam.
02-372-13. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Richard Young, Janitor, New Westminster.
02-372-16. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Sharon Middlekamp, Realtor, Vancouver.
02-372-2. Pg. 9. Caption: Folksinger Valdy played to packed houses at Dusty's Salooon Friday and Saturday nights and is warming up to a Canada-wide tour and relax of his first album in three years.

Week of January 12, 1984 [2]

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; shuttle bus; portraits
Appears in January 12, 1984 issue:
02-375-41. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Wendy Sayers, Student, Whistler (part-time).
02-375-35. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Karl Asche, Student, Vancouver.
02-375-52. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Longbean Brassard, Brain Surgeon, Calgary.

Week of December 20, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to crowds in Whistler Village in winter; car accident; portraits; group photo; skiers; icicles; chairlift; drinking; restaurant interior; children sitting on Santa's lap; man reading 'Sea to Sky Country'; buffet dinner; Whistler Mountain Ski Club group photos; choir singing; North Shore Community Credit Union; Orphan's Monday Benefit at Club 10; Alta Lake Community Club; Sunshine Jim; Pika's Restaurant official opening; Vox Humana Choir
Appears in December 20, 1984 issue:
02-385-130. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] People might have complained about long line-ups at the credit union, but until Sunday heat was never a problem. But Sunday, the day the North Shore Community Credit Union moved across the square to its new, 1,300 sq. ft. premises, John Hunan of Whistler (right) found himself in a chilly line-up behind Danny Meier and David Monteith (left) of North Vancouver. Actually, it's a bogus lone-up: the bureau shown, as well as an 8,500 fund safe and other banking equipment had to be moved by truck from the old location to the new. Carpenters and electricians worked nearly around the clock Sunday and Monday to be ready for business as usual Tuesday. They made deadline.
02-385-138. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Ross Smith from Nasty Jack's carves up a turkey at Club 10's benefit for Orphans Monday. More than 40 people turned out for the event featuring a buffet dinner catered by Nasty Jack's with all proceeds going to the Vancouver Fire Department's Orphans Fund.
02-385-13. Pg. 6. Caption: Drew Meredith
02-385-29. Pg. 6. Caption: Norm Trottier
02-385-18. Pg. 6. Caption: Arv Pellegrin
02-385-25. Pg. 6. Caption: Colleen Wuolle
02-385-17. Pg. 6. Caption: Michelle Harris
02-385-27. Pg. 6. Caption: Jan Simpson
02-385-15. Pg. 6. Caption: Don Wensley
02-385-21 Pg. 6. Caption: Chris Moore
02-385-20. Pg. 6. Caption: Pat Kelly
02-385-91. Pg. 7. Caption: Five-year-old Paul Vance shares Santa's knee with his brother, six-month-old John.
02-385-122. Pg. 14. Caption: John Bartosik, publisher/photographer of Sea to Sky Country.
02-385-97. Pg. 15. Caption: Sunshine Jim entertained about more than 100 Whistler youngsters Saturday afternoon before the kids were visited by Santa Claus. Sunshine Jim sang a series of songs including Scooter the Car and Porky the Raccoon who, even though traditional enemies, became friends. The event was sponsored by the Alta Lake Community Club and was held in the Myrtle Philip School lunchroom.
02-385-104. Pg. 19. Caption: Michele Bertholet is the head chef at Pika's (pronounced Peeka's), Whistler Mountain's new restaurant adjacent the Roundhouse. The facility, which is licensed to seat 400 persons, had its official opening Friday. The 8,300 sq. ft. restaurant, designed by architect Lee Bruch and engineer Jon Paine, cost about $600,000 to construct including more than $150,000 in kitchen equipment. Bertholet and his staff will now be able to provide freshly baked pastries, rolls and buns daily as well as hearty meals such as Baron of Beef and chili. As well, the new restaurant features a custom sandwich bar. Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation named the restaurant Pika's, a small rock rabbit commonly found through the high alpine regions of North America, after a contest that drew 300 entries. Whistler residents Ms. Lori Mitchell and Mr. Peter Pritt were the winners and will split the grand prize so that each will receive $100 as well as a $50 gift certificate from Dusty's Cantina. Coincidentally, the name also fits a former mountain resident of a slightly larger form: Jessica Hare. Jessica lived in Whistler Mountain's alpine residence for four of her five years and gained the nickname Pika.
02-385-120. Pg. 24. Caption: [left] Wendy von der Porten, Physician, Vancouver/Whistler.
02-385-118. Pg. 24. Caption: [middle] John Matthews, Businessman, Hawaii
02-385-117. Pg. 24. Caption: [right] Tom Handford, Carpenter, Sooke, B.C.
02-385-99. Pg. 27. Caption: Pika's (pronounced Peeka's) was officially opened Friday as Whistler Mountain unveiled its newest mountaintop restaurant. The two-level facility, which will feature light entertainment in the afternoon, is licensed to seat 400 skiers. Dressed in white in the centre are some of PIka's kitchen staff.
02-385-67. Pg. 28. Caption: A winter scene at Jordan Creek in Alpha Lake Park.
02-385-9. Pg. 29. Caption: Blackcomb Mountain Staff
02-385-155. Pg. 31. Caption: Vox Humana, an a capella choir group from Vancouver, entertained only 33 people Saturday evening at the Delta an event organized by Whistler Community Arts Council. Whistler Visitors and residents missed out on a stellar performance by the group as they performed Spanish, Latin, and traditional Christmas carols. One of the highlights of the evening included the touching rendition of a carol written by a Vancouver woman who's child died on Christmas.

Week of July 26, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to swim race; Whistler Village; pub interior; portraits; pipeline construction; bikes; bike race; running race; children eating ice cream; Junior Triathlon; Whistler Triathlon
Appears in July 26, 1984 issue:
02-394-90. Pg. 1. Caption: Yes, the water was a bit cool Sunday morning for the first leg of the Junior Triathlon in Lost Lake. For a complete listing of results see page 8.
02-394-134. Pg. 5. Caption: For thirsty triathletes competing in 27+ weather Saturday, watermelons in Village Square were a needed source of water for dehydrated competitors.
02-394-5. Pg. 6. Caption: One more puff's enough. Jeff Summerville got off to a good start in the Junior Triathlon July 22. Summerville finished first in the boys 11-12 division. He finished his swim, run and bicycle ride in a time of 22:04.
02-394-118. Pg. 7. Caption: A competitor in the Whistler Triathlon executes a quick switch over from swimming to biking in the race held July 21.
02-394-10. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] (Above) More than 40 young triathletes competed in the Junior Triathlon Sunday with 16-year-old Herman Sangha finishing the fastest in a time of 37:36.
02-394-143. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] (Left) Master of Ceremonies Tom Thomson talks to Glenn Carlsen, the winner of Saturday's 57 km Molson Lite Whistler Triathlon organized by the Alta Lake Sports Club.
02-394-65. Pg. 12. Caption: If the hydro's going in to the new municipal hall, can the staff be far behind? Construction is advancing quickly as the staff at Function Junction tidy their decks in anticipation of the move back to the village scheduled for mid August.
02-394-128. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Jacqueline Thong, Grade 2, Surrey, B.C.
02-394-130. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Erin & Kim Jette, Kindergarten, Richmond B.C.
02-394-124. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Aron Bylund, Grade 3, Trail, B.C.
02-394-138. Pg. 16. Caption: Sue Davies takes a breather after Saturday's 57 km Triathlon. Davies, a full-time criminology student at Simon Fraser University, finished 14th overall and first in Open Women with a time of 2:53:29.

Week of June 14, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; roof; car wash; houses; swimming naked; repairing broken wooden bridge; golf course maintenance; baseball; Rainbow Ski area
Appears in June 14, 1984 issue:
02-401-B-31. Pg. 1. Caption: No-one skis anymore at the former Rainbow Ski area just off Highway 99 between Alpine Meadows and Emerald Estates but at one time it was the only place in Whistler open for night skiing. The ski jump was built by volunteers in the mid-1970s but a few winters of low snowfalls in the valley forced owners to shut-down operations in the 1979-80 season.
02-401-A-12. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Kids, cars and parents turned out Saturday for a car wash and bake sale that netted over $200 for the school's parent/teacher group. Police-cars, a fire truck and a whole flotilla of private vehicles stopped for spring cleaning.
02-401-A-22. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Three locked-out truckers picketed The Grocery Store in the village. Tuesday, preventing other union members from bringing supplies to the store. Picketing trucker Dayton MacKenzie said they are protesting their employer's decision to use "scab" drivers for food deliveries. Employer Slade and Stewart LTd. has locked out, Vancouver employees, and other employees in B.C. are on strike as of Tuesday. Grocery Store owner Geoff Power was unavailable for comment at press time.
02-401-C-9. Pg. 6. Caption: Emergency Services (last year called Tri-Services) overcame a mid-game spurt by the team from CItta to post a 17-12 victory on Monday in Whistler Beer League slo-pitch softball league action. Emergency Services now has a sparkling record of three wins and no losses.
02-401-B-5. Pg. 7. Caption: An Alpine Paving crew was hard at work last Wednesday paving the mini golf course just behind L'Apres at the gondola. Whistler Mountain hopes to have the Tattersfield and Associates designed course ready for operation by Saturday, June 16, but promise to definitely have it ready for play by the following weekend. Eighteen holes will cost players $2.
02-401-A-25. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Jean Jacques Finel, Hotel clerk, Vancouver.
02-401-A-27. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Craig Barker, Security Patroller, Nesters.
02-401-A-29. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Charlotte Sherriff, Ski Patroller, Tapley's Farm.

Week of May 31, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; pianist playing in Whistler Village; construction; sea plane and canoeing on Alta Lake; biking in Whistler Village; baseball; children at the beach; opening of North Shore Community Credit Union; NSCCU staff
Appears in May 31, 1984 issue:
02-403-B-1. Pg. 1. Caption: Movers managed to transport the 5,300 lb. safe into the new credit union office in Village Square Monday after they also shifted the 4,500 lb. night deposit vault. North Shore Community Credit Union is all set for its Saturday opening.
02-403-C-22. Pg. 1. Caption: Tony Hoar, Canadian and international BMX president.
02-403-C-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] A true adventurer, Briton Paul Claxton passed through Whistler last Wednesday on the first leg of a solo cycling expedition to Alaska by gravel road. Clayton, 21, is an Oxford physics graduate on leave from his research job, and says his 3,000 mile trip, leading to the brink of the Arctic Ocean, is the first of its kind. The determined cyclist is ready for anything. Last Tuesday he wheeled his custom built, $1,400 10-speed into the Daisy Lake campground where he spent the night under a picnic table. His only real worries, however, are bares and the man-eating Canadian mosquito.
02-403-C-28. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Kelly Norton doesn;t like holding the tail of an 18 1/2" Rainbow Trout that her dad, David, caught early Sunday Morning. Kelly's brother Michael doesn't seem to mind though. Mr. Norton is wondering, however, if there's any more fish like the one he caught still in Alta Lake. He says it's the largest he's seen in years.
02-403- B-5. Pg. 8. Caption: Myrtle Philip School students got an unexpected gift this week when the Whistler Corporate Cup Association, a conglomeration of local businesses and organizations, donated the proceeds of this year's Corporate Cup to the school. Principal Bob Daly (right) accept a $1,549.75 cheque from Jeff Wuolle and Laurie Vance.
02-403-A-2. Pg. 11. Caption: When sworn-in as Justice of the Peace within a few weeks, Nick DiLalla should be familiar with most of the procedure necessary to execute the duties. Dialler is right now studying various legal material that will guide his decisions when asked by RCMP to issues search warrants, or when conducting show-cause hearings for remanded prisoners as well as issuing summonses and subpoenas. Several months ago appeared before a board of examiners including Vancouver Alderman Harry Rankin, and recently was informed that he's wanted for the job.While DiLalla is not sure exactly why he was chosen, he has voiced a strong concern for upholding the rights of citizens.
02-403-C-14. Pg. 15. Caption: Sunday was one of the first real days of spring this year and the Myrtle Philip School diamond was the scene for a local fastball game between Pemberton Legion and the Whistler squad. Whistler lost, however, 13-5 to the Pemberton team.
02-403-A-11. Pg. 16. Caption: [left] Hugh Hancock, Marketing manager, Alpine Meadows.
02-403-A-10. Pg. 16. Caption: [middle] Sid Young, Travel agent, Alpine Meadows.
02-403-A-13. Pg. 16. Caption: [right] Bob Hufsmith, Unemployed, Alpine Meadows.
02-403-A-8. Pg. 21. Caption: Singer Paul Ciechanowski, hired by the Whistler Resort Association for summer village entertainment, opened the season Saturday in Village Square.

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