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Photographs of a Land Rover being towed (3/2/196/36), the 'Good shit Lolly Pot' outdoor toilet construction (3/2/196/37), George Benjamin sitting at Gulf gas station, Toad Hall, Green Lake (3/2/196/50), and a motorcycle.

Week of August 4, 1978

Photographs including but not limited to Creekside Construction; Volleyball; river; car
02-042-10. Pg. 4 of August 2, 1978 issue. Caption: Mud, water, and more mud threaten to engulf this worker at the bottom of the new sewer line. Casano Construction ran into difficulty last week when an old creek hidden underground was unleashed.
02-042-18. Appears in August 2, 1978 issue on pg. 5. Caption: Pictures taken last week of the unsightly mess left by the receding waters of Alpha Lake (Left) and
02-042-07. Appears in August 2, 1978 issue on pg. 5. Caption: the north end of Alta Lake (right).
02-042-15; 02-042-05. Appears in August 2, 1978 issue on pg. 6. Caption: The heavy equipment preparing the site for the Whistler Vale Condominium site. Approval for this 36-unit development was given on Monday night, July 31.
02-042-04. Appears in August 2, 1978 issue on pg. 8. Caption: Stella and Murray Coates' party over the weekend produced a fine turnout of locals in the balmy weather.

Week of December 15, 1981 [2]

Photographs including but not limited to dogs; mountain views; Blackcomb Mountain; skiing from the peak; hanging upside down on chin-up bar in ski boots; Peters Underground; cars; Creekside Husky
Appears in December 17, 1981 issue:
02-235-44. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Roland Kentel, High Forest.
02-235-35. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Joan Gross, Alpine Meadows.
02-235-39. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Bob Wick, Emerald Estates.
02-235-43. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Denver Snider, Emerald Estates.
02-235-36. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Penny Wright, Whistler Creek Lodge.
02-235-31. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Leslie Simpson, Whistler Cay.
02-235-57. Pg. 10. Caption: [top] Volunteers level the snow based on the soon-to-be-completed ice rink in the Recreation Centre.
02-235-41. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom] Its owner Peter Skoros (left) under the new sign announcing his new restaurant in the Town Centre which will be opening next week.
02-235-9. Pg. 14. Caption: A peaceful moment for two best friends crossing the fresh powder of Sproat Mountain.
02-235-28. Pg. 15. Caption: [Hanging around in Alta Vista]
02-235-68. Pg. 18. Caption: Citizen of the Year Trev Roote shows off his plaque to wife Susan outside his Whistler chalet.
02-235-49. Pg. 19. Caption: Chamber of Commerce guest speaker Jack Donaghue addresses the dinner dance guests while Jenny Busdon, Michael D'Artois and Mayor Pat Carleton listen.
02-235-14. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom] Hanging in Suspense. This workman tightens the cable for Whistler Cable TV's new line running up the east face of Sproat. Photo by Peter Chrzanowski.

Week of January 6, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to restaurant; cross-country skiing race; Willie Whistler and children; Whistler Mountain Ski School; musician; Labatt's World Cup Freestyle Championship; cars; Creekside Husky; signs; skiing; WMSC Christmas Downhill Camp; ALSC juniors only Cross-Country race; Doug Chapman;
Appears in January 7, 1982 issue:
02-230-41. Pg. 3. Caption [bottom] ... Meant This
02-230-27. Pg. 4. Caption: Twin Lakes Advertisement
02-230-92. Pg. 6. Caption: Jack Cram with Jane Auxier and daughters Alexandria and Sarah.
02-230-44. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Don Ross, Blackcomb Marketing Director, Resident of Whiskey Jack.
02-230-31. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Stu Denholm, Husky gas jockey, Resident of White Gold Estates.
02-230-37. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Nick Dilalla, Parking Attendant, Resident of Alpine Meadows.
02-230-35. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Kerri Kent, Salesperson at McConkey's Ski Shop, Resident of Alpine Meadows.
02-230-38. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Jeff Wuolle, Property of Twin Peaks, Resident of Alpine Meadows.
02-230-33. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Sandy Boyd, Valley Coordinator at Whistler Mountain, Resident of Gondola Area.
02-230-74. Pg. 11. Caption: Where there's a will, there's a way. Ted Pryce-Jones became a real hoser at the Husky pumps over the holiday rush.
02-230-15. Pg. 13. Caption: Willie Whistler poses with some of the racers at the base of the village lifts.
02-230-93. Pg. 14. Caption: [Masterminding Music - Doug Chapman]
02-230-7. Pg. 15. Caption: There off! One of the groups start in the ALSC juniors only X-Country race January 2.
02-230-49. Pg. 18. Caption: Bus time! A small afternoon gathering a the village entrance.
02-230-47. Pg. 20. Caption: Two real longhorns -- assistant manger, Gavin Yee with manager Peter Grant.

Week of July 10 [2], 1980

Photographs including but not limited to driving; hang gliding in the mountains; wedding at the chapel
02-103-14. Pg. 1. Caption: Wedge Mountain from the northwest showing the steep couloir where Gerhard Singler fell to his death.
02-103-8. Pg. 4. Caption: New location for Town Hall put municipal buildings adjacent to Public Safety Building (PSB) on the north side. Upstairs meeting room in the PSB will be used for Council Chambers.
02-103-58. Pg. 9. Caption: (top) The second couple from the left is Debbie Teigen-Duplain and Brock Duplain, Whistler's newest newlyweds, seen here with their ushers and bridesmaids outside the Whistler chapel.
02-103-73. Pg. 9. Caption: (middle) Wedding guests catch a close-up of the belly dancers at the Keg reception.
02-103-65. Pg. 9. Caption: The wedding hall set with finery ready for the post-nuptial feast.
02-103-29. Pg. 10. Caption: [top right] Arsenault takes off from Whistler's topmost peak. Lack of wind caused him to plummet 40 feet before catching a rising thermal air current.
02-103-26. Pg. 10. Caption: (below left) Making final adjustments before his historic 'first'.
02-103-32. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom left] A craggy finger of rock juts from the peak as Arsenault, a small triangle over Alta Lake and the Westside Road, drifts like a condor almost a mile above the valley floor.
02-103-49. Pg. [16]. Caption: Dale Arsenault completing the first hang-glide journey from the top of Whistler to the base facilities near Highway 99. See story page 10.

Week of July 13, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to car accidents; musicians; band; cycling race; clown; Canada Day parade; construction; Whistler Village; baseball; Men's Fast Ball League; town planning; motorcycles; picnic; underwater rescue; Whistler Resort & Club; houses; tennis; BC Tel Building; Creekside
Appears in July 16, 1981 issue:
02-174-128. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] RCMP divers prepare to search the lake.
02-174-84. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Goodale's 1977 Subaru after it was pulled from Green Lake.
02-174-169. Pg. 3. Caption: The $300,000, three-room addition to Myrtle Philip School begins to take shape.
02-174-83. Pg. 4. Caption: [bottom] Len Tye, the new Director of Planning for the Land Company.
02-174-13. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] With Martin Willock out front, Bernie Willock in second and Paul Tettamanti in third, 60 cyclists pedalled into Whistler July 11.
02-174-200. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Bernie Willock, overall winner of the Molson's Whistler Bicycle Race.
02-174-191. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Martin Willock, second place holder.
02-174-176. Pg. 7. Caption: [top left] Betty Vogler, winner of the women's singles.
02-174-178. Pg. 7. Caption: [top right] Phil Carriere, winner of the men's singles.
02-174-45. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom left] Brent Grimm all read for a good hit ... but without a bat?
02-174-61. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom right] Neil Mawdsley chucks a fancy ball to...
02-174-74. Pg. 8. Caption: Gary Raymond, Municipal Treasurer.
02-174-77. Pg. 9. Caption: Charlie Doyle entertains at the Whistler Answer Benefit Monday Night at Mountain House Cabaret.
02-174-28. Pg. 10. Caption: Bobo the Clown takes kids for a tour around Whistler Town Centre.
02-174-87. Pg. 11. Caption: Mutley, the poodle enjoys the ride up to Whistler as part of the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club's Cariboo Trail Ride that saw 320 bikes here at a rally on July 11.
02-174-4. Pg. 14. Caption: Craig Johnson of Whistler managed to escape unhurt when his 1978 Ford Bronco took a 1,000 foot fall off Black Tusk Road. Payless Towing of North Vancouver had to be hired to haul the vehicle up.
02-174-99. Pg. 16. Caption: Birthday boys Murray Coates (left) and Doug Schull cut their giant cake.
02-174-111. Pg. 17. Caption: Peter Andrew, Willy Schaeffler, Nelson Bennett, Bob Bartley, Bill McCance, Lorne O'Connor, Boyd Stuwe and John Hanna discuss the new downhill course plan.
02-174-115. Pg. 18. Caption: Ross Judge, winner of the junior division in the Molson's Whistler International Bicycle Race held July 11 and 12.
02-174-198. Pg. [20]. Caption: Contestants in the Molson's Whistler International Bicycle Race approach finish line at Blackcomb Day Lodge.

Week of June 22, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to construction; lodge party; snake; football; tennis courts; swings; children; Creekside Gondola Stairs; bike rodeo; Whistler Mountain Chamber of Commerce; rowing; cars
Appears in July 3, 1981 issue:
02-177-19. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] A beer bottle was thrown through the window of the information centre.
Appears in June 25, 1981 issue:
02-177-107. Pg. 1. Caption: Some of the 35 concerned mothers who appeared at council June 22 seeking approval of the summer recreation program.
02-177-25. Pg. 4. Caption: John Reynolds, co-owner of Tapley's Pub, presents Robert Miele, treasurer of the Whistler Athletic Association, with a cheque for $1000. The donation will go towards funding amateur athletics in the valley.
02-177-117. Pg. 6. Caption: Junior skiers heading for lunch after a hard morning on the slopes.
02-177-14. Pg. 7. Caption: Whistler's new mascot (the un-named marmot) shows off for students.
02-177-50. Pg. 8. Caption: Gordon Turner reads hi 'Ode to Alex' Marshall at Nancy Raine's on June 17.
02-177-110. Pg. 11. Caption: Hot Wheels - Students at Myrtle Philip Elementary School show off their creative talents in the bike decorating contest. The event was scheduled in conjunction with Sports Day which was moved inside because of the weather.
02-177-88. Pg. 15. Caption: Flag footballers get down and boogie.
02-177-19. Pg. 17. Caption: Whistler Ballet students who performed in Garibaldi School of Dance production of "The Streadfast Tin Soldier" and "Little Matchgirl". The performance on Sunday, June 21 at The Centennial Theatre in N. Vancouver was a complete sell out. Left to right: Brie Minger, Corinne Valleau, Jodi Rustad, Rachel Roberts and Melanie Busdon; Peaches Grant sitting.
02-177-126. Pg. 18. Caption: A single vehicle accident at about 8:30 pm on Sunday, June 21 resulted in a charge of driving without due care being laid against Thomas Schafer of Rainbow Drive. Schafer's 1980 grey Ford 4x4 ended up in the ditch of the intersection of Alpine Way and Highway 99 after he failed to make the turn and skidded in the gravel. Neither Schafer nor his passenger Ken Cassidy were injured in the accidet.
02-177-53. Pg. [20] Caption: Myrtle Philip Elementary School principal Alex Marshall is surrounded by his Angels at his 'roast' on Wednesday night.

Week of June 28, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Sid Young; signs; town planning; Myrtle Philip Awards; Dave Murray; Bob Daly; Danny Carson; parking garage; parade; clowns; strawberry picking at Naylor Berry Farm; paddle-boating; Whistler Country Guides boating; helicopter; trucks; Creekside Husky
Appears in July 1, 1982 issue:
02-280-82. Pg. 1. Caption: Stubborn as a mule! Inspite of the efforts of the 'D'Arcy Prospectors' this donkey refused to cross the BCR tracks during the Pemberton Parade in celebration of Canada week.
02-280-90. Pg. 2. Caption: Neal Davidge on Al Staehli's horse following the Pemberton Canada Week Parade June 27.
02-280-107. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Chopper heads out with a bucket of water to help squelch the recent forest fire in Cheak
02-280-51. Pg. 7. Caption: Principal Bob Daly gets his own award at the MPS awards day from student Stephanie Fosty.
02-280-25. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] W. Doug Fox, Vice-President of Finance & Operations, Whistler Village Land Co.
02-280-5. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Mike Vance, Coordinator of Planning and Design, Whistler Village Land Co.
02-280-34. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] David O'Keefe, Skier Services and North Side Coordinator, Whistler Mountain Ski Corp.
02-280-37. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Greg Griffith, Photographer, Owner of Mountain Moments.
02-280-29. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Sid Young, Alderman, Land Company Director, Travel Agent.
02-280-3. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] AL Raine, Executive Director of Whistler Resort Association.
02-280-94. Pg. 9. Caption: Jan Naylor displays some of the strawberries (see inset) now ready for picking at the Naylor Berry Farm 3 km north of Pemberton.
02-280-92. Pg. 9. Caption: [inset] Strawberries.
02-280-97. Pg. 11. Caption: Not even the rain stopped these kids from a practice paddle on Alta Lake for the Whistler Country Guides Kids Races. Bad weather postponed the races to Saturday, July 3 at 9:30 a.m. at Wayside Park.
02-280-46. Pg. 12. Caption: Dave Murray presents Willy Raine with the Dave Murray award at the school awards day June 28.
02-280-10. Pg. 14. Caption: New stop signs often get ignored, so the municipality placed reminders in front of this sign on the intersection of Rainbow, Matterhorn and Camino Drive.
02-280-112. Pg. 16. Caption: Not a military invasion of Whistler! This row of army vehicles was part of a contingent of about 15 trucks from the 12th Service Battalion from Sea Island that stopped off at Whistler over the weekend en route to Lillooet Lake as part of a deployment exercise.

Week of June 6, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to views of Whistler Mountain; Construction; motorcycles; car accident; firemen; lake views; school events
02-006-26 on pg. 1. Caption: An idyllic scene - the north side of Whistler is reflected in the still waters of Green Lake.
02-006-32 on pg. 3. Caption: Mr. Marshall accompanies his class on the guitar as they perform on recorders and percussion.
02-006-08 on pg. 8. Caption: none...See story next to photograph and answer is provided in ...
02-006-11 on pg. 9. Caption: Some of the piles in the town centre parking structure that were driven down over 100 ft.
02-006-28 on pg 9. Caption: The 'Blackcomb Bog' claims a victim. Sabre's Cat gets into difficulty.
02-006-04-05 on pg. 10. Caption: Another view of the logging slash in front of Whistler taken from the road with 200 mm lens.
02-006-25 on pg. 10. Caption: The view of the north end of Green Lake at Soo Valley - a popular camping spot.
02-006-38 on pg. 11. Caption: Top - Andy Munster and friends watch as the firemen start their practice.
02-006-47 on pg. 11. Caption: Centre - Firemen Ike Elboin lights a copy of the Whistler Question so that he can set fire to his cabin.
02-006-48 on pg. 11. Caption: Below: Up she goes 0 the end of the Diversion creek residence.
02-006-09 on pg. 12. Caption: The testing rig being used in the town centre to test the loading of the foundation piles.
02-006-14 on pg. 14. Caption: Some of the motorcycles parked outside the Whistler Inn on Sunday.
02-006-51 on pg. 15. Caption: Lonnie Wray, Pierre Friele, Chuck Hustins and Cal Logue ham it up in a scene from the P.S.S. production 'Timber'.
02-006-07 on pg [16] or back cover. Caption: Whistler Mountain as seen from the southern boundary of the municipality showing the logging slash on the west ridge.

Week of March 25, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Paul Burrows; birthday party; musicians; skiing from the peak; camping; mountaineering; Cheakamus Icebreaker Championship kayaking; Peter Chzrywowski; cross-country skiing race; dogs; cars; Creekside Husky; Whistler Creek shop; Whistler Village; Rotary Club; Avalanche Area; skiers; construction; house interiors; PTC Bingo Night
Appears in March 25, 1982 issue:
02-253-158. Pg. 1. Caption: Staff photographer freezes the snow avalanche on film as it roars off the roof of the Whistler Sports & Convention Centre on Friday, March 19. More photos on pages 21 & 26. P. Burrows Photo.
02-253-22. Pg. 4. Caption: The construction camp site claims another victim. This van was stuck in a hole last weekend.
02-253-264. Pg. 7. Caption: Duane Perrett of Pinecrest takes a run through the gates at the Icebreaker Championships, the first race in the B.C. 1982 whitewater season. Perrett is one of the many paddlers in the Whistler area who takes advantage of the swift mountain rivers in the valley.
02-253-186. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Ken Warke, Gentleman explorer extraordinaire, Tamarisk resident.
02-253-180. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Florence Corrigan, Pharmacist, Adventures West resident.
02-253-173. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Bob Daly, School principal, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-253-176. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Jimmy Warren, Doorman, Whistler Vale resident.
02-253-179. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Lois Paterson, Whistler Janitorial Services, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-253-191. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Mike 'Stoner' Stone, Bartender, White Gold Estates resident.
02-253-35. Pg. 10. Caption: John Bartosik gives a good squeeze to the head of our now long-lost Mouthpiece as one of the many rites of passage administered at Maloney's well-celebrated going away party. So long, Mick. Long may you stay on the wagon.
02-253-260. Pg. 11. Caption: Kayaker heads down the Cheakamus under the bridge in the Ice Breaker Race held March 21.
02-253-268. Pg. 14. Caption: Duane Perrett gets ready in the snowy starting gate at the Cheakamus Ice Breaker race March 21.
02-253-168. Pg. 15. Caption: Lucky winner at the PTC Bingo Night leaves with his prize while caller Bob Daly and Gary Raymond get ready for the next game.
02-253-212. Pg. 16. Caption: Smith Brothers Wilson forge ahead on the rebuilding of the Keg building which burned on Feb. 13.
02-253-87. Pg. 19. Caption: [left] Loreen Barnet, of the ALSC, won the open women's division in Whistler's last Nordic race of the season.
02-253-90. Pg. 19. Caption: [right] Peter Rehor placed third in the open men's section in Saturday's race. He finished with a time of 46:04.
02-253-162. Pg. 21. Caption: This was the scene after tons of snow ended up on the top of parking structure 'A' after it fell of the Sports & Convention Centre roof Friday afternoon.
02-253-53. Pg. 23. Caption: [top] Skiing down one of the slopes in the Spearhead range.
02-253-148. Pg. 23. Caption: [bottom] Rotary lot winner -- Larry Desjardins of Burnaby (left) is presented with land deed by Whistler Rotary president Bob Brown on the site lost Friday.
02-253-231. Pg. 26. Caption: [top] Moments before 50 tons of snow slid from the roof of the Sports & Convention Centre, Doug Fox, Cliff Jennings and crew tried shovelling snow away from facia beams.
02-253-229. Pg. 26. Caption: [middle] Within 24 hours, this glum had been twisted from its foundation by the moving snow mass.
02-253-171. Pg. 26. Caption: [bottom] Keep moving is right! Someone with a sense of humour then added the sign on the left to the warning on the right.

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