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Week of April 29, 1982 [3]

Photographs including but not limited to dancing; skiing; mountain views
Appears in April 29, 1982 issue:
02-247-9 Pg. 14. Caption: Charlie McClain and Gay Parker are assisted by Paul Burrows as they unveil their Whistler memento.
02-247-16. Pg. 15. Caption: Whiskey jacks aren't timid when it comes to food. Pauline LePatourel takes a break from skiing to offer some appreciated tidbits to this feathered friend.

[Week of April [29?], 1982] [4]

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; car accidents; barbecue
Appears in April 22, 1982 issue:
02-248-24. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Ann Marie Warren Sales Clerk, Tamarisk.
02-248-32. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Hermel Rioux, Waiter, Gondola Area.
02-248-30. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Curtis Beckon, Bartender, Brio.
02-248-26. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] David Sillmans, Ski Tech, Tamarisk.
02-248-10. Pg. 10. Caption: Another Victim. This car was just one of many vehicles that had difficulty negotiating icy patches on Highway 99 April 18. Shaded areas of the highway remained icy even after ice on exposed portions of the road had melted.
02-248-20. Pg. 16. Caption: Thirty students from around the world visited Whistler as part of the Rotary International Exchange Program.
02-248-2. Pg. 21. Caption: Debby Wright from New Zealand warms her hands over the Longhorn barbeque grill on a slow day last week.

Week of April 3, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to Freestyle skiing; Whistler Mountain; World Cup Freestyle Championship; apres
02-122-50. Pg. 1. Caption: Resort Centre excavation lies gaping in front of packages 3, 4 and 5. This massive crater will be back filled to provide a solid foundation.
02-122-22. Pg. 5. Caption: Scott Brooksbank shows fine form during practice Sunday for the Labatt's World Cup Freestyle.
02-122-78. Pg. 9. Caption: Whistler resident Pierre Friele heads through the bumps to help his team take fifth in the Pro-Am race March 26.
02-122-37 Pg. 10. Caption: [top] Combined champion Hedy Garhammer thanks the crowd while runners-up Janice Reid and Lauralee Bowie (right) stand by.
02-122-92. Pg. 10 Caption: [bottom] Stephanie Sloan shows her ballet style on a socked-in Saturday competition.
02-122-74. Pg. [12] or back cover. Caption: BLAST! -- Amateur contestants takes a professional fall during Whistler Pro-Am on Wednesday. Details on this and the Labatt's World Cup Freestyle event on Page 5.

Week of April 4, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to the lineups at the base of Whistler Mountain; Chairlifts; Skiing; Construction
02-015-30 on pg. 1. Caption: School's Out! -- and the lifts are down! The scene on Wednesday morning, March 28 when the Gondola lineup was very long due to a malfunction on the Olive Chair.
02-015-06 on pg. 3. Caption: Kayaker "paddles" his way through the snow at the start of the Ice Breaker Race on Sunday, April 1.
02-015-23 on pg. 5. Caption: Draft layout of the Arnold Palmer-designed, 18-hole Whistler Golf Course. The Town Centre is at the lower left.
02-015-04 on pg. 7. Caption: Bruce Bolesky of the U.S.A. shows off his prizewinning form to the judges in the Labatt's World Cup Freestyle Ballet finals.
02-015-22 on pg. [16]. Caption: The Town Centre's 400-car parking structure begins with excavation of a large area adjacent to the Olympic Parking Lot.

Week of April 4, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to car accidents; wedding; skiing; chairlift; Alta Lake Community Club; Easter Egg Hunt; cars falling in the lake; child carrying an umbrella in the snow; mountain views
Appears in April 7, 1983 issue:
02-317-169. Pg. 1. Caption: This strange aquatic being was pulled from the depths of Green Lake on Saturday, April 2. Mons Towing driver Denver Snider hooks up the stolen van that the RCMP frogman (right) discovered. The van been stolen from Burnaby, stripped and pushed into the lake.
02-317-31. Pg. 2. Caption: A brand new surrey with a fringe on top is the latest addition to Mountain Carriage Tour Co. Visitors may enjoy an old-fashioned ride through town
02-317-41. Pg. 3. Caption: A sure sign of spring -- Connie Kutyn decks out Whistler Village in its finest banners designed by Suzanne Wilson and Penny Domries. Banners tell the story of Whistler's theme "Summer Side of the Mountain".
02-317-39. Pg. 5. Caption: Whistler Resident Steven Moran had to be taken to Lion's Gate Hospital for treatment after his car was demolished in a collision with a B.C. Hydro truck at Village Gate Boulevard and Highway 99.
02-317-180. Pg. 8. Caption: April showers grow snow flowers at Whistler and 2-year-old Star Sutherland took a walk in the rain Good Friday to check what was popping up before Easter.
02-317-87. Pg. 10. Caption: Holding on tight for a sunny ride up Whistler Mountain on Monday, April 4 this mother and daughter team prepare to join approximately 6000 others on the hill that day. There was sun enough for everyone on Sunday and Monday on Whistler and Blackcomb.
02-317-131. Pg. 11. Caption: Egging her on, this mum offers some pointers to her toddler in Alta Lake Community Club's annual Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, April 3 at Myrtle Philip School.
02-317-4. Pg. 12. Caption: Only place a man can get away from it all ... Trevor Weakley, originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, took a three-day tour of Whistler with friends and unfurled the kiwi colors in the full Easter sun.
02-317-121. Pg. 13. Caption: [top left] (Top) E.. Bunny delighted hundreds of kids in the annual egg hunt at Myrtle Philip School.
02-317-106. Pg. 13. Caption: [top right] (Right) Patricia Fennell turned up Sunday in her finest Easter bonnet.
02-317-190. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] (Below) Ears to you, said this creative skier 00 one of the many who paraded on the mountains in Easter finery, or funnery.
02-317-20. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Ross Moore, Village employee, Alpha Lake Village.
02-317-13. Pg. 16. Caption: The legendary ice barrel floated off Alta Lake March 26 so 9-year-old Casey Simpson (left) and 7-year old Adam Neilson (right) know it won't be long before they can trade bicycles for bathing trunks.

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 April 6, 1981

Photographs including Myrtle Philip; Pat Carleton; Lorne Borgal; dinner event; Alpine Whistler Mountain; dancing; chairlift; children's activities; horseback riding; dogs; Alpha Lake Village; MacGregor Pacific Realty Ltd.; construction; Vale Inn; Whistler Vale Hotel
Appears in April 9, 1981 issue:
02-135-84. Pg. 1. Caption: Chamber of Commerce secretary Jenny Busdon presents the scroll to Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation President Franz Wilhelmsen.
02-135-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] Kristi King and Garth Leyshon head out from Whistler on their way to Squamish.
02-135-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Garth does some necessary 'shoe repair' in the Myrtle Philip parking lot.
02-135-92. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] Haebler & Co. workman makes a minor modification to the Whistler Resort Centre with a jackhammer.
02-135-68. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] New smiling face at the Whistler Post Office -- Barbara Jennings sorts the mail.
02-135-52. Pg. 9. Caption: And the snow keeps falling. The view from the Little Red Chair last week.
02-135-73. Pg. 13. Caption: Members of the Advisory Parks & Recreation Committee at the Saturday Public Meeting -- Chairman Trev Roote is addressing the meeting.
02-135-71. Pg. 14. Caption: Garbage dumped into the stream off Rainbow Drive in Alpine Meadows. (See Notes from All Over).
02-135-22. Pg. 15. Caption: Kay and Pat Carleton enjoy a toast from the goblets given to them at a surprise party on April 3 to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.
02-135-90. Pg. 16. Caption: The new snow on Blackcomb provides a pleasing backdrop to the Whistler Village plaza.
02-135-1. Pg. 18. Caption: [bottom] Getting ready for a toast to the newlyweds!
02-135-77. Pg. [20]. Caption: SURPRISED BY THE SNOW -- This early blooming Daffodil was a surprised as skiers were by the unusual April snowstorm this week.

Week of April 8, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to T-bars at Whistler Mountain; skiing; chairlift; Easter egg hunt on skis; children; bikini contest; ski fashion; putting on ski gear; the b-sides band playing; signs; Reckless Driver bluegrass band
Appears in April 15, 1982 issue:
02-251-73. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Clean-up involved removing charred shakes from the cabin roof.
02-251-51. Pg. 5. Caption: Liam "Lightning Bolt" McCarthy, 2 1/2, was one of the many Easter Egg hunters who braved the snow to search for treasures in Myrtle Philip School yard on Sunday.
02-251-33. Pg. 6. Caption: Mr. E. Bunny gets a helping hand on his way up Skidder lift Easter Sunday.
02-251-32. Pg. 13. Caption: Hundreds of kids showed up for special treats courtesy of E. Bunny on Blackcomb Sunday, despite heavy snowfall.
02-251-64 Pg. 15. Caption: Yummy in the tummy! Alyssa Wilson, 3, enjoys Easter treats the bunny brought to the schoolyard Easter morning.
02-251-47. Pg. 16. Caption: [top] Tom Sutherland, the Whistler Question's new Advertising Manager.
02-251-101. Pg. 16. Caption: [middle] Craig Spence, a new reporter at the Whistler Question.
02-251-53. Pg. 19. Caption: Not even a blizzard on Easter Sunday kept kids from using the new Adventures Playground, recently completed at a total cost of $3,624.11.
Appears in April 8, 1982 issue:
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Week of August 1, 1979

02-088-70. Pg. 1. Caption: Some of the headlines recently appearing in the Vancouver newspapers about the Whistler Resort Association.
02-088-62. Pg. 4. Caption: The first Town Centre complex package starts! Neil Roberts (on level) and Nello Busdon lay out the foundations of Package #3.
02-088-75. Pg. 6. Caption: Vicki Vogler and Laura McGuffin with the new Whistler hiking book they produced -- now on sale at the Information Centre for 75 cents.
02-088-66. Pg. 7. Caption: Gulf Oil truck pumps gas into the Husky tanks during the gas shortage due to Trimac dispute.
02-088-81. Pg. 9. Caption: Four excited kids take part in the 3-legged race at the Summer Recreation sports day. P. Hocking photo.
02-088-63. Pg. 11. Caption: The largest ballroom in town! -- the completed A building of the Town Centre parking structure.
02-088-37. Pg. 12. Caption: The group at the Sailer Fischer Ski Camp party catered by the Keg. Left to right: Wayne Wong, Wayne Booth, Schultz, Nancy Greene, Toni Sailer, Rookie, Alan White.

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