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Week of November 18, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to broken road; cleaning; driving; police; dinner; mountain views; car accidents; restaurant; drinking; construction
Appears in November 17, 1981 issue:
02-197-61. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] Looking good big old Softie...
02-197-64. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] ...and you too, Blackcomb with your new coats of snow.
02-197-20. Pg. 3. Caption: Oops -- didn't think that telephone pole looked like that last night. This one took a nose-dive in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 14, knocking out power in the southern part of the municipality for several hours. B.C. Hydro said that the rain-soaked earth was at the root of the problem.
02-197-86. Pg. 4. Caption: Dept.of Highways worker stands on one of the 44,000 lb. concrete beams that will make up the base of the Bridge at River of Golden Dreams.
02-197-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Chris Speedie, Whistler Cay.
02-197-46. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Rita Knudsen, St. Anton's Village
02-197-43. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Murray R. Dawson, Alpine '68.
02-197-45. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Kevin Rose, Nesters Road.
02-197-49. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Iole De Carlo, Emerald Estates.
02-197-48. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Rocco, Alta Vista.
02-197-14. Pg. 11. Caption: It was the last breakfast -- a fitting occasion for Jan Systad to serve son Christopher. Champagne poured with the orange juice as friends bid farewell to the five-year tradition of the Cookhouse.
02-197-36. Pg. 12. Caption: Back to offer you Chinese culinary delights, one Edmond Wong and crew of the Alta Lake Inn. (l to r) Law, Tse, Kwang -- your cooks; Gilbert, president; Peni, waitress; Edmond; and Jeannie, waitress.
02-197-80. Pg. 13. Caption: John and Kris Robinson with Bernie and Donna Hauschka at the re-opening of Beau's.
02-197-25. Pg. 14. Caption: Al Raine displays his broadjumping skills for sons Charlie and Willie, an unidentified family friend and the family dog.
02-197-101. Pg. 15. Caption: [top] Oh happy days -- frosted slopes and free season's passes from each mountain. Roland Kentel (left), president of Whistler Athletic Society, was pleased to present Rod MacLeod with a pass to Whistler and Cheryl Devine with one to Blackcomb for their top efforts in raising money for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, Rod raise $1,260 and Cheryl raised $1,134.
02-197-28. Pg. 15. Caption: [bottom] Constable Gordon A. Sims has just joined the Whistler Detachment after 6 1/2 years in North Vancouver.
02-197-39. Pg. 19. Caption: Treasurer Gary Raymond plays at the keyboard of the municipality's new $60,000 Basic MAI system 210 computer. The system is capable of printing 150 lines per minute and storing up to 14 million characters. Tax accountant Kathy Hicks and MAI system analyst Gene Wong look on.
02-197-7-8. Pg. 20. Caption: Aftermath of recent flooding. Lost Lake Trail cut in two by raging water at Beaver Dam tree.

Week of January 12, 1982 [3]

Photographs including but not limited to Labatt's World Cup Freestyle Championships podiums; Blackcomb Mountain; Willie Whistler; municipal beautification of Whistler Village; Mike Hampton; apres drinking; hot air balloon; Willie Whistler snowman; ALSC half marathon cross-country
Appears in January 14, 1982 issue:
02-229-14. Pg. 1. Caption: A Cheerful Canadian Winner. And the winner is ... Marie Claude Asselin of Quebec! The best women's freestyler on the slopes got a hand from Willie Whistler to take her rightful place on centre stage.
02-229-35. Pg. 3. Caption: Ruth Lotzkar
02-229-33. Pg. 4. Caption: [Geoff Olson, newest staff member at Whistler Printing and Publishing].
02-229-71. Pg. 7. Caption: [right] Nancy Greene Raine of Blackcomb and Terry Burns of Labatt's applaud combined men's champions (l - r) 1st place - Frank Beddor, USA; 2nd place -- Rick Bowie Canada; 3rd Place B. Bolesky USA.
02-229-41. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Roger Simmie, Ski Tech at Blackcombe Sports, Resident of Alpine Meadows.
02-229-43. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Debby O'Hanley, Clerk at Carlsberg's, Resident of Brio.
02-229-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Rolly Horsey, Former Alderman, Resident of Alta Vista.
02-229-44. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Dave Buchan, Real Estate Agent for Macaulay Nicolls Maitland, Resident of Whistler.
02-229-49, Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] John Carter, Manager of Tantalus Lodge, Resident of Tantalus Lodge.
02-229-51. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Steve Foan, Co-owner of Whistler Creek/Village Sports, Resident of Vancouver.
02-229-84. Pg. 10. Caption: [Pierre Trudeau and Michael Maloney at the Mountain House]
02-229-78. Pg. 13. Caption: Terry Burns of Labatt's chats with Franz and Annette Wilhelmsen at the Labatt Freestyle reception at the Mountain House.
02-229-96. Pg. 14. Caption: Hot stuff -- the Pemberton Red Devils came up with this beautiful downhiller to walk away with $300 and a shared first place victory. Shot glasses of fuel rested on the skier's back.
02-229-93. Pg. 15. Caption: Up, up and away! Hot air balloon takes off from Whistler Village.
02-229-82. Pg. 19. Caption: Pierre Trudeau and Rick Bowie in the Mountain House on January 8 at the Labatt's reception.

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 April 15, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to roads; cars; garbage; construction; meal at restaurant; firemen; awards; skiers; lift line-ups; Gondola Village mountain camping; party; Garibaldi relocation project; torched remains of Garibaldi Lodge; Whistler Cable TV; B.C. Tel; Easter Back Bowl Downhill; Cheakamus Canyon project
Appears in April 15, 1982 issue:
02-250-3. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] All that remains today is a charred pile of debris. The lodge was torched by the provincial government after no bids were received on the building. It is one of the victims of the Garibaldi relocation project implemented by the province because of the threat of the barrier.
02-250-88. Pg. 3. Caption: [top left] Firemen had a smokey fight when they first arrived on the scene.
02-250-130. Pg. 3. Caption: [top right] Jim Dawson of Whistler Cable T.V. takes a look over blueprints while B.C. Tel workmen hang new cable in the Gondola area.
02-250-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Pat Kelly, Real Estate Agent, Whistler Cay Resident.
02-250-152. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Diane Robb, Waitress, Gondola Area Resident.
02-250-53. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Denver Snider, Mons towing, Emerald Estates.
02-250-56. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Don Willoughby, Businessman, Alpine Meadows.
02-250-50. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] "Fast" Eddy, Union Construction Worker, Alta Vista.
02-250-149. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Susan Nielsen, Bookkeeper, Whistler Cay resident.
02-250-78. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] A round of applause and a bouquet of flowers were Race Secretary Joan McCulloch's reward for a year of hard work. Owen Carney, Alpine Chairman, (Centre) made the presentation.
02-250-110. Pg. 9. Caption: [bottom] Michell Brown and Doug Smith hold up the Price Waterhouse Trophy, which they won in junior skiing competition at Blackcomb Mountain on Sunday.
02-250-7. Pg. 11. Caption: The latest development in the Cheakamus Canyon project is the diversion which carries vehicles through the rock cut (Centre) rather than around one of the most dangerous corners on Highway 99 (right).
02-250-21. Pg. 16. Caption: [bottom] Some Whistler residents could do with a few lessons in tidiness and cooperation. This scene at the Mons garbage compactor tells a story.
02-250-39. Pg. 17. Caption: [Building on a dream]
02-250-134. Pg. 21. Caption: This prefab housing appeared Thursday, April 8 at the Gondola base area. No occupants were discovered.

Week of March 13, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; skiers; chairlift; children's activities; dog; Nasty Jack's; buffet; Kelly and Fiona Maxwell; Michael Hoffman; Laura Armstrong; Aaron Gross; children playing in the snow; sledding; Rotary Club; Whistler Village; squatters cabin on fire; Bralorne Bunch; MPS Winter Carnival
Appears in March 18, 1982 issue:
02-255-82. Pg. 1. Caption: Flames lick the frame of squatters' cabin in Brio.
02-255-148. Pg. 3. Caption: Whistler Rotary President Bob Brown addresses the crowd in the Village Square, while Aaron Gross waits to draw the winning ticket from the barrel.
02-255-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Chris Wilding, Unemployed, Alta Vista resident.
02-255-33. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Gerry Fosty, Deputy Fire Chief, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-255-38. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Shelley Glenwright, Advertising sales, White Gold resident.
02-255-27. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Terry Boston, Bartender, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-255-35. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Louise Carroll, Waitress, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-255-30. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Mikey Sadler, Carpenter, Alta Vista resident.
02-255-80. Pg. 11. Caption: Taking a break, and enjoying the spring air. Umberto Menghi still has a smile despite having one leg shackled in a cast. Umberto broke his leg while skiing.
02-255-14. Pg. 12. Caption: Kids are put through the hoops at Blackcomb Mountain 'Kids Kamp'.
02-255-71. Pg. 13. Caption: Sun and suds cap off a delightful weekend for these two Whistler skiers.
02-255-94. Pg. 15. Caption: Winners' ribbons light up (L to R) Michael Hofmann, Laura Armstrong, and Aaron Gross at the cake-decorating contest, one of many carnival festivities at Myrtle Philip School Friday, March 12.
02-255-115. Pg. 17. Caption: Danny Carson and friends team up to take John Crewman for a real ride during the dog-sled event during the MPS winter carnival Friday, March 12.
02-255-145. Pg. 19. Caption: Minister of Transport employee surveys traffic flow March 13 to help determine parking needs in Whistler.

Week of October 11, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to dogs; construction; birds; Whistler Village; airplane interior; evening event; Okanagan helicopter; hockey; logging; Blackcomb Lift Installation; RCMP; Fire Dept.; Lift 6 construction
Appears in multiple issues October 1982:
02-300-166. Caption: Advertisement: Portraits for appointment phone: John Bartosik.
Appears in October 21, 1982 issue:
02-300-189. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Sergeant Jim Hogarth settles into his new duties as head of the Whistler RCMP detachment. With 17 years on police forces, Hogarth brings a good deal of experience to the position. He resides in Emerald Estates with his wife and two daughters.
Appears in October 14, 1982 issue:
02-300-122. Pg. 1. Caption: Chop-chop. Dozens of Whistlerites took advantage of a stockpile of free timber left on the slopes of Blackcomb Mountain after trail clearing operations. The mountain was open to the public Saturday and Sunday.
02-300-53. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Worker welds part onto tower head assembly due to be installed on lift no. 6, under construction on Blackcomb Mountain.
02-300-68. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] It's a dog's life at the pound when your master hasn't show up yet to pay the fine and bring you home again.
02-300-52. Pg. 5. Caption: It may not be the CFL, but the enthusiasm was there for players in a Monday game of touch football.
02-300-75. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Darell (and Matthew) Munro, Chiropractor, Abbotsford.
02-300-80. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Adair Green, Accountant, Vancouver.
02-300-72. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Jack Robertson, Bartender, Brio Estates.
02-300-93. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] A great shot by Whistler Winterhawk's John Gabura is foiled by Squamish Hawks goalkeeper at the game Friday, Oct. 8 in Squamish.
02-300-184. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] Door to the Windwhistle condominiums which was broken Oct. 7 -- a common occurrence in Whistler Village.
02-300-50. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Bernadette and Michael Demens, at their Whistler reception Saturday, Oct. 9. They were married Sept. 14 in Ontario.
02-300-179. Pg. 8. Caption: Whistler's future firefighters examine the tools of the trade Oct. 6 at Myrtle Philip School.
02-300-60. Pg. 9. Caption: Crowds swarmed to Whistler Village over the Thanksgiving weekend to enjoy some sun and relaxation.
02-300-103. Pg. 10. Caption: [top] View from below and a view from above. Sikorski S61 chopper lifts cement for the tower pads to Backcomb's new lift no. 6.
02-300-26. Pg. 10. Caption: [bottom] View from above.

Week of April 11, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to evening event; office; portraits; construction in Whistler Village; Mouton Cadet Spring Festival at Whistler Mountain; ski race; awards; chairlift; cutting down a tree; Blackcomb and Whistler Mountain signage; podium; skiers; construction of 19 Mile Creek Bridge
Appears in April 14, 1983 issue:
02-316-13. Pg. 1. Caption: A gift of two mountains was presented to Washington Governor John Spellman (right) by Mayor Mark Angus (second from right) during his tour of Whistler last week. Washington hopes to develop its Early Winters Resort and several top delegates including (left) Senator Alan Bluechel, Mrs. Jeanne Erlichmann Bluechel and Mrs. Irene Spellman.
02-316-21. Pg. 3. Caption: Mark Sager ... in the running for Williams' job.
02-316-14. Pg. 5. Caption: Geoff Power (left) and Don Willoughby (right) ... the long-time components of Willpower Enterprises.
02-316-49. Pg. 7. Caption: [Village]
02-316-191. Pg. 8. Caption: CKNW talk-show host Gary Bannerman (left) was given the royal WRA tour of Whistler Saturday, April 9 by resort association executive president Earl Hansen. Bannerman was gathering background material for an upcoming show which will feature Whistler.
02-316-167. Pg. 9. Caption: As soon as the snow left the ground, workers for Interwest Construction of Vancouver got cracking on the preliminary work for the foundation of 19 Mile Creek Bridge. The span, to be completed by summer, will bridge the gap in Alpine Meadows on Valley Drive.
02-316-228. Pg. 11. Caption: Do hostesses during the mostesses? Whistler Mountain's team of helpful ladies salut the visitors and participants at Mouton Cadet's Spring Festival held April 9, 10 and 11. Top row (l-r) Jacques Reck, Heather Steward. Bottom row (l-r) Cathy Rousseau, Lyndsey MacDonald, June Paley, and Jan Haldimand had a smile for everyone this snowy Sunday.
02-316-175. Pg. 12. Caption: Municipal parks worker Wayne Flann gets rid of some dead wood at Alpha Lake Park. Crews are readying some of the facilities in the park such as the tennis courts and picnic area, in time for summer visitors.
02-316-35. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Karen Petrus, Village Employee, Whistler Cay.
02-316-41. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Cindy Brown, Whistler Mountain Ticket Checker, Emerald Estates.
02-316-33. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Nancy Davies, Village Shop Owner, Whistler Cay Heights.
02-316-73. Pg. 15. Caption: [left] First place winners in the Mouton Cadet Spring Festival held April 9, 10, 11 on Whistler Mountain. (l-r) Dave Murray, Nancy Smith, Jim Parsons, Toby Shale. Back row Xavier deEizaguirre of Mountain Rothschild and Werner Schonberger, president of Featherstone & Co.
02-316-79. Pg. 15. Caption: [right] Andre Schwarz gets a little help from his friend during a presentation on "motion and movement" -- the Canadian approach to ski instruction "at the CSIA Spring Festival at Delta Mountain Inn Monday, April 11. Schwarz is the chairman of the national technical committee for the CSIA.

Week of February 22, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; child sleeping in a stroller; putting on ski gear; Labatt's race podium; Blackcomb Mountain; skiing; rainy road; town planning; cross-country skiing; child in sunglasses; children's track and field; hiking; dock at Alta Lake; band playing; Team Supreme competition; Whistler Cross-Country Marathon; Dave Murray Masters' Series Clinic
Appears in February 24, 1983 issue:
02-324-24. Pg. 1. Caption: Soaking up sun (l-r) Rosilyn and Marlin Arneson and Bill Bode of Washington State relax before calling it a day Monday, Feb. 21 after the first really warm one on Whistler Mountain.
02-324-39. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] Above, first place team members in the Team Supreme competition accept a $500 cheque for the B.C. Disabled Skiers Association from Keg General Manager Bob Elliott.
02-324-4. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Righ, Phil Chew faces the cameras.
02-324-80. Pg. 8. Caption: Cross-country skiers set off on the Whistler Cross-Country Marathon which was held over a 20km route Sunday, Feb. 20.
02-324-62. Pg. 9. Caption: Sjaan DiLalla tries out one of the ranges in one of the 29 "studio lofts" in the recently opened Crystal Lodge.
02-324-47. Pg. 11. Caption: Hugh Smythe and Val Lang enjoy the festivities after the first Team Supreme race, held at Blackcomb Feb. 20. The event raised $2,400 for the B.C. Disabled Skiers Association.
02-324-10. Pg. 12. Caption: Chuck Cook, Dentist, Squamish.
02-324-75. Pg. 14. Caption: Seppo Makinen and Sam Alexander discuss Whistler's proposed new Zoning Bylaw No. 303 with Assistant Municipal Planner Cress Walker.

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