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Early Times Information Sheet

An information sheet about the early times in the Whistler area including the basics of pioneer homes, the "civilizing" of the community, and social events.

Whistler Museum & Archives Society Calendar Diary 1988

A Whistler Museum & Archives Society 1988 Calendar Diary. Contains monthly calendar pages from January-December 1988. Also contains numerous archival photos and captions as listed below;

  • "1921 Peak Experience viewing 7th Heaven?" : Alex and Myrtle Philip (in dark clothes) guide guests on a day's hike from Rainbow Lodge.
    -"She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes ..." : Myrtle Philip poses with officials of the Pacific Great Eastern (P.G.E.) railways by the 1935 ford with flanged wheels used to travel on the railroad.
    -"Whistler's First Hotel" : 1926 Deluxe accommodation - the Alta Lake Hotel - built and operated by Russ Jordan near the Alta Lake P.G.E. station near the south end of Alta Lake.
  • "Bring your own knap-sack" : Green Lake General Store: Saddle & Pack - J.C. Rougier, prop.
    -"Teddy Bear's Picnic!" : May 1926: Orphaned "Teddy Bear" was raised at Rainbow Lodge by Myrtle Philip. When grown, he was 'retired' to the Stanley Park Zoo in Vancouver, B.C.
  • "You should have seen the ones that got away!" : The day's catch: Myrtle Philip and guests at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C. c.1915.
    -"Ivan's Workout - Rainbow Style" : Ivan Ackery of Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre fame was a frequent guest at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C. c.1930.
  • "The Happy Gang" : The first picnic of the Alta Lake Community Club was held in 1923 at Rainbow Point. Mr. Harry Horstman presided with the coffee pot.
  • "Early Local Trapper":
    -August 1911: Lou Penniston and Myrtle Philip (right) pose with Charlie Barbour and John Miller (centre) at Mile 34 1/2 on the P.G.E. Railway - now the site of Function Junction. Miller Creek, named for John, flows southward from Alpha Lake.
    -John Miller and Charlie Barbour with Alex Philip (right) stand in front of Miller's cabin and chicken house. This recorded the first visit by the Philips to the Valley after a long walk from Squamish. John rented out bunks at 50¢ per night to travellers.
    -"On the Edge"
    • Sept. 10, 1923. Neal Carter on Wedge Mountain with Alta Lake showing in the background.
    • Sept. 12, 1923. Charles Townsend on the summit of Mt. Turner viewing Turner Glacier.
  • Myrtle and "the boys" trail riding at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C., with Armchair and Wedge Mountains in the background.
  • "Horsepower" : (Left to Right): Jack Jardine, Tom Neiland, Pat O'Neill and Jenny Jardine logging out poles in 1931 on Neiland's Ranch at Mile 34 1/2 near today's gravel pit at Function Junction. Wedge and Armchair Mountains show in the distance.
  • Christmas holidays in the 1920s at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C. :
    • Jean Tapley, followed by her sister Myrtle Philip skiing down "Lorimer Road".
    • Guest with Jean and Myrtle waiting for the train at Rainbow Station with the "Bridge of Sighs" in the background.
      -Mr. & Mrs. Coleman from Seattle with Myrtle, 1923.
    • Skating on Alta Lake, looking north.
      -"Peace, quietness and graciousness lives in the lives of those who have made this spot their home"
      The last pages also include a request for donations of pertinent material to the Museum and Archives, a brief history of the Alta Lake Community Club, Photography acknowledgements and a thank you for purchasing the calendar.

1980-1999

Photographs of Whistler's municipal council (Pat Carleton, Kris Shoup, Sid Young, Terry Rodgers, Mark Angus, Doug O'Mara), Ski Esprit, the Vancouver Ski Team, Umberto's Cup Airline Challenge ski race, Ken Wesman paintings, the opening of Le Gros (Pascal Tiphine's restaurant), Whistler Village, catskiing, a party at Roundhouse Lodge celebrating the opening of its new deck, the opening of The Keg restaurant, the Longhorn Saloon & Grill, portraits, group portraits, the fire department outside the Fire Hall, paramedics and emergency services, trampolining at Adventures West for Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp, sailing and canoeing on Alta Lake, avalanches, signs, Peak Chair, Whistler Bowl, street entertainment in Whistler Village, Whistler Peak, Crystal Ridge, Crystal Ridge Hut, and Whistler Express Gondola.

Garibaldi Ski School Information Letter

An information letter sent to Janet Ladner from Ornulf Johnsen of the Garibaldi Ski School regarding the Summer Ski Camp. The letter addresses commonly asked questions by parents including arrival information, pocket money, activities besides skiing and their prices, equipment necessary for both skiing and other activities. It also asks that parents who have not supplied the camp with health certificates do upon arrival.

Garibaldi Ski School Update Letter

A letter from the Garibaldi Ski School director Alan White to Mrs. and Mr. Ladner. It gives an update halfway though the International Summer Ski Camp held in 1966. It describes the weather and the ski activities that occurred at the camp and thanks Mr. and Mrs. Ladner for their support of the camp and asks if they have any feedback for future years.

1980-2007

Photographs of skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, mountain views, chairlifts, ski racing at the Molson World Cup Downhill and Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, adaptive ski racing at the Disabled Skier Championships, telemark skiing at the Telemark World Championships, aerial shots of the Whistler valley, Harmony Bowl, Roundhouse Lodge, Black Tusk, Alta Lake, Green Lake, Whistler Village, Whistler Peak, alpenglow, Harmony Express Chair, Big Red Express Chair, Peak Chair, skiing on Horstman Glacier, Secret Bowl, Upper Village views, Magic Chair, views of shops signs in Whistler Village including The Glacier Shop and Berg & Berg, icicles, sunsets, Creekside, night photography, Symphony Bowl, Flute Bowl, Village Stroll, a portrait of skier Sabrina Chabot, Glen Harris and Tim Rickli skiing, cabins, Excalibur Gondola, Dean Stone skiing Burnt Stew Basin, Rendezvous Lodge, sleigh rides in Upper Village, snow-making, Whistler Express Gondola, cross-country skiing, Blackcomb Glacier, Snowcat groomers on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain (Blackcomb Powdercats), apres ski, Pika's Restaurant and Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain, juggling on Whistler Mountain, condominiums, Green Chair, Solar Coaster, 7th Heaven Express Chair, snow-covered outhouses, Secret Bowl, a helicopter evacuating someone, a frozen creek, Cara Dollan skiing Ziggy's Bowl, and views of Village North.

MacDougall fonds

  • WA_2018_015
  • Fonds
  • [1962?]-1968

Series consists of meeting minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, a report, and a feasibility study relating to the development of Whistler as a ski hill and a residential area in the 1960s. There is a particular focus on Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd., for which Hartland M. MacDougall (donor's father) worked. Also mentioned are the Whistler Skier's Chapel and Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. The items are arranged in the order they were received from the donor.

  • MACDOUG_001: Meeting minutes of “informal meeting of the pro-tem Directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Limited,” November 19 1965, with attached letter from Michael Doyle (Whistler Alpine Villa Limited Secretary Pro-Tem) to Mr. Roy B. Jacobson of Whistler Development Co. Ltd. (November 22 1965) and list of Pro-Tem Directors (6 pages).
  • MACDOUG_002: Newspaper article, “Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future,” The Lions Gate Times, January 16 1964.
  • MACDOUG_003: Newspaper or magazine clipping, “HOMES, January 1968, a section of the Canadian,” with image of mountain townhouses on front and Q & A on the back.
  • MACDOUG_004: Newspaper article, “Work Starts Garibaldi Ski Resort,” reprinted from Journal of Commerce Weekly, June 12 1965.
  • MACDOUG_005: Magazine article, “Town house in the mountains: there’s a 5,000-foot ski run at the front door.”
  • MACDOUG_006: Newspaper clipping, photograph of four men (John Fraser, Michael Doyle, A.J. Forster, Hartland MacDougall) with skis, regarding the construction of the Whistler Skier’s Chapel. The Province, Saturday June 25, 1966.
  • MACDOUG_007: Letter from Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd. directors to shareholders, regarding fire of December 19 1965, dated December 22 1965.
  • MACDOUG_008: President’s Report to Shareholders, Whistler Alpine Villa Limited, November 25 1965 (4 pages).
  • MACDOUG_009: Photocopy of telegram from E. F. Bosiger to Head Office, Montreal P.Q., DGM Vancouver, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 6 1963.
  • MACDOUG_010: Photocopy of letter from J. B. Lesslie to Bank of Montreal Superintendent of Staff, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 2 1963 (2 pages).
  • MACDOUG_011: Letter, H. M. MacDougall to Franz Wilhelmsen, declining nomination as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 8 1963.
  • MACDOUG_012: Memorandum from H. M. MacDougall to G. O. Vandervoort, Esq., regarding Whistler Skiers’ Chapel, June 29 1966.
  • MACDOUG_013: Mount Whistler Feasibility Study by Willy Schaeffler, Ski Area Consultant, c. 1962 (10 pages).

Week of July 18, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; chef; art; policeman; mountain views; fixing hydro lines; beach; windsurfing on Alta Lake; road construction; planning to build the Whistler Community Centre; clothing store; office; canoeing Alta Lake; parking lot; artist painting; dancing in Whistler Village; "Getaway to Whistler" promotional film
Appears in July 21, 1983 issue:
02-340-93. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Sunny skies and the colourful show put on by the Estonian Folk Dancers of Vancouver brightened up Whistler Village Sunday, July 17. Weathermen are predicting more rain, but say it shouldn't last for long.
02-340-102. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Artist rendering.
02-340-42. Pg. 2. Caption: When weekend temperatures soared to the mid-20's, sun worshippers who had been denied their pleasure for nearly six weeks flocked to Lost Lake like the swallows to Capistrano. The new forecast, after four days of sun? Get out the ark, and don't ask again.
02-340-21. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Latest addition to Whistler RCMP detachment is Gerard West (24) who began his duties as a constable July 18. West, a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was most recently posted to Surrey where he specialized in liquor enforcement. Although not a skier, West plans to learn and in the meantime is interested in karate.
02-340-48. Pg. 5. Caption: Diane Eby of Community Services Society points out details of the new community centre which would provide space for a library.
02-340-5. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Pascal Tiphine, Restaurant Owner, Alpine Meadows.
02-340-16. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Ken Findlay, Waiter, Alta Vista.
02-340-10. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Simone Aaron, Bar Manager, Tamarisk.
02-340-31. Pg. 8. Caption: Paul Gibson of Selkirk Cable Vision turns a final screw to get Alpine Meadows booked into Whistler Cable Television's system. Besides six channels, subscribers can now enjoy a host of FM radio stations.
02-340-85. Pg. 9. Caption: Isobel MacLaurin.
02-340-75. Pg. 10. Caption: It was a wet dry run as this boat load of paddle-masters took on the Lillooet River July 14. Bow to stern Pat Kelly, Jim Browning, Pete Lazier and Mike Jakobson were joined by Dave Murray, Brian Allen and Ken Hardy for another spin from Squamish to Vancouver July 17. The crew of the 400 lb. war canoe is preparing for the Molokai to Honolulu race early this fall.
02-340-60. Pg. 12. Caption: Thuy Read admires a shirt from Whistler Tops in her role as a shopper in "Getaway to Whistler", a promotional film being made by Curtis Petersen (right) of Petersen Productions.

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