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Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters

Two Resort Municipality of Whistler newsletters from February 1979 and March 1981 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding a Garibaldi Lift Company announcement to develop the North Face of Whistler Mountain, the rights to develop Blackcomb Mountain by Fortress Mountain Resorts Ltd, the sod turning ceremony of the Town Core [Whistler Village], announcement for a contract for underground parking, the announcement that Arnold Palmer Enterprises set to design an 18 hole golf course [Whistler Golf Course], the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department, private water systems, the Information Center, thank-yous to council members, welcomes to newly elected council members, highway improvements to the north, subdivision paving, overnight camping, Health Center and ambulance service, efforts to establish an R.C.M.P detachment, establishment of a ski train, television and radio reception, bylaws to control dogs and noise, taxes, establishing a municipal works yard, employee housing, schools, road maintenance, garbage service, zoning, recreational facilities, legal costs, budgets, flooding, gas utilities, Municipal Hall, bus transportation, Sunday shopping, construction, the cemetery, and the Cheakamus River.

B+W Alta Lake

Photographs of spring skiing, George Benjamin, Anne Holtby (3/2/175/1), swimming at Alta Lake with Christiana Inn in background, Bob Maxwell (3/2/175/14), Garibaldi Lift Company dock, and cabins at Jordan's Lodge.

B.C. Motorist Magazine, January-February 1967

The January-February 1967 (Vol. 6, No. 1) issue of B.C. Motorist Magazine published by B.C. Automobile Association containing the following articles:
"Teenage Drivers"
"Whistler - Hottest Ski Area in Canada"
"The Driving Lesson"
"Electric Autos Coming Back?"
"New Life for Old Totems"
"Fasten Your Seat Belts, Please!"
"Lake Country and Ghost Towns"
"Fishermen and Fish - The West Coast Troller"
"A Walk to Siwash Rock"
"Campbell River Loves the Sea"
"A Man and His Fossil Mountain"
Cliff Fenner used tabs on cover page and on pages 4 and 6 to indicate his photographs used in the magazine. These photographs are of Black Tusk, construction of the village in Whistler, and Dag Aabye (ski acrobat) on Whistler Mountain.

Garibaldi Climbing and Hiking School Pamphlet

A two sided pamphlet for the Garibaldi Climbing & Hiking School on Whistler Mountain. The front contains the Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. logo, a photo of a hiker in the mountains, contact information for the school and facilities such as accommodations and shops associated with the school. The back gives a short description of what the school offers and the rates for tours and climbing lessons.

MacDougall fonds

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  • 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).

Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future

Item is a large newspaper article from page 3 of The Lions Gate Times, entitled "Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future" and dated Thursday, January 16, 1964. The article discusses potential ski hill development within Garibaldi Park, particularly at the Alta Lake/Whistler Mountain area. There are two 'sub-articles': "Garibaldi ski lift: the public can build it," by Mary MacDonald, and "On to Garibaldi," by Editor. Article includes three images: diagram of Whistler Mountain with planned ski hills (current location of Creekside), photograph of Whistler Mountain, and map of southwestern B.C. with key locations indicated.

Julie Gallagher Fonds

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  • Fonds
  • 1965

Fonds consists of a page advertising Garibaldi Ski Development at Whistler Mountain for the 1965/66 season. Includes a brief description of the runs, lifts, rates, and facilities at Whistler Mountain; four black-and-white drawings and photographs; advertisements for Cheakamus Inn and Highland Lodge; and information on travelling from Vancouver, including a map. Reprinted from a skiing guidebook.

Various Collection

A various collection of photographs from around Whistler. The collection includes photos of skiing, people, wildlife, snowmobiling, helicopters, and snow removal.

Whistler Winter and Summer Fun Pamphlet

A pamphlet detailing the Whistler resort and surrounding areas. It includes a road map from Vancouver to Green Lake, a depiction of Whistler Mountain itself which hows all the lifts, and lodges on the mountain, a map of the Whistler area, Attractions in the Whistler area, and accommodation nearby.

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