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Week of November 19, 1978

Photos including but not limited to car accident; canoeing at Alta Lake; South Face of Whistler Mountain
02-029-15. Pg. 1. Caption: The Gardiner vehicle as it ended up in Green Lake.
02-029-06. Pg. 3. Caption: Logging truck goes off at Mons.
02-029-03. Pg. 3. Caption: Logging truck goes off at Mons.
02-029-04. Pg. 6. Caption: Highways' truck gets stuck by the yard on Thursday.
02-029-10. Pg. 6.Caption: Lone Highways' worker pushes snow off of the overpass after snowstorm.
02-029-19. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: The snow's up on Whistler -- up at around 6,000 ft.

Week of November 21, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to mountaineering; seaplane landing on the lake; town planning; construction; aerial views from plane; cars; license plates;
02-071-62. Pg. 1. Caption: No door on the helicopter allows a crystal-clear view of the Town Center (left center), Public Service Building (lower right) and Myrtle Philip School (right center).
02-071-31, 27. Pg. 4. Caption: Two views of the steel girders of Package 6, with masonry wall of Package 4 behind; upper photo shows detail of two roof lines.
02-071-86. Pg. 5. Caption: Work continues well into the night on the underground conduits connecting the Town Center to power lines on Highway 99.
02-071-39. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] Mayor Pat Carleton and Frans Carpay of Whistler Village Land Co. lead one of many media groups on walking tour of Whistler Village Town Center on Wednesday Nov. 14.
02-071-19. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Public Service Building nears completion with new parking area in foreground.
02-071-26. Pg. 7. Caption: Large pile of construction garbage at Mons dump indicates total disregard for sign by garbage dumpers.
02-071-28. Pg. 9. Caption: Soil testing continues at new hotel site in Whistler Village Town Center.
02-071-7, 10. Pg. 10. Caption: Border Lake has spring ice blasted away (above), while 60,000 metric tonnes of ice (right) is dislodged to prevent future disaster to work crews.
02-071-5. Pg. 11. Caption: [left] View of exposed rock face of molybdenum ore body near Taku Lake; drill site was located on left above slide area.
02-071-94. Pg. 11. Caption: [right] Ihor Zalubniak (with sprayer) and Mark Lennox of Phase Two Painting stain the high woodwork 30 feet over Whistler Creek Lodge parking area.
02-071-23. Pg. 14. Caption: [Top] The presentation of the Pemberton Community Plan, left to right: Zoltan Kuun, Clerk Tom Wood, Mayor Shirley Henry, Planner John Connelly.
02-071-24. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] The audience listens to the presentation of the plan in the Signal Hill School library.
02-071-49. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: Aerial view of Roundhouse at 6000 foot level on Whistler Mountain, showing sparse snow cover and the new washroom/service building (upper right).

Week of September 24, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to seaplanes on Alta Lake; mountain views; drinking; sweater; signs/placards; fire in the mountains
Appears in October 3, 1979 issue:
02-079-10. Pg. 13. Caption: David Fairhurst proudly shows off the first Pine mushrooms he found last month.
Appears in September 26, 1979 issue:
02-079-65. Pg. 1. Caption: C.O.A. visitors tour the Town Centre. Left to right - George Madden, Phillip St. Cyr, Dr. John Johnston, Carl Schwende and Cesare Gianna.
02-079-24. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] Scott Kennie and his home-built Volmer Sportsman.
02-079-27. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Scott Kennie.
02-079-49. Pg. 4. Caption: The concrete is poured on Wedgewood Properties Package #8 while workers get up to the roof level on the condominiums above Packages #4 and #5.
02-079-3. Pg. 5. Caption: Smoke pillars up from the fire behind Garibaldi last week.
02-079-53. Pg. 6. Caption: Air West's new Twin Otter on Alta Lake after bringing the C.O.A. delegates to Whistler.
02-079-41. Pg. 13. Caption: Eagle new american 4 wheel drive sedan model.
02-079-66. Pg. 15. Caption: Strike! a Vancouver Canarim executive takes a swing at the ball as the softball match on Saturday.
02-079-45. Pg. 16. Caption: The students give Dennis Lamarche's wagon a good wash while the bake sale goes on behind.

Week of April 17, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to construction; drinking; Alta Lake and mountain views; skiing
Appears in April 24, 1980 issue
02-120-3. Pg. 12. Caption: Technicians at work inside the new B.C. Telephone Whistler office.
02-120-28. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] The new B.C. Tel building on Lorimer Rd.
02-120-6. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] Customer Service Manager David Coath explains the system to Mayor Pat Carleton, while Brian Gilhooley & Rick Hyde listen in.
Appears in April 17, 1980 issue.
02-120-31. Pg. 1. Caption: McConkey Cup competitor heads down the course in the ladies division of this fun race on Tuesday, April 15. Full results next week.
02-120-16. Pg. 4. Caption: Frances Jans & Kim Middlestadt of Kamloops are among those enjoying the sunshine and refreshments on Whistler on Saturday April 12.
02-120-33. Pg. 7. Caption: Volume 1 -- Issue 1 of the Whistler Question.
02-120-18. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: CHEERS! Vuarnets, beer and sunshine -- Bonnie Campbell, Connie Smith, Helen Bartlett, Jan Haldimand, Nigel Woods and Jim Bradley enjoy the sunshine last weekend.

Week of August 10, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to mountain views; painting; Alta Lake; Greg Griffith
Appears in August 13, 1981 issue:
02-170-20. Pg. 1. Caption: Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream ... sunbathers enjoy some of the upgrading at the old Rotary Wharf access to Alta Lake. The Municipality has brough in tons of sand and moved the Rotary wharves to the beach at Lakeside Way.
02-170-24. Pg. 4. Caption: Athletic Society President Roland Kentel applies a coat of paint to the Society's first project - bleachers for the ball field behind Myrtle Philip School.
02-170-29. Pg. 9. Caption: Frank Switzer models the new Bare wetsuit he won at Club 10's boardsailing party on Sunday August 9.
02-170-4. Pg. [13]. Caption: [top] Greg Griffith
02-170-18. Pg. 15. Caption: Geisha with a Sony - one of Roger Hale's satirical comments on new tech society.
02-170-8. Pg. 16. Caption: Inge Nielsen admires the latest acquisition to her shop - some of Wayne Ngan's elegant pottery.
02-170-11. Pg. 17. Caption: Hummingbirds take flight around the owners of Whistler's newest gift shop (l to r) Fran Carlberg, her son Greg and daughter Lisa Knight.

Week of August 3, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to Alta Lake Summer Regatta; windsurfing; Whistler Rotary Fun Run; Whistler Village; Logger Days Squamish; Miss Squamish; town planning; roads; wedding at Alta Lake; Pemberton; Bob Bishop; Sid Young; canoeing Alta Lake; new playground equipment at Myrtle Philip School; baseball; Men's Fast Ball League championships; Alta Lake Inn; party; smoking; drinking; Pemberton Airport
Appears in August 20, 1981 issue:
02-171-22. Pg. 18. Caption:
Appears in August 6, 1981 issue:
02-171-76. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] The end of Summer Lane where the clothing thought to belong to Louise Marie Chartrand was found.
02-171-99. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] The Ham/Murphy residence in Alpine Meadows that was damaged by fire on July 30.
02-171-68. Pg. 3. Caption: A model development of Alta Lake Estates showing the three structures housing 62 units, the featured clock tower, tennis courts and waterways which will connect the development.
02-171-255. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Sails flapping, windsurfers in the first heat of the men's Triangle races skim away from the starting line during the B.C. Windsurfing Championships.
02-171-183. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Windsurfer exhibits fine form for the judges in the men's freestyle event.
02-171-197. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] ON YOUR MARKS .... GET SET ... and the 90 participants in the Whistler Rotary Fun Run were off. Men and women, boys and girls of all ages took part in the race on a sunny August 2nd Sunday. Rotary Club hopes to make it an annual event.
02-171-7. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Medal winners in the race from Pemberton - Jan Naylor and her children Shannon and Andy.
02-171-230. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] The grand champions -- The Chieftan Blues, who were defeated in only two games all season. Top Row (l to r) Colin Chapman, Jim Raymond, Paul Douglas, Don Hales, Jim Schutz, John (Duck) Acorn, Dave Simpson. Bottom row (l to r) Greg Wirchowski, Paul Acorn, Ross Tiechman, Gary Hastings, Bill Rattray.
02-171-227. Pg 8. Caption: [bottom left] Almost at the top ... the Whistler A's at the end of their season. Top row (l to r) Bob Dawson, Kenny Hall, Kirk Sudds, Brent Grimm, Bob Taylor, Dave Patterson, Scotty Hurren. Bottom row (l to r) Roy Onyschtschuk, Peter Onyschtschuk, Neil Mawdsle and Pat Bramfield, scorekeeper.
02-171-242. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] In a play typical of the second playoff game, Dave Paterson (left) and Brent Grimm prove that two mitts are as good as none.
02-171-70. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] Ms. Sue Christopher, the new teacher at Myrtle Philip School who will be teaching the primary grades, replacing Mrs. Alexia Turner. Ms. Christopher previously taught for 5 years at Signal Hill Elementary in Pemberton.
02-171-201. Pg. 9. Caption: [bottom] Elisa Wilson (bottom), Anton Deduluc, Melanie Busdon and Samantha O'Keefe (top, rear) test out the new playground equipment at Myrtle Philip School. Built by Industrial Arts students at Howe Sound Secondary School with lumber donated by Garibaldi Building Supplies, this structure is just the first phase of the facilities. The Whistler Parent/Teacher Group has raised the funds which will raise the equipment.
02-171-17. Pg. 10. Caption: The James Younger Band perform outdoors in the Village Plaza on Sunday, August 2.
02-171-23. Pg. 11. Caption: Alta Lake Beach is crowded with sun-seekers on Sunday, August 2.
02-171-100. Pg. 13. Caption: Don Wildfong, project manager of Pemberton airport, takes a moment off work to pose in front of sign that welcomes recreational fliers to Pemberton.
02-171-77. Pg. 16. Caption: John and Debbie Welder sign the register while Cheryl Bishop, Rev. Harold Wingfield and Ian Larson look on.
02-171-95. Pg. 17. Caption: Ardis Lawrence of Cottonwood Acres Farm weighs and prices vegetables from some of her mid-day customers. Lawrence says the rising prices of vegetables has resulted in an increase in business with more and more families buying vegetables in bulk for freezing. Vegetables at the farm are not sprayed with chemicals and as Lawrence says, "people like to pick what they want".
02-171-63. Pg. 18. Caption: [top] Timber Queen Carolyn Royfield, flanked by princesses Janette Bareau (left) and Shannon Tarr (right) present Ron Hartill with his award for Best All-round Logger in Open Class, MC Al McIntosh stands off to right.
02-171-170. Pg. 18. Caption: [bottom] 'Paula' gives his seal of approval to the handiwork of Ross Gilmour, winner of the Sportsman Award during the Novice and Intermediate Show.

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.

Slides 16

Portraits of Adam [Czerwicki?], Lloyd Brooks, Bob Williamson, Charlie [?], Marty Dunsmuir, Alta Lake in the fall, ski touring, a person waxing skis, wildflowers, sitting in snow pit, a snowcat and chalet on Diamond Head, Elfin Lakes, and Brandywine Falls.

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FEN_02_02_016_005 labelled "Lloyd Brooks".
FEN_02_02_016_009 labelled "Bob Williamson".
FEN_02_02_016_013 labelled "Charlie [?]".
FEN_02_02_016_017 labelled "Marty Dunsmuir".
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Week of August 2, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to swimming and canoeing Alta Lake; windsurfing; fishing; golfing; Whistler Village sign; portraits; mountain views; cars and construction vehicles driving along a lake: Molson's Fun Swim; Alta Lake Community Club; Whistler Golf Club
Appears in August 2, 1984 issue:
02-393-13. Pg. 1. Caption: Swimmer Shelley Warne was one of 36 swimmers who participated in the Sixth Annual Molson's Fun Swim on Alta Lake Sunday. Warne swam from Wayside Park to Alta Lake Inn and back under-the watchful eye of Marilyn Moore, who dusted off her bathtub derby craft for the occasion. Fun swim organizers report the event went off without a hitch. Other competitors in the swim included Sharon Daly, Joan Parnell, Mike McCroden, Leslie Bruse, Molly Boyd, Shawn Hughes and Daryl Stone. Men's and women's winners were John Puddicombe and Shirley Fay, who completed the three-mile course in times of just over a half-hour.
02-393-57. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Steve Martin? No, this wild and crazy guy is parks worker Ted Pryce-Jones who was out last week painting arrows and yellow lines on Valley Trail curves and bends. The new lines and arrows are designed to give cyclists and pedestrians warning and keep users to one side.
02-393-65. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Sgt. Al Speak is the new head of Whistler's six-man Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, replacing Sgt. Jim Hogarth who left yesterday for a posting in Mission. Speevak, 41, began his duties Monday and comes from Vancouver RCMP headquarters, where he spent five years in the planning branch. That job involved management studies for the national police force, and also entailed development of computer programs. Speevak is a 14-year veteran RCMP and has had previous postings in Nanaimo, Golden, Kamloops and Ottawa. He also spent four years on the Royal Hong Kong police force, and earlier received a Master of Science degree in police administration from Michigan State.
02-393-51. Pg. 7. Caption: Members from the Alta Lake Community Club officially opened one of its five benches last Wednesday that it recently donated to the municipality. The club donated $1,000 and parks planner Tom Barratt used the money to build the benches located along Valley Trail. Trudy Gruetzke-cut the ribbon opening the benches with other ALCC members, Heather Gamache, Nancy Treiber, Louise Zinsli, Evelyn Cullen, Marg Fox and Suzanne Wilson.
02-393-48. Pg. 8. Caption: The Whistler Golf Club is attracting scores of players from the Lower Mainland and the U.S. Pacific Northwest and the course is averaging about 225 players a day. Golfers can also take advantage of the course's practice fairway and make a start hitting some of the 7,000 golf balls the course has available at $4 a large bucket and $2 for a small one.
02-393-61. Pg. 9. Caption: George Kelly of Seattle was the 10,000th golfer to tee off at the Whistler Golf Course this year. Kelly, a food service distributor, played his round July 24. Bookings on the course are at 100 per cent most weekends and 80 per cent weekdays. Numbers are up considerably from last year when the 10,000th player came through in the second week in September. The only problem the course is having now is that players are having a hard time getting tee times.
02-393-73. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Shane McPhaden, Truck Driver, North Vancouver.
02-393-70. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Laurie Obyrne, Actress, Vancouver.
02-393-68. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Jack Stein, Advertising Executive, Richmond.
02-393-78. Pg. 18. Caption: The incumbent in the federal race has posted signs in the most obvious -- and -- ironic places. Greenaway is contesting Whistler's mayor, Mark Angus, for the Cariboo-Chilcotin seat.

Week of July 12, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to men in costume; helicopter interior; aerial views; Whistler Half Marathon; constructing antennae on the mountain; sea plane on Alta Lake; condos; baseball; biking; signs; drinks; views from sea plane
Appears in July 19, 1984 issue:
02-396-D-20. Pg. 5. Caption: Someone is chopping down trees on Ruth Buzzard's property. Buzzard recently received permission to build a campground on a 15.3 ha (38 acre) site between White Gold and Mons. But despite no trespassing signs and notices asking that trees not be cut, at least a dozen trees have disappeared. Now a large area of the future campground is almost bare.
02-396-C-28. Pg. 6. Caption: [Advertisement] Now You're in the Picture! Ad for The Whistler Question.
02-396-D-17. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Stew Muir gets a shot of diesel from Art Den Duyf's tank at Mons.
Appears in July 12, 1984 issue:
02-396-E-7. Pg. 1. Caption: Question reporter Stew Muir took a spin above Whistler in pilot John Reed's ultralight Sunday. The view from there, he reports on page six, is worth the trip and the trepidation.
02-396-B-18. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Finishing in a time of just over 1:12. Alan Carr won the second annual Whistler Half Marathon last Sunday, beating out a crowd of more than 200 other runners. Carr Says that the course was hilly as he's ever seen, adding that he trains only about four or five days a week, one half hour a day. Neil Waken placed second in the 13.1 km race.
02-396-D-30. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] See caption above.
02-396-B-23. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Whistler T.V. Society members Floyd Eclair and Richard Heine hold the ladder as Albert Bryjack adjusts the society's channel 6 antenna atop Sproat Mountain last Sunday.
02-396-E-30. Pg. 6. Caption: Ultralight instructor John Reed refuels his Beaver RX-550 at Alta Lake.
02-396-D-8. Pg. 7. Caption: Whistler's Bottlemaster Harry Carman with just some of the new-fangled bottle types that have flooded the market.
02-396-D-5. Pg. 8. Caption: Seven visiting slow pitch teams participated in a tournament sponsored by the Longhorn last Saturday and Sunday with the squad from Richmond Inn edging out the Sodbusters 12-11 -- but they needed two innings of overtime to do it.
02-396-C-9. Pg. 9. Caption: Some units at the new Whistler Valley Housing Society project feature rear porches. Others offer covered parking and two bathrooms. See story page 3.
02-396-D-11. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Rod Sawyers, Hotel Employee, Whistler Cay.
02-396-D-13. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Michael MacNeill, Psychologist, Vancouver.
02-396-D-21. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Diane Goos, Broker's Assistant, West Vancouver.
02-396-A-5. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] Newlyweds John and Karen (nee Petrus) Passmore left for a month-long California holiday Wednesday. The pair was wed in a Whistler Skiers' Chapel ceremony Saturday. Both are Whistler residents.
02-396-D-27. Pg. 17. Caption: Whistler landscaper Leigh Finck donated time, plants and energy over the weekend to spruce up the Chamber of Commerce Information Centre at the gondola.
02-396-C-28. Pg. 19. Caption: [advertisement] Now You're in the Picture! The Whistler Question ad.

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