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Writings

A collection of Paul Burrows writings, within the collection are email correspondences, and writings for "Burrowings", and "Lakeside Manor Musings".

Whistler Chamber of Commerce

Materials donated by Dave Kirk relating to the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, of which he was formerly president beginning in 1984.

001a-b: Two identical Whistler Chamber of Commerce 18th Annual Dinner Dance Meeting programs from December 8, 1984. The programs list the sequence of events (including a report from incoming president, Dave Kirk), recipient of the Citizen of the Year award, a list of past recipients of the Citizen of the Year Award, and a list of past recipients of the Service Award.

Whistler - The Magazine, Winter 1983

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"From the Bottom of our Heart: Is there a life after centralization?" by Glenda Bartosh
"Dave Murray: Nice Guys Finish First: Insights into this young ski racer who believed winning wasn't everything" by Anita Webster
"Wesman: A splash of color...a dash of design - unorthodox ski impressions by Whistler's newest resident artist, ken Wesman" by Glenda Bartosh
"Searching Out the Lost Souls: When man tangles with nature and loses, it's Whistler's search and rescue team that does the bailing out" by Craig Spence
"Best of Whistler: A few good laughs at Whistler under the sacrosanct magnifying glass" by B. Turner
"Warm it up this Winter: Foxy furs a la West Coast still hold their own against Whistler's wintery nip"
"Whistler Valley Map & Service Guide: To put you on the spot"
"How To Find It: From dog catchers to babysitters...a comprehensive service directory guaranteed to put you in touch"
"Top of the Table: Whistler offers you the fairest of dining fare"
"A Parting Note: Mountains wrapped in ermine white...it all begins with a first frost" by John Bartosik

Whistler - The Magazine, Winter 1982

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"The view from here" by Paul Burrows
"Don't leave Whistler without... : A few must-do suggestions" by Michael Maloney
"Jumping the gaps of time and space: Welcome to the world of heli-skiing" by Michael Maloney
"Somewhere over the rainbow: The dreams of Whistler's oldest resident" by Glenda Bartosh
"Keeping an eye on Whistler: And keeping both eyes on three of its finest photographers" by Glenda Bartosh
"The World comes to Whistler: Excitement mounts for two of the greatest races on earth" by Paul Burrows
"Kings of the mountain: Stefan Ples, Franz Wilhelmsen, and their views from the top" by Michael Maloney
"Twin Lakes... Twin living: A dash of urbane in the middle of the mountains" by Glenda Bartosh
"Fashion on the up and up: A Vancouver ski wear company takes to the slopes"
"How to find it: Doctors, lawyers, dog catchers...your guide to finding it in Whistler"
"Maps - for the skier... : A bird's eye view of both mountains"
"...and for the shopper: Finding your way through Whistler Village"

Whistler - The Magazine

Whistler - The Magazine editions spanning from 1982-1989. The magazines feature stories about Whistler locals and Whistler's history, shopping guides, accommodation guides, village maps, and ads from local businesses.

Week of September 6, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to baseball; dancing in Whistler Village; construction; car accident; car race; Fraser Valley Round and Square Dance Association; Whistler Conference Centre; Myrtle Philip School
Appears in September 6, 1984 issue:
02-418-B-20. Pg. 1. Caption: The Fraser Valley Round and Square Dance Association entertained village visitors all weekend long. The dancers even convinced spectators in Village Square to take part in their traditional dance routines. Hundreds of visitors flocked to Whistler for the Labor Day weekend and the village came in with an occupancy rate of 62 per cent in August.
02-418-B-11. Pg. 3. Caption: [top The Conference Centre is expected to be finished by May, 1985 and will be one of only two facilities built for conference in B.C.
02-418-A-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Tuesday was the first day of classes for local students. Myrtle Philip School opened its doors to 111 students and the Grade 2 and 3 class, taught by Sandy Pauliuk-Epplett, saw classes end at 11:30 a.m. rather than 3 p.m.
02-418-C-23. Pg. 5. Caption: Paul and Jane Burrows returned to Whistler last Tuesday after spending more than a year travelling around the globe. The couple's dog Simba hardly even noticed that the trekkers, who travelled by horse, train, bus, helicopter and even car to South Africa, France, New Zealand and Tahiti (to name but a few stops) were gone. Late summer also saw the return of Al and Nancy Raine after spending the last two years in Crans Montana, Switzerland.
02-418-B-26. Pg. 6. Caption: Vandals hit the former Mountain House Cabaret Friday night, kicking apart a fence and tearing down a wooden sign. Although about $100 worth of damage was done, the vandals apparently saved the new owner the task of removing the Mountain House sign.
02-418-C-18. Pg. 9. Caption: John Bruechler of Whistler likes to drive cars -- both right side up and upside down. Seen here at the PNE last week, Bruechler was about to do a stunt flip in his battered truck. He succeeded.
02-418-A-29. Pg. 12. Caption: Angus Maxwell, 10 years old, was the lucky winner of a Red Baron BMX bicycle, presented here by Barb Stewart of the Pharmasave. The drugstore received dozens of entries for the contest.
02-418-A-17. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Ralph Vandenberg, Retailer, Edmonton.
02-418-A-16. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Robert Moore, Truck Driver, Vancouver.
02-418-A-21. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Ed Beckman, Systems Analyst, Toronto.
02-418-C-32. Pg. 17. Caption: Fred Barter gets a helping hand from Const. Rocky Fortin (left) during a one-day first-aid refresher course in Myrtle Philip School last Wednesday. The course, taught by Const. Cliff Doherty from the Squamish detachment, is meant to ensure all police staff, including civilian guards, receive proper St. John's Ambulance refresher course every three years.

Week of September 13, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to pouring cement; baseball; firefighters; construction; drinking; Brummet modelling t-shirt; portraits; Birthday party; Whistler Conference Centre
Appears in September 13, 1984 issue:
02-417-B-17. Pg. 1. Caption: [top left] John Johnston, deputy minister, Lands, Parks and Housing.
02-417-A-2. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] Sunday morning the Whistler fire dept. cut a hole in a burning Alpine Meadows house, attempting to release combustible gas.
02-417-A-32. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom left] WLC director Wendy MacDonald shared the story of her successful career Sept. 7 with Women of Whistler, a group established for professional and business women in the community. MacDonald is president of B.C. Bearing Engineers Ltd. and was recently named Canadian Businesswoman of the Year.
02-417-C-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Conference Centre worker Helene Patenaude was de-shingling its roof Monday, while elsewhere dormers were in the first stages of construction. See Conference Centre special report, page 12.
02-417-A-10. Pg. 7. Caption: Dr. Peter Oberlander, winner of the Rotary Club of Whistler lottery for a lifetime dual mountain pass, was presented his prize Friday by Lorne Borgal, president of Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation, and Hugh Smythe, president of Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises. Oberlander, a University of British Columbia professor and director of human settlement for the United Nations, spoke to Rotarians at their weekly luncheon, on his own experiences in this area since he first visited Diamond Head at Easter, 1950. Oberlander recalled the trip by water to Britannia Beach from Horseshoe Bay, and from Britannia to Sqaumish by jeep. In the 1960's, Oberlander assisted Keg owner George Tidal in laying out his restaurant on Alta Lake. Later, Oberlander helped plan what was to be the Olympic townsite, and has since then been a frequent and enthusiastic weekender here. Winning the lifetime pass, he said, is "in many ways a crowning achievement" to his three decade-long familiarity with the area.
02-417-A-5. Pg. 8. Caption: Umpire Jerry Kazman keeps a close eye on all plays as Team Gangrene outfielder hits a long drive to left field in the Longhorn slo-pitch tournament Sunday.
02-417-B-12. Pg. 9. Caption: Whistler residents Lee MacLaurin and Ian Mounsey were wed Saturday in a ceremony at Tyrol Lodge. Lee is the daughter of Isobel and Don MacLaurin of Whistler, and Ian is the son of Ken and Sylvia Mounsey of Galiano Island. Best man at the wedding was Jim Lang, while Lee's sisters Sue and Jill were bridesmaids. Marriage Commissioner Joan Hinds of Squamish performed the ceremony and guests at the Tyrol Lodge reception were treated to a topographic wedding cake sculpted in the form of Whistler Mountain and decorated with a pair of "ski-niks" and candy trees. Lee started a family tradition by wearing the same dress mother Isobel wore at her wedding 26 years ago.
02-417-B-24. Pg. 12. Caption: Tony Brummet, Land, Parks and Housing minister, officially opened the Black Tusk Village subdivision Saturday. The 94 strata-lot subdivision was built to provide a new home for former residents of Garibaldi, which in 1981 was declared hazardous because of the Barrier, a rock face nearby. Brute, centre, was assisted by LPH regional director Al Rhodes, left, and Nelson Bastien, chairman of the Garibaldi Ratepayers' Association.
02-417-D-9. Pg. 17. Caption: The summer students hired by Whistler Resort Association said goodbye last week following a season-long series of performances in Whistler Village. (From left to right) Rob McQuaid, Mike McQuaid, Karen Overgaard and Rick Johnson were four of the university and community college students who helped create a festive atmosphere in the village this summer. WRA summer students who were absent include Kimberley Paulley, David Lyford, Paul Ciechanowski, Kristine Keil and Susan Mathew.
02-417-D-15. [Around the table from left to right: Pat Hocking, Jane Burrows, unknown, Pauline Wiebe, Ray Wiebe, unknown, unknown, Glenda Bartosh, unknown, Paul Burrows, and Ken Pope]
02-417-D-016. [From left to right: Sue Neilson, unknown, Tim [?] (chef at Araxi), Pauline Wiebe, and Ray Wiebe]

Week of September 13, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Fall Festival; running; trampolining; dancing; houses; Whistler Village; musicians playing; meal at a restaurant; Resort Municipality of Whistler sign; baseball; Myrtle Philip; Pat Carleton; railway track; Willie Whistler; car accident; go-karts; bouncy castle; children's events in Whistler Village; drinking; Fall Fest
Appears in September 30, 1982 issue:
02-304-22. Pg. 18. Caption: Pat Beauregard holds a handful of the mushrooms desirable for export.
Appears in September 23, 1982 issue:
02-304-161. Pg. 2. Caption: [top] Don Murray, newly appointed controller for food and beverage service for Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. Murray was formerly Assistant to the General Manager and has worked for the mountain since 1975.
02-304-19. Pg. 2. Caption: [bottom] Frank Lees, and his partner Sherie Dumont, new managers of food and beverage service at the Bavarian Inn. Before coming to Whistler Lees and Dumont worked for Canadian Cruise Lines.
02-304-24. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Jaan DiLalla -- new manager of Crystal Lodge Town & Country Inn.
Appears in September 16, 1982 issue:
02-304-119. Pg. 1. Caption: [top left] Gumboot Lollipop gets a helping hand
02-304-276. Pg. 1. Caption: [top right] Delta Duck and Willie Whistler tee up
02-304-312. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom right] and Two waiters roll through the waiter/waitress race during Fall Festival fun. More festival news and views page 2 and 7.
02-304-237. Pg. 2. Caption: Tapley's A's player streaks over home plate as a Pemberton Zipperhead fumbles the ball. Tapeless went on to win the game but came in fourth in the tournament.
02-304-172. Pg. 3. Caption: Workment repair warped boards on the Sports & Convention Centre roof to prevent further damage to the structure. According to Ken Browes, director for the Land Company, the repairs cost less than $5000. Browns did not know what further action would be taken to repair the roff, since no settlement has yet been reached as to whether the Land Company's or the architect's insurance will pay for the final repairs.
02-304-34. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Don Gamache, MDC lot owner.
02-304-11. Pg. 7. Caption: [top left] Shasta Trampoline Club members soared.
02-304-110. Pg. 7. Caption: [middle left] Whistler children folk and troupe danced
02-304-346. Pg. 7. Caption: [top right] kids anticipated winter in snowflake drawing contest
02-304-49. Pg. 7. Caption: [middle centre] while Whistlerites proved what goes up must come down.
02-304-50 Pg. 7. Caption: [middle right] Waiters and waitresses raced
02-304-382. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom left] and Terry Boston lauded the lowly duck
02-304-329. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom middle] Waiters and waitresses raced.
02-304-401. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom right] Edelweiss Dance Group from Victoria chopped. It was all going on at Whistler's second Fall Festival.
02-304-91. Pg. 8. Caption: Whistler Mayor Pat Carleton and Howe Sound MLA Allan Williams take in some of the scenery in Lost Lake Park. They were enrolee to the Sept. 11th official opening of the 500-acre recreational area.
02-304-74. Pg. 10. Caption: All in their places with bright shiny faces Myrtle Philip kindergarten class lines up before the 1st day of school.
02-304-133. Pg. 11. Caption: Dinner for two is delayed while Stuart Chyne learns about the finer points of playing the horn from Gumboot Lollipop at the beer garden in Whistler Village Sunday.
02-304-269. Pg. 12. Caption: Myrtle Philip cuts the opening ribbon held by Health Care Society Chairman Rollie Horsey Sept. 12.
02-304-250. Pg. 13. Caption: One of the vehicles which helped wipe out both signals at the Green River railway crossing -- a 1979 Ferrari which was driven by Brent Freitag of Vancouver.
02-304-024. [Jan DiLalla]
02-304-033. [Don Gamache]
02-304-072. [Left to Right: Paul Burrows and Bob Brown]
02-304-147. [Fourth child from the left is Jillian Carpay]
02-304-164. [Anita Webster and Doug Mear]
02-304-167. [The Cowsills band]
02-304-168. [Tom Barrett dancing with an unknown woman]
02-304-171. [From left to right: [Shelly Corasario?], Grant Balmer, unknown, unknown, unknown, and Katie Rodgers]
02-304-172. [From left to right: Ken White, unknown, Tracy Morben, Ann Chiasson, and unknown]
02-304-199. [Barry Cowsills, of The Cowsills band]
02-304-201. [Paul Burrows and Ed "Fast Eddie" Zinkovic dancing]
02-304-202. [Sonya McCarthy dancing with [?] Bishop]
02-304-205. [From left to right: unknown, Charlie Doyle, Anita Webster, and Glenda Bartosh]
02-304-361. [The man second from the right is Tom Simister]
02-304-362. [Three talking in the centre are: unknown, Franz Carpay, and Liz Brown]
02-304-363. [The man on the left is Sid Young]
02-304-364. [The man on the far left is Roger Suszad, and the man on the far right is Greg [?]]
02-304-366. [From left to right: Sid Young, Charlie Doyle, David Boyle, unknown, and unknown]

Week of October 25, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; Paul Burrows; David Murray; Felix Belychek; Gary Athans; Glen Wurtel; Lorne Borgal; Gondola Village Construction; helicopter; mountain views; fire; firefighters; waterfall and river rapids; small airplane crash; Rotary Club; Susan Musgrave poetry reading
Appears in October 25, 1984 issue:
02-411-B-2. Pg. 1. Caption: Burning debris coming out of a chimney at this Drifter Way house started a fire that caused an estimated $50,000 damage according to Whistler's fire chief Lindsay Wilson. The blaze was reported at 9 p.m. Monday and was brought under full control within 45 minutes. At the time, no one was in the house, which belongs to Kelly Fairhurst.
02-411-A-32. Pg. 5. Caption: The Canadian National Ski Team added $2,500 towards training more World Cup Winners through funds raised at Whistler Mountain's Mouton Cadet Spring Festival this year. Dave Murray, director of skiing for Whistler Mountain, presents the cheque to (l-r) national team members Felix Belzyck, Chris Kent and Gary Athans. New men's coach Glenn Wuertele was also on hand at the Vancouver Ski Show where the cheque was presented. National team members such as Todd Brooker, Dee Dee Haight, Rob Boyd, Mike Carney, Wade Chritie, as well as Belzyck and Athans will also be at the Oct. 31 ski team benefit at Dusty's in Whistler.
02-411-C-14. Pg. 6. Caption: The water looks frozen but that's still a few weeks away. It's a long exposure that fools the eye in the photo taken Saturday on the Cheakamus River just north of the Cheakamus Canyon. But winter is coming, and on the top of nearby mountains over a metre of snow has fallen and shows no signs of melting.
02-411-B-25. Pg. 7. Caption: The Baxter Group's condole development in the gondola area is just the beginning, and planners are now deciding how work in the rest of the area will proceed.
02-411-C-11. Pg. 8. Caption: Members of the Whistler Rotary Club are raising money for their programs this fall by selling firewood. Working Saturday to fill remaining orders are, left to right: Bill Wallace, Don MacLaurin, Bob Brown, Paul Burrows, Richard Heine, Brian Brown, Sid Young and a visiting Rotarian from New Zealand.
02-411-B-19. Pg. 11. Caption: Lorne Borgal, president of Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation, introduced a slide presentation celebrating the 20th year of incorporation for the firm at the Granville Island Hotel Thursday. A reception preceded and followed the catchy slide show attended primarily by members of the ski industry in Vancouver.
02-411-C-32. Pg. 15. Caption: [right] At right, Whistler Volunteer firemen prepare to enter a burning house in Alpine Meadows Monday night. It was also a test for the fire department's new command procedure, which chief Lindsay Wilson says worked well under pressure.

Week of November 8, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to sculpture of old man; meeting; cars; musicians playing; Sid Young; Pat Carleton; Whistler Village; Ski Swap; the Community Club Fall Fair; Whistler Rotary Club Auction; Remembrance Day
Appears in November 11, 1982 issue:
02-294-93. Pg. 1. Caption: Davey Blaylock [Barr] tries his hand at running the show, with a little help from Mayor Pat Carleton. Witnessing the change in who hold the gavel are (L to R) Mark Jennings, Jake Humphrey and Justin Adams. The kindergarten class visited the Mayor in his chambers, which he has occupied for seven years b before deciding to step down on Nov. 20.
02-294-28. Pg. 2. Caption: [repeats in other issues] Ida Noze.
02-294-19. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Mark Angus ... new blood welcomed
02-294-9. Pg. 3. Caption: [middle] Diane Eby ... caught in the middle.
02-294-18. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Sid Young ... keep the project going.
02-294-96. Pg. 9. Caption: Butcher John MacLeod carves a few slices for the new meat and seafood market at The Grocery Store. Macleod, who has been a meat man for ten years, reports that will offer low-nitrate bacon and sausages made on location.
02-294-54. Pg. 10. Caption: Charlie Doyle (right) wailed it out with Foot in the Door Saturday, Nov. 6 -- a packed Stumps lounge like it;s never been packed before. Accompanying on guitar is Mark Schnaidt.
02-294-21. Pg. 11. Caption: It was a mad, mad, mad, mad crowd at the Whistler Mountain Ski Club annual ski swap Sunday, Nov. 7. Bargain hunters were not disappointed with the tremendous selection of ski equipment at real recession prices.
02-294-85. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Drew Meredith, Alta Vista, Real Estate sales.
02-294-71. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Dave Buchan, Mons, Real Estate sales.
02-294-83. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Ted Nebbeling, Alta Vista, Businessman.

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