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Week of December 5, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Mountain; Blackcomb Mountain; Construction.
002-01-36 caption: Blackcomb Mountain pictured from 12,500 feet taken November 27, 1979; appears on page 1.
02-01-10 appears on page 4. Construction.
02-01-22 appears on page 8. Caption: Another view of the Town Centre with the Blackcomb access road in the background.
02-01-35 appears on page 11. Caption: The runs of Whistler as they appear from the air.
02-01-16 appears on page 12 Caption: The new snow and sunshine shows to advantage on Blackcomb Mountain.

Week of July 4, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; roads; logging truck accident; Pemberton Princess; track competition; bus transport; snakes; school.
02-02-28 appears on page 15. Caption: A freestyler shows his form off the jump under the watchful eye of Wayne Wong.
02-02-19 on pg. 15. Caption: Bob Dufour & Toni Sailer riding up.
02-02-04 on pg. 15. Caption: Looking down the camp T-Bar from the top.
02-02-41 on pg. 1. Caption: The logging truck that didn't make it around the curve at Emerald Estates on Friday, June 29.
02-02-57 on back cover. Caption: Miss Pembeton, Sylvia Gilmore, flanked by 2nd Princess Shirley Walker on the left and 1st Princess Naomi Bertoia.
02-02-59 on pg. 6. Caption: The Miss Pemberton contestants: (back row) Lea Blundell, Denise Allen, Cathy Fraser, Sheila Gilmore, (front row) Shirley Walker (2nd Princess), Miss Pemberton Sylvia Gilmore, Naomi Bertoia (1st Princess).
02-02-60 on pg. 3. Caption: The way it was this weekend -- barbecuing in the rain!
02-02-65 on pg. 3. Caption: The new ski runs on Blackcomb start to appear after the July 1 snowstorm!
02-02-71 on pg. 10. Caption: Laura McGuffin gives her talk to the West Vancouver bus tour group.
02-02-43 on pg. 12. Caption: Building "A" of the new Whistler Village parking garage as it appeared on June 29.
02-02-100 on pg. 13. Caption: Two proud mothers -- Eva Beleznai and Joanne Kirkwood with their babies.
02-02-85 on pg. 14. Caption: Myrtle Phillips hands Chris Carson his certificate while Alexis Turner looks on.

Week of June 27, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to strawberry picking; partying; Miss Pemberton Princess Parade; Construction; boating, barbecues at Alta Lake; trailer camping; Toni Sailer; Dave Murray; drinking.
02-003-17 on pg 1. Caption: Toni Sailer, Wayne Booth, Ron Johnson, Greg Moyls & Al Turner sample a special oyster drink at the summer ski camp opening party.
02-003-6 on pg. 5. Caption: Jan Naylor and others gather in her strawberry patch in Pemberton.
02-003-51+53 on pg. 3. Caption: The two new bridges being completed at Rubble Creek (left) and Brandywine.
02-003-61 on pg. 4. Caption: Myrtle Philip School students enjoy their barbequed lunch at the Outdoor School farm on Friday, June 22.
02-003-63 on pg. 15. Caption: Young David Valleau all dressed up for the Pemberton Parade.
02-003-68 on pg. 15. Caption: The winning float entered by the D'Arcy 4H Club and entitled the D'Arcy 4H Ark.
02-003-71 on pg.15. Caption: Part of the crowd assembled outside Priest's new drugstore to watch the parade.
002-003-88 on pg. 16 or back cover. Caption: A logger shows fine form in the power saw bucking competition at the Pemberton Loggers Sports on Sunday.

Week of June 20, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Rotary Club; music; musicians; dinner buffet; construction.
02-004-8 on pg. 11. Caption: Past President Bob Bishop (right) gives last year's president Graeme O'Neill his lapel pin. (Rotary Installation)
02-004-11 on pg. 11. Caption: Gordie Forrest chats with Liz Carpay at the Rotary dinner.
02-004-1 on pg. 1. Caption: The first concrete is poured--cement truck works on Heine's Package #11 site on Wednesday, June 13.
02-004-24 on pg. 3. Caption: The Whistler I.S.S. Club tourney being played on the rinks by the school.
02-004-17 on pg. 8. Caption: Ann, Meg, & Shelley prepare the strawberries for the "Strawberry Social".
02-004-18 on pg. 8. Caption: Jimbo serves himself from the buffet at M&A's.
02-004-12 on back cover. Caption: Debbie Bishop an Myrtle Philip at the Rotary President's Ball on Saturday, June 16.

Week of June 13, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to dinner buffet; speeches; lodge; windsurfing - Alta Lake; Alta Lake; dumpster; bears; barbecue; tennis.
02-005-45 on pg. 1. Caption: Hey you guys! Look what I've found! Three cubs and a mother head for the garbage.
02-005-31 on pg. 3. Caption: Mrs. Margaret Fougberg chats with Kelly Maxwell with Slim Fougberg and Mrs. Myrtle Philip in background.
02-005-36 on pg. 5. Caption: Leslie Roberts gives tennis instructions to Scott Logue, Doug Smith and Steven Beauregard.
02-005-04 on pg. 8. Caption: Diane and Dave Valleau with Rick King at the Pemberton School banquet.
02-005-07 on pg. 8. Caption: Guest speaker Jim Spencer addresses the Pemberton grads.
02-005-02 on pg. 9. Alex Marshall, Lexi Ross and his daughter, Cindy at the [Pemberton] school banquet.
02-005-10 on pg. 12. Caption: One of the new lawns at Whistler in front of the house of Klaus and Joan Gross.
02-005-09 on pg. 12. Instant Gardens! With the finished produce in the background in preparation for placing the sod piled in the foreground.
02-005-41 on pg. 13. Caption: Kim and Ann's greenhouse by the Gondola.
02-005-38 on pg. 15. Caption: Linda Satre sits in front of the new Telex machine at the Whistler Information Centre.
02-005-01 on back cover pg. [16]. Caption: All smiles! Mrs. Jan Logue and her oldest son, Jim, pictured at the Pemberton Grade 12 banquet. Story & more pictures on pages 8 & 9.

Week of June 6, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to views of Whistler Mountain; Construction; motorcycles; car accident; firemen; lake views; school events
02-006-26 on pg. 1. Caption: An idyllic scene - the north side of Whistler is reflected in the still waters of Green Lake.
02-006-32 on pg. 3. Caption: Mr. Marshall accompanies his class on the guitar as they perform on recorders and percussion.
02-006-08 on pg. 8. Caption: none...See story next to photograph and answer is provided in ...
02-006-11 on pg. 9. Caption: Some of the piles in the town centre parking structure that were driven down over 100 ft.
02-006-28 on pg 9. Caption: The 'Blackcomb Bog' claims a victim. Sabre's Cat gets into difficulty.
02-006-04-05 on pg. 10. Caption: Another view of the logging slash in front of Whistler taken from the road with 200 mm lens.
02-006-25 on pg. 10. Caption: The view of the north end of Green Lake at Soo Valley - a popular camping spot.
02-006-38 on pg. 11. Caption: Top - Andy Munster and friends watch as the firemen start their practice.
02-006-47 on pg. 11. Caption: Centre - Firemen Ike Elboin lights a copy of the Whistler Question so that he can set fire to his cabin.
02-006-48 on pg. 11. Caption: Below: Up she goes 0 the end of the Diversion creek residence.
02-006-09 on pg. 12. Caption: The testing rig being used in the town centre to test the loading of the foundation piles.
02-006-14 on pg. 14. Caption: Some of the motorcycles parked outside the Whistler Inn on Sunday.
02-006-51 on pg. 15. Caption: Lonnie Wray, Pierre Friele, Chuck Hustins and Cal Logue ham it up in a scene from the P.S.S. production 'Timber'.
02-006-07 on pg [16] or back cover. Caption: Whistler Mountain as seen from the southern boundary of the municipality showing the logging slash on the west ridge.

Week of May 30, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to town planning in 1978; Whistler Village construction
02-007-03 on pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: The precast concrete at the Town Centre gives the appearance of a small town.
02-007-02 on pg. 7. Caption: Someone important must have fallen in the ditch! There are now concrete curbs by the Mons garbage bin entrance.
02-007-12-13 on pg. 8. Caption: The view from Mr. Saunders condominium on Drew Drive showing the outline of the new Whistler Creek Hotel.
02-007-17-18 on pg. 15. Caption: Looking south down Pinecrest Lake with Cloudburst Mtn. in the background.
02-007-15 on pg. 15. Caption: Pinecrest Lake - a natural setting presently being developed into recreational parcels.

Week of May 23, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to the Great Snow Earth Water Race; Alta Lake; tennis courts; car accidents; town construction
02-008-22 on pg. 1. Top Some of the "Great Racers" -- the first skier of the mountain.
02-008-29 on pg. 1. Bottom the first canoeists off the lake.
02-008-31 on pg. 1. And in the centre, three of the winning A.L.S.C. team -- Jim, Joannie and Art.
02-008-15 on pg. 5. Caption: Les McDonald, Nello Busdon and Vic Woods cross the finish line together in the Mini Marathon.
02-008-72 on pg. 7. Caption: Don Willoughby, Max Maxwell and Tom Jarvis enjoy a little blackjack at the Chamber's Casino Night.
02-008-56 on pg. 8. Caption: The tangled wreckage of the Satre backhoe after it was hit by a logging truck.
02-008-04 on pg. 9. Caption: The scene at the craft fair and barbeque organized by the Chamber of Commerce at the school on Saturday.
02-008-69 on pg. [12] or back cover. Caption: Some of the models of the packages of the new Whistler Village which were on display at the Land Company Office last week.
02-008-06 appears in May 30th on pg. 3. Caption: Michael D'Artois cooks up some homemade burgers at the Chamber Fair at the school on May 19.
02-008-43 appears in May 16th issue on pg. 11. Caption: Principal Alex Marshall negotiates the Roadeo Course.

Week of May 16, 1979

Photographs including bu not limited to town planning; Whistler Village Construction; Cheakamus Lake trails; Lost Lake trails; golf course
002-009-21 on pg. 1. Caption: Terry Minger addresses the Ratepayers Association while A.L.D.R.A. president Diane Eby and Neil Griggs look on.
02-009-28 on pg. 3. Caption: Some of the B.C. Tourism Travel Counsellors who visited Whistler on Sunday.
02-009-17 on pg. 4. Caption: Whistler Village Land Company president Terry Minger.
02-009-02 on pg. 7. Caption: Voters line up to vote in the gym at last week's Provincial Election.
02-009-13 on pg. 14. Caption: Franki pile rig in place at the Town Centre.
02-009-23 on pg. 15. Caption: A serene spring scene -- golfers tee off at the Whistler Golf Course.
02-009-15 on pg. 19. Caption: Clearing starts on the road into the new Golf Course estates.
02-009-08 on pg. [20] or back cover. Caption: Sections of precast concrete mount up at the Olympic parking lot.

Week of May 9, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to the Construction of Roundhouse Whistler Mountain
2-010-05 Caption: One of the last Molstar racers-- a ski instructor comes through the course on Tuesday, May 1. on pg. 1.
02-010-03 Caption: Getting near the end-- bald spots on the Green Chair on Tuesday, May 1. on pg. 3.
02-010-14; 02-010-16 Caption: Progress at the Town Centre -- sections of the parking structure are unloaded while a piledriver works on the parking lot site. on pg. 6.
02-010-09 Caption: Scratching for Snow--workers shovel snow onto a tarpaulin before the mountain closed. on pg. 7.
02-010-10 Caption: Getting ready for summer -- piles of lumber waiting at Garibaldi Building Supplies Whistler yard on pg. 12.

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