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BC Transit Bus passes

One monthly bus pass for transit in Whistler during August, 2017. The pass was made possible through the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) and BC Transit.

Whistler Bicycle Network Plan - Draft #2 March 2002

59-page Whistler Bicycle Network Plan, second draft, prepared for the Resort Municipality of Whistler by the Whistler Cycling Committee in March 2002. It lays out a plan to increase transportational (non-recreational) bicycle use in Whistler by providing more routes and facilities for cyclists, with the ultimate goal of providing access for cyclists to all major destinations and neighbourhoods in the area. Additional programs aim to educate the public on safe cycling and road-sharing.

Table of Contents:

1) Introduction

  • What is a Bicycle Network Plan
  • How the Plan was Developed
  • Goals of the Whistler Bicycle Network Plan
  • Objectives of the Whistler Bicycle Network Plan
  • Planning Principles
    2) Bicycle Network
  • Bicycle Routes
  • End-of-trip Facilities
  • Intermodal connections
    3) Supporting Programs
  • Community Participation
  • Awareness and Education Programs
    4) Implementation
  • Action Plan
  • Network Priorities
  • Cost Estimates
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Institutionalizing Cycling
  • Monitoring
    5) Summary of Recommendations
  • Bicycle Network Recommendations
  • Supporting Program Recommendations
  • Implementation Recommendations
    6) References
    7) Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Relationship to Other Plans
  • Barriers to Cycling
  • Implementation Priority Data

Olympic Venue Maps & Collages

Posters displaying maps and photo collages of the planning and construction of Whistler's 2010 Winter Olympic Games venues, including the Whistler Sliding Centre, the Nordic Centre in the Callaghan, and the ski runs to be used for races.

001: "Whistler Blackcomb 2010 Olympic Venue Locations" [Map] - 2002
002: [2 copies] "2010 Nordic Competition Venue - July-October, 2005" [documents construction via photo collage]
003: [2 copies] "Whistler Sliding Centre - July-August, 2005" [documents construction via photo collage]

Whistler Village Report, Issue Number Two, December 1978 + duplicate

The Whistler Village Report published by Whistler Village from December 1978. Articles are entitled: "Where We've Been ... and Where We're Going," "Joint Government Agreement Gives Whistler $9 Million," "Blackcomb Mountain Development Begins," "Snow Unseasonably Slow at Whistler," "Developments Proceed With Set Schedule," and "New Council Sworn In."

The articles are about the subjects of the history of Whistler as a resort town and the building of Whistler Village, the Whistler Village log, a 9 million dollar grant from the federal and provincial governments for resort development and town planning, the development of Blackcomb Mountain, the unseasonably slow snow, the seasonal schedule for development in Whistler and the new council for the Resort Municipality of Whistler being sworn in.

1 Duplicate.

Resort Municipality of Whistler Ballot Paper Account 1976

A ballot paper count for the municipal election held on November 20th, 1976. Geoff F. Pearce, the Returning Officer, submitted the account of votes. In the election Pat Carleton was voted mayor 498 votes to 218 for Gordon Young. Aldermen were also voted in.

Olympic Games Planner

A daily calendar and planner entitled "A Local's Guide to the 2010 Olympic Games". It includes tips for planning around the Olympic Games, as well as information on how access the events and torch relays, with a focus on February and March of 2010. It also includes maps and information on what's happening in and around Whistler is 2010, a short history of the Olympic journey, and interesting facts. The planner is divided into Live, Work and Play sections to provide locals with helpful information.

Table of Contents:
4-9 Journey to the Games: A Dream Realized
10-11 January Tips
12-13 February Month at a Glance
14-69 February Day-by-Day
70-71 March Tips
72-73 March Month at a Glance
74-92 March Day-by-Day
93-104 Live: Living the Dream, Local Tips, Top 3 Q & A, The Important Stuff, The Ultimate Daypack, Transportation
105-114 Work: Living the Dream, Local Tips, Top 3 Q & A, The Important Stuff, Transportation
115-147 Play: Living the Dream, Local Tips, Top 3 Q & A, The Important Stuff, Local Involvement, Torch Relays, Other Cultural Events, Transportation.
148-153 Maps
154-156 Details (Useful phone numbers, websites and glossary.

Arbour Day 1991

Documents pertaining to Arbour Day, 1991. File includes plant price quotations from Jones Nurseries Ltd. and Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries; correspondence and drafts regarding quotations; purchase order for Pacific Plants concerning Arbour Day plant material; plant lists; correspondence regarding Arbour Day planting groups; various plant and plant quantity lists; photocopies and keys of planting plans for Arbour Day tree planting; lists and notes regarding planting groups, titled "Arbor Day Community Groups Planting"; correspondence with Pacific Plants Inc. regarding plant deliveries; National Forest Week order forms; Arbour Day timelines; Community Coordinators' Information Forms; an announcement for a National Forest Week poster contest and related correspondence; a newsletter titled "1991 National Forest Week Update"; BC Forestry Association document titled "Guidelines for Planning National Forest Week Activities".

Note:
This file consists of three folders.

Purchase order for plant material from Pacific Plants had a post-it note reading "Check with Bill Barratt - this to be sent to Bruce? Check with Heidi - has Bruce been advised of PO #?"

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