Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.
Letter 001: References the Whistler Museum exhibit on Cliff Fenner, and shares autobiographical details of his employment as a park ranger in Garibaldi Provincial Park, how he came to Canada, how he met Cliff, and a rough timeline of his activities and jobs in the 1960s.
Letter 002: Offers to sign a donation form for the Whistler Museum and to translate his diary entries from his time in the Black Tusk area from German to English.
Letter 003: Elucidation of more specific memories from his time as a park ranger under Cliff Fenner's mentorship, including a trip leading girl guides from Squamish into the park to camp at Taylor Meadows and lyrics to a song the girl guides created about Widmer's role leading the climbing and hiking party.
Letter 004: Contains explanation of enclosed translated diary entry from 1961 detailing 'The Visit of Judge Wilson' to Garibaldi Provincial Park while Rene Widmer and Dick Bond were rangers there.
An information letter to skiers potentially attending the Garibaldi Ski School, sent April, 1967. It explains there will be two sections of the Whistler Mountain Summer Ski Camp: the Racing Section with Toni Sailer and the Ski Technique section with Art Furrer. It also gives arrival instructions, including recommended flights into the Vancouver airport for attendees. The letter is signed by the director Roy A. Ferris. A handwritten note in the top right-hand corner reads "Dep. $50.00 x 2 for S and J for June 18-27/67."
A receipt from Pletsch & Dokka Ski and Sport Shop Ltd. made out to Mr. Tom E. Ladner for purchases and credits in 1963 and 1964. Purchases include ski boots, gloves, slacks, skis, harnesses, t-shirts and a boot tree. Unidentified handwriting on the bottom.
A collection of different brochures for charter aviation companies, from around Whistler and Vancouver. They all include information such as flight times and rates, different flight packages and excursions, and contact info. Some are actual pamphlets and others are printouts showing what the pamphlet looks like. The brochures are; HeliJet Blackcomb Helicopters Black Tusk Helicopter Inc. Corporate Helicopters Ltd. Whistler Air Western Canadian Heli-Sports Ltd. Coast Range Heli Skiing Coast Glacier Skiing Ltd. Glacier Air Mountain Heli-Sports Inc. Alpine Tours Pemberton Helicopters Glacier Air Tours Pemberton Soaring Centre Baxter Tours Inc. Cayoosh Helisports Ltd. Whistler Heliskiing Canadian Helicopters Tyax Heli-skiing Whistler Heli-Hiking Ltd. International Heli-ski Inc. B.C. Powder Guides Whistler Heli Ski Ltd. Whistler Resort
The official results for the du Maurier International Ladies Giant Slalom held at Whistler Mountain on January 28 and 29, 1967. The Canadian Amateur Ski Association logo is also at the top of the page. The first page features a watermark image of a ski racer. The jury's names and countries are listed on the first page. The racers' place, start number, name, country, time, and FIS points are listed on both the first and second pages. The second page lists the disqualifications, did not starts and did not finishes, and is signed by the referee.
News release from Tourism Whistler announcing Whistler's bid for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games along with Vancouver. Includes quotes from the Mayor, Hugh O'Reilly, and the Whistler Resort Association president, Suzanne Denbak.
File contains documents concerning Don MacLaurin's 1984/85 study leave, including booklets describing national parks in Hawaii; correspondencewith university officials; Don MacLaurin's research proposal and related documents; daily itineraries; research notes; a list of the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada's 1978 Board of Trustees; details, requests, plans, and proposals for Don MacLaurin's sabbatical; contact information lists. The file also contains documents regarding Don MacLaurin's application for the position of Coordinator for the Curriculum Development Centre.
