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Week of October 6, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; bingo; construction; group photos; computer; telephone; suspension bridge; drinking; landscapes; weightlifting; Whistler Winterhawks hockey
Appears in October 13, 1983 issue:
02-353-67. Pg. 7. Caption: Marilyn Manso, one of three employees at the Alta Lake weather station, enters local weather information on a data terminal linked with Toronto. Entries must be made every hour on the hour or more often as changing weather patterns dictate.
Appears in October 6, 1983 issue:
02-353-141. Pg. 1. Caption: A cold crisp morning kept most creatures inside early Sunday, but this great blue heron had work to do. It was photographed as it flower over the River of Golden Dreams close to Green Lake looking for fish. Shortly after this photo was taken an industrious beaver swam past carrying wood for its lodge.
02-353-102. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] (Above) A smiling Ted Pryce-Jones proudly snips the ribbon to make the official opening of the new suspension bridge built across the Callaghan River near the Cheakamus River junction last Thursday. Pryce-Jones designed the army-style bridge and with the help of a host of EBAP workers completed the project in under three months.
02-353-116. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] (Right) Bridge decking is composed of 3.5 m long fir planks treated with a special wood preservative designed to make them last more than 20 years. And for those with bridge phobias, 2 1/2 cm steel cables stretch across the river to provide for a safe crossing.
02-353-46. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Max MacDonald, Ski Instructor, Whistler Village.
02-353-146. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Gary Byrne, Hotel employee, Alta Vista.

Week of February 28, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to band playing; skiing on Whistler Mountain; ski racing; Molson World Downhill; Rob Boyd; podiums; dinner; portraits; drinking; Girl Guides of Canada anniversary; Delta Mountain Inn's Waiter's Race; Export "A" Cup race; Doug and the Slugs
Appears in February 25, 1985 issue:
02-376-54. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Jack Demidoff points to the spot where he and his hoe smashed through the ice on Nita Lake.
02-376-101. Pg. 2. Caption: [bottom] (Below) Blasting and clearing is underway on a new trail connecting Alpha Lake and Wayside Park on Alta Lake, close to the spot where Demidoff and his 25-tonne hoe fell through the ice.
02-376-37. Pg. 5. Caption: Skateboarder Harry Hovatha of Victoria does a 360 aboard his Austrian-made Swingbo, a skateboard on skis that sells for about $400 and was recently introduced to the Canadian market. Hovatha was with a group of skateboarders who visited Whistler last week on a promotional tour. But they couldn't use Whistler Mountain lifts because of provincial lift regulations.
02-376-95. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] The Girl Guides of Canada celebrated its 75th anniversary Friday, Feb. 22. Called Thinking Day, it represents one of the most important days in the years for guides as it commemorates the birth of Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, the founder of Girl Guides, and her husband Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts. Whistler's 18 sides, led by Debbie O'Mara, celebrated Friday with a brief service in the Skiers' Chapel followed by a Pot Luck Dinner.
02-376-39 Pg. 9. Caption: Export "A" Cup racers mulled around the time board Wednesday to find out how they placed in the downhill. Almost everyone was surprised when unheralded Steven Lee from Australia emerged as the victor. See story page 10.
02-376-54. Pg. 10. Caption: Rob Boyd.
02-376-82. Pg. 11. Caption: The Baxter Group's Gondola Village has sprouted up like mushrooms at the gondola base during the past four months. Cranes continue to put the finishing touches to 245 units included in the project.

Week of February 14, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to firefighting; skiing; hot air balloons; eating at a restaurant; ski racing; portraits; band playing; Volunteer Fire Dept.; drinking; Celebrity Invitational; Keg Challenge; High School Cross-Country Championships; Alta Lake Sports Club
Appears in February 14, 1985 issue:
02-378-17. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] For five and a half hours Saturday, volunteer firemen battled a condominium blaze that swept between walls. Six units were lost. Then Monday, fire broke out again nearby at the Baxter project. See story page 3.
02-378-23. Pg. 2. Caption: Firemen and residents were able to rescue some possessions from burning condos at Alpine Village Saturday, but losses were heavy and by the next day insurance investigators were already on the scene.
02-378-57. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Whistler Mountain created a new sport Saturday: Gondola stuffing. The kids' team stuffed the most bodies into the gondola with 27, while the counterweights (a minimum of 200 lbs. each) could only manage nine.
02-378-84. Pg. 12. Caption: Whistler cross-country skier Jodi Rusted poles around a sharp corner during a fun relay race held to cap off the B.C. High School Cross-Country Championships held Saturday.
02-378-87. Pg. 13. Caption: Mike Davidson of the Alta Lake Sports Club will even spend time in the brig if it means hanging onto his hobby cannons. The one-pounder above was made by Great West Cannon Co. of Granville Island and is authentic in size and workmanship to the original. Davidson says. It was often hoisted into a ship's rigging and used to fire nails and other shrapnel at the enemy. Davidson uses the cannon to proclaim the open various sporting events but two years ago found himself in RCMP lock-up for four hours when a policeman arrested him for discharging a firearm in the municipality. But it's all in good fund, and the only thing fired is paper.
02-378-80. Pg. 20. Caption: [top left] Seppo Making, Logger (logged first ski runs), Nesters.

Week of January 31, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; classroom or meeting; downhill skiing; ski gear; Pacific Western ProTour; chairlift; Canadian Paraski team; Andreas Kikauka Whistler Mountain Keg Challenge;
Appears in January 31, 1985 issue:
02-380-16. Pg. 2. Caption: Education Minister Jack Heinrich explains a funding formula to his audience at Howe Sound School District offices in Squamish Monday night. They suggested he go easy on the chalk -- there isn't much money for that sort of thing, apparently.
02-380-51. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Helicopters were used to airlift in tons of cement to re-stabilize. Tower 12 after Thursday's malfunction.
02-380-68. Pg. 8. Caption: Mentally handicapped kids had a chance to try their skiing skills Saturday on the PWA Pro Tour Course on Blackcomb. A handicapped skier (right) is directed by one of the many volunteers who helped.
02-380-32. Pg. 11. Caption: Fans turned out to PWA's Pro Tour race Saturday and Sunday on Blackcomb to see Sean Murphy win his first race on the circuit. Some fans even made their own banjo music at the race.

Week of January 24, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; industry; band playing in costumes and hats; drinking; basketball; Whistler Village; Whistler Conference Centre; The Silverstreak
Appears in January 24, 1985 issue:
02-381-83. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] (Above, left) Pemberton Secondary Principal Mike Dennison.
02-381-81. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] (Above, right) Staff played against the Senior Girls team last Friday and the lunch hour game ended in a 12-12 tie. School board officials expect to replace the gym floor sometime this summer at an estimated cost of between $30,000 and $40,000.
02-381-4. Pg. 5. Caption: The outline of Big Old Softie reflects in the new windows installed in the Conference Centre in Whistler Village. Due to budgetary restraints, the windows are single-glaze.
02-381-24. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] First you pick it up ... "Now how do I put this thing on? wonders five-year-old Troy Hansen-Wight of Vancouver. Young Troy was ween Sunday at Whistler Mountain's Ski Scamp program trying to figure out just how to fit on a racing helmet -- it's not easy.
02-381-21. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] ... then you try it out ... Whoops -- he's almost got it. Wait a minute, Troy -- are you sure it'll fit on over these goggles?
02-381-17. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] .. and on it goes. Well, it would hove gone on sooner or later, but instructor Neil Piller comes to Troy's rescue. Now, what to do about those long, slippery boards.
02-381-53. Pg. 8. Caption: June Katz, lady swings the blues.
02-381-57. Pg. 9. Caption: Belly up to the bar, for 2400 shooters at The Longhorn's Silverstreak party Saturday, compliments of the one and only Silverstreak himself. The lively host picked up the tab, while Longhorn bartenders Delmar Page (left) and Gerry Heiter poured the honors.
02-381-34. Pg. 11. Caption: The Silverstreak (aka Mike Silver) slid through town last week spreading $50 and $100 bills around the Longhorn Saturday afternoon. Contestants sang, ate raw eggs, stuffed cream-filled doughnuts in their faces, ate cherry pies and generally vied for various prizes offered by the Streak. Michele Gibson from CKVU tried to add a bit of class to the Streak's performance but the combination of free food and free Kamikazes proved too much for even Gibson.

Week of January 17, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to winter windsurfing; car accident; Councillor Terry Rodgers; RCMP Diving Team training session; portraits; scuba diving in winter; Drew Meredith; Stephanie Sloan
Appears in January 17, 1985 issue:
02-382-57. Pg. 1. Caption: An RCMP E-division diving trainee prepares to climb out of the frigid water of Nita Lake at last week's training session held in Whistler. The divers combed the lake bottom in pairs learning how to recover lost objects such as vehicles, weapons and bodies.
02-382-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] The shaken occupant of a van that was struck at the Lorimer and Nesters intersection last Thursday morning leaves the upturned vehicle. About $4,000 damage was done to the two vehicles, but there were no serious injuries. The accident occurred when a car turning off Nesters Road collided with a second vehicle, which was travelling on Lorimer Road. The driver of the first car was charged with driving without due care and attention.
02-382-42. Pg. 7. Caption: [top left] Ernie Hnatiuk, general manager WLC Developments.
02-382-48. Pg. 7. Caption: [top right] Tom York, United Church Minister, Novelist.
02-382-76. Pg. 7. Caption: [middle] Wayne Dickinson, director of planning, RMOW.
02-382-67. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Stephanie Sloan, Women's Programs Co-ordinator, Whistler Mountain.
02-382-18. Pg. 10. Caption: "Ride fast, run free, sail the snow!" A new sport was unveiled last Sunday on Green Lake, wind skiing. The demonstration put on by Windrider, Canada, a subsidiary of the parent company located in Newport Beach, California was conducted to introduce the sport to the Whistler area during the first year of commercial production. Of interest, the rig has canted skis which makes it a snap to control and it is $695 Canadian.
02-382-27. Pg. 14. Caption:Divers prepare a plunge into Nita Lake.
02-382-53. Pg. 18. Caption: [middle] Bob Brenke, Engineer, Chicago.
02-382-54. Pg. 18. Caption: [right] Mark Horne, Waiter, Emerald Estate.
02-382-61. Pg. 18. Caption: [left] Dayton MacKenzie, Locked-out truck driver, Burnaby.

Week of February 21, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to Team Canada Men's Alpine Team; portraits; art show; reading; band playing; houses
Appears in February 21, 1985 issue:
02-377-42. Pg. 1. Caption: Long John Baldry goin' strong at The Longhorn Sunday.
02-377-19. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] During an introductory press conference Sunday at Crystal Lodge, Todd Brooker (far left) introduces members of the Canadian Men's Alpine Team: (left to right) Felix Belcyzk, Chris Kent, Paul Boivin, Chris McIver and Jim Kirby. See stories pages 10 and 19.
02-377-2. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom right] Ministry of Environment, Tony Brummet.
02-377-18. Pg. 8. Caption: Judson Beaumont's untitled floor piece in wood, arboreta and copper (foreground) and Theresa Henry's Star Valentine were just two of the many pieces featured during Art '85 last weekend at Myrtle Philip School.
02-377-64. Pg. 11. Caption: Cheryl Young is the new director of sales for the Conference Centre. She will be working out of the Whistler Resort Association's Vancouver office.
02-377-22. Pg. 18. Caption: [left] Susan Canaga, Systems analyst, Auburn, Wash.
02-377-13. Pg. 18. Caption: [middle] Jan Seger, Ski instructor, White Gold.
02-377-14. Pg. 18. Caption: [right] Larry Hryshk, Student, Winnipeg.
02-377-48. Pg. 20. Caption: Canadian bluesman Long John Baldry and crew crank it out at The Longhorn Sunday.

Week of February 7, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; ski gear; Fire Dept.; cross-country skiing; shoveling; Keg Challenge
Appears in February 7 , 1985 issue:
02-379-23. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Ken Domries (right) shows Paul Grilles (Middle) and Glen Mitchell how to operate the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department's ladder truck.
02-379-25. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] The $20,000 LTI pumps out 4,500 litres a minute of water and is usually operated by a five-man crew
02-379-42. Pg. 6. Caption: Benno Jaeger, from Benno's Cross-Country Ski World, teach as group of beginners the fundamentals of cross-country skiing Saturday in the old playing field adjacent Myrtle Philip School. Cross-country ski lessons are available seven days a week from Benno's. Jaeger is also planning a mixed cross-country relay race from Sunday, Feb. 17 on the soccer field. There will be no charge for the event which will feature men and women competing in a fun event against each other.
02-379-66. Pg. 16. Caption: Doug Sack portrait.
02-379-7. Pg. 20. Caption: Grand prize winner, Paul Burrows (right), receive his pair of Blizzard Quattro skis from Nigel Woods, president of Coastal Mountain.
02-379-62. Pg. 24. Caption: Nick Leuchte, Macaulay Nicolls Maitland International.
02-379-48. Pg. 28. Caption: [left] Corporate Cup participants showed their creativity Saturday in the snow sculpture competition held on the Myrtle Philip School playing field. (Left) The team from Envirocon placed first in the snow sculpture with their version of a Kelt in a Mug.
02-379-57. Pg. 28. Caption: [right] Paper Dolls from Pacific Press sneaked into third with their version of a Nude in a Bathtub.
02-379-14. Pg. 29. Caption: Corporate Cup teams ran, hopped, slide and jumped through an obstacle course wearing snowshoes Saturday in Myrtle Philip School.
02-379-11. Pg. 30. Caption: [left] Max Wing, Skier, Club Cabins.
02-379-4. Pg. 30. Caption: [middle] Delmar Page, Bartender, Function Junction.
02-379-31. Pg. 30. Caption: [bottom] Whistler Mountain day skiers stand in line Saturday for refunds after the power to the north side lift system went out of commission. Inconvenienced skiers were given refunds, food vouchers, and hot drinks while the mountain's staff coaxed the lifts into operation again.

Week of January 6, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to awards ceremony; crowds in Whistler Village; roads; firefighting; Whistler Singers with Molly Boyd; Rob Boyd; tobogganing; children singing and performing in costume; massage; skiers
Appears in January 10, 1985 issue:
02-384-6. Pg. 3. Caption: Jimmy Spencer (right) presented a silver tray to John Johnston, former deputy minister of lands parks and housing, at Monday's dinner in honour of the civil servant. Spencer, President of the Canada West Ski Area Association, was among industry guests at the gathering.
02-384-88. Pg. 7. Caption: Rob Boyd.
02-384-8. Pg. 18. Caption: [middle] Gavin Lee, Pub general manager, Whistler Village.
02-384-9. Pg. 18. Caption: [right] Diane Soden, Loan Officer, Burnaby.
Appears in January 3, 1985 issue:
02-384-91. Pg. 1. Caption: The hill's a thrill, these tobogganists found out Sunday. Glen Mason, 8 (front) and his brother John, 9, of Portland, Oregon spent the afternoon speeding down the incline through pure powder.
02-384-46. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] About 300 party-goers crowded into Village Square New Year's Eve to ring in 1985. It was a sharp contrast from last year, when the holiday was characterized by rowdiness in the village. Tuesday, RCMP members, children, adults and youths joined together to say goodbye to 1984. Mercury vapour lights kept public areas well-lit and police report only three people were arrested -- again, a huge difference over last year's aftermath.
02-384-34. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Police kept a close watch on partyers, pouring out booze and issuing tickets to transgressors. At Blackcomb Daylodge, 230 teenagers gathered for the Pepsi Rock Video, a sound and light show that kept everyone dancing well past midnight.

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