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.

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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.

Photographs including but not limited to opening day on Blackcomb; Hugh Smythe; Pat Carleton; skiing; fire; chairlift; liquor store; cars; High Forest Properties
02-151-27. Pg. 1. Caption: [middle] telephone workers patch up the burned cables the next day as the hall remnants still burn.
02-151-17. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Chainsaw-wielding Mayor Pat Carleton cuts the ribbon on the first Blackcomb Mtn. Chair.
02-151-46. Pg. 3. Caption: Icicles hang down from the roof of Blackcomb Lodge after the recent cold spell.
02-151-9. Pg. 4. Caption: All smiles -- Jean McEwan receives her award from Capilano College Principal Paul Gallagher as Ross Smith looks on.
02-151-23. Pg. 7. Caption: The 18 foot cake prepared by Gourmet for the opening of Blackcomb Mountain.
02-151-115. Pg. 8. Caption: Powder hound enjoys the deep under lift 4 on Blackcomb last week.
02-151-125. Pg. 9. Caption: 1980 Citizen of the Year, Chamber of Commerce President Drew Meredith.
02-151-62. Pg. 11. Caption: [no caption provided]
02-151-73. Pg. 12. Caption: Kelly Maxwell passes a box of oranges to driver Sonny King while Matt Satre packs two into the school.
02-151-105. Pg. 12. Caption: [portrait of Ski-ed on Blackcomb; repeates] Jose (Pepo) Hanff.
02-151-55. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] while the shelves start to fill up in the new Whistler Liquor Store.
02-151-67. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] Managers Dennis Lamarche and Glen Holdner stock shelves (liquor store).
02-151-92. Pg. 14. Caption: [top] One of the happy table groups at the Chamber of Commerce Dinner.
02-151-88. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] Bracketed by two attractive ladies -- Graeme O'Neill enjoys the Chamber of Commerce Dinner Dance with his wife Deanna (left) and Thuy Nguyet.
02-151-38. Pg. 16. Caption: Constable Fred Pinnock (left) and Corporal Larry Killaly are Whistler's newest members of the RCMP detachment here.
02-151-119. Pg. [20]. Caption: The first chair up Blackcomb -- President Hugh Smythe loads the first skiers up the lift on December 4 while others wait to get up into the untracked snow.

Photographs of the cover of Skier's Magazine for September/October 1963 showing Willy Schaeffler and Franz Wilhelmsen at Whistler Mountain, the village during construction, Mayor Pat Carleton opening Blackcomb Mountain for business at 9am on Thursday, December 4, 1980 (He cut the ribbon attached to a chair on Lift #2 with a chainsaw), Pat Carleton giving the first chair of skiers on Blackcomb a push, Franz Wilhelmsen and Jim McConkey posing at Whistler Mountain with a few others, Late construction stages of Tyrol Lodge, and a kids ski camp on Whistler Mountain.

Photographs of "SKI Whistler Mountain' brochures from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., duty schedule, correspondence, beach volleyball on the mountain, Pat Carleton launching the first chair at the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, an excavator, portraits, village construction, Rob Boyd, Sid Young, and ski racing.

Photographs including but not limited to helicopters; car accidents; hot tub; music show in school setting; kayaking; motorhome; mountaineering; snowy mountain peaks; party; competitive skiiers
Appears in March 12, 1981 issue:
02-133-50. Pg. 5. Caption: [top] The Alpha Lake Aggregate pit shows no evidence of campers ....
02-133-47. Pg. 5. Caption: [centre left] ... while there are crowds at Whistler Mountain ...
02-133-44. Pg. 5. Caption: [centre right] ... the club cabin area ...
02-133-41. Pg. 5. Caption: [middle left] ... the schoolyard ...
02-133-42. Pg. 5. Caption: [middle right] ... the town centre ...
02-133-46. Pg. 5. Caption: [bottom] ... and at the gondola base ...
02-133-73. Pg. 8. Caption: B.C. Disabled Ski Team member Ron Backie heads through the Molstar course.
02-133-101. Pg. 12. Caption: [top] The crowd gets out onto the dance floor at Club 10.
02-133-34. Pg. 12. Caption: [bottom] Mayor Pat Carleton (centre) congratulates Michel Segur (left) and Jean-Jacques Aaron on the opening of their new club.
02-133-43. Pg. 17. Caption: Early Sunday morning inspection tour of the Resort Centre left this 4X4 well stuck in the mud!
02-133-65. Pg. [20] or back cover. Caption: You can't see the tracks, but you can see the judges (lower left) and the competitors (upper right under the rocks) at the Figure 8 contest held in the Blackcomb Bowl on Sunday (story on page 3).
02-133-97. [Jane Burrows, Maureen [?], Kathleen Lazzina, and unknown woman]

The front page of the Weekend Sun from Vancouver on Saturday, November 7, 1981. A two page article entitled "'Aspen North' : Everything's There But Snow" about the first season after the Village was built. It also covers foreign interest in Whistler, housing prices, resort development, and overcrowding.

Photographs of Whistler Mountain employees, and Pat Carleton launching the first chair on the opening day of Blackcomb.

Photographs including but not limited to Blackcomb Mountain; ski gear; awards; skiers; party balloons; Whistler Skiers' Chapel; Creekside; ski races; drinks
Appears in December 23, 1981 issue:
02-232-6. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] The latest in practical fashion. Meg Davies shines in her new plastic bag ... compliments of Blackcomb. Well, at least it keeps you dry no matter what.
02-232-13. Pg. 7. Caption: Jamie Kurlander excepts congratulations from Mayor Pat Carleton after winning both races in the Subaru Pro Series.
02-232-28. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Tami Wick, 8 year-old, Emerald Estates.
02-232-21. Pg. 13. Caption: [left] Dave Patterson, John Clothier and Bill McCance -- winners of a trip to Aspen in the Whistler Village Championship ski race.
02-232-33. Pg. 26. Caption: Charlie "The Scribe" McClain presents Al Davis and Geoff Hesthemer with plaques over their dead bodies.

Photographs including but not limited to bears; meeting; construction; musician; guitar; geese; car accidents; drinking; bar; art; children on playground; Blackcomb Mountain; interiors
Appears in October 29, 1981 issue:
02-203-71. Pg. 1. Caption: Government truck stops in an unlikely spot for the night. Damage to the stairs adjacent to L'Apres was estimated at $2500.
02-203-17. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] Mayor Pat Carleton ... Whistler needs more time.
02-203-18. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Doug McDonald of Garibaldi... What if Whistler fails?
02-203-105. Pg. 4. Caption: Members of the Backcomb Mtn. staff kick up their heels in anticipation of the upcoming ski season. From left to right: Bill McCance, Don Ross, Scott Carrell, Shelley Phelan, Martin Kimble and Yvonne Teimouri
02-203-37. Pg. 10. Caption: Dominic Troiano plays for an enthusiastic audience at the Mountain House on October 21.
02-203-12. Pg. 11. Caption: Whistler's new full-time Adult Education Co-ordinator, Debbie Cook. Debbie can now devote all of her working time to the program.
02-203-7. Pg. 12. Caption: An early trick-or-treat who looks an awful lot like the real thing paid an afternoon visit to this Whistler residence on Sunday, October 25. RCMP have received numerous bear complaints lately, as the old bruins stock up on grub before their pending winter nap.
02-203-14. Pg. 15. Caption: An aerial view of the large Westbourne rig drilling a mile-long test hole at Meager Creek.
02-203-47. Pg. 20. Caption: 'Hawk' and Harvey assist the first 'marrying' of the new gondola lift cable that was spliced last week.
02-203-4. Pg. 21. Caption: Model Caroline Barclay (centre) stands beside Mr. Makota Mori of Dents Incorporated and other members of the agency staff prior to their helicopter trip up Whistler.