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Photographs taken for use in the weekly Whistler Question newspaper between 1977 and 1996.

Week of September 8, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to dancing in Whistler Village; playground; children; portraits; classroom; town planning; artist; construction; Fall Festival
Appears in September 8, 1983 issue:
02-357-59. Pg. 1. Caption: Some kids got right back into the swing as Myrtle Philp School re-opened Tuesday, Sept. 6, but Michael Hoffmann seems to be thinking of other things as Yann Omnes looks on. Sandy Pauliuk-Epplett, meanwhile, starts the rest of the Grade 2 and 3 class off on the right foot by explaining first day back-to-school rules and suggesting school supplies. Motorists, take extra caution now as the little ones head back to school.
02-357-73. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Relief map of proposed Powder Mountain ski area. Number areas are townsites, white lines are ski runs, and dark lines are ski lifts. Photo was taken at the Vancouver office of Powder Mountain Resort Ltd., where the relief map is stored.
02-357-40. Pg. 5. Caption: Caller Ken Crisp led 16 members of the Swinging Singles Square Dance Club in Village Square Saturday and Sunday. Garters were prominently on view as women twirled in their colourful square dancing dresses. The club has more than 300 members and is based in the Burnaby Lake Pavillion.
02-357-87. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Ross Smith, General Manager, Stoney's, White Gold.

Week of September 7, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Village; construction; rollerskating; water aerials at Alta Lake; gondola; Whistler Mountain; Alpine Lodge
Appears in September 10, 1981 issue:
02-212-71. Pg. 1. Caption: Garibaldi Lodge Owner Ian Barnet (left) and Alpine Lodge owner Doug McDonald stand between the government sign and some of their own at the resident's protest on September 12.
02-212-53. Pg. 3. Caption: B.C. Hydro crew getting all wired up moving power poles and lines back 50 feet from Highway99. Arrow indicates original poles off to the left.
02-212-41. Pg. 4. Caption: Workmen take a walk across the Bailey bridge which will detour traffic across the River of Golden Dreams while work goes
02-212-33. Pg. 6. Caption: Skier coming off the 4 metre ramp at Lost Lake demonstrates his walking-on-water technique for an appreciative audience.
02-212-63. Pg. 8. Caption: Everybody nearly went nuts during the opening of Whistler's newest confectionary -- Going Nuts, on Saturday, September 5. With such delectable as Armenian Baklava, Belgian chocolate and Jelly-Bellies, who wouldn't go a little you-know-what?
02-212-64. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] Whistler's newest policeman. RCMP Constable Dan Gadabout who is replacing Constable Fred Pinnock.
02-212-63. Pg. 9. Caption: [bottom] The sign on the front of this wagon says PRESS -- and obviously someone did just that, resulting in a crumpled front end.
02-212-38. Pg. 20. Caption: No... Sno Blo Enterprises is not digging up bargains at the ski sale. Work is underway on the new 13 x 40 foot expansion of Beau's holding bar, scheduled for completion in early November. Until then, the restaurant will be closed.
02-212-34. Pg. [24]. Caption: Competitor exhibits fine form off the Lost Lake Air Ramp at the Championships held on Sunday, September 6.

Week of September 6, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to baseball; dancing in Whistler Village; construction; car accident; car race; Fraser Valley Round and Square Dance Association; Whistler Conference Centre; Myrtle Philip School
Appears in September 6, 1984 issue:
02-418-B-20. Pg. 1. Caption: The Fraser Valley Round and Square Dance Association entertained village visitors all weekend long. The dancers even convinced spectators in Village Square to take part in their traditional dance routines. Hundreds of visitors flocked to Whistler for the Labor Day weekend and the village came in with an occupancy rate of 62 per cent in August.
02-418-B-11. Pg. 3. Caption: [top The Conference Centre is expected to be finished by May, 1985 and will be one of only two facilities built for conference in B.C.
02-418-A-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Tuesday was the first day of classes for local students. Myrtle Philip School opened its doors to 111 students and the Grade 2 and 3 class, taught by Sandy Pauliuk-Epplett, saw classes end at 11:30 a.m. rather than 3 p.m.
02-418-C-23. Pg. 5. Caption: Paul and Jane Burrows returned to Whistler last Tuesday after spending more than a year travelling around the globe. The couple's dog Simba hardly even noticed that the trekkers, who travelled by horse, train, bus, helicopter and even car to South Africa, France, New Zealand and Tahiti (to name but a few stops) were gone. Late summer also saw the return of Al and Nancy Raine after spending the last two years in Crans Montana, Switzerland.
02-418-B-26. Pg. 6. Caption: Vandals hit the former Mountain House Cabaret Friday night, kicking apart a fence and tearing down a wooden sign. Although about $100 worth of damage was done, the vandals apparently saved the new owner the task of removing the Mountain House sign.
02-418-C-18. Pg. 9. Caption: John Bruechler of Whistler likes to drive cars -- both right side up and upside down. Seen here at the PNE last week, Bruechler was about to do a stunt flip in his battered truck. He succeeded.
02-418-A-29. Pg. 12. Caption: Angus Maxwell, 10 years old, was the lucky winner of a Red Baron BMX bicycle, presented here by Barb Stewart of the Pharmasave. The drugstore received dozens of entries for the contest.
02-418-A-17. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Ralph Vandenberg, Retailer, Edmonton.
02-418-A-16. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Robert Moore, Truck Driver, Vancouver.
02-418-A-21. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Ed Beckman, Systems Analyst, Toronto.
02-418-C-32. Pg. 17. Caption: Fred Barter gets a helping hand from Const. Rocky Fortin (left) during a one-day first-aid refresher course in Myrtle Philip School last Wednesday. The course, taught by Const. Cliff Doherty from the Squamish detachment, is meant to ensure all police staff, including civilian guards, receive proper St. John's Ambulance refresher course every three years.

Week of September 6, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Myrtle Philip School gym class; Whistler Village; canoeing; Dave Murray's team in the Great Snow Earth Water Race; windsurfing Alta Lake; car accident in the river; water aerials; baseball; The Noteables band playing; bear; swimming; kayaking; Fall Festival
Appears in September 9, 1982 issue:
02-259-70. Pg. 1. Caption: He flies through the air with the greatest of ease ... Oh the joys of being airborne .. especially when you've just hurtled down the aerial ramp at Lost Lake. But oh, the chill it all once you hit that water. Eleven competitors took part in this year's aerial acrobatic competition. For their story, turn to page 14.
02-259-124. Pg. 2. Caption: Bears have been a problem for businesses located in Whistler's Industrial Park. Provincial wildlife traps are catching more than the normal number of ornery critters.
02-259-28. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Karin Strom-Gundersen, Vancouver.
02-259-34. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Carolyn Henshaw, Delta, B.C.
02-259-31. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Axel Andkide, Essex, Ontario.
02-259-13. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom left] Cris Simpson and Duncan Maxwell sharpen their pencils for the first lesson of the term at Myrtle Philip Elementary School September 7.
02-259-16. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom right] Busy little bees and industrious beavers welcome students to Miss Christopher's classroom.
02-259-91. Pg. 8. Caption: This compact Renault driven by Mike Li of Vancouver left the road just south of the Wedge Creek turnoff and ended up in Green River. The accident, which resulted in minor injuries to 27-year-old Li and his female passenger, occurred at 5 p.m. September 6.
02-259-171. Pg. 12. Caption: [top] It was a tough weekend of close plays, but when all the dust settled in this weekend's slow pitch tourney Tapley's were the winners.
02-259-140. Pg. 12. Caption: [middle] In second place -- Burnt Stew Beavers, followed by Araxi's Triple A's, Yacht Club, Municipality, Delta Mountain Inn, Season and Blackcomb Lodge.
02-259-175. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] The Great Waters Race: It could get bigger but not better
02-259-39. Pg. 13. Caption: [middle left] Great Waters Race
02-259-18. Pg. 13. Caption: [middle centre] Great Waters Race
02-259-163. Pg. 13. Caption: [middle right] Great Waters Race
02-259-24. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom left] Great Waters Race
02-259-60. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom right] Great Waters Race
02-259-51. Pg. 14. Caption: It was no easy task, but for the second year in a row Stoney's team walked away with first-place honours in the Great Waters Race. (L to R) Dave Murray, Jinny Ladner, Ken Hardy, Lisa Nicholson and Brian Allen.

Week of September 5, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to teepees; Native Canadian culture; music; horse-drawn wagon; swimming in river

Week of September 5, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to lake; town planning; posing in hat; Blackcomb Estates; Skyline Sports
02-082-61. Pg. 1. Caption: [top left] Germaine Degenhardt residence
02-082-58, 63. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Haus Heidi (above) and the Sather's garden, two of the honourable mentions in the Garden contest.
02-082-56. Pg. 8. Caption: The hydrant stands alone! -- The clearing adjacent to the school where the new access road will run.
02-082-19. Pg. 10. Caption: Skyline;s new 6,000-sq. ft. store at 38th & the Boulevard [Vancouver].
02-082-51. Pg 14. Caption: Joanne stands behind the counter of the new Spud Valley Sporting Goods Store.
02-082-37.Pg. [16]. Caption: [left] Ester Wunderly models the latest fashions.
02-082-43. Pg. [16]. Caption: [right] while Dave Murray, sawing through a ski, is helped by Casey Niewerth at the Skyline Sports' opening.

Week of September 4, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to summer skiing into the lake (freestyle); Town Centre Construction
02-092-11. Pg. 3. Caption: Linda Satre accepts another donation to the Terry Fox fund from a patron outside the Husky Station while Ruth Howells looks on.
02-092-29. Pg. 6. Caption: [top left] Two jumpers unfold their flips
02-092-18. Pg. 6. Caption: [top right] Two jumpers unfold their flips
02-092-28. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Masahito Tsunoki buckles into his lift vest.
02-092-33. Pg. 11. Caption: Dave Buchan -- new sales representative with the Capilano Highlands team since August 1.
02-092-7. Pg. [16] At the foot of Whistler... As in many cases, you've got to start at the bottom to get to the top. In this picture we have the crew putting the cable on the Garibaldi Lift's chairlift that rises from the Town Centre. Also shown is the pit that the two-mountain daylodge will rise from. It won't completed this year but the substructure will and portable trailers will be used on the site to sell lift tickets to Whistler and Blackcomb.

Week of September 4 [2], 1980

Photographs including but not limited to dancing
02-094-26. pg. 1. Caption: Town Centre site stands virtually deserted due to work stoppage which began Thursday, August 28.
02-094-17. pg.8. Caption: Ross Croghan and Malka Goldenberg are the tenants involved in a rental dispute in Garibaldi.
02-094-25. Pg. 8. Caption: (Below) Boarded up house displays signs of warning while (insert) shows a threatening sign to passersby.
02-094-9. Pg. 10. Caption: Dance competitors take to the floor for the University of Whistler dance contest. At left are winners Chris Speedie and June Everett.
02-094-16. Pg.13. Caption: Woodridge condominium complex is into the final stages of framing. Part of this development can be glimpsed from the highway, but is more easily seen from the Bishop`s subdivision.

Week of September 29, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to hockey; portraits; golf; art; chairlift on Whistler Mountain; helicopter; aerobics; biking; hot tub; meeting; wedding; flowers and gardening; roads and bridges; Club Cabin development
Appears in October 13, 1983 issue:
02-354-174. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] Tom Barratt inspects one of the specimens from the municipal nursery.
02-354-181. Pg. 9. Caption: [bottom] Karen Edwards perches in front of miniature salal.
Appears in October 6, 1983 issue:
02-354-35. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Doug Barr, Carpenter, Emerald Estates.
02-354-49. Pg. 8. Caption: Giles Dufort, fresh from the Piedmont Golf Club north of Montreal, takes a few practice shots on the Whistler golf course. Dufort is join Paul Dellanzo, club professional in the position of assistant gold professional. Dufort says that when he heard about the course, he was interested immediately. "It's a very professional course. It's unique and beautiful with the mountains around." Dufort has played extensively in Florida and will be spending this winter there before returning in May to begin his duties.
02-354-58. Pg. 9. Caption: Germaine Degenhardt's Dawn Breaking over the Snowcamp on Singing Pass is but one of 62 paintings on display at the Sundial Restaurant. Degenhardt, 51, was born in Vancouver and attend the Vancouver School of Art. The Pemberton artist, who lived in Whistler for 12 years, also studied in Paris before returning to the West Coast where she learned silk screen printing. What are her favourite subjects? "Whatever turns me on," she says.
02-354-33. Pg. 10. Caption: John Hunter Trucking goalie Steve Brunn misses a shot that grazes the post in Saturday's Howe Sound Hockey League game opener against Tapley's Winterhawks. Brunn was pestered with shots from Winterhawk forwards and defencemen all game long. A porous John Hunter defence coupled with fast skating Winterhawk players proved too much for the Squamish team as they went down to defeat 6-3.
Appears in September 29, 1983 issue:
02-354-225. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] Greg Lee, new head skiing coach at Blackcomb, gets a head start working out with local girls and boys Sunday morning. Lee, a former World Pro Skiing Circuit skier, also does colour commentary for CBC Sports. Before Sunday's soccer game Lee showed kids how to take their heart rate for better fitness.
02-354-145. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] Roy Ferris, head of new indoor tennis court development.
02-354-129. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Jackson Davies, one of the stalwarts of the long-running Kitsilano spoof Talking Dirty and well-known Vancouver comedic actor, take his eyes of Chris Myles during taping of a Whistler Resort Association promotional film in Delta Mountain Inn Monday. The film being produced by Chris Petersen and Michael Robison of Petersen Productions, should be completed by the end of October.
02-354-190. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Brownies Karen Kogler, Sonja RIckli, Madeleine Domries, Sara Jennings, Marika Richoz, Jessica Wilson, Adrienne Richters, Joanne Denduyf, Jessica Humphrey, Melanie Busdon, Leah Wuolle, and Heather Paul listend attentively to leader Brown Owl (alias Bettina Weidemann) at the first meeting of the season at Myrtle Philip School, Wednesday, September 21. Brown Owl say that Brownies meet once a week, from 6:30 to 8p.m. at the school, and are open to girls aged six through nine.
02-354-162. Pg. 5. Caption: Two long-time Whistler residents, Pauline and Ray Wiebe, enjoy their sunny wedding day Sept. 24 in Vancouver. After a splendid ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Wiebe headed off on their honeymoon for even more sun in Southern California.
02-354-226. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Brenda Davison, Village Store employee, White Gold.
02-354-105. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Jeff Wuolle, Owner/Manager Twin Peaks Property Management, Whistler Village.
02-354-89. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Travel agency managers enjoy the view from the Whistler Mountain Roundhouse. Here to experience Whistler before promoting it, the managers spent their five days at the Whistler Village Inn.
02-354-151. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] Out for a postprandial training ride, cyclist Todd McPhalen coasts down Village Gate Boulevard. Not seen are Dave MacPhail, Don Barr and Murray Sudden, nuclei of the soon-to-be Team Whistler.
02-354-123. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom] Getting' down is the way to get in shape at Bodyworks. Workouts will be moving to Myrtle Philip School starting Monday.
02-354-192. Pg. 9. Caption: [right] Alpine Paving workmen roll along Mountain Lane and put the finishing touches to the route. With Village Stroll paving now complete all that remains is completing Whistler Way from Tantalus Lodge to the underground parking entrance.
02-354-98. Pg. 12. Caption: The skiing never stops for Philippe Lavoie and Brentt Wood, seen here atop Whistler Mountain Sunday before boot-skiing on remaining snow.
02-354-220. Pg. 14. Caption: "Dorfmusik" players entertain village crowds Sundays. Group carries on Swiss tradition of a village band.

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