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Week of September 27, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Volunteer Fire Dept.; evening event; Peter Alder and Dave Murray; Delta Hotel; Whistler Mountain; chairlift; dancers; film crew; baseball; windsurfing Alta Lake; Whistler Village
Appears in October 7, 1982 issue:
02-302-33. Pg. 12. Caption: [top] Parks Planner, Tom Barratt and plant specialist Karen Edwards bone up on some of the plant species indigenous to this area.
Appears in September 30, 1982 issue:
02-302-38. Pg. 1. Caption: As the new Director of Ski Racing for Whistler Mountain, Dave Murray will be coordinating downhill race clinics, ski promotions and special events. Murray, 29, retired from the Canadian National Ski Team last year after the World Cup held at Whistler.
02-302-46. Pg. 2. Caption: Peter Gregory, developer of the Delta Mountain Inn, is looking at refinancing a $4.3 million debt.
02-302-55. Pg. 3. Caption: No one was hibernating on Whistler Mountain this summer. Renovations are nearly complete on the Roundhouse, including this new sundeck and snack stand on the east side of the building.
02-302-139. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Lance Fletcher, Restaurant owner, Whistler Village.
02-302-137. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Glen Ashton, Property manager, Alpine Meadows.
02-302-141. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Dave Rowan, Credit Union Manager.
02-302-3. Pg. 7. Caption: Gerry Fosty demonstrates a type of fire extinguisher recommended for most homes.
02-302-92. Pg. 8. Caption: This W5 crew was on location in Whistler last week while covering a story on human rights. Segment of story covered here involved the theory of relocating Garibaldi residents to protect Whistler.
02-302-131 Pg. 10. Caption: Students from UBC and the infamous University of Whistler braved chilly temperatures over the weekend to compete in the First Annual Intercollegiate Windsurfing Championship.
02-302-8. Pg. 11. Caption: Awarded a winged hat for being the fastest base runner in the beer league. Don Beverley of the 2.5 Rollbacks has all of next season to look forward to. Jan Simpson and M.C. Terry Boston presented him with his memento.
02-302-86. Pg. 12. Caption: [middle] Tara Twigg (left) and Janice LeBlond in Bell Legs.
02-302-76. Pg. 12. Caption: [bottom] Tara Twigg moves gracefully through her brief Swim in Heavy Water.
02-302-125. Pg. 15. Caption: Competitor prepares his board for competition in the First Inter-Collegiate Windsurfing Championship, held on Alta Lake Sept. 22-23.
02-302-23. Pg. 16. Caption: [top] This questionable crew (top) represents the MVP's -- that's Most Valuable Player -- in the 1982 Beer League.
02-302-123. Pg. 16. Caption: [bottom] Sweet splash of victory as Blackcomb Nads won the championship game.

Week of May 24, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to Great Earth Snow Water Race; portraits; speeches; chairlift; singing and dancing in costume; construction; children presenting school projects; band playing in Whistler Village; baseball; houses; Extraordinary Clown Band; Whistler Mountain's Media Appreciation Day
Appears in May 24, 1984 issue:
02-404-I-20. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] The long weekend was highlighted by dozens of events including a gruelling mountain bike race Monday (Top)
02-404-I-11. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom left] Three days of serenading by a group of wondering minstrels, The Extraordinary Clown Band (above left)
02-404-F-23. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom right] and the existing, ninth annual Great Snow, Earth, Water Race (above right). Although the weather was great Sunday and Monday, Saturday was a damp one and its actually snowed on Tuesday.
02-404-B-10. Pg. 3. Caption: Team X (above) won the Great Snow, Earth, Water Race for the second year in a row Sunday. Left to right are Brent Muddy, Matt White, Cindy Hamilton, Lee Vogel and in front is Lynda Hicks. The five are from Vancouver, but close on their heels were a number of local teams that made equally outstanding showings in the four-event (skiing/running/cycling, canoeing, running) are that attracted 170 five person-teams. Team X plans to defend its title next year, so expect to see people practicing all years long'!
02-404-B-14. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Jack Roberston, Recuperating bartender, Whistler Cay.
02-404-B-16. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Jean-Jacques Aaron, Nightclub owner, Whistler Village.
02-404-B-17. Pg. 6 . Caption: [right] Larry Broadway, Mechanical Contractor, White Gold.
02-404-G-20. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] How do different colors absorb heat? and What does a barometre measure? were some of the questions students from Myrtle Philip School had to answer in the third annual Science Fair Wednesday, May 16 in the school. All children, including kindergarten students took part in the fair which was designed to give students a chance to use research skills, art talent and writing and speaking abilities together on one area of science in which they show interest. First place winners for each gard include:Grade Seven, "Lasers" by Lisa Morten and Karen Wylie; Grade Six, "Colors and Heat Absorption" by Michelle Rennie and Andrea Wuolle; Grade Five, "Weather Reporting" by Stephanie Fosty,; Grade Four, "Guinea Pigs" by Jennifer Croghan and Melanie Busdo; Grade Three, "Eclipses" by Madeline Domries; Grade Two: "Volcanoes" by Briton Liakakos; Grade One, "Monkeys" by Justine Adams, Davey Blaylock [Barr], Marco Feller, Casey Greenwood, Aaron Gross, Cory Gudmundson, Yosuke Hamazaki, Jake Humphrey, Mark Jennings and Heather Paul and "Pulleys" by Christopher Systad; Kindergarten, "The Seashore" by James Balfour, Armen Evrensel, Sarah Fennell, Noah Fordham, Christopher Forrest, Moriah Johnston and Tyler Manson.
02-404-D-25. Pg. 13. Caption: [top left advertisement] We've go your number ... and a lot of other winning shots, too!
02-404-D-21. Pg. 13. Caption: [top middle advertisement] Stop by the Whistler Question Office to see if we've put you in the picture.
02-404-D-29. Pg. 13. Caption: [top right advertisement] See captions above Whistler Question
02-404-D-28. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom left advertisement] See Captions above Whistler Question
02-404-E-3. PG. 13. Caption: [bottom middle advertisement] See Captions above Whistler Question
02-404-B-6. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom right advertisement] See Captions above Whistler Question

Week of March 22, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to art; kayaking down a skihill; musician; portraits; Alpine Meadows; ski gear; ski race; chairlift; Tapley's Challenge; Lawyers' Race; Valdy
Appears in March 31, 1983 issue:
02-320-7. Pg. 5. Caption: While the skier's away, the Whiskey Jack will play. This little fellow had few qualms about helping himself to someone's lunch while, the owner was out on the slopes.
Appears in March 24, 1983 issue:
02-320-74. Pg. 1. Caption: The Tapley's crew pauses for a song after the race of the year -- Tapley's Challenge. Clockwise from top right Doreen Lanchester, Delmar Page, Jack Robertson, Annabelle Page, Dave Cipp and Min Carter showed team spirit that dwarfed the rest although in the standings they placed 15th. The L'Apres team came first and Summit was second in the race held Tuesday, March 15.
02-320-1. Pg. 2. Caption: Gwen Upton, of the Ministry of Labour, takes a look at what her department's money is doing for Whistler through the Community Recovery Program. Al Bosse and Ian Mouncy have found winter employment making subdivision signs. Looking on at far right is Jim Webster from the Resort Municipality of Whistler.
02-320-104. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Watch your step. Down-loading has become a sensible way to get off the mountains these days as spring weather works its way up the slopes.
02-320-57. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Spring cleaning closed the lower levels of parking structure A on Wednesday, March 16 while crews swept up the remains of winter sand.
02-320-95. Pg. 6. Caption: Harley Paul surprised them all as he raced to a first place finish overall in the B.C. Bar Association's Lawyers' Race held Sunday, March 20 on Whistler Mountain's Ego Bowl. His team, which also included Roger Stacey, Jack Cram and Mike McCroadan, finished in second place in team standings. The only laws that were broken were those of averages and gravity.
02-320-116. Pg. 10. Caption: Valdy packed the house all three nights of his visit to Whistler March 18, 19 and 20. Accompanied by saxophone player Clare Laurence and Norman McPherson on guitar, he played everything from love ballads to a lament that he couldn't shimmy like his sister Kate.
02-320-107. Pg. 12. Caption: Whew! It was a full house at The Longhorn and Nasty Jack's over the sunny March 19-20 weekend. Spring skiers are flocking to Whistler by the thousands to enjoy that last run before summer sets in.
02-320-18. Pg. 13. Caption: Lorraine Hill ... seeing images with your eyes closed, it's part of the creative process.
02-320-33. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Gerry Hieter, Bartender Brio.
02-320-25. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Ross Nichol, Chartered accountant, Emerald Estates.
02-320-41. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Gayle Outhwaite, Ski shop assistant manager, Nesters Road.

Week of February 22, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to army helicopter; Squamish; Whistler Fire Hall; cross-country skiing; Dave Murray retirement party at Myrtle Philip School; Crazy Canuck; ski race; chairlift; Shell Cup; Search and Rescue Squadron 422 from Comrox; Krazy Kanucks presented with a 'superskier' cartoon after Shell Cup; Creekside Husky and tow truck
Appears in February 25, 1982 issue:
02-220-143 Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Diana Pooke -- Shell Cup Co-ordinator for Shell Canada.
02-220-20. Pg. 4. Caption: The first test run of the fire department's late addition proved it could be instrumental in putting out high level fires such as the one at Whistler Village Inn Jan. 13.
02-220-10. Pg. 9. Caption: Mayor Pat Carleton greets Federal Fitness Minister Gerald Regan and family when they visited Whistler on Feb. 19.
02-220-79. Pg. 11. Caption: Dave Murray (left) is congratulated by Canadian National Ski Team coach John Ritchie at a reception for the retiring nine-year veteran.
02-220-5. Pg. 12. Caption: Search and Rescue Squadron 422 from Comox dropped into Whistler last week for a mountain rescue training session.
02-220-120. Pg. 13. Caption: Dave Irwin
02-220-166. Pg. 13. Caption: Todd Brooker
02-220-179. Pg. 13. Caption: Bob Lahti
02-220-89. Pg. 15. Caption: Dave Murray displays his giant card made by Isobel McLaurin.
02-220-54. Pg. 16. Caption: A group of young beavers, dreams of downhill racing in their heads, in attendance at Dave Murray's reception.
02-220-148. Pg. 19. Caption: Mike Carney, winner of the 1981 Canadian Juvenile Championships, 15-year old Mike Carney of Squamish was one of the many young competitors hoping to get a chance at pitting themselves against the likes of Murray and Podborski.
02-220-137. Pg. 22. Caption: [top left] Mark Angus, Contractor, Gondoal Area resident
02-220-127. Pg. 22. Caption: [top middle] Shannon Wells, Secretary at McConkey's Ski Shop, White Gold resident
02-220-129. Pg. 22. Caption: [top right] Grant Balmer, Service Manager at Blackcombe Sports, Alpine Meadows resident
02-220-140. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom left] Dave MacPhail, Plumbing Inspector, Alpine Meadows resident
02-220-125. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom middle] Amy Shoup, Clerk at Whistler Creek Ski Shop
02-220-138. Pg. 22. Caption: [bottom right] Trudi Alder, Contractor, Nesters resident
02-220-58. Pg. 25. Caption: Andy Marynowski of Shell Canada presents the 'Crazy Kanucks' with a 'superstore' cartoon after the Shell Cup was cancelled on Feb. 22.
02-220-190. Pg. 28. Caption: A parking attendant's dream ... This giant tow truck pulled into town the other day -- and quickly pulled out again, much to the relief of nearby parking violators.
02-220-151. Pg. 30. Caption: Canada's answer to Leroy Neimann. Ken F. Wesman, formerly of West Vancouver and now of Calgary, had a little time on his hand and managed in two months to come up with eight dynamic oil paintings of the Canadian National Ski Team. Shell Canada purchased the entire collection and present two of the canvasses (complete with fresh, sticky surfaces) to Dave Murray and Dave Irwin. From Whistler Wesman will head back to Calgary and start work on a 3x8' montage for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Week of February 14, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to helicopter; chairlift; skiing on Whistler Mountain; portraits; band playing; shoveling snow in front of the Liquor Store; bathroom; collapsed house; John Paine; planning meeting; dinner event; The Delta Mountain Inn; car accidents; ski race; firemen; Doug & the Slugs
Appears in February 17, 1983 issue:
02-325-111. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Buildings collapsed like houses of cards, and cars were thrown like toys about the streets when the village of lIons Bay was battered by a wall of water surging down the normally tiny Alberta Creek. After the wave had passed, two people were left dead, five were injured and dozens were forced to leave their homes.
02-325-162. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] See Caption above.
02-325-140. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Dr. Kindree (right) points out some of the options at Friday's transportation meeting.
02-325-15. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Canada's Governor-General Ed Schreyer (second from right) hit the slopes of Whistler Mountain Tuesday, Feb. 17. Both he and Mrs. Schreyer received some tips from Bob Dufour (left) and Dave Murray (right) while enjoying their five-day vacation.
02-325-152. Pg. 6. Caption: After serving 65 pancake breakfasts at Stoney's Saturday, Feb. 12 these hungry Rotarians sat down to a feast of their own. (Left to right) Richard Heine, Brian Brown, Floyd Elmer Friesen, Paul Burrows, Jeff Wuolle and John Paine help raise hundreds of dollars for Rotary.
02-325-97. Pg. 7. Caption: A sound "like someone dropping a huge sheet of metal" turned out to be an explosion which destroyed cubicle number three in the women's washroom of the Longhorn Pub Thursday, Feb. 10. A similar explosive device was used to blow up a garbage can in the Longhorn Saturday, Feb. 12 and a 31-year-old New Westminster man, Clifford Michael Balkwilll, has been charged with use of a dangerous explosive in connection with the second incident. The explosives, known as "fish salutes" are manufactured for anglers to scare seals away from their prey.
02-325-64. Pg. 8. Caption: Happy to accept the first reservation at Crystal Lodge, manager Sjaan Dilalla books in two families for opening night Friday, Feb. 18. Twenty-nine of the lodge's 46 rooms will open this weekend.
02-325-48. Pg. 9. Caption: The Japanese version of Johnny Carson was being filmed at Blackcomb Mountain Monday, Feb. 14. Akio Kobayashi, a T.V. personality and Sachiko Sakulay, an actress, are on Willie Whistler's right and Miss Ski Japan, Yukali Yamada and host Tommy Yakota stand on his left.
02-325-81. Pg. 10. Caption: Visiting the Wet Coast from Ottawa these skiers gave in to the weather Friday, Feb. 11 just before Whistler Mountain closed. (Left to right) Scott and Jessie Marshall and Linda & Doug Saunder went looking for dryer pasttimes.
02-325-141. Pg. 12. Caption: [left] Jon Paine, Structural Engineer, Emerald Estates.
02-325-146. Pg. 12. Caption: [middle] Mike Cleven, Musician, Emerald Estates.
02-325-103. Pg. 12. Caption: [right] Art Reid, Professional Engineer, North Vancouver.
02-325-161. Pg. 13. Caption: Jim and Marilyn Mead ... communication is the answer.
02-325-42. Pg. 15. Caption: Let's get Springfit! Adult Education classes in fitness continue with instructors (left to right) Debi Mitchell, Jan Alsop and Shelley Cerasaro. These ladies will take you through a vigorous program of warm-ups, aerobic workouts, calisthenics and stretching. See adult ed news for times.

Week of April 11, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to evening event; office; portraits; construction in Whistler Village; Mouton Cadet Spring Festival at Whistler Mountain; ski race; awards; chairlift; cutting down a tree; Blackcomb and Whistler Mountain signage; podium; skiers; construction of 19 Mile Creek Bridge
Appears in April 14, 1983 issue:
02-316-13. Pg. 1. Caption: A gift of two mountains was presented to Washington Governor John Spellman (right) by Mayor Mark Angus (second from right) during his tour of Whistler last week. Washington hopes to develop its Early Winters Resort and several top delegates including (left) Senator Alan Bluechel, Mrs. Jeanne Erlichmann Bluechel and Mrs. Irene Spellman.
02-316-21. Pg. 3. Caption: Mark Sager ... in the running for Williams' job.
02-316-14. Pg. 5. Caption: Geoff Power (left) and Don Willoughby (right) ... the long-time components of Willpower Enterprises.
02-316-49. Pg. 7. Caption: [Village]
02-316-191. Pg. 8. Caption: CKNW talk-show host Gary Bannerman (left) was given the royal WRA tour of Whistler Saturday, April 9 by resort association executive president Earl Hansen. Bannerman was gathering background material for an upcoming show which will feature Whistler.
02-316-167. Pg. 9. Caption: As soon as the snow left the ground, workers for Interwest Construction of Vancouver got cracking on the preliminary work for the foundation of 19 Mile Creek Bridge. The span, to be completed by summer, will bridge the gap in Alpine Meadows on Valley Drive.
02-316-228. Pg. 11. Caption: Do hostesses during the mostesses? Whistler Mountain's team of helpful ladies salut the visitors and participants at Mouton Cadet's Spring Festival held April 9, 10 and 11. Top row (l-r) Jacques Reck, Heather Steward. Bottom row (l-r) Cathy Rousseau, Lyndsey MacDonald, June Paley, and Jan Haldimand had a smile for everyone this snowy Sunday.
02-316-175. Pg. 12. Caption: Municipal parks worker Wayne Flann gets rid of some dead wood at Alpha Lake Park. Crews are readying some of the facilities in the park such as the tennis courts and picnic area, in time for summer visitors.
02-316-35. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Karen Petrus, Village Employee, Whistler Cay.
02-316-41. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Cindy Brown, Whistler Mountain Ticket Checker, Emerald Estates.
02-316-33. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Nancy Davies, Village Shop Owner, Whistler Cay Heights.
02-316-73. Pg. 15. Caption: [left] First place winners in the Mouton Cadet Spring Festival held April 9, 10, 11 on Whistler Mountain. (l-r) Dave Murray, Nancy Smith, Jim Parsons, Toby Shale. Back row Xavier deEizaguirre of Mountain Rothschild and Werner Schonberger, president of Featherstone & Co.
02-316-79. Pg. 15. Caption: [right] Andre Schwarz gets a little help from his friend during a presentation on "motion and movement" -- the Canadian approach to ski instruction "at the CSIA Spring Festival at Delta Mountain Inn Monday, April 11. Schwarz is the chairman of the national technical committee for the CSIA.

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Photographs of Arnold Palmer golfing at Whistler Golf Course, skiers on Whistler Mountain with Mountainside Lodge in the background, a large group of people at a party indoors during Christmas time, Roundhouse Lodge area on Whistler Mountain with Red Chair in the foreground, Blackcomb Daylodge, a helicopter installing chairlift towers on Whistler Mountain, a group of people playing soccer in the field of Myrtle Philip Elementary School with the Fire Hall and Blackcomb Mountain in the background, windsurfers on Alta Lake, condominiums surrounding the Vale Inn near Creekside, skiers in fresh powder on Whistler and/or Blackcomb Mountains, children in the Ski Scamps with an instructor on Whistler Mountain, a silhouette of skiers on a chairlift with the sun in behind, and portraits Dave Murray and another man.

Captions:
010: "Blackcomb Day Lodge"
011: "Flying lift towers on Whistler Man"

Slides

Photographs of people sitting on a chairlift, 7th Heaven, Horstman Hut, Herb Bleuer, people drinking at a bar, Dave Murray, skiing, people walking in Whistler Village, snow-topped houses with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, ski-touring in the alpine, snowboarding, fresh snow, apres ski, a child sitting in a sled, and sunbathers on a dock.

Captions:
003: "HORSTMAN HUT + 7TH HEAVEN"
004: "HERB BLEUER B.C. POWDER GUIDES"
005: "MURRAY"
007: "TRACKS"

Slides

Photographs of a Jazz on the Mountain festival on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain as seen from the stage looking out towards the audience, an aerial of alpenglow on Mount Weart, a group of people at an event in Myrtle Philip Elementary School's gymnasium, a helicopter working on Microwave tower with mountain views in the background, various people or skiers entering and in a building related to Whistler Mountain, Molly Boyd and Dave Murray (item 008), a large crowd near Skier's Plaza watching an event or medal ceremony for the Hochtaler Cup that include the RCMP in dress uniform, an aerial of Cheakamus Lake and of Blackcomb Mountain peak, and skiers riding Red Chair with a crowded Roundhouse Lodge in the background.

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