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Week of March 3, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to Roundhouse Whistler Mountain; chairlift line-ups; cars
Appears in March 5, 1981 issue:
02-134-29. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Dr. Rob Burgess, Dr. Christine Rodgers, Howie Goldsmid and Bill Hooson at the hospital meeting.
02-134-30. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] The first skiers come off the Whistler Village Chair on February 28.
02-134-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] Whistler gets out -- (Top to bottom) -- Charlie McClain and friends outside at Stoney's[...]
02-134-57. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] The Patio at L'Apres[...]
02-134-53. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] and the Tapley's crowd enjoy a few brews in the sun. Photos by Greg D'Amico on Sunday, March 1.
02-134-31. Pg. 9. Caption: PARKING CONTROL -- Bylaw Enforcement Officer Gerry Frechette stands on guard at the Village unloading area on a busy Saturday afternoon.
02-134-19. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] The view from the top -- looking across from the traverse to Whistler bowl ...
02-134-40. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] ... and the view from the bottom .. waiting for the Olive Chair at midstation.
02-134-23. Pg. 15. Caption: Visiting Rotarian Walter Sommer of Kenmore in Australia, who was at Whistler for a ski holiday, poses with exchange student Teresa Delgado from Mexico.
02-134-12. Pg. 16. Caption: [left] At the Brownie/Guide Day last week, Nello and Melanie Busdon dance a few steps (left)
02-134-8. Pg. 16. Caption: [right] while (left to right) Corinne Valleau, Andrew Wuolle, Heather Muir, Brie Minger, Joanne Den Duyf, Tammy Wick, Rachel Roberts, Jessica Humphrey and Danielle Anton watch Nicola Dedeluk.
02-134-27. Pg. 17. Caption: [top left] Not an advertisement for Suzuki -- merely Whistler Mountain's Director of Skiing David O'Keefe's motorized wheelchair. O'Keefe is recovering from a broken leg.
02-134-38. Pg. [20] or back cover. Caption: The Spring is sprung! Skiers and sun worshippers enjoy the good weather outside the Roundhouse on Sunday, March 1.

Week of March 25, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to musician; construction; cars; Sweeping Beauties Cleaning Ltd.
Appears in March 27, 1980 issue:
02-123-11. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] The site of the Mountain Inn in the town centre showing the forms waiting for work to start again.
02-123-15. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Quebec and CGOT visitors, left to right: Jacques Demers - Dept. of Industry Commerce and Tourism of Quebec; Peter Maundrell - Canadian Government Office of Tourism - Victoria (CGOT); Marcel Noel - CGOT - Ottawa; Alain Simard - Dept. of Planning and Development of Quebec; Hugues Roy - Dept. of Regional Economic Expansion (Quebec office).
02-123-42. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] 96-year-old Fred Downer shows the picture he painted last year for Myrtle Philip at her birthday party.
02-123-31. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] MAN, DOG & MOUNTAIN -- Patroller Bruce Watt with his rescue dog Radar at the top of Whistler.
02-123-26. Pg. 9. Caption: The view of Whistler from the top of the Orange Chair showing Whisky Jack and the roundhouse as well as the Peak.
02-123-16. Pg. 12. Caption: Valdy performs at the dinner show at the Filling Station last Thursday night.
02-123-33. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] A doctors group from Japan who are regular Whistler visitors. Fourth from left is Mr. Yamanaka who is making his 10th visit here, and in the centre is 68-year old Dr. Kanazawa and 73-year old Dr. Takahashi, both on their 6th visit here.
02-123-25. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] CONVERTIBLE PICKUP! -- All that was eft of the Datsun that the Squamish Rescue Group cut the top off to get an injured passenger out at Daisy Lake last week.
02-123-34. Pg. 15. Caption: Skiers take advantage of the sun on top of the new mountain top building while a cat works on the freestyle jump in the background.
02-123-42. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: 89-year old Myrtle Philip cuts her birthday cake at her party on March 21. Story and Picture on Page 3.

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 March 15, 1984 [2]

Photographs including but not limited to ski racing; Molson World Cup of Downhill; acting and dancing at apres party; chairlift

Week of March 13, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; skiers; chairlift; children's activities; dog; Nasty Jack's; buffet; Kelly and Fiona Maxwell; Michael Hoffman; Laura Armstrong; Aaron Gross; children playing in the snow; sledding; Rotary Club; Whistler Village; squatters cabin on fire; Bralorne Bunch; MPS Winter Carnival
Appears in March 18, 1982 issue:
02-255-82. Pg. 1. Caption: Flames lick the frame of squatters' cabin in Brio.
02-255-148. Pg. 3. Caption: Whistler Rotary President Bob Brown addresses the crowd in the Village Square, while Aaron Gross waits to draw the winning ticket from the barrel.
02-255-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Chris Wilding, Unemployed, Alta Vista resident.
02-255-33. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Gerry Fosty, Deputy Fire Chief, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-255-38. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Shelley Glenwright, Advertising sales, White Gold resident.
02-255-27. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Terry Boston, Bartender, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-255-35. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Louise Carroll, Waitress, Alpine Meadows resident.
02-255-30. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Mikey Sadler, Carpenter, Alta Vista resident.
02-255-80. Pg. 11. Caption: Taking a break, and enjoying the spring air. Umberto Menghi still has a smile despite having one leg shackled in a cast. Umberto broke his leg while skiing.
02-255-14. Pg. 12. Caption: Kids are put through the hoops at Blackcomb Mountain 'Kids Kamp'.
02-255-71. Pg. 13. Caption: Sun and suds cap off a delightful weekend for these two Whistler skiers.
02-255-94. Pg. 15. Caption: Winners' ribbons light up (L to R) Michael Hofmann, Laura Armstrong, and Aaron Gross at the cake-decorating contest, one of many carnival festivities at Myrtle Philip School Friday, March 12.
02-255-115. Pg. 17. Caption: Danny Carson and friends team up to take John Crewman for a real ride during the dog-sled event during the MPS winter carnival Friday, March 12.
02-255-145. Pg. 19. Caption: Minister of Transport employee surveys traffic flow March 13 to help determine parking needs in Whistler.

Week of March 11, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to cars; construction; school; dogs; chairlift; fire hall; skiing; Green Chair; car accident;
02-054-31. Pg. 1. Caption: 'Downhill' Bill Gregory leads a group of cross country skiers down the water tower hill in the Fischer Cup.
02-054-22. Pg. 3. Caption: Myrtle Philip teachers & parents prepare the climbing apparatus for the P.E. workshop on March 8.
02-054-17. Pg. 5. Caption: The new Public Service Building looks sharp with its new paint and brown and white decor.
02-054-6-7. Pg. 6. Caption: Parking pressure relieved -- The uses of the Wosk lot on again allows for the parking of 1600 cars at the lift base.

Week of March 1, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to bridges; construction; portraits; dancing; children; baked goods; skiing; chairlift; Whistler Mountain; moving a boat; cross-country skiing; ski fashion show; Brownies; Myrtle Philip School Winter Carnival
Appears in March 3, 1983 issue:
02-323-35. Pg. 1. Caption: Minister of Tourism Claude Richmond and his wife Pat managed to squeeze a visit to Whistler into their busy schedule Feb. 26-27. The Richmonds, who are both avid skiers (he, downhill and she, cross-country) said they were very impressed with the development here -- as well as the sunny weather which welcomed them.
02-323-32. Pg. 3. Caption: The last girders are in place on the new Culliton Creek bridge. Now it can stand on its own concrete feet. Highways crews now must put on decking pave approaches and cut the ribbon before span opens to traffic this spring.
02-323-64. Pg. 10. Caption: Brownies from Barbados offer food and facts about their country at Myrtle Philip School Monday, Feb. 28. (L to R) Shannon MacLeod, Sonya Rickli, Laura Wylie and Melanie Busdon represented one of several countries where you can find Brownies.
02-323-93. Pg. 11. Caption: "Hold'er newt!" Cress Walker and Paul Clark inch their just-built Dash 34 sailboat out of the warehouse in preparation for launch day Monday, Feb. 28. It was a tight squeeze but it came out just as it went in -- barely.
02-323-52. Pg. 12. Caption: [left] Rod Harman, Sheet Metal Contractor, Alpine Meadows.
02-323-55. Pg. 12. Caption: [middle] Ruth Peterson, Housewife, Whistler Cay.
02-323-46. Pg. 12. Caption: [right] Mike Lindsay, Contractor, Alpine Meadows.
02-323-138. Pg. 14. Caption: Pemberton and Whistler school children start off on the right foot, heading for the Dave Murray Trail and three kilometres of racing Feb. 24.
02-323-98. Pg. 15. Caption: [top] One giant leap for the house of Wizards at Myrtle Philip School Winter Carnival on Friday, Feb. 25. Barrel jumping, snow golf, sharp-shooting and dogsled racing were some of the activities.
02-323-111. Pg. 15. Caption: [bottom] Below, Michelle Zinsli displays here first place cake, Michelle thinks some of her baker uncle's skills may have helped her do so well.
02-323-145. Pg. 18. Caption: Stre-e-e-tch in all directions in this lycra and cotton cross-country ski suit modelled by Shelley Nichol at a fashion show at Sundial Restaurant Thursday, Feb. 24. The display was put on for WRA by Virginia Meachin of Whistler Cross-Country Ski Centre and featured fashions from Carlsberg's, Inge's, The Downhill Shop, Whistler Village Sports, Village Traditions, Brick Shirt House and Whistler Tops.

Week of June 7, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to Class of 1984 Pemberton graduation; portraits; dismantled chairlift; Peter Alder; Myrtle Philip; choir; clarinet players
Appears in June 7, 1984 issue:
02-402-C-12. Pg. 1. Caption: The venerable Myrtle Philip drew the winning ticket Thursday in a draw for a Molson World Downhill poster signed by the Canadian downhill team. Assisted by Glen Rusted (right), Whistler's grandmother chose Bill Carson's ticket. That's Carson to the left. Proceeds from the draw went to the Whistler Singers, which performed Thursday at the elementary school accompanied by the students. The show, which ended in a standing ovation for orchestrator Molly Boyd, featured musical performances by the kids on recorder, guitar and ukulele.
02-402-A-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Whistler's branch of the North Shore Community Credit Union open Friday, just two months after it was approved. By 11 a.m. Friday a line-up was formed, and on Saturday the credit union had 150 new members. Credit union President Susan Burdak (left) spoke to the crowd at Saturday's official opening.
02-402-A-26. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Thirty-one students graduated from Pemberton Secondary Friday Night, including Scott Logue of Whistler (above right) who received the Governor General's Bronze Medal for academics from school Superintendent Trevor Harris. More than 500 people attended the commencement ceremonies at the Pemberton school, making it the second largest annual event in the town next to the Christmas concert at Signal Hill Elementary. Logue, also class valedictorian, was among three local students who received awards. Rod O'Keefe was awarded the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation bursary, and the Alta Lake Community Club picked Rob Boyd as this year's recipient of its bursary.
02-402-B-5. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Dick Bishop, Entrepreneur, Brio.
02-402-B-9. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Buffy Woods, Executive Secretary, Alpine Meadows.
02-402-B-11. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Paul Dellanzo, Golf Professional, Whistler Cay Heights.
02-402-B-1. Pg. 9. Caption: Cecile Valleau is Whistler's newest postmistress. She was promoted to the position may 22, taking over from Debbie Cliffe, who was transferred to the Agassiz post office. Value has worked at the Whistler post office since 1979, and is a 15-year valley resident.
02-402-B-17. Pg. 17. Caption: Skiing may be over for the year, but work on Whistler Mountain still continues. At the end of each season all the chairs, including those on Olive Chair, are taken off the cables, checked and then moved to a different spot to prevent metal stress. As well, the metal clamps holding the chain to the cable periodically undergo magnetic tests for cracks.

Week of June 21, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to painting storefront; reading the newspaper on a chairlift; portraits; BMX competition; children; woman on stilts; clown performance; stairs; relay races; Rotary Club; swings
Appears in June 21, 1984 issue:
02-400-D-16. Pg. 1. Caption: The Extraordinary Clown Band was one of the highlights of this year's Children's Art Festival held Saturday and Sunday. While the band entranced youngsters with feats of juggling and slapstick, 65 workshops featuring pottery, break dancing and writing as well as many other artistic pursuits took place in Myrtle Philip School.
02-400-A-17. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Staff of The Whistler Question, who recently received word that the newspaper has won a first-place national award for the second year in a row, are, on the bottom row left to right: Janis Roitenberg (office manager), Shannon Halkett (typesetting and graphics) and Pauline Wiebe (typesetting and graphics). Top row left to right: Stew Muir (reporter), Glenda Bartosh (publisher) and Kevin C. Griffin (editor).
02-400-E-8. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Harley Paul and Bryan Hidi were just a 'hanging' around Friday in between events at the Myrtle Philip School sports day. Sports day events included a three-legged race for parents, nail-banging contest, long jumping and, of course, balloon sitting.
02-400-D-18. Pg. 7. Caption: The bubbles never burst during the weekend's Children's Art Festival. They just kept on floating.
02-400-A-27. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Chris Simpson, Student, Alta Vista.
02-400-A-23. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Brigette Richters, Domestic Engineer, Alpine Meadows.
02-400-A-26. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Jan MacKenzie, Post Office Employee, Whistler Cay.
02-400-D-3. Pg. 9. Caption: Auctioneer Gary Raymond convinced Dandelion Daycare parents to pitch in nearly $1,000 at Sunday's fundraiser. Raymond's regular occupation is municipal treasurer, but to the parents setting about improving daycare facilities here, his performance guarantees he definitely has a second career option. See Notes From All Over.
02-400-B-10. Pg. 12. Caption: A team of BMX freestylers cyclists added to the weekend's festivities and gave Whistler just a taste of what things will be like here next summer when the BMX World Championships come to town. Two young performers on BMX bikes travelled from Pitt Meadows to represent the Lynx factory team.
02-400-D-1. Pg. 18. Caption: Tuesday's fingerprinting program at Myrtle Philip School recorded the definitive marks of 148 kids by the early afternoon, a number that parent organizers were pleased with Cst. Rocky Fortin helped establish the one-day, and trained parent volunteers to do the actual work. Here, Fortin and little Sabreena Goode look on as Mac Wilson practices here techniques.

Week of July 5, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; Willie Whistler; Canada Day in Whistler Village; Blackcomb Summer Operations; highland dancing; chairlift; barbecue; bike race; children bobbing for apples; award ceremony and children at Myrtle Philip School; aerobics; man playing bagpipes; Canada Day parade; people in costumes; logging; rafting the river
Appears in July 5, 1984 issue:
02-398-D-27. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] The B.C. Lions football club rolled into town Friday for its annual fan and player golf tournament, which could not have been wetter -- although that didn't dampen the spirits of Lions quarterback Roy Dewalt and offensive tackle John Blaine, who tried the squeeze play on Val Lang of the resort association.
02-398-E-17. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] Better weather prevailed at Sunday's chili cook-off (right), where the Grills Brothers were among seven teams of aspiring chili chefs.
02-398-A-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Tony Tyler and Linda Stefan, along with the invaluable help of Willie Whistler, drew the names of two lucky North Shore Community Credit Union customers Tuesday morning. Winners of the credit union's opening draw are Fred Lockwood and Heather McInnis, both of Whistler. Lockwood receives a dual mountain ski pass and McInnis a summer's windsurfing.
02-398-D-8. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Awards night at Myrtle Philip School last Thursday night netted a prize for everyone. Teacher Sue Christopher presents Jake Humphries' award for his performance during the year.
02-398-G-10. Pg. 6. Caption: The Medics chili team won the prize Sunday for best showmanship in the village chili cook-off. Their secret was surgical gear and one puppeteer.
02-398-E-7. Pg. 7. Caption: [top] Showmanship is half the battle in winning a chili contest, as Dave Eastham (above right) proved, while Gass company teammate Gary Raymond ponders his next move.
02-398-G-15. Pg. 7. Caption: [middle] Winner of showmanship laurels for the cook-off went to the Medics, whose chili didn't go down well with the judges, but at least stayed down. Their puppet show (left) was judged better than the Dos Senoritas and Gass Company's acts, whited placed second and third.
02-398-C-6. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom left] Below left, Judges Gary Raible and Phil Reimer put their taste buds to the test in the final round of judging.
02-398-E-26. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom right] Winning team (The Gambling Gourmet, below) consisting of, left to right, Ted Nebbeling, judge Dean Hill, Wendy Meredith, Sue Howard, judge Phil Reimer, Val Lang.
02-398-C-23. Pg. 8. Caption: Mountain bike racers competed Sunday and Monday in a pair of contests around the valley.
02-398-B-17. Pg. 9. Caption: Canada's birthday didn't go by unnoticed in Whistler, where a Maple Leaf cake baked by The Chef & Baker was distributed after birthday celebrations. RCMP Constable Rocky Fortin managed to take a moment away from posing for tourists' snapshots in his full dress uniform, and cut the cake.
02-398-A-7. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Barry Gordon, High Tech HIppie, Vancouver.
02-398-B-5. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Joan Giannelli, Mother, Burnaby.
02-398-B-28. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Jim Corlett, Notary Public, Vancouver.
02-398-B-10. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] Highland dancers entertained crowds in Whistler Village before Canada Day celebrations. Sunday afternoon. Whistler celebrated the nation's birthday with a showing by RCMP Constables Russ Grabb and Rocky Fortin, who cut the birthday cake, as well as rendering of the national anthem. Nearly everyone, it seemed, sang along as they waved the Maple Leaf.
02-398-C-31. Pg. 16. Caption: Kelly Hamilton got his apple, but not without a dunking, at Monday's kids' carnival at Mountain Square.
02-398-B-33. Pg. 17. Caption: Whistler Mountain's Village Chair is now open for rides aloft for picnics and sightseeing. The chair opened Saturday, and will be running Thursday to Monday, 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. all summer.

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