Photographs including but not limited to portraits; roads; Whistler Village; bridge construction; mountain views; fog on the lake; road construction; flood
Appears in October 18, 1984 issue:
02-412-A-14. Pg. 1. Caption: Hundreds of dead sheep and cattle were dumped on Suicide Hill, south of Pemberton Sunday, where they awaited burial. The livestock were victims of severe flooding last week. Initially, flood recovery officials planned to send the bodies to a rendering plant but that idea was rejected. Above, Ike Elboim dumps another load of sheep from the Max Juri farm. At right rests a dead cow amid the hundreds of sheep.
02-412-B-8. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom left] (Below, left) Farmer Tom Kempter lost close to 150 tonnes of hay when flood waters destroyed it last week. Kempter lost two-thirds of his winter feed for his livestock.
02-412-B-19. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom right] (Below, right) Tracy Comber was one of the many Whistler volunteers who flocked to Pemberton to help with the massive clean-up job. She helped with cleaning equipment at the flood-ravaged Pemberton High School which sustained about $500,000 in damage.
02-412-A-32. Pg. 10. Caption: [left] Bill Barratt, Parks Foreman, Whistler Cay.
02-412-A-27. Pg. 10. Caption: [middle] Frank Thiessen, Resident, Alpine Meadows.
02-412-A-24. Pg. 10. Caption: [right] Peter Leriche, Waiter, Whistler Cay Heights.

Photographs including but not limited to cabin on the lake; portraits; indoor tennis court dome; dog swimming; Whistler choir; band playing in Whistler Village; man on a stretcher
Appears in May 3, 1984 issue:
02-407-B-24. Pg. 2. Caption: Pres. Walter Zebrowski.
02-407-B-19. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] The Squamish Youth Chorale, with a cast of 69, presented its latest production, "Dreamer", to a packed house at Myrtle Philip School Saturday night. The story is based on the biblical saga of Joseph and his 10 brothers. Above, Joseph, played by Murray Purdie, confronts one of his older brothers.
02-407-B-14. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Simon Gould and family have yet another car in their collection after winning the WInterfest lottery Saturday. The prize was a $12,000 1984 Jeep Cherokee graciously supplied by Mountview Motors of North Vancouver. Gould, from West Vancouver, happened to be on the scene when the draw took place and said it could mean that his daughter, the most thrilled of the lot, will be getting a car of her own.
02-407-A-8. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Sue Clark, Unemployed, Whistler Cay.
02-407-A-13. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Paul Martin, Hotel employee, Whistler.
02-407-A-11. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Clayton Ross, Unemployed waiter, Whistler.
02-407-C-12. Pg. 9. Caption: Former Delta Mountain Inn Food and Beverage Manager Dave Roberts received an unceremonious going away party last Wednesday, and to not let him forget what his job's all about, Delta staff applied raw eggs, tomatoes and various other foodstuffs to Roberts' body.

Photographs including but not limited to swimming and canoeing Alta Lake; windsurfing; fishing; golfing; Whistler Village sign; portraits; mountain views; cars and construction vehicles driving along a lake: Molson's Fun Swim; Alta Lake Community Club; Whistler Golf Club
Appears in August 2, 1984 issue:
02-393-13. Pg. 1. Caption: Swimmer Shelley Warne was one of 36 swimmers who participated in the Sixth Annual Molson's Fun Swim on Alta Lake Sunday. Warne swam from Wayside Park to Alta Lake Inn and back under-the watchful eye of Marilyn Moore, who dusted off her bathtub derby craft for the occasion. Fun swim organizers report the event went off without a hitch. Other competitors in the swim included Sharon Daly, Joan Parnell, Mike McCroden, Leslie Bruse, Molly Boyd, Shawn Hughes and Daryl Stone. Men's and women's winners were John Puddicombe and Shirley Fay, who completed the three-mile course in times of just over a half-hour.
02-393-57. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Steve Martin? No, this wild and crazy guy is parks worker Ted Pryce-Jones who was out last week painting arrows and yellow lines on Valley Trail curves and bends. The new lines and arrows are designed to give cyclists and pedestrians warning and keep users to one side.
02-393-65. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Sgt. Al Speak is the new head of Whistler's six-man Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, replacing Sgt. Jim Hogarth who left yesterday for a posting in Mission. Speevak, 41, began his duties Monday and comes from Vancouver RCMP headquarters, where he spent five years in the planning branch. That job involved management studies for the national police force, and also entailed development of computer programs. Speevak is a 14-year veteran RCMP and has had previous postings in Nanaimo, Golden, Kamloops and Ottawa. He also spent four years on the Royal Hong Kong police force, and earlier received a Master of Science degree in police administration from Michigan State.
02-393-51. Pg. 7. Caption: Members from the Alta Lake Community Club officially opened one of its five benches last Wednesday that it recently donated to the municipality. The club donated $1,000 and parks planner Tom Barratt used the money to build the benches located along Valley Trail. Trudy Gruetzke-cut the ribbon opening the benches with other ALCC members, Heather Gamache, Nancy Treiber, Louise Zinsli, Evelyn Cullen, Marg Fox and Suzanne Wilson.
02-393-48. Pg. 8. Caption: The Whistler Golf Club is attracting scores of players from the Lower Mainland and the U.S. Pacific Northwest and the course is averaging about 225 players a day. Golfers can also take advantage of the course's practice fairway and make a start hitting some of the 7,000 golf balls the course has available at $4 a large bucket and $2 for a small one.
02-393-61. Pg. 9. Caption: George Kelly of Seattle was the 10,000th golfer to tee off at the Whistler Golf Course this year. Kelly, a food service distributor, played his round July 24. Bookings on the course are at 100 per cent most weekends and 80 per cent weekdays. Numbers are up considerably from last year when the 10,000th player came through in the second week in September. The only problem the course is having now is that players are having a hard time getting tee times.
02-393-73. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Shane McPhaden, Truck Driver, North Vancouver.
02-393-70. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Laurie Obyrne, Actress, Vancouver.
02-393-68. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Jack Stein, Advertising Executive, Richmond.
02-393-78. Pg. 18. Caption: The incumbent in the federal race has posted signs in the most obvious -- and -- ironic places. Greenaway is contesting Whistler's mayor, Mark Angus, for the Cariboo-Chilcotin seat.

Photographs including but not limited to soccer teams; break-dancing in Whistler Village; portraits; band playing; Sewer Plant installation; birds; Delta Hotel; election campaign; bike race; swimming in the lake and jumping off a tree; children; watermain break; Dandelion Daycare Walkathon
Appears in August 9, 1984 issue:
02-392-123. Pg. 1. Caption: Members of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club took a swing into Lost Lake during the balmy weather last Saturday. Although it seemed we had a lot of sun last month, CBC radio weatherman John Paschal says it's quite normal for this time of year.
02-392-67. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Bob Lawrence, Pemberton conservation officer, holds an injured young goshawk he recently rescued. The goshawk is considered uncommon to rare in North America, and is also found in Africa, Madagascar and parts of the southwest Pacific. Adults reach a size of up to 63 cm in length.
02-392-43. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Break dancers in Village Square entertained throngs of visitors to Whistler Monday afternoon. One of the dancers did a spin on his head but warning: don't try it yourself without proper instruction.
02-392-76. Pg. 7. Caption: Two separate water main projects last Wednesday caused the water to most of the village, Alta Vista and Brio to be shut off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Workmen from Coastal Mountain Excavations installed a water main connector (above) to service the soon-to-be-built waterslide while a crew from Kal Sprinklers laid a water main extension to the new Municipal Hall and Village North Lands. According to engineer Doug Wylie, the lack of water resulted from a combination of the two projects and Kal Sprinklers failing to open a valve. Usually, says Wylie, there are enough loops in the water system so that if one section of the water main is turned off, water can loop through other pipes to the affected areas.
02-392-18. Pg. 8. Caption: West Van City (in solid jerseys) managed to put three goals past the Montecristo net minder Monday afternoon to edge out the East Vancouver squad 3-2 and take first prize in the Whistler Women's Soccer Tournament on the weekend. West Van appeared to be walking all over Montecristo when they took a 3-0 lead. but in the final 15 minutes of the game, the feisty Montecristo team scrambled back to score two goals and pressure the talented West Van squad. West Van City outscored its opponents 14 to 6 in the eight-team tournament.
02-392-31. Pg. 9. Caption: Schultz Brandt, a familiar figure around town, held his seventh annual tea party Sunday. It's not just an ordinary tea party, though Schultz's tea collection contains 200 varieties including 82 black teas from all over the world. In addition to his marvellous collection of teas, Schultz has a smaller but equally comprehensive assortment of teapots.
02-392-88. Pg. 12. Caption: Mayor Mark Angus in front of his home in Alpine Meadows.
02-392-59. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Pat Seipp, Physiotherapist, Mission.
02-392-58. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Narain B. Sajnani, Counsellor and Yoga Teacher, Nesters.
02-392-54. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Marc Bombois, Student, Emerald Estates.
02-392-104. Pg. 16. Caption: John Fraser, head of Tantalus strata council, handed the hotel's keys over to Simon Cooper of the Delta chain last Tuesday night. The Delta will operate the 80-room facility.
02-392-141. Pg. 17. Caption: Amy MacKenzie walked through the pouring rain Sunday for a worthy cause -- The Dandelion Day-Care Walkathon. Daycare parents figure the event raised about $1,500 to go towards a new location.

Photographs including but not limited to bridge; climbing a fence; horses; portraits; construction; baseball; buffet dinner; Whistler Country Guides canoes at the lake; logging trucks; landscapes; wildlife; band playing; buses; orchestra playing outdoors in Whistler Village; logging; river; trumpet player; barbecue; Vancouver Whitecaps autographs at Myrtle Philip School Sports Banquet
02-348-35. Pg. 1. Caption: Weigh, hey, up she rises ... Cranes hoist the 18-ton concrete spans into place over 19 Mile Creek June 1 in preparation for the new bridge. December '81 floods washed out the old wooden bridge, severing Valley Drive in Alpine Meadows.
02-348-20. Pg. 2. Caption: Golf course, co-ordinator Bob Wick ... ready to heave a sigh of relief.
02-348-99. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] A semi-permanent abode (center) graces the shores of Green Lake in a makeshift campground on private property. Bottles, remnants of campfires and dirty pans litter the ground in this otherwise beautiful setting.
02-348-4. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] The no-name bridge over the River of Golden Dreams near Tapley Place is now suffering from a new problem. Spring run-off set one end of the bridge askew, and according to Municipal Engineer Doug Wylie, it may well stay that way for several months. Due to problems in ascertaining the legal right-of-ways to the bridge, not to mention the party responsible for the bridge, the municipality will have its hands tied up in paperwork for some time before it can set things right.
02-348-55. Pg. 5. Caption: Mike Sweeney (seated) of Vancouver's Whitecaps soccer team signs a few autographs at Myrtle Philip School sports banquet Thursday, June 2.
02-348-84. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Ray Wiens, Minister, Alpine Meadows.
02-348-23. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Mike Thaxter, Construction Worker, Alpine Meadows.
02-348-28. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Reg Walser, Unemployed, Alpine Meadows.
02-348-107. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Pause a while in Whistler Village the next sunny day and you'll hear this group of young musicians perform a wide variety of selections. (L-R) Jennifer Porter, Cal McConnell, Connie Carver, Dan Cushing, and Frank Mallany are a part of a federal government student employment program run by the WRA. In addition to displaying their musical talents these young people will be offering village tours, working at the new information booth and helping at special events.
02-348-40. Pg. 7. Caption: The beer league's Dregs got a lift June 1 when Patti Ritchie made it home, despite the valiant efforts of the Longhorn's All-night All-stars' back catcher. Final score? A 27-27 tie.
02-348-128. Pg. 9. Caption: Chips fly where they may as Jud Forster (left) and Stan Hammond prepare red cedar logs for a carport in Whistler Cay Heights being built by Hammond and Davies Log Builders.
02-348-115. Pg. 11. Caption: Ray Lyman, band director of Seaton Secondary School from Vernon, was pleased to present Whistler's Molly Boyd with a band booster award for the services she rendered in bringing the group to Whistler. Band members and audiences alike braved cold winds to share a top-rated concert of big band sounds.

Photographs including but not limited to construction; giving out awards in Whistler Village; swamp area; bridges; wooden church; mountain views; lake; horses; Whistler Sea Festival Float; truck; picnic area; marina; balloons at a party; portraits; Whistler Stables
Appears in June 23, 1983 issue:
02-347-26. Pg. 12. Caption: Municipal trail crews cut through the brush to make the final connection between the Alpine Meadows trail (far right) and Meadow Park trail (under construction). Paving to complete the trail system will being at the end of July.
Appears in June 16, 1983 issue:
02-347-16. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] The most prudent bikers in the RCMP bicycle rodeo held Saturday, June 12 in Village Square (l-r) Simon Bellar, Samantha O'Keefe, Jody Rustad, Nicolas Busdon (overall winner), Melanie Busdon, Dave Den Duyf and Davey Blaylock [Barr] who won the bicycle donated by Whistler Chamber of Commerce.
02-347-56. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] If you attend the Sea Festival parade July 23, you'll be able to enjoy the final results of this artist's rendering for a Whistler float. The illustration will be used as a guide for constructing the float, estimated to cost $2500.
02-347-95. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Graeme Mounsey, Traveller, Sydney, Australia.
02-347-100. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Walter Therrien, Caretaker - Capilano Mobile Park, North Vancouver.
02-347-107. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Anne Crocker, Travel Counsellor, North Van Chamber of Commerce, West Vancouver.

Photographs including but not limited to awards; town planning; car accident; running in Whistler Village; cycling; triathlon; band playing; construction; outdoor concert; musicians playing various instruments; jazz festival; swimming in the lake; Willie Whistler; podium of cycling race; setting up for outdoor concert; portraits; Gettin' Off Easy; Ernestine Anderson; Larry Coryell; Richie Cole
Appears in August 18, 1983 issue:
02-336-146. Pg. 1. Caption: It was a hot time in the old town of Whistler Aug. 12-14 as jazz musicians and their fans poured into the valley for Jazz on the Mountain. Skies stayed sunny and spirits soared, including Larry Coryell's. A pioneer jazz fusion and one of the most innovative performers featured at the three-day event, Coryell cranked it out with saxophonist Richie Cole and blues belter Ernestine Anderson for a real show-stopper Sunday afternoon. See story page 3. J. Bartosik photo.
02-336-293. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] (Above) Vancouver's Getting' Off Easy surprises Saturday's early crowd with a mixture of Andrew Sisters and Manhattan Transer.
02-336-98. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] (Left) Ernestine Anderson belts out another soulful tune during Sunday's jam session with Larry Coryell and Richie Cole.
02-336-58. Pg. 5. Caption: David Taylor, who finished third in the triathlon, crosses the finish line in Village Square Sunday.
02-336-301. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Hilda Davey, Realtor, Whistler Village.
02-336-303. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Bruce Knack, Computer Programmer, Boca Raton, Florida.
02-336-306. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Kathy Taberner, Businesswoman, Adventures West/Horseshoe Bay.
02-336-252. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Whistler's new $15,000 tent had its inauguration during the August 12-14 jazz festival, much to the pleasure of 4000 jazz buffs who turned out for the event held at the base of Whistler Mountain. Friday night's concert, offered at no charge, featured the stylings of West Coast Jazz Orchestra and Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation in Village Square. At press time, no official report had been released on the financial outcome of the festival.
02-336-219. Pg. 10. Caption: Jerome Rozitis, right, took first place and Andrew O'Keefe second in the Children's Triathlon Saturday.

Photographs including but not limited to car accidents; wedding; skiing; chairlift; Alta Lake Community Club; Easter Egg Hunt; cars falling in the lake; child carrying an umbrella in the snow; mountain views
Appears in April 7, 1983 issue:
02-317-169. Pg. 1. Caption: This strange aquatic being was pulled from the depths of Green Lake on Saturday, April 2. Mons Towing driver Denver Snider hooks up the stolen van that the RCMP frogman (right) discovered. The van been stolen from Burnaby, stripped and pushed into the lake.
02-317-31. Pg. 2. Caption: A brand new surrey with a fringe on top is the latest addition to Mountain Carriage Tour Co. Visitors may enjoy an old-fashioned ride through town
02-317-41. Pg. 3. Caption: A sure sign of spring -- Connie Kutyn decks out Whistler Village in its finest banners designed by Suzanne Wilson and Penny Domries. Banners tell the story of Whistler's theme "Summer Side of the Mountain".
02-317-39. Pg. 5. Caption: Whistler Resident Steven Moran had to be taken to Lion's Gate Hospital for treatment after his car was demolished in a collision with a B.C. Hydro truck at Village Gate Boulevard and Highway 99.
02-317-180. Pg. 8. Caption: April showers grow snow flowers at Whistler and 2-year-old Star Sutherland took a walk in the rain Good Friday to check what was popping up before Easter.
02-317-87. Pg. 10. Caption: Holding on tight for a sunny ride up Whistler Mountain on Monday, April 4 this mother and daughter team prepare to join approximately 6000 others on the hill that day. There was sun enough for everyone on Sunday and Monday on Whistler and Blackcomb.
02-317-131. Pg. 11. Caption: Egging her on, this mum offers some pointers to her toddler in Alta Lake Community Club's annual Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, April 3 at Myrtle Philip School.
02-317-4. Pg. 12. Caption: Only place a man can get away from it all ... Trevor Weakley, originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, took a three-day tour of Whistler with friends and unfurled the kiwi colors in the full Easter sun.
02-317-121. Pg. 13. Caption: [top left] (Top) E.. Bunny delighted hundreds of kids in the annual egg hunt at Myrtle Philip School.
02-317-106. Pg. 13. Caption: [top right] (Right) Patricia Fennell turned up Sunday in her finest Easter bonnet.
02-317-190. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] (Below) Ears to you, said this creative skier 00 one of the many who paraded on the mountains in Easter finery, or funnery.
02-317-20. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Ross Moore, Village employee, Alpha Lake Village.
02-317-13. Pg. 16. Caption: The legendary ice barrel floated off Alta Lake March 26 so 9-year-old Casey Simpson (left) and 7-year old Adam Neilson (right) know it won't be long before they can trade bicycles for bathing trunks.

Photographs including but not limited to lakes; Pemberton; children; frisbee golf; windsurfing; musicians; construction; British Columbia Social Credit Party; Vancouver's Purcell String Quartet
Appears in May 12, 1983 issue:
02-310-83. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] John Reynolds addresses a packed house during his victory speech at the Hotel Vancouver after taking the West Vancouver-Howe Sound seas in B.C.'s provincial election.
02-310-73. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] See above.
02-310-66. Pg. 3. Caption: Jesse Fletcher treis out a new set of wheels (actually a very antiquated set of wheels) in Village Square May 3. In case you don't recognize the historic wheelchair, you can see it in its normal resting place at Stoney's.
02-310-89. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Andy Williamson, Dishwasher, Gondola Area.
02-310-93. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Dave Manual, Garbologist, Alta Vista.
02-310-4. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Kevin Morgan, Employment Bridging Assistance Program employee, White Gold.
02-310-61. Pg. 7. Caption: Crews from Interland Construction have piles and forms in place for the foundation of 19 Mile Creek bridge. The steel and concrete span will be completed at a cost of over $300,000 before summer ends.
02-310-55. Pg. 8. Caption: A delighted audience enjoyed the eloquent tones of Vancouver's Purcell String Quartet at a Brackendale Art Gallery, Sunday May 8 -- a perfect ending to Mother's Day. (l to r) Sydney Humphreys on violin, Philippe Etter on viola, and Ian Hampton on cello.
02-310-45. Pg. 9. Caption: Once again the ace-in-the-hold team swept away Whistler's frisbee golf championship, despite the chilling overtones of Saturday, May 7. (l to r) Al Pomeroy, Bob Noldner, Barry McClure and Hugh Wallace celebrated their win after a rigorous 18-round match, which included a hole in the back of a truck.
02-310-34. Pg. 14. Caption: Winners in B.C. Hydro's poster contest "Be Electrically Alert" were Myrtle Philip students (clockwise from left) Patrick Crewman (grade 4); Cris Simpson (grade 5) and Brandi Robinson (grade 5). The students received a framed certificate for their effort in the contest held in March.

Photographs including but not limited to newborn baby; portraits; car by the lake; swimming in the lake; band and musicians in Whistler Village; windsurfing; children
Appears in June 3, 1982 issue:
02-285-44. Pg. 1. Caption: Val Lang takes a pause that refreshes on Sunday afternoon to listen to the brassy sounds of Bruce Nicholson, Richard Chisholm, Andrew Clayden and Murray Crewe. The Whistler Brass Quartet comprises some of the UBC students here for the summer music program. See story page 7.
02-285-65. Pg. 6. Caption: John Machine takes a break in the shade at Whistler Country Guides' new concession stand at Wayside Park. Canoe and paddle boat rentals and homemade goodies are available.
02-285-50. Pg. 7. Caption: These tiny tots took a sunny moment on Sunday afternoon to enjoy the last of the daffodils in Village Square.
02-285-13. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Sloane Hansen, Student, White Gold Estates.
02-285-8. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Patrice Couture, Construction Worker, Alpine Meadows.
02-285-6. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Mike Petrus, Waiter, White Gold Estates.
02-285-36. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Jimmy Wharin, Doorman, Whistler Vale.
02-285-5. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Al Davis, Artist, Function Junction.
02-285-31. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Pierre Trudeau, Contractor, Alpine Meadows.
02-285-62. Pg. 11. Caption: All it takes is an appearance of Old Sol to fill the beaches at Alta Lake. Whether it's inner tubing, windsurfing, or just soaking' up a few rays, Whistlerites seem to have a natural knack for the beach life.
02-285-26. Pg. 13. Caption: Whistler's newest resident, one-week-old Christopher Glyn Roberts, joins mom (Shayne) and Dad (Dave) for a family portrait.