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Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters

Two Resort Municipality of Whistler newsletters from February 1979 and March 1981 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding a Garibaldi Lift Company announcement to develop the North Face of Whistler Mountain, the rights to develop Blackcomb Mountain by Fortress Mountain Resorts Ltd, the sod turning ceremony of the Town Core [Whistler Village], announcement for a contract for underground parking, the announcement that Arnold Palmer Enterprises set to design an 18 hole golf course [Whistler Golf Course], the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department, private water systems, the Information Center, thank-yous to council members, welcomes to newly elected council members, highway improvements to the north, subdivision paving, overnight camping, Health Center and ambulance service, efforts to establish an R.C.M.P detachment, establishment of a ski train, television and radio reception, bylaws to control dogs and noise, taxes, establishing a municipal works yard, employee housing, schools, road maintenance, garbage service, zoning, recreational facilities, legal costs, budgets, flooding, gas utilities, Municipal Hall, bus transportation, Sunday shopping, construction, the cemetery, and the Cheakamus River.

1978-2007

Photographs of skiing, snowboarding, mountain views, heli-skiing, Whistler Village, backcountry skiing, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, etc.

Photographs

Photographs taken by Arv Pellegrin while he worked for Whistler Real Estate Co., mostly of construction in Whistler Village, but also including other events and locations around Whistler.

Slides

Photographs taken by Clifford Fenner from his work in Garibaldi Provincial Park and his travels in British Columbia, the United States, and Colombia.

[Vancouver] - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]

Photographs of Vancouver in the Summer of 1953, including shots of the mountains as seen from the CPR station, Granville Bridge, swimming platforms in Coal Harbour, and a peacock at Stanley Park.

Captions:
001: "Mountains from CPR Station - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"
002-004: "Granville Bridge - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"
005: "Swimming floats - Coal Harbour - Sept[ember] 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"
006: "Peacock at Stanley Park - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"

[Miscellaneous 1]

Photographs of trees in the Summer of 1955, the view East up False Creek from Granville Bridge in Vancouver in the Spring of 1955, a sunken boat being towed near Clay's Wharf in Vancouver in the Fall of 1953, the Sauk River on a trip to Mt Pugh on May 22, 1955, and two women standing on the deck of a boat.

Captions:
001: "Trees - ? - 1955 - Summer - Plux X Home Photo"
002: "View East up False Creek from Granville Bridge - Spring [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo"
003-004: "Clay's Wharf - Sunken Boat being towed in Fall [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
005: "Mt Pugh Trip - May 22 [19]55 - Sauk River - No Print - Plus X Home Photo"
006: "Roy Schofield Sailing - Spring [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo"

Photo Group - Apr[il] 6 [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo

Photographs of Vancouver at night, including an Eaton's department store window, views from Burrard Bridge looking South, and Hastings Street.

Captions:
001-002: "Photo Group - Apr[il] 6 [19]55 - Night View from Burrard Bridge looking South - Supreme Home Photo"
003: "Photo Group - Apr[il] 6 [19]55 - View down Hastings St[reet] from Richards - Supreme Home Photo"
004-005: "Photo Group - Apr[il] 6 [19]55 - Eaton's Window - Supreme Home Photo"

Gran[ville] Bridge Opening - Feb[ruary] [19]54

Photographs of the grand opening of Granville Bridge in Vancouver.

Captions:
001: "Gran[ville] Bridge Opening - Feb[ruary] [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
002: "Gran[ville] Bridge Opening - Old Car - Feb[ruary] [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
003: "Gran[ville] Bridge Opening - Feb[ruary] [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]"

[Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Gran[ville] Bridge - [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]

Photographs of the construction of Granville Bridge in Vancouver. The photos date from May, July, and September 1953.

Captions:
001: "Gran[ville] Bridge - May [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
002: "Gran[ville] Bridge - July [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
003: "Gran[ville] Bridge - May [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
004: [same as 003]
005: [same as 003]
006: [same as 003]
007: "Gran[ville] Bridge - Sept[ember] [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
008: "Granville Bridge from Houseboat - Fall [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"

[Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

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