Showing 11 results

archival descriptions
Carleton, Pat Drinking
Print preview View:

1980-1999

Photographs of Whistler's municipal council (Pat Carleton, Kris Shoup, Sid Young, Terry Rodgers, Mark Angus, Doug O'Mara), Ski Esprit, the Vancouver Ski Team, Umberto's Cup Airline Challenge ski race, Ken Wesman paintings, the opening of Le Gros (Pascal Tiphine's restaurant), Whistler Village, catskiing, a party at Roundhouse Lodge celebrating the opening of its new deck, the opening of The Keg restaurant, the Longhorn Saloon & Grill, portraits, group portraits, the fire department outside the Fire Hall, paramedics and emergency services, trampolining at Adventures West for Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp, sailing and canoeing on Alta Lake, avalanches, signs, Peak Chair, Whistler Bowl, street entertainment in Whistler Village, Whistler Peak, Crystal Ridge, Crystal Ridge Hut, and Whistler Express Gondola.

Week of February 14, 1985

Photographs including but not limited to firefighting; skiing; hot air balloons; eating at a restaurant; ski racing; portraits; band playing; Volunteer Fire Dept.; drinking; Celebrity Invitational; Keg Challenge; High School Cross-Country Championships; Alta Lake Sports Club
Appears in February 14, 1985 issue:
02-378-17. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] For five and a half hours Saturday, volunteer firemen battled a condominium blaze that swept between walls. Six units were lost. Then Monday, fire broke out again nearby at the Baxter project. See story page 3.
02-378-23. Pg. 2. Caption: Firemen and residents were able to rescue some possessions from burning condos at Alpine Village Saturday, but losses were heavy and by the next day insurance investigators were already on the scene.
02-378-57. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Whistler Mountain created a new sport Saturday: Gondola stuffing. The kids' team stuffed the most bodies into the gondola with 27, while the counterweights (a minimum of 200 lbs. each) could only manage nine.
02-378-84. Pg. 12. Caption: Whistler cross-country skier Jodi Rusted poles around a sharp corner during a fun relay race held to cap off the B.C. High School Cross-Country Championships held Saturday.
02-378-87. Pg. 13. Caption: Mike Davidson of the Alta Lake Sports Club will even spend time in the brig if it means hanging onto his hobby cannons. The one-pounder above was made by Great West Cannon Co. of Granville Island and is authentic in size and workmanship to the original. Davidson says. It was often hoisted into a ship's rigging and used to fire nails and other shrapnel at the enemy. Davidson uses the cannon to proclaim the open various sporting events but two years ago found himself in RCMP lock-up for four hours when a policeman arrested him for discharging a firearm in the municipality. But it's all in good fund, and the only thing fired is paper.
02-378-80. Pg. 20. Caption: [top left] Seppo Making, Logger (logged first ski runs), Nesters.

The Vancouver Sun

Newspaper articles from the Vancouver Sun about real estate development in Whistler, as well as a water main break affecting the residents of Alta Lake Road.

Week of February 8, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Chair; Whistler Mountain; Rotary Club; Willie Whistler skiing; Whistler Village; restaurant; dining; Zarra performing belly-dancing; Greek Night at L'Apres; construction; skiing; ski race; Pacific Western Pro Tour; cultural dance; ski gear; bagpipes; signs; Opening of North side of the lifts on Whistler Mountain; Cariboo Marathon; Community Club Burns Dinner; opening of Hofbrauhaus
Appears in February 18, 1982 issue:
02-222-23. Pg.
Appears in February 11, 1982 issue:
02-222-72. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Crews scramble on the former roof of Whistler Village Inn as debris is removed.
02-222-56. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Kris Shoup Robinson, Municipal Clerk, Alpine Meadows Resident.
02-222-2. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Larry Killaly, RCMP, Alpine Meadows Resident.
02-222-63. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Irene Chalmers, Tax Clerk, Emerald Estates Resident.
02-222-38. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Doc Fingers, Musician, Vancouver Resident.
02-222-3. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] Lorraine Humphries, RCMP Secretary, Squamish Resident.
02-222-40. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Jim Scribner, Carpenter, Whistler Cay Resident.
02-222-119. Pg. 9. Caption: 'Chieftain o' the pudding' race! Clare Liard addresses the haggis at the Community Club Burns Dinner Feb. 6.
02-222-20. Pg. 12. Caption: Dogcatcher Geoff Playfair who is having a busy time with the Whistler strays.
02-222-32. Pg. 13. Caption: Belly Up! Zarra performs the ancient art of belly dancing for an appreciative Phillip Wilhelmsen during Greek night at L'Apres Friday, Feb. 5. A full house showed up to sample the traditional Greek buffet.
02-222-97. Pg. 14. Caption: Greek ... Vancouver's Hellenic dancers perform at L'Apres' Greek Night on Feb. 5.
02-222-118. Pg. 15. Caption: Piper Don Ross leads the parade of the haggis which is proudly carried by Clare Liard -- this was the scene at the Community Club Burns Dinner.
02-222-47. Pg. 19. Caption: Kent Thornton of Tapley's Pub soaks up few rays while catching up on a little news during Whistlers recent sunny spell.
02-222-57. Pg. 26. Caption: Bratwurst, beer and Bavarian atmosphere were predominant during the grand opening of the Hofbrauhaus on the weekend Feb. 5-7.

Week of November 29, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Granny's Food Emporium; evening event; drinking; cars; swimming nude; skiing; chairlift; Blackcomb Mountain; school bus; Sandy Boyd; Hugh Smyth; Pat Carleton; Sid Young; Dr. Christine Rodgers; Peter Alder; Pat Carleton's goodbye party; Mark Angus's victory party
Appears in December 2, 1982 issue:
02-291-23. Pg. 1. Caption: A dozen of the finest roses is presented to Kay Carleton, the woman behind the man during Pat Carleton's seven-year term as Whistler's mayor. One of the municipality;s first aldermen, Garry Watson, presented the gift to Mrs. Carleton during a surprise party held at the Delta Mountain Inn Nov. 29 for the retiring mayor.
02-291-75. Pg. 2. Caption: Ahoy there mate! Nov. 27 was moving day for the sailboat being built by Cress Walker and Paul Clark in Alpine Meadows. Her maiden voyage took her to a new berth in Whistler's Industrial Park.
02-291-133. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Whistler's newest citizens join their moms for a well-baby clinic with Public Health Nurse Marilyn McIvor. From left to right in the front row are Brock Crofton and mom Evan, Jaclyn and Suzi McCance, Andrew and Lee Bennett and Alexandra and Donna Liakakos. Behind are Robin and Tam Sin Miller, Marilyn McIvor and Trevor and Jean Dally.
02-291-8. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Superset for a super skier. Blackcomb's Hugh Smythe sits in 'the chair' at the Downhill Shop while skithodics expert John Colitis fits him out with a pair of Superset footbeds.
02-291-28. Pg. 5. Caption: Mayor Pat Carleton modestly enjoys a rousing round of applause at his surprise good-bye party Monday, Nov. 28 at Stumps lounge.
02-291-123. Pg. 5. Caption: Jensen Automotive Ad
02-291-86. Pg. 6. Caption: Diane Smith, left and Karen Benoit smile from their ticket wickets where they offer new two-mountain passes for $20/day. Youth can ski both mountains for $15/day and children for $5. These tickets are also available in two, three and five-day packages.
02-291-131. Pg. 8. Caption: Rosaire Gauthier and Pascal Tiphine, proprietors of Sundial Restaurant, indulged friends and patrons with their French style of hospitality at the opening of their restaurant Tuesday, Nov. 23.
02-291-142. Pg. 9. Caption: The latest in top-of-the-head fashions is modelled here by the illustrious John Pope, general manager, of Delta Mountain Inn, who will soon be leaving these snowy mountains for hill of Toronto. Pope was one of the many fans attending the opening of Beau's Restaurant Wednesday, Nov. 24.
02-291-136. Pg. 11. Caption: Betty Jarvis greets visitors Rich, Robin and Tam Sin Miller to the opening of Beau's Restaurant Wednesday, Nov. 24.
02-291-82. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Claire Kinglet, Part Owner -- Going Nuts, Whistler Cay.
02-291-78. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Pat Parker, Bartender -- Stoney's, Adventures West.
02-291-81. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Greg Carlberg, Manager -- Carlberg's, West Side Road.
02-291-104. Pg. 16. Caption: [top] What's new in ski wear this season? Whistle rites got a chance to find out Nov. 26 at the Winter What to Wear fashion show, held at Delta Mountain Inn. Above Andrea Maw and Nigel Woods -- a dazzling duo --- show off the latest show in winter wear, while below Kelly Maxwell preps star of the show, Feona Maxwell to display what's in the younger set.
02-291-92. Pg. 16. Caption: [bottom] See caption above.

Week of March 9, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to helicopters; car accidents; hot tub; music show in school setting; kayaking; motorhome; mountaineering; snowy mountain peaks; party; competitive skiiers
Appears in March 12, 1981 issue:
02-133-50. Pg. 5. Caption: [top] The Alpha Lake Aggregate pit shows no evidence of campers ....
02-133-47. Pg. 5. Caption: [centre left] ... while there are crowds at Whistler Mountain ...
02-133-44. Pg. 5. Caption: [centre right] ... the club cabin area ...
02-133-41. Pg. 5. Caption: [middle left] ... the schoolyard ...
02-133-42. Pg. 5. Caption: [middle right] ... the town centre ...
02-133-46. Pg. 5. Caption: [bottom] ... and at the gondola base ...
02-133-73. Pg. 8. Caption: B.C. Disabled Ski Team member Ron Backie heads through the Molstar course.
02-133-101. Pg. 12. Caption: [top] The crowd gets out onto the dance floor at Club 10.
02-133-34. Pg. 12. Caption: [bottom] Mayor Pat Carleton (centre) congratulates Michel Segur (left) and Jean-Jacques Aaron on the opening of their new club.
02-133-43. Pg. 17. Caption: Early Sunday morning inspection tour of the Resort Centre left this 4X4 well stuck in the mud!
02-133-65. Pg. [20] or back cover. Caption: You can't see the tracks, but you can see the judges (lower left) and the competitors (upper right under the rocks) at the Figure 8 contest held in the Blackcomb Bowl on Sunday (story on page 3).
02-133-97. [Jane Burrows, Maureen [?], Kathleen Lazzina, and unknown woman]

Week of April 6, 1981

Photographs including Myrtle Philip; Pat Carleton; Lorne Borgal; dinner event; Alpine Whistler Mountain; dancing; chairlift; children's activities; horseback riding; dogs; Alpha Lake Village; MacGregor Pacific Realty Ltd.; construction; Vale Inn; Whistler Vale Hotel
Appears in April 9, 1981 issue:
02-135-84. Pg. 1. Caption: Chamber of Commerce secretary Jenny Busdon presents the scroll to Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation President Franz Wilhelmsen.
02-135-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] Kristi King and Garth Leyshon head out from Whistler on their way to Squamish.
02-135-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Garth does some necessary 'shoe repair' in the Myrtle Philip parking lot.
02-135-92. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] Haebler & Co. workman makes a minor modification to the Whistler Resort Centre with a jackhammer.
02-135-68. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] New smiling face at the Whistler Post Office -- Barbara Jennings sorts the mail.
02-135-52. Pg. 9. Caption: And the snow keeps falling. The view from the Little Red Chair last week.
02-135-73. Pg. 13. Caption: Members of the Advisory Parks & Recreation Committee at the Saturday Public Meeting -- Chairman Trev Roote is addressing the meeting.
02-135-71. Pg. 14. Caption: Garbage dumped into the stream off Rainbow Drive in Alpine Meadows. (See Notes from All Over).
02-135-22. Pg. 15. Caption: Kay and Pat Carleton enjoy a toast from the goblets given to them at a surprise party on April 3 to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.
02-135-90. Pg. 16. Caption: The new snow on Blackcomb provides a pleasing backdrop to the Whistler Village plaza.
02-135-1. Pg. 18. Caption: [bottom] Getting ready for a toast to the newlyweds!
02-135-77. Pg. [20]. Caption: SURPRISED BY THE SNOW -- This early blooming Daffodil was a surprised as skiers were by the unusual April snowstorm this week.

Saturday, November 7, 1981, Page H1

A one page spread with 3 articles on the front page of the Business Section (page H1) from the Vancouver Sun on Saturday November 7, 1981. The first article is entitled "Whistler Awaits Cheaper Money: 'Short-term' trouble slows town centre development." The article contains information about developments in the Village that are stalled due to high interest rates and economic problems. The second article is called "Couple 'close to nature' without costly mortgage" which is about squatting in the Whistler area to avoid the high cost of housing. The final article is called "Sunday drinking makes resort one of two 'destinations,'" which is about bars opening up to allow drinking on Sundays in Whistler.

Week of October 26, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to bears; meeting; construction; musician; guitar; geese; car accidents; drinking; bar; art; children on playground; Blackcomb Mountain; interiors
Appears in October 29, 1981 issue:
02-203-71. Pg. 1. Caption: Government truck stops in an unlikely spot for the night. Damage to the stairs adjacent to L'Apres was estimated at $2500.
02-203-17. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] Mayor Pat Carleton ... Whistler needs more time.
02-203-18. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Doug McDonald of Garibaldi... What if Whistler fails?
02-203-105. Pg. 4. Caption: Members of the Backcomb Mtn. staff kick up their heels in anticipation of the upcoming ski season. From left to right: Bill McCance, Don Ross, Scott Carrell, Shelley Phelan, Martin Kimble and Yvonne Teimouri
02-203-37. Pg. 10. Caption: Dominic Troiano plays for an enthusiastic audience at the Mountain House on October 21.
02-203-12. Pg. 11. Caption: Whistler's new full-time Adult Education Co-ordinator, Debbie Cook. Debbie can now devote all of her working time to the program.
02-203-7. Pg. 12. Caption: An early trick-or-treat who looks an awful lot like the real thing paid an afternoon visit to this Whistler residence on Sunday, October 25. RCMP have received numerous bear complaints lately, as the old bruins stock up on grub before their pending winter nap.
02-203-14. Pg. 15. Caption: An aerial view of the large Westbourne rig drilling a mile-long test hole at Meager Creek.
02-203-47. Pg. 20. Caption: 'Hawk' and Harvey assist the first 'marrying' of the new gondola lift cable that was spliced last week.
02-203-4. Pg. 21. Caption: Model Caroline Barclay (centre) stands beside Mr. Makota Mori of Dents Incorporated and other members of the agency staff prior to their helicopter trip up Whistler.

Week of December 11, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; Chamber Dinner Dance; Pat Carleton; Kay Carleton; Leo Verstraete; speeches; roads
Appears in December 12, 1979 issue:
02-067-60. Pg. 1. Caption: Whistler Gondola Parking Lot almost deserted due to the heavy rains on Sunday, December 9.
02-067-33. Pg. 3. Caption: Dave Cathers proudly holds the "Citizen of the Year" plaque awarded to him during the December 7th Chamber Dinner/Dance.
02-067-30, 17, 25. Pg. 4. Caption: Chamber Dinner/Dance scenes: (above) President Drew Meredith makes presentations to Information Centere staff (l-r) Evelyn Cullen, Linda Satre and Laura McGuffin; (Centre) Land Company representatives (l-r) Terry Minger, Cesare Gianna, Neil Griggs and Judy Minger.
[Bottom] Herb Capozzi addresses the Chamber Dinner/Dance.
02-067-62, 65. Pg. 5. Caption: Flooding in Alta Vista -- Ann and Dave Ricardo stand in front of their home (left), while Bill Wallace attempts to clear a culvert on Archibald Way (Below).
02-067-20. Pg. 6. Caption: Diane Alder and Franz Wilhelmsen at the Chamber of Commerce Dinner/Dance.
02-067-22. Pg. 6. Caption: A smiling couple! Catby & Bob Ainsworth at the dance.
02-067-37. Pg. 14. Caption: 25 visiting Rotary students who came to Whistler for the weekend.
02-067-51. Pg. 14. Caption: Rotary hosts entertain visiting students at the pot-luck dinner at Myrtle Philip School.
02-067-54. Pg. 15. Caption: Saturday night driver gets well-parked on the blue side.
02-067-29. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: Mayor Carleton reads oath of office to incoming Chamber officers (l-r) Vice-President Michael D'Artois, President Drew Meredith, secretary Jenny Busdon.

Results 1 to 10 of 11