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Photographs taken by Greg Griffith depicting people swimming, on the beach, tanning, on the dock, picnicing, and canoeing on Lost Lake.

Griffith, Greg

Aug-82

Photographs taken by Greg Griffith depicting windsurfing and canoeing on Alta Lake, Whistler Mountain, an unidentified mountain, and Singing Pass Trail.

Griffith, Greg

Green 12

Photographs taken by John Bartosik depicting fishing on Alta Lake.

Bartosik, John

Week of June 6, 1983

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.

Week of September 5, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to lake; town planning; posing in hat; Blackcomb Estates; Skyline Sports
02-082-61. Pg. 1. Caption: [top left] Germaine Degenhardt residence
02-082-58, 63. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Haus Heidi (above) and the Sather's garden, two of the honourable mentions in the Garden contest.
02-082-56. Pg. 8. Caption: The hydrant stands alone! -- The clearing adjacent to the school where the new access road will run.
02-082-19. Pg. 10. Caption: Skyline;s new 6,000-sq. ft. store at 38th & the Boulevard [Vancouver].
02-082-51. Pg 14. Caption: Joanne stands behind the counter of the new Spud Valley Sporting Goods Store.
02-082-37.Pg. [16]. Caption: [left] Ester Wunderly models the latest fashions.
02-082-43. Pg. [16]. Caption: [right] while Dave Murray, sawing through a ski, is helped by Casey Niewerth at the Skyline Sports' opening.

Week of September 11, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to Union Talks 1980; construction; wedding; town planning; landscapes
02-093-20. Pg.1. Caption: Crowd begins to mass for Town Centre rally organized by the Whistler Contractors Association. Over 300 people took part in the September 4 rally and march through Town Centre.
02-093-29. Pg. 1. Caption: Crowd marches past the still uncompleted Resort Centre.
02-093-75. Pg. 3. Caption: (none) RV park waits for ministerial approval (story title)
02-093-64. Pg. 5,. Caption: Recently created public access to Alta Lake in the Alta Vista subdivision. This area is unknown to many Whistler visitors and residents.
02-093-74. Pg. 6. Caption: Bob Wick points out golf course feature to a group of appreciative horticulture students from Langley. Students toured the course on September 5.
02-093-59. Pg. 7. Caption: Not a skateboard ramp but the Olive Chair`s newly-paved loading and discharge platform at the Gondola Station.
02-093-77. Pg. 8. Caption: NO PARKING! Itinerant pickup decides to use the new Olive chair ramp as a parking spot.
02-093-1. Pg. 9. Caption: Alex Marshall addresses the students at the opening assembly.
02-093-8. Pg. 9. Caption: Aileen Shaw -- new teacher for the Myrtle Philip Elementary School.
02-093-51. Pg. 11. Caption: Graeme O'Neill and Deanna Chan married in West Vancouver.
02-093-12. Pg. 11. Caption: David O'Keefe, Director of Skiing Services for G.B.L.
02-093-6. Pg. (16). Caption: Elementary students listen to the proceedings at the first school assembly at the Myrtle Philip School on Tuesday September 4.
02-093-22. [The furthest man to the left is Earl Carrol, the man in a white T-shirt in the centre is Anton Horvath, the two men above and to the right of the 'Our community is not a common site' sign are Bob Currie and Bill Currie, their parents are to their left (Kim + ? Currie), Larry "Leather" Strangland is behind Bob and Bill, the man to their right is Ralph Kennedy, and to his right is Bryan Faerge]
02-093-032. [From left to right: Rich Crofton, Cam McNab, and Doug O'Mara.
02-093-058. [Hugh Hall]

Week of July 24, 31, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to Town Centre Construction; driving; house interiors; cycling; windsurfing on Alta Lake
Appears in July 31, 1980 issue:
02-101-23. Pg. 1. Caption: Pacific Blasting is currently at work carving out the rock in the Bayshores subdivision. Whoever buys this lot will have a magnificient view of the valley all year long.
02-101-30. Pg. 4. Caption: Mountain Inn -- as its been for two months. News construction should start soon. 02-101-36, 32, 26, 2, Pg. 5. Caption: (none) Kiln Gods in Garibaldi (story title) 02-101-22. Pg. 7. Caption: Coast Interiors new building at Function Junction.
02-101-21. Pg. 11. Caption: The interior of the newly renovated Whistler Resort & Club.
02-101-6. Pg. 13. Caption: Blacktop was laid along the Blackcomb Mountain access road form top to bottom. Reports are that a skateboard contest may be held there.
02-101-4. Pg. (16). Caption: A familiar site this summer on the way into Squamish is this man selling Okanagan fruit to the delight of adults and kids alike.
Appears in July 24, 1980 issue:
02-101-66. Pg. 7. Caption: The Resort Centre doesn`t look like much but it will eventually have an Olympic-size ice rink. Something to look forward to during the late hot weather.
02-101-41. Pg. 8. Caption: (bottom) Riding the rail - stern first. A competitor in the freestyle event (windsurfing).

Week of September 6, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Myrtle Philip School gym class; Whistler Village; canoeing; Dave Murray's team in the Great Snow Earth Water Race; windsurfing Alta Lake; car accident in the river; water aerials; baseball; The Noteables band playing; bear; swimming; kayaking; Fall Festival
Appears in September 9, 1982 issue:
02-259-70. Pg. 1. Caption: He flies through the air with the greatest of ease ... Oh the joys of being airborne .. especially when you've just hurtled down the aerial ramp at Lost Lake. But oh, the chill it all once you hit that water. Eleven competitors took part in this year's aerial acrobatic competition. For their story, turn to page 14.
02-259-124. Pg. 2. Caption: Bears have been a problem for businesses located in Whistler's Industrial Park. Provincial wildlife traps are catching more than the normal number of ornery critters.
02-259-28. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Karin Strom-Gundersen, Vancouver.
02-259-34. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Carolyn Henshaw, Delta, B.C.
02-259-31. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Axel Andkide, Essex, Ontario.
02-259-13. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom left] Cris Simpson and Duncan Maxwell sharpen their pencils for the first lesson of the term at Myrtle Philip Elementary School September 7.
02-259-16. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom right] Busy little bees and industrious beavers welcome students to Miss Christopher's classroom.
02-259-91. Pg. 8. Caption: This compact Renault driven by Mike Li of Vancouver left the road just south of the Wedge Creek turnoff and ended up in Green River. The accident, which resulted in minor injuries to 27-year-old Li and his female passenger, occurred at 5 p.m. September 6.
02-259-171. Pg. 12. Caption: [top] It was a tough weekend of close plays, but when all the dust settled in this weekend's slow pitch tourney Tapley's were the winners.
02-259-140. Pg. 12. Caption: [middle] In second place -- Burnt Stew Beavers, followed by Araxi's Triple A's, Yacht Club, Municipality, Delta Mountain Inn, Season and Blackcomb Lodge.
02-259-175. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] The Great Waters Race: It could get bigger but not better
02-259-39. Pg. 13. Caption: [middle left] Great Waters Race
02-259-18. Pg. 13. Caption: [middle centre] Great Waters Race
02-259-163. Pg. 13. Caption: [middle right] Great Waters Race
02-259-24. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom left] Great Waters Race
02-259-60. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom right] Great Waters Race
02-259-51. Pg. 14. Caption: It was no easy task, but for the second year in a row Stoney's team walked away with first-place honours in the Great Waters Race. (L to R) Dave Murray, Jinny Ladner, Ken Hardy, Lisa Nicholson and Brian Allen.

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