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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.

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 October 23, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to chairlift; construction; Whistler Village; cars; Ski Show Vancouver; Nancy Greene; dinner event; dogs; drinking; children running; bakery
02-158-62. Pg. 1. Caption: Owners Ted Nebbeling and Jan Holmberg get ready for another busy day in the Gourmet Bakery and Fine Food store.
02-158-1. Pg. 3. Caption: Lineup of Porsches in Alpine Meadows on Sunday.
02-158-25. Pg. 4. Caption: Nancy Raine and Raymond Lanctot stand in front of the Rossignol booth at the Vancouver Ski Show.
02-158-50. Pg. 7. Caption: 'I have a home, but my brother & sisters are still looking' If you are intested call Pauline.
02-158-72. Pg. 8. Caption: "Keep going thataway" Parent Helper Candy Rustad directs the participants in the recent cross-country run hosted by the Myrtle Philip School.
02-158-82. Pg. 10. Caption: [Editorial portrait; repeats] Michael Burns.
02-158-30. Pg. 16. Caption: [top] Kelly and Dick Fairhurst sit on either side of guest and long time friend Myrtle Philip at the dinner.
02-158-46. Pg 16. Caption: [bottom] Three of the original WITS-END owners! (left to right) Jacquie Pope, Kelly Fairhurst and Florence Petersen.
02-158-16. Pg. [20] Caption: Blackcomb's President and General Manager Hugh Smythe shows Whistler Mayor Pat Carleton the new ski runs from the base of Lift 2 during a recent tour by the mayor of the Blackcomb facilities.