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Week of April 10, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to views and helicoptering around Black Tusk; ski races; mountain views; winter; Construction; ski race podium; construction; skiing; chairlift line-ups; World Cup Freestyle Championship; children
Appears in April 17, 1980 issue:
02-121-72. Pg. 5. Caption: READY FOR ACTION! Southwestern Contracting equipment stands ready to start another week on the Resort Centre excavation.
02-121-2. Pg. 8. Caption: Black Tusk as viewed from the South.
02-121-11. Pg. 9. Caption: B.C. Tel and B.C.R. towers on the west bluff of the Black Tusk.
Appears in the April 10, 1980 issue:
02-121-190. Pg. 1. Caption: W.M.S.C.'s Mike Carney from Squamish carves a turn in the Bob Parsons Memorial downhill race held on Whistler on April 1st. Results story on Page 5.
02-121-97. Pg. 2. Caption: Editor's Assistant B.J. (Brad) Cooper.
02-121-107. Pg. 5. Caption: Bob Parsons race winner Jamie Parsons, (right_ with him is Blair Gillespie of Vernon & WMSC's Rob Lahti.
02-121-29. Pg. 6. Caption: The roof beams of the new Blackcomb daylodge show the shape of the building.
02-121-66. Pg. [12] or back cover. Caption: WORM"S EYE VIEW of the new drugstore and office building in the town centre. This building should be one of the first to be finished this summer.

Week of April 11, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's visit to Whistler Mountain; Skiing; Winter construction; freestyle skiing; Grouse Mountain Vancouver; the Posie Shoppe
02-014-33 on pg. 1. Caption: Prime Minister Trudeau a the bottom of the Olympic Run after a hard day's ski-ing on Whistler.
02-014-01 appears in April 18, 1979 issue on pg. 10 [L]: Caption: Don't look too closely! Highways crews work on a "suspended" section of the Cheakamus Canyon highway held up by logs.
02-014-26 on pg. 10. Caption: Some of the crumpled railcars and twisted track at the scene of the B.C.R. derailment.
02-014-52 on pg. 12. Caption: Champion Eaves exhibits fine form during the Labatt's World Cup Freestyle Aerials at Grouse.
02-014-10 on pg. 17. Caption: Highlands Mall and the Highlander Hotel as seen from the new Highway #99.
02-014-46 on pg. 20. Caption: The interior of the Highlands Mall showing the tropical plants in the mall itself.

Week of April 11, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to evening event; office; portraits; construction in Whistler Village; Mouton Cadet Spring Festival at Whistler Mountain; ski race; awards; chairlift; cutting down a tree; Blackcomb and Whistler Mountain signage; podium; skiers; construction of 19 Mile Creek Bridge
Appears in April 14, 1983 issue:
02-316-13. Pg. 1. Caption: A gift of two mountains was presented to Washington Governor John Spellman (right) by Mayor Mark Angus (second from right) during his tour of Whistler last week. Washington hopes to develop its Early Winters Resort and several top delegates including (left) Senator Alan Bluechel, Mrs. Jeanne Erlichmann Bluechel and Mrs. Irene Spellman.
02-316-21. Pg. 3. Caption: Mark Sager ... in the running for Williams' job.
02-316-14. Pg. 5. Caption: Geoff Power (left) and Don Willoughby (right) ... the long-time components of Willpower Enterprises.
02-316-49. Pg. 7. Caption: [Village]
02-316-191. Pg. 8. Caption: CKNW talk-show host Gary Bannerman (left) was given the royal WRA tour of Whistler Saturday, April 9 by resort association executive president Earl Hansen. Bannerman was gathering background material for an upcoming show which will feature Whistler.
02-316-167. Pg. 9. Caption: As soon as the snow left the ground, workers for Interwest Construction of Vancouver got cracking on the preliminary work for the foundation of 19 Mile Creek Bridge. The span, to be completed by summer, will bridge the gap in Alpine Meadows on Valley Drive.
02-316-228. Pg. 11. Caption: Do hostesses during the mostesses? Whistler Mountain's team of helpful ladies salut the visitors and participants at Mouton Cadet's Spring Festival held April 9, 10 and 11. Top row (l-r) Jacques Reck, Heather Steward. Bottom row (l-r) Cathy Rousseau, Lyndsey MacDonald, June Paley, and Jan Haldimand had a smile for everyone this snowy Sunday.
02-316-175. Pg. 12. Caption: Municipal parks worker Wayne Flann gets rid of some dead wood at Alpha Lake Park. Crews are readying some of the facilities in the park such as the tennis courts and picnic area, in time for summer visitors.
02-316-35. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Karen Petrus, Village Employee, Whistler Cay.
02-316-41. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Cindy Brown, Whistler Mountain Ticket Checker, Emerald Estates.
02-316-33. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Nancy Davies, Village Shop Owner, Whistler Cay Heights.
02-316-73. Pg. 15. Caption: [left] First place winners in the Mouton Cadet Spring Festival held April 9, 10, 11 on Whistler Mountain. (l-r) Dave Murray, Nancy Smith, Jim Parsons, Toby Shale. Back row Xavier deEizaguirre of Mountain Rothschild and Werner Schonberger, president of Featherstone & Co.
02-316-79. Pg. 15. Caption: [right] Andre Schwarz gets a little help from his friend during a presentation on "motion and movement" -- the Canadian approach to ski instruction "at the CSIA Spring Festival at Delta Mountain Inn Monday, April 11. Schwarz is the chairman of the national technical committee for the CSIA.

Week of April 13, 1981 [2]

Photographs including but not limited to smoking on the beach; mountain views; car accidents; sitting on a couch; construction
Appears in April 16, 1981 issue:
02-138-34. Pg. [20] or back cover. Caption: (L-R) John Simmie, James McCue and Monica Niederlich of Miss Pauliuk's class at Myrtle Philip Elementary School ham it up for Easter.
See also 02-124 and 02-141 for more photos and captions.

Week of April 15, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to roads; cars; garbage; construction; meal at restaurant; firemen; awards; skiers; lift line-ups; Gondola Village mountain camping; party; Garibaldi relocation project; torched remains of Garibaldi Lodge; Whistler Cable TV; B.C. Tel; Easter Back Bowl Downhill; Cheakamus Canyon project
Appears in April 15, 1982 issue:
02-250-3. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] All that remains today is a charred pile of debris. The lodge was torched by the provincial government after no bids were received on the building. It is one of the victims of the Garibaldi relocation project implemented by the province because of the threat of the barrier.
02-250-88. Pg. 3. Caption: [top left] Firemen had a smokey fight when they first arrived on the scene.
02-250-130. Pg. 3. Caption: [top right] Jim Dawson of Whistler Cable T.V. takes a look over blueprints while B.C. Tel workmen hang new cable in the Gondola area.
02-250-47. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left] Pat Kelly, Real Estate Agent, Whistler Cay Resident.
02-250-152. Pg. 8. Caption: [top middle] Diane Robb, Waitress, Gondola Area Resident.
02-250-53. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right] Denver Snider, Mons towing, Emerald Estates.
02-250-56. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left] Don Willoughby, Businessman, Alpine Meadows.
02-250-50. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle] "Fast" Eddy, Union Construction Worker, Alta Vista.
02-250-149. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right] Susan Nielsen, Bookkeeper, Whistler Cay resident.
02-250-78. Pg. 9. Caption: [top] A round of applause and a bouquet of flowers were Race Secretary Joan McCulloch's reward for a year of hard work. Owen Carney, Alpine Chairman, (Centre) made the presentation.
02-250-110. Pg. 9. Caption: [bottom] Michell Brown and Doug Smith hold up the Price Waterhouse Trophy, which they won in junior skiing competition at Blackcomb Mountain on Sunday.
02-250-7. Pg. 11. Caption: The latest development in the Cheakamus Canyon project is the diversion which carries vehicles through the rock cut (Centre) rather than around one of the most dangerous corners on Highway 99 (right).
02-250-21. Pg. 16. Caption: [bottom] Some Whistler residents could do with a few lessons in tidiness and cooperation. This scene at the Mons garbage compactor tells a story.
02-250-39. Pg. 17. Caption: [Building on a dream]
02-250-134. Pg. 21. Caption: This prefab housing appeared Thursday, April 8 at the Gondola base area. No occupants were discovered.

Week of April 15, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to windsurfing; construction
Appears in April 21, 1983 issue:
02-314-27. Pg. 1. Caption: A dog's best friend sometimes comes in handy when the water's still cold in Alta Lake. Getting aboard is easier said than done. This windsurfer was one of the first brave souls to hit Alta Lake on Saturday, April 16 for some of the best windsurfing in Canada.
02-314-11. Pg. 3. Caption: Allen and Marjorie Williams thank Social Credit party supporters. After 17 years as an M.L.A., Williams is stepping down.
02-314-17 Pg. 20. Caption: John Reynolds... "If (Barrett) gets in free enterprisers won't be able to afford any underwear."

Week of April 17, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to construction; drinking; Alta Lake and mountain views; skiing
Appears in April 24, 1980 issue
02-120-3. Pg. 12. Caption: Technicians at work inside the new B.C. Telephone Whistler office.
02-120-28. Pg. 13. Caption: [top] The new B.C. Tel building on Lorimer Rd.
02-120-6. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] Customer Service Manager David Coath explains the system to Mayor Pat Carleton, while Brian Gilhooley & Rick Hyde listen in.
Appears in April 17, 1980 issue.
02-120-31. Pg. 1. Caption: McConkey Cup competitor heads down the course in the ladies division of this fun race on Tuesday, April 15. Full results next week.
02-120-16. Pg. 4. Caption: Frances Jans & Kim Middlestadt of Kamloops are among those enjoying the sunshine and refreshments on Whistler on Saturday April 12.
02-120-33. Pg. 7. Caption: Volume 1 -- Issue 1 of the Whistler Question.
02-120-18. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: CHEERS! Vuarnets, beer and sunshine -- Bonnie Campbell, Connie Smith, Helen Bartlett, Jan Haldimand, Nigel Woods and Jim Bradley enjoy the sunshine last weekend.

Week of April 18, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to the Construction of the Alpine Offices at Whistler Mountain; Skiing
02-013-06 on pg. 4. Caption [T]: The new lunchroom - Bruce Watt & Radar, Franz Wilhelmsen and Dennis Beauregard enjoy a break.
02-013-10 on pg. 4. Caption [B]: Equipment storage room adjacent to the maintenance garage in the new building.
02-013-08 on pg. 5. Caption [T]: Bob Sinclair of the First Aid Ski Patrol works on the roster sheet in the new Ski Patrol room.
02-013-11 on pg. 5. Caption [M]: Mary Wilton keeps everything under control in the Alpine Communications Office.
02-013-13 on pg. 5. Caption [B]: The rescue equipment stored in the new rescue room ready for an emergency.
02-013-02 on pg. 6. Caption [R]: Not a Good Friday! This vehicle didn't quite get to where it was going in Alpine Meadows on Friday, April 13!.
02-013-19 on pg. 6. Caption [L]: The race is on! Parents and kids alike join in the race for Easter Eggs on Sunday at the school.
02-013-17 on pg. 10. Caption [R]: Soil testing rig at work in the Town Centre parking structure area with the snow covered slopes of Blackcomb behind.
02-13-04 on pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: Closed! Skiers confront the ski patrollers who are guarding the fence at the entrance to Whistler Bowl on Saturday, April 14.

Week of April 24, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to Whistler Village Construction; farm animals; river; school; bike; car
02-119-19. Pg. 1. Caption: Joe Lotskar makes a point as the large crowd at the Beak Report public meeting listen.
02-119-57. Pg. 3. Caption: Johnson's Trucking gravel crushing plant at work in the Alpha Lake Aggregate pit.
02-119-53. Pg. 5. Caption: Municipal Treasurer John Randall.
02-119-50. Pg. 8. Caption: Kris Shoup instructs John Garnet in the school mini-course knitting class while Serap Graf and Monica Niederlich concentrate on the task at hand.
02-119-71. Pg. 9. Caption: Recently engaged couple Deanna Chan & Graeme O'Neill.
02-119-34. Pg. 10. Caption: On the CMOS farm site -- from Left to Right: Outdoor Education Co-ordinator Rick Price, W.L.B. Hawkes of the Ministry of Education, and Pemberton School trustee T.B.M. (Slim) Fougberg.
02-119-3. Pg. 11. Caption: Jim McConkey displays the McConkey Cup Trophy.
02-119-9. Pg. 15. Caption: The Town centre area awash with floodwater at the height of last week's storm on April 26.
02-119-38. Pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? -- A good looking pair of steers seen recently at the Coast Mountain Outdoor School farm.

Week of April 25, 1979

Photographs including but not limited to Roundhouse Whistler Mountain; Construction; Skiing; dog
02-012-27 on pg. 1. Caption: It's spring again! Part of the late afternoon crowd at the Roundhouse over the weekend.
02-012-21 on pg 3. Caption: The screening plant in operation at the Town Centre.
02-012-07 on pg. 4. Caption: Water runs down Emerald Drive from a broken water main.
02-012-25 on pg. 7. Caption: The first roof to go on this year -- Rod McLeod prepares to roof the house being built by Heinz Wango for Casey Van Spandonck in Alpine.
02-012-12 on pg. 9. Caption[L]: Curt & Carl Petersen wait to film the Pro Patrol who are waiting for the weather to break.
02-012-19 on pg. 9. Caption [Top R]: The ice is gone -- the view of Alta Lake looking across from the Christiana to the Hostel on April 19.
02-012-31 on pg. 9. Caption [bottom]: Springtime on the mountain -- no comment necessary!
02-012-10 on pg. 11. Caption: Cat working on the proposed service station site across from the Post Office at Mons.
02-012-33 on pg. [16] or back cover. Caption: The end of the season. Skiers walk down the mountain at the bottom of the Olympic Run on Sunday, April 22.

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