Whistler Aviation History - An Incomplete Chronology
- WA_2023_047-02-001
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- May 23, 2023
Part of Brent Wallace Fonds
A chronological history of aviation in the Whistler Valley and the surrounding areas, compiled by Brent Wallace
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Whistler Aviation History - An Incomplete Chronology
Part of Brent Wallace Fonds
A chronological history of aviation in the Whistler Valley and the surrounding areas, compiled by Brent Wallace
Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters
Part of Alpine Club of Canada
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.
Miscellaneous Whistler Aviation Locations and Aircraft
Part of Brent Wallace Fonds
Various photos of Whistler and the surrounding areas. Mainly photos of helicopters and hangars for different companies, but also some aerial photographs of the Whistler Valley.
Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp Photo Album
Part of Alex Douglas Fonds
Photographs of campers at the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp enjoying summer on Whistler Mountain and a host of off-mountain activities from 1975-1980.
Identifications of photographs according to ADOUGLAS_03_011 and subsequent notes by Alex Douglas (AD NOTE):
Douglas, Alex 'Axel'
Part of Alex Douglas Fonds
Extra photographs that did not fit into Alex Douglas's albums. Subject include building the T-bar, skiing, snowy mountain vistas, Alta Lake, Whistler Mountain, snowshoeing, Red Chair, Vancouver, hotdogging, treewells, wildlife, and snowcats.
Identification according to ADOUGLAS-03-011:
Douglas, Alex 'Axel'
RMOW Work for Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Part of Jan Jansen Fonds
Materials relating to the preparation for and participation in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler collected by Jan Jansen during his time in the role of Manager of Resort Experience at the Resort Municipality of Whistler.
Granville Bridge - May [19]53 - Norm[adol]
Part of Dick Chambers
Photographs of the construction of Granville Bridge in May, 1953. Caption on envelope for all photographs reads "Granville Bridge - May [19]53 - Norm[adol]". [Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]
Part of Whistler Question
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.
Part of Cliff Fenner Fonds
Photographs taken by Clifford Fenner from his work in Garibaldi Provincial Park and his travels in British Columbia, the United States, and Colombia.
Gran[ville] Bridge - [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]
Part of Dick Chambers
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.]