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Whistler Interpretive Forest and Cheakamus Community Forest

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-003
  • Series
  • 1952 - 2010
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Series consists of documents pertaining to the Whistler Interpretive Forest and the Cheakamus Community Forest. Series includes maps of the area and boundary proposals; pamphlets and drafts for self-guided tours; filming permits and applications for projects within the Whistler Interpretive Forest; budgets and invoices related to the upkeep of the Interpretive Forest; drafts and information on interpretive signage; correspondence related to the Whistler Interpretive Forest and the Cheakamus Community Forest; Forest Development Plans.

Pamphlets Collected by Don MacLaurin

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-042
  • Series
  • 1960 - 2010
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Pamphlets collected by Don MacLaurin during his lifetime. Series includes pamphlets concerning nature, as well as pamphlets specific to Whistler.

Reports and Studies

Reports and studies from the Resort Municipality of Whistler that relate to the planning and development of Whistler Village, the resort municipality, the gondola area, and the Sea-to-Sky region between Squamish and Pemberton. The documents broach subjects including ecology, resort development, the environment, transportation, heritage, schools, architecture, sustainability, and municipal politics.

Tourism

Three promotional stickers for Whistler Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb, including two Whistler Mountain "Big Old Softie" stickers and one "Ski Whistler Blackcomb B.C. - Canada" sticker.

A promotional book for Whistler's restaurants created by the Restaurant Association of Whistler in 2009. The book includes menu highlights, featured recipes and alcoholic beverages, featured chefs, reviews, awards, restaurant origin stories, an events calendar, and a map.

Four travel planners created by the Whistler Resort Association to promote both Winter and Summer seasons between 1997 and 2000. Three of the planners are from the 1997-2000 Winter seasons, and one is from 1999 promoting the Summer season.

A paper spiral bound guide for Whistler Resort Association (WRA) members from November 15th, 1996. The guide covers topics ranging from membership information, functions and responsibilities of the WRA, a copy of the bylaws, a mission statement, the Resort Municipality of Whistler Act, a message from the President Functions of the WRA, the Board of Directors Organizational Structure, voting rights, members of the WRA, information on who can become a member, member assessments, and a Use Declaration Form.

A 1999 VHS promotional resort video guide for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, titled "Whistler in Deep Resort Guide". The video depicts two locals guiding the viewer around Whistler Village, the mountains, activities, and dining throughout the valley. The video includes information on restaurants, ski lessons, indoor and outdoor activities, night life, retail stores, tours, and mountain terrain.

Photographs

Original slides, transparencies, negatives, contact sheets, and prints of photographs taken by Greg Griffith, local photographer and owner of Mountain Moments Photography. The photographs are chiefly of skiing, snowboarding, mountain scenery, aerial shots, Whistler Village, skiing and Snowboarding competitions (including the Molson World Cup Downhill and World Cup of Snowboarding), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents and athletes, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.

Pamphlets

Pamphlets from the Whistler area donated by Jinny Ladner. Subjects include ski camps, Whistler Mountain, tourism, and Garibaldi Lodge.

Personal Information

Series contains textual documents, slides, and a print related to the life of Clifford Fenner - portraits of him, biographical details, tourist and membership cards, survey results, job details, and obituary.

Posters

The posters include a black and white poster promoting the Porsche Club of America's third annual weekend event in Whistler on the weekend of August 26th-28th, 1983, a poster advertising a Halloween masquerade ball fundraiser, a poster print of a painting of a ski racer in a yellow racing outfit skiing downhill amidst an abstract run with trees and snow, a large colour poster with the title " Whistler Resort Getaway", a large colour poster promoting the Whistler Summer Street Festival from between [1987 and the 1990s], a colour poster for the Music in the Mountains Whistler concert series in 1995 and 1996, a print of a vantage map of the Whistler Valley and surrounding mountains in 1994, a large collectors edition poster of the 1998 Canada's World Cup Ski Team, a poster advertising all the summer activities available at Whistler, a poster advertising the Molson World Downhill race that ran in Whistler on March 11th, 1984, a poster for Heli-Skiing Whistler, a poster of Creekside Base and Whistler Mountain at night in the [late 1970s or early 1980s], a poster for the 1984 Volvo Ski Show World Tour, a poster about the 1984 Whistler Winterfest, a large poster for the Shell Cup Canadian Championships for Cross Country Skiing, and a large poster for the Shell Cup Canadian Championships for Alpine Downhill ski racing.

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