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Capturing the resort's original dreamers and schemers

Item is a Pique Newsmagazine article about the creation of the film "Whistler: From Wilderness to World Class" by the Mature Action Community Society, the Whistler Museum and Archives, and the Whistler Arts Council. The film features interviews with 17 longtime Whistler residents and captures the stories of those who settled in the region in the 1960s and 70s. The article includes a large photograph of Andy Petersen.

Atkinson, Cathryn

Function Junction Photographs

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-012-021-011
  • File
  • 1990 - 1996
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

File includes photographs of areas in what is now Function Junction; photographs of the Whistler Museum and Archives Society sign; photographs of the Whistler Industrial Park sign; photographs of a playground in Alpha Lake Park; photographs of sign building in the Whistler Interpretive Forest; photographs of dirt roads; photographs of tree planting; photographs of creeks in winter; photographs of forest management procedures (tree cutting, etc.); photographs of mountain scenery.

Photo captions:
083: "3"

History of Whistler

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-009-005
  • File
  • 1997 - 2008
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Documents concerning the history of Whistler. File includes correspondence regarding a Whistler Forest History Project (also mentioned in MACLAURIN_2017_011_009_002); Whistler Blackcomb Historical Timeline covering 1960 - 2004; Whistler Lift and Blackcomb Lift specification charts; handwritten History of Whistler list; document titled "A Brief History of Forestry, Wildland Recreation and Whistler" covering 1980 - 1997; document titled "Whistler's Roots: The Origins of Our Old Forests" by Bob Brett; document section titled "Whistler's History" covering 1873 - 1989, taken from a larger document; documents from the Whistler Museum and Archives Society detailing aspects of Whistler's history; document titled "Observations on the Whistler area wildfires, 1919 - 1985"; charts, maps, and data regarding wildfires in the Whistler area; handwritten notes; chart titled "History of Cooperation/Coordination by Whistler with Agencies and Industry."

Nellie den Duyf

  • WA_2019_029
  • Fonds
  • July 1997

Materials donated by Nellie Den Duyf, including a Whistler Recipes Cookbook.

Pamphlets

Whistler Blackcomb's Reunion 2000, the official event brochure for Whistler's Millennium events. Provides schedule of events planned to help celebrate the new millennium in Whistler and at the same time bring back workers to celebrate a Reunion.

Postcards

Postcards from Whistler 2000.
1 depicts Whistler from 5 different view points (tennis courts, hotel rooms and suites, skiing and golf)
2 depict a young toddler on skis.
2 depict a Toad Hall photo.

Scrapbook May 12/05-

Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, programs, and other material about artistic and cultural events in Whistler.

Topics include: the Whistler Community Arts Council, Millennium Place, ArtsNow, Soul Funktion Dance Studio, Whistler Museum and Archives, lectures, musicals, crafts, art exhibits, dance, concerts, funding, theatre, and public art installations.

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