Fond consists of material donated by Gordon McKeever and includes promotional stickers for Whistler Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb, a promotional book for Whistler's restaurants, four travel planners created by the Whistler Resort Association to promote both Winter and Summer seasons between 1997 and 2000, a paper spiral bound guide for Whistler Resort Association (WRA) members from November 15th, 1996, a 1999 VHS promotional resort video guide for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, a variety of materials supporting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, four paper business directory booklets printed for the Whistler Chamber of Commerce dating from 1994, 1996, and 1999, and sixteen posters depicting a variety of subject matter including Whistler festivals, ski racing events, concert series, car shows, heli-skiing, Molson and Shell Cups, and Whistler Resort tourism.

The series includes event tickets from the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, two temporary tattoos representing the 2010 Winter Olympic Games hosted in Whistler and Vancouver, stickers promoting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, three DVDs from 2005-2010 that contain videos on a variety of topics regarding Olympic Games, one CD-R disc that contains one PDF of a study on the Whistler Athlete's Village heating system feasibility from 2004, an excel matrix, a promotional VHS tape for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games bid, a BC Transit brochure map that outlines its bus services during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, a [dinner] menu prepared for His Royal Highness, the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex by the Resort Municipality of Whistler [during his visit to the Paralympic Games in 2010], a paper booklet of a concept design for the Whistler Olympic Centre, a spiral bound paper booklet created for the Vancouver Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation Supporter Conference from November 23, 2001, a poster created by Tourism Whistler to advertise the temporary closure of the Whistler Public Library while the building functioned as the Whistler Canada Olympic House during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, a congratulatory issue of TIME Magazine from July 14th, 2003 with a cover image of three local Whistler youth celebrating the Vancouver and Whistler 2010 Olympic bid victory in the Village Square, Whistler Village.

Twelve event tickets from the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

One ticket is for an event from February 12, 2010 that took place at the Whistler Canada Olympic House [The Whistler Public Library]. The ticket is paper and is housed in a plastic holder [likely to be hung around neck or attached to a shirt or jacket via a lanyard or clip]. The ticket depicts the Canadian Olympic Team logo, the Resort Municipality of Whistler logo, the Government of Canada logo, and the British Columbia Provincial logo. It also has a barcode on the back.

There are two general admission tickets from the Paralympic Alpine Skiing event that took place on March 15th, 2010 at 11:30am, as well as one that took place on March 18th at 11:30am. These tickets are green in colour, have the admission price, and the location of the event.

One ticket is for the Olympic Alpine Skiing event that occurred on February 17th, 2010 at 11:00am. The ticket depicts a stylized skier in blue, green, and white and has the admission price, as well as the event location.

One ticket is for Sledge Hockey dated to March 19th, 2010 at 7:00pm. The ticket depicts a stylized Sledge Hockey player in blue, green, and white and has the admission price, as well as the event location.

One ticket is for the Biathlon event dated to February 21st, 2010 at 10:45am. The ticket depicts a stylized Biathlon participant in blue, green, and white and has the admission price, as well as the event location.

One ticket is for an Ice Hockey event dated to February 25th, 2010 at 11:00am. This ticket is blue in colour and shows the admission price, event location, and seating.

There are three general admission tickets for Whistler Victory Ceremonies [medals were awarded at these events] dating to February 10th, February 17th, and February 20th, 2010.

One ticket is for the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony that occurred on March 21st, 2010 in Whistler. The ticket is green in colour and shows the admission price and venue location.

Stickers promoting and supporting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games hosted by Whistler and Vancouver.

Two stickers have text saying "I'm backing the bid" ,"Vancouver", and "www. winter2010.com". They also have 2010 in the Olympic Ring colours and a logo that depicts a stylized mountain and maple leaf.

One sticker depicts three of the 2010 Olympic mascots which are named Sumi, Miga, and Quatchi. It also has the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic logos.

One sticker has the text "Vancouver2010.com", the 2010 Olympics Logo, and depicts a Para-Alpine skier.

One sticker has the text "Vancouver2010.com", the 2010 Olympics Logo, and depicts a Paralympic Wheelchair curler.

One sticker has the text "Vancouver2010.com", the 2010 Olympics Logo, and depicts a snowboarder.

One sticker has the text "Vancouver2010.com", the 2010 Olympics Logo, and depicts bobsledders.

One sticker has the text "Vancouver2010.com", the 2010 Olympics Logo, and depicts a Para-Ice Hockey player.

One sticker has been altered to have the text "I backed the bid" and has "Whistler" written on it in black ink.

The items include three DVDs from 2005-2010 that contain videos on a variety of topics regarding Olympic Games and one CD-R disc that contains one PDF of a study on the Whistler Athlete's Village heating system feasibility from 2004, as well as an excel matrix on the same topic.

One DVD is a short promotional video endorsing the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics bid, titled "Driven by Nature". The video contains a slide show of images related to Whistler, Vancouver, Canadian Olympic Athletes, Coastal Mountain landscapes, recreational activities, winter sports, and people. The short video is set to lively music with the slogan "we are driven by nature" overlaying the images. The images are also tinted with the Olympic colours of blue, yellow, green, and red. This DVD is housed in a paper cover with further promotional information to do with the 2010 Olympic bid as well as images of mountains, people, and Coastal B.C. Indigenous art.

One DVD is a short video, titled "Response to Request for Proposal - Gold Option Fly Through", and contains Lunney International Group Ltd's concept design for the BC Canada House at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games. The flythrough shows the concept design for both the exterior and interior of the proposed BC Canada House. The concept design included promoting Vancouver and British Columbia as the host city and province for the following winter games in 2010.

The PDF is titled "Whistler Athlete's Village District heating System Feasibility Study for the Resort Municipality of Whistler BC Hydro Terasen Gas". The study was conducted and prepared by Keen Engineering and outlines several options for sustainable, economic, and appropriate methods for supplying heat to the proposed Athlete's Village development. The Excel matrix is titled "6547-01 Appen C Whistler Matrix_006" and displays data regarding heating systems, their sustainability, economics, characteristics, and an evaluation criterial list.

One DVD contains a digital orientation program for volunteer applicants of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games hosted in Vancouver and Whistler. It requires Adobe Flash Player to run.

A promotional VHS tape for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games bid. The tape contains images and videos of winter Olympic sports, Canadian scenery, nature, landscapes, wildlife, Whistler, Vancouver, people, youth, famous Canadians, and Canadian Olympians. The tape contains short cameos of various speakers discussing topics ranging from Indigenous traditions, Japanese Taiko Drumming, and previous Olympics. The tape also shows the Jamaican bobsledding team crashing and a downhill ski race crash. The video supports and promotes Canada as the next nation to host the 2010 winter Olympics.

The item is a BC Transit brochure map that outlines its bus services during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games hosted by Vancouver and Whistler. The map depicts the temporarily enhanced bus routes throughout the Whistler Valley for the Games, as well as shows Pemberton and Squamish connector routes and stops. The brochure also shows bus pass prices, schedules, and other information.

A square [dinner] menu printed on brown and pearlescent cardstock paper, prepared for His Royal Highness, the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex by the Resort Municipality of Whistler [during his visit to the Paralympic Games in 2010]. The menu includes a first course of hot smoked salmon, muskox short rib ravioli, and cipolini onion. The second course was Blueberry Hill venison, sweet potato, pistachio brown butter, and a blueberry jus. Dessert was a maple flan with vanilla poached pears followed by tea and coffee. The Menu also displays the Tourism Whistler logo.

A paper booklet of a concept design for the Whistler Olympic centre prepared by Intersect Group, Azurean Architecture Inc., and Via + Cochrane. Concept design included a Paralympic Sledge Hockey arena, a community centre, an Olympic venue, a space for future sports and education, and a culture legacy. Content includes an introduction, a description of the design concept, a facility plan legend, notes, a building plan, a seasonal use plan, a site plan, a architectural section drawing, images of functional precedents, and images of building precedents.

A spiral bound paper booklet created for the Vancouver Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation Supporter Conference from November 23, 2001. The booklet aimed to present information on the bid's progress and covers a range of topics including sports and venues, Paralympic events, Greater Vancouver, operations planning, transportation, accommodation, health services, sustainability and the environment, Squamish and Lil'wat Nations, culture, finances, government partnership, key dates, pros and cons, marketing, host city competitors, fundraising, branding, and speaker biographies of those presenting at the conference. The cover of the booklet is blue with a picture of [Blackcomb Glacier]. The back cover has the sponsors of the 2010 Bid Corporation. Several pages have hand-written notes.

Table of Contents:
Agenda
Speaker Biographies
Presentations
General
Participants