Living in a place with such a beautiful landscape, where people spend a lot of time enjoying activities outdoors, environmental concerns are always relevant. One of the first residents to voice concern for the environment was Bill Bailiff, back in the 1950s. John William Bailiff moved to Alta Lake from England and lived in the […][...]
Summertime in Canada, especially for children, is often portrayed as a series of long, carefree days spent exploring the outdoors, playing in and on the water and spending time with friends and family. While this is certainly not how the season plays out for everyone, the Matheson children of Vancouver would seem to have close […][...]
When Bob Williamson first arrived at Alta Lake (now Whistler) in February of 1930, he found himself in a valley bearing little resemblance to the bustling resort town of today. Even getting there was a completely different experience. Bob came to work as a lineman for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, at the time the […][...]
Whistler hasn’t always been a resort town. In the 1920s and 30s, Whistler was a a collection of permanent and part-time residents on the shores of Alta Lake. In those days, storing and preparing food was a little different than it is today. There were no grocery stores- instead, most food and supplies were brought […][...]