In February 1981, Whistler Mayor Pat Carleton was informed that the Post Office would be moving into the (still under construction) Whistler Village. This announcement that a three-year lease for a space in the Rainbow Building had been signed came from Senator Ray Perrault on behalf of the Postmaster General, the Honourable André Ouellet, and […][...]
Depending on the year, the photos from each week of the Whistler Question Collection show a very different side of Whistler. Some weeks are dominated by photos of skiing and resort events (like Labatt’s World Cup Freestyle this week in 1980) while others demonstrate a community similar to many other small towns (think an Easter […][...]
Portable buildings are not a new or uncommon phenomenon in Whistler. Since the formation of the municipality many civic and social institutions have been housed within these portable buildings, shifting, adding and removing spaces as the community has grown. Before the construction of the village, Whistler’s bank, liquor store and post office operated out of […][...]