Alta Lake was a recreational community and railway station on the west side of Alta Lake. It is now a neighbourhood of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The post office was renamed Whistler in 1976 when the area was incorporated as part of the Resort Municipality of Whistler.
Alta Lake | |
|---|---|
  Alta Lake Location of Alta Lake in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′00″N 122°29′00″W / 50.10000°N 122.48333°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Area codes | 250, 778 |
Canada was shocked when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation led its morning radio broadcast[1] about Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the bachelor Prime Minister of Canada since 1968, honeymooning at Alta Lake at the condominium owned by his new in-laws, former federal Cabinet minister Jimmy Sinclair and his wife Kathleen,[2][3] the day after a surprise wedding in North Vancouver, British Columbia on March 4, 1971, to Margaret Sinclair.[4]
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edit- ^ Griffin, Eugene (March 6, 1971). "Trudeau's Bride Takes All by Surprise". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune Press Services. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Trudeaus on ski holiday at honeymoon residence". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 4, 1972. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
...staying in their honeymoon residence – a condominium owned by Mrs. Trudeau's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sinclair of North Vancouver.
- ^ "A Prime Minister in love". Whistorical: Official Blog of the Whistler Museum. March 1, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Colleagues, family discuss secret Trudeau wedding". CBC Digital Archives. March 5, 1971. Retrieved November 13, 2015.