Alta Lake, British Columbia Explained

Official Name:	Alta Lake
Pushpin Map:	Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Alta Lake in British Columbia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Coordinates:	50.1°N -122.4833°W
Area Codes:	250, 778

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.

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]

See also

• Rainbow Lodge

Notes and References

1. News: Trudeau's Bride Takes All by Surprise. Chicago Tribune Press Services. Chicago Tribune. Griffin. Eugene. March 6, 1971. August 27, 2016.
2. News: Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. . February 4, 1972. August 27, 2016. Trudeaus on ski holiday at honeymoon residence. ...staying in their honeymoon residence  - a condominium owned by Mrs. Trudeau's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sinclair of North Vancouver..
3. Web site: . A Prime Minister in love. Whistorical: Official Blog of the Whistler Museum. March 1, 2015. August 27, 2016.
4. News: . Colleagues, family discuss secret Trudeau wedding. CBC Digital Archives. March 5, 1971. November 13, 2015.