Whistler2020

What Is Whistler 2020?	What Are We Doing?	How Are We Doing?
Enriching Community Life Enhancing the Resort Experience Ensuring Economic Viability Protecting the Environment Partnering for Success	Accelerating our community's progress towards success and sustainability

Actions on the ground

Charge! Electric vehicle stations installed

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has installed four new electric vehicle charging stations

Everyone, All the Time

Part of the Chamber's new Service Strategy is about everyone providing great guest service all the time...

Pounding the Partnership Drum

The first time I walked into the Squamish-Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC), I felt Whistler was instantly a better, more resilient place...

Energy Efficient Resident Housing

With the Beaver Flats development, the WHA took affordability one step further by integrating green building principles that lower the operating costs of the building and help to ensure more affordable monthly accommodation.

Sustainable Coffee Anyone?

A high-level, back of the envelope assessment of whether coffee has a place in a sustainable future...

Evolution in the Revolution

Small efforts such as light bulb replacement can be effective at illuminating the bigger challenge that climate change presents...

Meaningful Purpose and Learning

Is Whistler2020 meaningful, purposeful and learningful enough to fully engage the community in making change happen on the ground...

WHY THE FUSS ABOUT INVASIVE PLANTS?

"One piece of good news on the invasives front is that we've just formed a corridor-wide group to tackle the problem: the Sea-to-Sky Invasive Species Council...

‘Waste Heat’ Powered Neighbourhoods?

Athlete Village district energy system will provide approximately 95% of the space and water heating...

Catch the WAVE in Whistler

Imagine Whistler without our blue and pink WAVE buses merrily moving around town…

Building Innovations

Spring Creek Fire Hall acheives LEED Silver Certification...

Re-Use-It Centre Powers Social Sustainability

Whistler's only thrift store sells donated items ranging from sports gear and furniture to vintage clothing and books...

Cool Schools

SD#48 offers increased on-line eduction to support Flex-Ed program...

Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival

Action packed winter extravaganza of music, arts and sport...

Got gas?

...we’ll see an annual reduction in the greenhouse gases associated with piped propane across Whistler of some 15 per cent...

Taking a giant LEAP on energy efficiency

...the WHA was able install more than $30,000 worth of energy efficiency upgrades on Whistler Creek Court...

Connecting new with knew at Whistler Welcome Week

The Jill Ackhurst Community Welcome Dinner is the Welcome Week event that brings together over 500 newcomers and 200 locals...

Parkade Lighting Upgrades

Upgrades result in improved lighting and energy cost savings of $6000 annually...

David Suzuki garden gnomes could find a Whistler home

Whistler Council adopted Bylaw 1822, 2007 in February. The bylaw, which prohibits the nonessential or cosmetic use of pesticides, took effect immediately...

Getting so zero wasted

With the opening of the new regional composter this fall, all Whistler citizens can now deposit a variety of compostable materials into receptacles at both the Nesters and Function Junction transfer stations...

Whistler Green Drinks buzzing with hip passion

Green Drinks is a really great space to feel the pulse of the community when it comes to issues around sustainability…

Whistler’s foundation investing in our future

Glacial ice, green roofs, snowboarding inner-city youth, forest history studies and expanding community capacity through dialogue are examples of the dividends being invested in Whistler through grants from the Community Foundation of Whistler.

Ziptrek Connects Success and Sustainability

For Ziptrek Ecotours it’s easy to understand that business success depends on a healthy natural environment.