Oct 25, 2010 | BC, Business, Economic Development, iShift, Whistler, Whistler 2020
The Whistler Centre for Sustainability (WCS) and the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) are launching iShift a year-long Whistler2020 take action challenge that will help accelerate our resort community’s progress toward our shared vision of success and...
Oct 6, 2010 | BC, Community Planning, Engagement, Healthy Communities, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
Being called a monkey can, in many cases, incite a negative reaction. According to Wikipedia: The hundredth monkey effect is a supposed phenomenon in which a learned behavior spreads instantaneously from one group of monkeys to all related monkeys once a critical...
Sep 13, 2010 | BC, Collaboration, Community Planning, Healthy Communities, Natural Step, OCP, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
The first chapter in Whistler’s use of the Natural Step began in 2000 with our adoption of the TNS framework, which was then embedded into the community’s highest level policy, Whistler2020, in 2005. Whistler2020 is the first integrated community sustainability plan...
May 18, 2010 | Collaboration, Community Planning, OCP, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
Over the next 12 months, Whistler’s Official Community Plan (OCP) is being updated and community engagement is crucial every step of the way. The OCP update will be a collaborative process lead by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) and supported by the...
Apr 12, 2010 | BC, Business, Energy, Engagement, Events, Implementation, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
Whistler’s ongoing transition to a lower carbon resort community took another step forward last year as 11 local companies worked to better understand their specific carbon footprints, and to adapt their operations toward a better way of doing business. During...
Mar 29, 2010 | Neighbourhood, Placemaking, Shared Vision, Tourism, Whistler
Aside from the amazing athletic events, the inspirational feats achieved, and the great sportsmanship displayed throughout the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, what was it about the Games that made it such a wonderful, energizing and community-building...