Meet your Council

Whistler Council was asked a few questions to help the community get to know them better. Find out what Mayor and Council love most about Whistler and more!

Mayor Jack Crompton

What do you love most about Whistler?
The people and the place. I can ride my bike or ski with terrific people every day.

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?
Shale Slope.

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often? 
I am often found on a chairlift singing “this must be just like living in paradise… and I don’t wanna go home…” My kids are unimpressed.

You have to pick one: bike or ski?
Ski.

Councillor Arthur De Jong

What do you love most about Whistler?
Whistler has the greatest natural assets in the world for mountain resorts. It is an outdoor playground like no other.           

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?
Skiing in the Crystal or Symphony zone.                       

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often?
Find your passions to make a difference !

You have to pick one: bike or ski?
Bike!

Councillor Jen Ford

What do you love most about Whistler? 
I love the peace and beauty of the mountains. I love our community, and how we have all come from somewhere else and chose Whistler to be home.

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?
On a chairlift or at Meadow Park Sports Centre pool with my son.

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often? 
It's a new day! Look forward to the possibility rather than backward to what was.

You have to pick one: bike or ski?
Ski!

Councillor Ralph Forsyth

What do you love most about Whistler?
Walking (or skiing!) through snow-laden trees in a winter storm.

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?
Skiing in the alpine.

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often?
​“That was awesome!”

You have to pick one: bike or ski?
Ski

Councillor John Grills

What do you love most about Whistler?
I love being part of a community where I've been for the entire time it was being built. It has been a very unique opportunity in a very special place.

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?
For many years the answer would be “in an arena coaching or watching one of my kids playing hockey” now the answer is “on the hill for a few runs then meeting up with friends”.

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often?
“Don’t worry, I think I can fix it”.

You have to pick one: bike or ski?
Ski. I could keep myself active in the summer without biking, but I couldn’t survive being here in the winter without skiing.

Councillor Duane Jackson

What do you love most about Whistler? 

After extensive travel, I fell in love with Whistler for the majestic beauty and recreational opportunities.  Once settled, I realized Whistler has an incredibly diverse and passionate community, with whom I have huge respect, and who share my values and commitment to protect as the resort matures.

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?

Saturdays are catch-up and family days, and typically involve some form of outside activity.

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often?

I don’t think I can write that one down.

You have to pick one: bike or ski?

Bike summer. Ski winter.

Councillor Cathy Jewett

What do you love most about Whistler?
I love that it is a small town, in a beautiful place with a connected community.  It is about the most cosmopolitan little town with amenities that rival any other little town.

Where are you most likely to be spotted on a Saturday in December?
Ha ha!  I'll be at Base 2 in my mountain safety uniform making sure that the ski school pick-up area is safe.  Like a lot of Whistlerites, I work weekends and holidays.

What’s the phrase you are known for saying most often?
Bring me a Weekend Globe! My son never remembers.

You have to pick one: bike or ski?
You've heard it before – I came for the winters and stayed for the summers ...Bike!