The Resort Municipality of Whistler’s Climate Action, Planning & Development Services Division includes the following departments.

Planning

Planning staff are responsible for:

• Land use (Official Community Plan and zoning)
• Development Permits
• Variances
• Covenant modifications
• Sign Permits
• Liquor Licences
• Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) and Crown recreation referrals
• Business enhancement
• Commercial development
• Visitor accommodation
• Advisory Design Panel
• Accessibility

604-935-8170
planning@whistler.ca

Parks Planning

Parks Planning staff are responsible for:

• Park, open space, recreational trail planning and design
• Village enhancement and landscape alterations
• Village and park accessibility
• Resort way finding
• Interpretative and neighbourhood signage
• Public art
• Memorial tribute plaques
• Street banners
• Crown land and Development Permit Area referrals

604-935-8180
resortexperience@whistler.ca

Climate and Environment

Climate and Environment is responsible for:

• Environmental regulations
• Cheakamus Community Forest
• Whistler Bear Working Group
• Whistler Fisheries Stewardship Group
• Forest and Wildland Advisory Committee
• Fitzsimmons Creek gravel management
• Air quality management
• Public education on environmental regulations
• Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council
• Sea to Sky Clean Air Society
• Water monitoring
• Environmental support for tree management and development permits

Luisa Burhenne
Manager, Environmental Stewardship
604-935-8165
lburhenne@whistler.ca

Resort Operations

Parks and Trails Operations

Parks and Trails Operations staff are responsible for:

• Park maintenance, including furniture, docks, signs, tennis courts, playgrounds, and infrastructure
• Park sanitation
• Trails maintenance
• Valley Trail and Village sidewalk snowclearing
• Snow-grooming for the Lost Lake cross-country ski and snowshoe trails

604-935-8307
parks@whistler.ca

Village Maintenance

Village Maintenance staff are responsible for:

• Village Stroll maintenance, including cleaning and snowclearing
• Repairs to Village Stroll rock walls, paving stones, signage and furniture
• Installation of festive lights, flags and banners

604-935-8277

Landscape, Turf and Irrigation Operations

Landscape, Turf and Irrigation Operations are responsible for seasonal work including:

• Flower beds
• Turf maintenance
• Landscaping and turf irrigation
• Merchant hanging baskets program
• Valley Trail tree hazard corrections

Derek Jazic
Landscape Maintenance Supervisor
604-935-8335
djazic@whistler.ca