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