Whether you've been a resident for 30 years, 3 years, or 3 months, your input matters. The RMOW is leading a process to update Whistler's Official Community Plan and Vision, with a number of opportunities for community input.
Official Community Plan and Vision Update 2018
Latest Status
Whistler’s future looks bright, thanks to you! Your feedback on the draft Vision and Official Community Plan is helping to inform the future of our resort community. Community input gathered between June 25 and July 15 is now being considered by staff for incorporation into the next drafts of the Vision and OCP. Revised draft documents will be presented to Council in the coming months.
Stay tuned for the next opportunity to have your say at a public hearing.
Overview
The goal is to update the Community Vision and current realities and policies of the 2011 OCP to address changing factors and conditions affecting the resort community, as well as recent RMOW studies, strategies and initiatives over the past five years, and closer engagement with the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations.
Timeline
Phase One
Whistler's guiding vision was revisited beginning in January during Phase One of the 2018 continuation project to replace Whistler2020, which has served as Whistler’s integrated community sustainability plan and highest-level policy document. Approximately 465 hours of community and committee input were provided so far in 2018 to inform updates to the Vision and OCP. Phase Two of the project will provide opportunities for community feedback on the draft vision.
Many people were involved in creating the Whistler2020 vision, and this new process builds on its foundation. Whistler2020 was developed in 2004 and 2005, and the detailed vision has served Whistler over the years that followed, helping to inform decisions and dialogue. Progress towards the vision has been tracked and reported annually. Learn more about Community Monitoring.
Phase Two
Phase Two continues this summer, focusing on community opportunities to review and provide feedback on the updated draft OCP – a continuation of the 2010 to 2013 OCP process – and on gathering input to finalize the Community Vision. Municipal staff have drafted Whistler's Vision and OCP based on input received during Phase One of the project. The draft documents will be available at the June 25 Community Forum for additional public review and comments. This current project builds on an intensive 20-month period of community engagement, policy development, document preparation and referrals. between 2010 and 2012.
Community Engagement
Phase One Community Engagement
A variety of community engagement activities were available in March 2018 as part of Phase One to update Whistler’s Community Vision and Official Community Plan (OCP). Community feedback was received in a variety of ways, including:
- a community forum on March 5 (150 in attendance)
- Ideabooks (30 responses)
- an online survey (250 responses)
- postcards to the future (520 responses)
- and social media comments.
A total of 1105 responses were received about vision-related content from Whistler2020 and from the 2011 draft OCP. The recent community engagement process builds on over 2,500 hours of community time in 2010-2011 to develop the OCP and on the detailed community planning that has occurred to date.
Phase One Video View Phase One Input
Phase Two Engagement
Municipal staff drafted Whistler's Vision and Official Community Plan, using a total of almost 3000 hours of input received from the community, committees, partner organizations and council this year and since 2010.
Over 130 community members attend the second Whistler Vision and OCP Community Forum on June 25 to review, comment on and ask questions about Whistler's draft Vision and Official Community Plan. The evening included an informal drop-in to review posters, presentations and table discussions.
The draft Vision and OCP were available for public review online from June 25 to July 15, and a new interactive tool made it easy to submit feedback.
