Cheakamus Community Forest The RMOW, Squamish Nation, and Lil’wat Nation are partners in the Cheakamus Community Forest venture. Through the partnership the Cheakamus Community Forest manages 36,000 hectares surrounding Whistler.
Subsidiary Organizations
Whistler Housing Authority A wholly owned subsidiary of the RMOW, the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) manages the successful and innovative resident housing program throughout the community of Whistler.
Whistler Village Land Co. Ltd. Whistler Village Land Co. Ltd. is municipal development corporation that is responsible for the development and enhancement of the Crown land that is the Village. This structure gives the municipality ultimate control over the design and development of the Village: that of an owner.
Emerald Dream Conservation C. Ltd. Emerald Dream Conservation C. Ltd. is a wholly owned corporation of the RMOW and is the trustee of the Emerald Forest Trust; a trust formed pursuant to a Trust Settlement Agreement dated November 16, 1999. The Emerald Trust owns the Emerald Forest lands.
591003 BC Ltd. 591003 BC Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Dreams Conservation Co. Ltd. that holds title to a portion of the Emerald Forest lands, which it leases to the RMOW. 591003 B.C. Ltd is the sole shareholder of Decigon Development Corp.
Decigon Development Corporation Decigon Development Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of 591003 B.C. Ltd. that holds title to a portion of the Emerald Forest lands, which it leases to the RMOW.
Emerald Trust Formed pursuant to a Trust Settlement Agreement dated November 16, 1999 as the sole member of 591003 B.C. Ltd. to administer the Emerald Forest.
Whistler 2020 Development Corporation (WDC) The RMOW created the Whistler 2020 Development Corporation (WDC) to facilitate the delivery of the Whistler Athlete Village for the 2010 Winter Games, now a residential neighbourhood called Cheakamus Crossing. The RMOW is the sole shareholder of the corporation; however, the corporation is a separate entity with no political connection to the local government.
Whistler.com (Coast Mountain Reservations) Operating as Whistler.com, Coast Mountain Reservations is fully owned by the RMOW (51 per cent) and Tourism Whistler (49 per cent). The RMOW purchased half of the shares from the private owner in October 2004. The decision to move forward with Tourism Whistler purchasing the remaining shares was agreed to by Tourism Whistler’s Board of Directors and the RMOW’s mayor and council in February 2006. Tourism Whistler is responsible for the operations of Whistler.com.
Tourdex.com Systems Inc Tourdex.com Systems Inc is a reservations and event booking system. Fifty-one per cent of its shares are owned by the RMOW and 49 per cent of its shares are owned by Tourism Whistler.
Cheakamus Leasing Corporation Cheakamus Leasing Corporation was incorporated on June 3, 2010 for the purpose of developing, acquiring, holding, managing, leasing and renting commercial lands and building space. The RMOW is currently the registered owner of six commercial strata lots located in the building known as “The Falls” located at 1040 Legacy Way (the “Commercial Strata Lots”) in the Cheakamus Crossing neighbourhood. The RMOW will remain the registered owner of the Commercial Strata Lots and will hold them in trust for Cheakamus Leasing Corporation, who will be the beneficial owner of the Commercial Strata Lots.
