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:

• Parks, open space, Valley Trail, recreational trail planning, design and policy development
• Village enhancement and landscape alterations
• Village and park accessibility
• Resort way finding
• Interpretative and neighbourhood signage
• Public art
• Memorial tribute plaques
• Street banners

604-935-8180
parksplanning@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 snow clearing
• Snow-grooming for the Lost Lake cross-country ski and snowshoe trails

Village Maintenance

Village Maintenance staff are responsible for:

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

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

604-935-8307
parks@whistler.ca

Building

Building staff are responsible for:

• Building permits and applications 
• BC building code 
• BC energy step code requirements in Whistler 
• BC solar hot water ready requirements in Whistler 
• Building and plumbing regulation bylaw 1617 
• Design guidelines for solid waste wildlife-proof enclosures 
• Development permits 
• Vancouver Coastal Health approvals 
• Active/historical property information 
• BC Energy Step code and energy efficiency incentives 

604-935-8150 
buildingdept@whistler.ca 

Transit & Transportation

Staff are responsible for:

• Whistler Transportation Action Plan 
• Transportation Advisory Group (TAG) 
• Getting to and around Whistler 
• Whistler Transit Services 
• Transportation Projects 
• Sea to Sky Transit Future Plan 
• Whistler’s Transit Expansion Plan
• Transit Managment Advisory Committee 
• Bus stops and bus shelters

604-935-8197 
Transit@whistler.ca 

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CAPD Division Administration

604-935-8180
resortexperience@whistler.ca