Twelve years ago I was part of the Council that adopted Whistler 2020, Whistler’s integrated community sustainability plan. This document is the community’s shared vision and plan for continued success. According to Statistics Canada our Population in 2011 was 9,824; in 2016 it jumped 20% to 11,854, so I’d say we’re on track to hit 15K by 2020. The problem is we aren’t building to the pace of our population growth.

Our Tourism visits are also at a breaking point and many in the community are asking if we’re “killing the golden goose.”

We had a plan and we’ve failed to follow it. In fact we’ve abandoned it. Now is the time to re-visit Whistler 2020 and chart our course for the future.