Election Promises Kept | Ralph Forsyth | Resort Municipality of Whistler

PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT

The eight most important words a politician can say are:

“I did what I said I would do.”

When I was first elected to council in 2005 and re-elected in 2008 I had an aggressive agenda of things I wanted to accomplish. Reflecting on those years I’m happy with what I was able to achieve as a councillor.

It also goes without saying that I did not accomplish anything on my own. There was a lot of help and support along the way from Council colleagues, resort partners and most importantly concerned citizens like you… Thank you!

~ Ralph Forsyth

Here are the issues that Ralph has been committed to in the past, and details of what’s been accomplished:

Support Tourism Economy
- Agreed to long term stable funding agreement with Tourism Whistler
Strengthen Small Business
- Worked with Chamber of Commerce to re-vamp the “Whistler Spirit Program”
- Approved a multi year Fee for Service Agreement between the RMOW and Chamber of Commerce
Support Arts & Culture
- Approved $100,000 to develop the Office of Community Cultural Coordination
- Approved multi year Fee for Service Agreements with the Whistler Arts Council
- Agreed to matching contribution in partnership with the Federal Government for the re-development of Rainbow theatre (Funded by RMI Grants)
Support the Development of Events
- Approved the development of Whistler Celebrations Plaza (Funded by RMI Grants)
- Approved $2.3M Budget for Festivals Events and Animation (Funded by RMI Grants)
- Approved $2.3M Budget for Festivals Events and Animation (Funded by RMI Grants)
Deliver on Employee Housing Initiatives
Housing Delivered:
- 36 Owner units at Fitzsimmons Walk
- 221 Owner units at Cheakamus Crossing
- 47 Duplex and 39 Single Family units at Rainbow
- 55 Rental Units at Cheakamus Crossing
Retain Young Families
- Council Provided $70,000 to Whistler Childcare society to make up for Government funding shortfall
- Worked to find third party to keep Teddy Bear Daycare open
- Initiated Childcare working group With RMOW Staff and Whistler’s childcare providers
Develop a Municipal Policy on Childcare
- Adopted the Childcare working group policy report
Engage our young people through a Youth Advisory Committee
- Worked with Council and Staff to create a Youth Advisory Committee which served as an advisory Group on the Official Community Plan process

PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT

The eight most important words a politician can say are:

Here are the issues that Ralph has been committed to in the past, and details of what’s been accomplished:

Support Tourism Economy

Strengthen Small Business

Support Arts & Culture

Support the Development of Events

Deliver on Employee Housing Initiatives

Retain Young Families

Develop a Municipal Policy on Childcare

Engage our young people through a Youth Advisory Committee

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