2023 Budget
The online engagement for the 2023 Budget has now closed.
Thank you for your input. Be sure to visit whistler.ca/budget for budget updates.
Engage with us!
Share your thoughts on the proposed 2023 Budget
Between December 1 and December 16, provide your input on the proposed 2023 Budget by:
- Viewing the December 1 Budget Open House video below
- Reviewing the 2023 Budget documents
- Reviewing the Budget Highlights
- Sharing an idea and your budget priorities below
- Asking a question below. Staff will respond to your question below in 1-3 business days
The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) plans its annual and five-year budgets to manage day-to-day services, operations, projects, and infrastructure investments and to take into consideration the longer-term strategy, challenges, and vision for Whistler.
Strong fiscal management remains the foundation of the RMOW's budget process. The budget is developed to manage current demands but is also focused on the longer-term strategy and vision for the community.
Engage with us!
Share your thoughts on the proposed 2023 Budget
Between December 1 and December 16, provide your input on the proposed 2023 Budget by:
- Viewing the December 1 Budget Open House video below
- Reviewing the 2023 Budget documents
- Reviewing the Budget Highlights
- Sharing an idea and your budget priorities below
- Asking a question below. Staff will respond to your question below in 1-3 business days
The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) plans its annual and five-year budgets to manage day-to-day services, operations, projects, and infrastructure investments and to take into consideration the longer-term strategy, challenges, and vision for Whistler.
Strong fiscal management remains the foundation of the RMOW's budget process. The budget is developed to manage current demands but is also focused on the longer-term strategy and vision for the community.
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Budget ideas
3 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Share your ideas and priorities for where you'd like to see the budget allocated over the next five years.
Note: Ideas that do not contribute to a safe and respectful space for others, or are unrelated to this topic, will be removed. Please review our moderation policy. Do not include any personal information about yourself or others.
By submitting your idea, you consent to your screen name and response being collected by Bang the Table, which stores data on a server located in Canada and provides it to the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). This collection of your personal information is under the authority of Section 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of gathering feedback on the RMOW budget. The personal information collected includes your screen name and opinions. Your response will be made public once reviewed and may be included in future reports to Council. Your personal information will be stored securely by the RMOW and deleted one year after the completion of the project. If you have questions about how your personal information is being collected, used or shared please contact communications@whistler.ca
Crosland3 months agoCharge for Water Use and therefore Sewer Use
For decades all our building have had water meters that go unused or documented. Water is a critical resource and should not be a flat fee. Water use equates to sewer use. Don’t raise flat fee rates by 5%. Charge for actual use. For properties without meters charge the average plays 20% to incentivize them to install a meter. A house with a swimming pool is charged the same water rate as a cabin- just wrong on so many levels.
0Crosland3 months agoReduce some Excessive Services
Many of our services are exceptional and even excessive: Snow clearing of streets could be reduced to significant snow falls. Few towns our size clear streets as often. Our plows do rounds when there is little or now new snow. This would also reduce fuel consumption and GHGs. Annual tree lighting should be reduce for expenses and energy consumption. Look at all services and determine ‘wants’ a versus ‘needs’.
2Rhonda Millikin3 months agoMore effective use of the current budget
Increased taxes are not required if the current budget is more effectively used. Council can direct RMOW staff to work across departments to solve issues. For example, the $10M allocated to RMOW for fire management should NOT be spent to cut trees (fuel thinning or fire breaks) because this exacerbates the effects of climate change (heat, flooding) resulting in more GHG emissions for air conditioners and more tax payers' dollars spent on flood control, directly through increased insurance and indirectly through RMOW spending. Rather, the $$ should be focused on direct mitigation of fire ONLY along the border of infrastructure by installing perennial herbaceous plants to retain humidity yearround and sprinklers (only to be used when there is a fire) sourced from rainholding tanks, augmented with more firetrucks and support for fire fighters. With Hwy 99 as the escape route, we need to focus on solutions that are onsite, cost-effective, and proven to work elsewhere. The wiildfire mitigation program should be combined with FireSmart so these federal funds, and provincial fire-related funds are used before local taxpayers funds. The taxpayers funds should instead be focused on educating and actioning the need for firesafe building materials, working with local landscapers and monitoring efficacy of fire mitigation steps including those I have suggested above. I will present other examples in a letter to council.
3B-rad Ideas3 months agoRegional transit should be planned from Pemberton to start. Too too many single occupancy cars from Pembie every day.
Better transit from Pembie a must
1Leslie Anthony3 months agoPlease contribute $1/citizen for the Ecojustice "Sue Big Oil" campaign, a class-action lawsuit involving Vancouver and other municipalities.
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Key Dates
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Operational and project budget planning
2023 Budget has finished this stageJuly - September 2022
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Council review of proposed operating and project budgets
2023 Budget has finished this stageOctober 1 - November 30, 2022
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2023 Budget Open House
2023 Budget has finished this stageDecember 1, 2022
Whistler Public LibraryLunchtime session: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Evening session: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Join Council and staff for the 2023 Budget Open House. During the informal lunchtime session, information boards will be on display and staff will be on hand to answer questions. The evening session will include a presentation and a Q&A portion.
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Community Feedback - Online
2023 Budget is currently at this stageDecember 1 - 16, 2022
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Regular Council meeting: December 20, 2022
this is an upcoming stage for 2023 BudgetBudget Guidelines
First 3 readings, Five-year Financial Plan Bylaw -
Regular Council meeting: January 10, 2023
this is an upcoming stage for 2023 BudgetFive-year Financial Plan Bylaw
First 3 readings of Tax Rate Bylaw
2023 Budget Documents
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2023 Budget Open House Presentation (5.49 MB) (pdf)
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2023 Budget Information Boards (1.89 MB) (pdf)
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2023 Department Operations Budget (270 KB) (pdf)
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Five-Year Project Budget Overview 2023-2027 (581 KB) (pdf)
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2023 Big Moves Climate Action Projects (247 KB) (pdf)
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2023 Budget media release (235 KB) (pdf)
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Corporate Plan
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2023 RMI and MRDT Quick Guide (1.06 MB) (pdf)
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Previous Financial Plans and Reports
Who's Listening
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