The Resort Municipality of Whistler is developing a comprehensive Municipal Lands Strategy.

The Strategy will provide a strategic decision-making framework to guide how municipally owned lands are evaluated, retained, developed, acquired, or disposed of. It will support consistent, transparent, and long-term land management decisions, and help identify opportunities to use municipal land to advance housing, community amenities, economic development, and complete community goals. The Strategy will also guide supporting policies, partnership approaches, and financial planning to ensure the effective and sustainable use of public land.

The Strategy is not a list of predetermined development projects, does not commit the RMOW to specific land uses or developments on individual parcels, and does not replace future planning processes, public engagement, or Council decision-making.

All information provided to the RMOW for the purpose of providing comments on the Municipal Land Strategy Questionnaire is authorized under s.26 (e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and is securely stored within Social PinPoint, on a Canadian-based server for one year after project completion. Please do not include any personal information in your responses. If any is provided, it will be deleted. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the collection and/or use of personal information, please contact privacy@whistler.ca.

Workshop 1 of the Municipal Lands Strategy will bring together key partners to help shape the foundation of a transparent and defensible approach to evaluating municipal land.

The first workshop focuses on setting direction, rather than making site-specific decisions. Your early input will help ensure the strategy reflects shared priorities, local context, and practical decision-making needs.

Participants can expect a collaborative, discussion-based session focused on:

• How municipal lands should be evaluated and categorized (e.g., retain, develop, dispose, further study)
• What criteria matter most when prioritizing sites (e.g,. readiness, cost, risk, impact, alignment with housing and community needs)
• Ensuring the framework supports housing, amenities, economic development, and complete community goals

The Pre-Workshop Reading Package is available in the project library.