Whistler’s Mayor and Council reviewed a list of proposed 2025 capital projects at the November 19 Committee of the Whole meeting. These projects range from Valley Trail improvements to flood protection measures and critical water and sewer infrastructure upgrades.
Of the $38.5 million total project budget:
- $18.4 million relates to Utilities spending (Water, Sewer, Solid Waste); and
- $2.6Mm relates to the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) spending
Chief Administrative Officer Virginia Cullen noted that most of the work falls under the ” need ” category rather than “want.”
“I just wanted to note that the majority of projects we’re looking at today are what we would put into the category of core municipal work,” she said. “This is reflective of the age and stage of the community. In Whistler, we enjoy a wide range of community assets, in part because we are a resort municipality, and part of our responsibility is to support the tourism economy. With that, the care of these facilities falls under municipal responsibility.”
An overview summary of projects and 2025 budget information is available on engage.whistler.ca.
Most of the funds for projects, if approved through the budget process, would come from the Utility Reserves and the General Capital Reserve, with some additional funds for tourism-related projects and infrastructure coming from the provincial Resort Municipality Initiative and Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT, also known as the “hotel tax”).