Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Incident
Mayor J. Crompton commented on the recent incident at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC). He read Executive Director Heather Paul's comments in reaction to the incident.
COVID-19
Mayor J. Crompton encouraged everyone in the community to wear a face mask and make it the norm in Whistler.
Provincial Election
Mayor J. Crompton noted that October 21 is the final day for advance voting in the upcoming Provincial Election. General voting day is Saturday, October 24. He advised people to make a plan to vote, either in advance, by mail, or in-person on Saturday, and to visit elections.bc.ca to learn what they are doing to ensure a safe and accessible voting process, and answer any questions about the upcoming election.
Whistler podcast
On the latest episodes of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor J. Crompton spoke with the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidates for the 2020 B.C. Provincial Election to learn more about them as individuals, what their party stands for and their perspective on issues that impact Whistler. Listen to the podcasts at whistler.ca/podcast.
Recovery Working Group
Mayor J. Crompton noted that the recovery working group met on October 7 to continue to work through the insights and themes collected through the Community Conversations earlier this summer. He noted that this diverse group of community stakeholders are working together to help plan for Whistler’s shared recovery.
Public skating sessions
Mayor J. Crompton noted that public skating sessions have returned to the indoor ice surface at Meadow Park Sports Centre. He added that entry is by reservation only and the 60-minute timeslots can be booked up to 72 hours in advance. To learn more about what services are currently available and how to be prepared please go to whistler.ca/skate.
Waste Reduction Week
Mayor J. Crompton noted that October 19 to 25 is Waste Reduction Week. Waste Reduction Week’s purpose is to celebrate environmental efforts and achievements while encouraging new innovative ideas and solutions. Whistler will be celebrating with three virtual events this year. Follow the RMOW and AWARE Whistler’s social media feeds for event details, and waste reduction information and tips.
Halloween
Mayor J. Crompton noted that it is important for everyone to celebrate safely at Halloween by trick or treating in small groups, in local neighbourhoods. He noted that Tapley’s Farm will not be hosting their usual Halloween event.
Councillor C. Jewett Arts Update
Councillor C. Jewett noted the following events:
- Tour De Pumpkins: the Arts Whistler event will take place on October 30. Tour De Pumpkins is a community collection of carved pumpkins, displayed on a self-guided walk through Florence Petersen Park. Family, friends, and businesses can join the “Creative Community Carve”. Pumpkins are available free of charge from Arts Whistler on October 28, 2020 on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit the Arts Whistler Facebook page for event details.
- Whistler’s Chair-ity project has wrapped up, raising a total of $16,777 for local charities. Between July 1 and September 30, 15 Sea to Sky artists were hired to live paint and provide safe, authentic animation to visitors throughout the summer. In total, 30 chairs were painted and auctioned off. The project finished with a Paint-off at Olympic Plaza at the end of September. This project was created and produced by the RMOW’s Festival, Events and Animation Department, in collaboration with the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation.
- Arts Whistler is presenting their annual Hear and Now music festival online every Thursday night.
- Audain - Extended Moment exhibition is now closed. The new exhibition by Rebecca Belmore opens November 14. Docent tours are starting up again.
- Whistler Writers Festival was held last week.
Condolences
On behalf of Council and the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Mayor J. Crompton shared condolences with the family and friends of:
- Joel Wilson;
- Eric Henderson;
- Ryan and Hugh Nickerson; and
- Shirley Henry.