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Join host Mayor Jack Crompton for candid community conversations about current events, local government and everything Whistler on The Whistler Podcast. As part of the RMOW’s and Mayor Crompton’s broader work toward enriching the community fabric and community building in Whistler, the podcast provides a new channel to connect with Whistler residents to discuss topics of municipal and community interest.Twice a month, Mayor Jack Crompton will invite a community leader or special guest to join him at the Mountain FM Whistler studio to share opinions about current events and hot topics that are important to the community.
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Tune in as Mayor Crompton and Bob Brett discuss how we can foster coexistence with our natural habitat and wildlife, ensuring that Whistler remains a sanctuary for all its inhabitants. This episode discusses biodiversity in Whistler, the vital importance of our old-growth forests, Grizzly Bears, challenges posed by invasive species, and the fascinating world of slime molds.
Welcome to season three of the Whistler Podcast, where we explore the heart of our mountain community's pressing issues. In this episode, Mayor Crompton and Fire Chief Thomas Doherty shed light on Whistler's proactive measures in wildfire preparedness. Join us as they discuss the town's comprehensive strategies and the vital role residents play in safeguarding our environment. From innovative initiatives to practical tips, discover how Whistler is gearing up to respond to wildfires and l...
Join Mayor Jack Crompton in conversation with Braden Dupuis, Editor of Pique Newsmagazine. Braden shares his vision for the Pique and they discuss housing, the Northlands rezoning process, the upcoming election and transit.
Join Mayor Jack Crompton as he talks to longtime Whistler resident and Pique Newsmagazine columnist, G.D. Maxwell. Listen in to learn Maxwell's episode to learn his Whistler origin story as a self-proclaimed corporate dropout turned local legend. If you agree with his opinion pieces or not, this is a must-listen episode.
Join Mayor Jack Compton as he speaks with the Chief Administrative Officer at the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), Virginia "Ginny" Cullen. Ginny shares her experience living in Whistler, how her role supports the RMOW and why the Whistler sessions were so important. Ginny explains that the intention behind the Whistler sessions was to clearly imagine Whistler's future. Listen to the episode to find out why Ginny aimed to provoke emotional responses to possible scenarios and make...
Join Mayor Jack Crompton as he has a powerful conversation with Tanina Williams of the Líl̓wat Nation, who shares her relationship with Canada, colonization, and her experience with systemic racism. Williams also speaks about healing trauma and her role working with youth.
Join Mayor Jack Crompton when he talks to Jen Ford about local, regional and provincial politics. Jen Ford is a councillor at the Resort Municipality of Whistler and the Chair of the Squamish Lillooet Regional District. She is also the first Vice President of the Union of BC Municipalities.
Join Mayor Jack Crompton as he talks to Audain Art Museum Director and Chief Curator, Dr. Curtis Collins about how he joined the Audain team and his connection to Indigenous artists and supporting their work.
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton speaks with Tricia Smith, a four-time Olympian in rowing and current president of the Canadian Olympic Committee. Smith talks about her multifaceted career in sport, including her early connection to the Whistler community, her experience as an Olympian and her career leading the Canadian Olympic Committee.
In this episode Rob talks about growing up in the Okanagan, raising his family in Whistler and his experience as a Ski Coach and Real Estate Agent. Rob also shares details on his extensive ski career including behind the scenes of his 1989 World Cup Downhill win on Whistler Mountain.
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton talks with Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph, the Manager of the Indigenous Youth Ambassadors Program (IYA) at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph talks about the IYA Program, and the linguistic histories of the Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation. She also shares about her weaving under the mentorship of Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George and performing in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter ...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Councillor Cathy Jewett speaks with artist Dave Petko (“Pepe”). Dave’s art spans from murals, paintings, sculptures, large scale installations for music festivals, and snowboard graphics to tattoos. You’ll find his work around Whistler: the mural on the Whistler Olympic Plaza washrooms, and at Black Ohm Tattoos. He was awarded the Whistler Champion of Arts and Culture in the 2021 Whistler Excellence Awards. Dave’s glow-in-the-dark exhibit Sta...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Councillor Cathy Jewett speaks with renowned contemporary indigenous artists Xwalacktun, from the Squamish Nation, and Levi Nelson, from the Lil’wat Nation. Xwalacktun and Levi Nelson collaborated with James Hart on the recently unveiled two-part work The Three Watchmen (by Hart) which is placed on a carved band called The Great Flood (Ti A7xa7 St’ak’) (by Xwalacktun and Nelson) outside the Audain Art Museum. The location is on the shared, u...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk speak to Chad Chomlack. Chad Chomlack is best known as a photographer, but is also a business person, wedding and celebration of life officiant, and facilitates the Soul Atrium retreat for men as part of his work as a life integration coach. Mayor Crompton and Chad Chomlack have been friends for almost 30 years. In this episode they talk parenting children on the cusp of adulthood, Sea to Sky culture, men’s me...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Councillor Cathy Jewett takes the reins as podcast host and speaks to renowned Whistler artist Isobel MacLaurin. Isobel MacLaurin describes how she and her late husband Don MacLaurin first moved to Whistler, the cabin they built for their family, life raising their four children (whose ski passes she obtained in return for paintings commissioned by the Garibaldi Lift Company) and her work as an artist in Whistler, as well as around the world. ...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk talk waste diversion, climate action, adapting operations during COVID, circular economy and the new ReLoveIt online store with Dave Clark and Lori Pyne of the Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS). October’s theme in Whistler’s Climate Action BIG MOVES Strategy is: Let’s love this place, reduce our waste. Lori and Dave detail how they accomplish this by reducing single-use plastics, minimizing food waste, buyi...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk speak to Dr. Clark Lewis about his primary care practice BettrCare that has used technology to modernize the house call, in a community with a shortage of family doctors. Dr. Lewis is an ER doctor, skier, mountain biker and surfer who, over his career, has watched access to primary care get more difficult for patients, and Dr. Lewis decided to bring back the house call to help fill that gap. During the pa...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk speak to Cathy Jewett and Heather Paul about the 2021 Whistler Excellence Awards. Jewett and Paul share their thoughts on the individuals and businesses recognized at the event and discuss the valuable work being celebrated, as well as reflecting on how Whistler has pulled together during the past 18 months of the pandemic. Both Jewett and Paul are former winners of the Whistler Citizen of the Year.
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk speak to Anoop Virk. Anoop is Executive Producer of TEDxWhistler, an event that shares “ideas worth spreading” on this year’s theme of Legacy. Anoop was one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 and BC’s 24 Under 24. She is known for her work reconnecting homeless individuals with their loved ones in Vancouver, building a gender equality based school in Africa and managing and operating a culinary business with co-owner of th...
In this episode of The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk speak to Marla Zucht, General Manager at the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA). The WHA manages 6,600 bed units through its ownership and rental programs, allowing around 80 per cent of employees to be housed within Whistler. Marla talks about the energy and vibrancy WHA housing developments bring to neighbourhoods. They also discuss how the program has evolved, debunk some myths, discuss the wait list and talk ...
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