2009 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards Winner — Residential Development — Resort Municipality of Whistler: Overview

Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia

Cheakamus Crossing Legacy Neighbourhood

In preparation for the 2010 Olympics, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) built a temporary athletes’ village which will be converted into a sustainable, compact, pedestrian-oriented community after the Olympics. Covenants will ensure that 90 per cent of the development is used to house local residents, and will restrict prices to allow a diverse mix of inhabitants and increase affordable housing in the area.