RMOW is installing new gateway signs in Whistler Village and in other parts of the municipality to make it easier for visitors to navigate their way in the village.
Two new gateway signs will be installed at the entrance to Lorimer Road and Village Gate Boulevard as part of the Wayfinding and Cultural Connector projects.
The projects were launched four years ago, and were funded BC’s Resort Municipality Initiative.
As part of the wayfinding project, new signs, banners and portals were installed in the Village Stroll and municipal parking lots in 2016 and 2017.
New signage was also installed along the Valley Trail and major parks. The new gateway signs to be installed in December mark the last major component of the Wayfinding project.
In addition, this year the RMOW updated several maps to further help guests get around.
- Summer Valley Trail Map, including a companion small tear-away map provided to guests through Village Hosts and the Visitor Information Centre.
- Off-road recreational trail maps, also available at select trailheads.
As part of the Cultural Connector program, there were enhancements to Whistler Skate Park and Whistler Fitzsimmons Bike Park, including infrastructure upgrades like adding potable water and electrical services as well as safety improvements on the nearby Valley Trail.
RMOW said these enhancements added to the refinements undertaken earlier this year, including installing the Thunderbird First Nations public art piece on the Upper Village Stroll, refinishing the two Full Circlemurals below the Blackcomb Way overpass, improving the sidewalk along Chateau Boulevard and upgrades to the Valley Trail between the Whistler Skate Park and the Village Centre/Upper Village.
Future work is planned for outside the PassivHaus at the entrance to Lost Lake Park. Details will be forthcoming.
Started in 2014, the Cultural Connector is a scenic pathway through Whistler Village and to the Upper Village that links significant cultural institutions and public art pieces. The project was launched to complement the Audain Art Museum and the Timeless Circle public art piece by Susan Point.
“The enhanced signage is consistent with best practice in both its design and its breadth, and the Cultural Connector has certainly further promoted Whistler’s cultural offerings to our guests, as well as our residents,” said Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton.