Whistler Resort Municipality Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia


Resort Municipality - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a resort municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. W of Garibaldi Peak, between Squamish and Pemberton, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

Whistler Resort Municipality: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Whistler Resort Municipality

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Whistler Resort Municipality

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Whistler Resort Municipality Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Whistler Resort Municipality

References to Whistler Resort Municipality that document the origin of its place name

Resort Municipality of Whistler incorporated 6 September 1976; Whistler (Resort Municipality) confirmed 8 December 1975 on 92J. Boundary extensions gazetted 22 July 1993, effective 19 May 1993, being an extension into Garibaldi Provincial Park; altered application confirmed 29 July 1994 on 92J/2 and 92J/3. Subsequent boundary extentions per Order in Council 435, 21 June 2007. See Whistler Mountain for name origin information.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-30