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Donor Profile: Cathy Jewett

Meet one of AWARE’s founding members, supporter, and donor: Cathy Jewett. Cathy has lived in Whistler for nearly fifty years, is heavily involved in community organizations, and is currently a Councilor at the Resort Municipality of Whistler…

Claire Ruddy Saying Goodbye To AWARE After 15 Years

Claire Ruddy joined AWARE as a Board Director 15 years ago as a volunteer before becoming the organizations first Executive Director in 2013. Looking back over the past decade, seemingly small steps have added up…

Donor Profile: Vice President John Rasmussen

Meet AWARE donor and Vice President, John Rasmussen. What is your favourite place in Whistler?Off piste to the left of Seventh Heaven! I’m a snowboarder and that’s the best place for laps after a fresh…

Old Forests Around Whistler

Explore the forests surrounding Whistler from the comfort of your home with our online story map (below). Go on a virtual tour as you click map layers on and off, or zoom in to the locations you are interested…

Climate News: Council Votes to Adopt Zero Carbon Step Code

At the May 16th Council meeting Mayor and Council voted to adopt the Zero Carbon Step Code in a move that will ensure the greenhouse gas emissions of new buildings are accounted for. By implementing…

13 Must Read Books on Climate Change

Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to do some more reading? You want to start reducing your carbon footprint and learn more about the current environmental state of the world. Or maybe you want…

All Candidates Meeting on Conservation, Climate and Community Wellbeing

On Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, AWARE and Whistler Community Services Society hosted an election All Candidates Meeting on the topic of “Conservation, Climate and Community Wellbeing”. At the session Council Candidates responded to questions provided…

Coping With the IPCC Report

In August 2021, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that caused distress and anxiety for many of us. The world’s top authorities on climate change told us of the “clear…

March 19 Day of Action

March 19, 2021 marks a big day of action here in Whistler and around the world. Read below to learn how you can get involved (COVID safely of course) and what’s going on in our community…