The Whistler Podcast

After 35 years of feeding Whistler, Ingrid’s Village Cafe is closing their doors.  In this episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefuik host Ingrid’s owners Fiona Minton and Nancy MacConnachie as they reflect on the past 18 years of operating Ingrid’s Village Cafe.   They discuss what it was like owning a business in Whistler with the ebb and flow of tourism and seasonal s...

 In this episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk meet with Court Larabee, Executive Director of the Indigenous Life Sports Academy. The ILSA provides indigenous youth with unstructured sports, striving to create social change and development within Indigenous communities in the Sea to Sky Corridor.   Court begins the episode by educating the listener on the proper ter...

In this episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton and Cole Stefiuk are joined by Whistler’s family doctor, Karen Kausky. Dr. Kausky has been treating Whistler residents for over 30 years, and provides an inside look at the pandemic from her perspective.   In the conversation, Dr. Kausky touches on the challenges family doctors face today and the battle between practicing medicine and op...

In this episode of the Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton is joined by the voices of the Sea to Sky radio station, Mountain FM’s Darren McPeake and Marshall Whitsed.   They discuss emergency preparedness, and hear Marshall's first person account of his experience in the Fort McMurray wildfires. They reflect on how COVID-19 has changed their work and lives, and how they are battling the rep...

 The Whistler Podcast is back for its second season!   In this episode, host Mayor Jack Crompton introduces Cole Stefiuk as a collaborative voice, and is joined by the Sea to Sky Corridor Mayors for their third Mayors discussion on the Whistler Podcast.  Squamish Mayor Karen Elliott and Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman join in and discuss COVID-19 and where they draw their inspiration from while leadi...

Long time Whistler Real Estate professional Pat Kelly joins Mayor Jack Crompton with co-host Councillor Duane Jackson as they discuss the Whistler real estate market.    Pat identifies who the Whistler purchaser is and how interest rates affect those purchases. He shares his market forecast, and discusses short term and long term investments while touching on the Airbnb movement and how COVID-19 i...

Pique Newsmagazine reporter Braden Dupuis joins Whistler’s Mayor Jack Crompton on Episode 26 of the Whistler Podcast to discuss the BC Election.  Originally from the prairies, Braden holds a bachelor of journalism from the University of Regina.   They discuss the implications of a ‘snap’ election, the effect of mail in ballots in the Sea to Sky riding, the results for Whistler and the Liberal part...

On episode 25, Councillor Ralph Forsyth joins Mayor Jack Crompton to discuss the municipal budget with the RMOW director of Finance Carlee Price.  Carlee acts as the chief financial officer for the RMOW and is responsible for directing and overseeing the municipal financial operations.   T hey discuss how the budget is composed and the funding benefits of living in a resort community. They touch o...

On episode 22, Mayor Jack Crompton connects with the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky BC Liberal Party candidate for the 2020 provincial election to learn more about Jordan Sturdy as an individual, what his party stands for and his perspective on issues that impact Whistler. Jordan offers his solutions to tackle the RMOW’s strategic priorities: housing, climate action and community balance. Mayor Crompto...

On episode 23, Mayor Jack Crompton connects with the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky BC NDP candidate for the 2020 provincial election to learn more about Keith Murdoch as an individual, what his party stands for and his perspective on issues that impact Whistler. Keith offers his solutions to tackle the RMOW’s strategic priorities: housing, climate action and community balance. Mayor Crompton also pose...

 On episode 24, Mayor Jack Crompton connects with the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky BC Green Party candidate for the 2020 provincial election to learn more about Jeremy Valeriote as an individual, what his party stands for and his perspective on issues that impact Whistler. Jeremy offers his solutions to tackle the RMOW’s strategic priorities: housing, climate action and community balance. Mayor Cromp...

On episode 21, David Dale-Johnson joins Mayor Crompton to offer his real estate and economics expertise on this time of accelerated change in Whistler as a result of the pandemic.  They discuss the real estate implications of COVID-19 on remote work, e-commerce, economic diversification, and the supply chain. Dr. Dale-Johnson also offers a preview of a panel discussion on September 26 about the ev...

Mayor Jack Crompton catches up with Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) Executive Director Heather Paul to discuss some COVID-19 impacts on SLCC staff and stepping into a new role at the beginning of a pandemic. Heather suggests that making internal changes and not shying away from difficult conversations about injustice and inequality is a step in the right direction to make our society a bet...

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne joins Whistler’s Mayor Jack Crompton on Episode 19 of the Whistler Podcast to discuss the shared experiences of their resort communities in this uncertain time. They discuss the strong link between tourism and the environment, the importance of deepening the visitor experience and what it means to be a Tofitian or Whistlerite.  Tune in hear Josie explain how her master&a...

Whistler personality Feet Banks joins Mayor Jack Crompton on Episode 18 to discuss the characteristics that make Whistler a one-of-a-kind place to live and visit.   They cover the draw of the mountains, making and losing incredible friends, and community building in Whistler. Feet shares his secret for writing a great story and explains that time and space are necessary for the next generation to...

MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Jordan Sturdy joins Mayor Jack Crompton on Episode 17 of the Whistler Podcast to discuss local and regional challenges and opportunities as businesses begin to reopen in BC. MLA Sturdy explains operational modifications at the legislature meetings and improved connections between elected officials in the Sea to Sky Corridor as a positive outcome of COVID-19.  Busi...

Mayor Crompton connects with Val Litwin on episode 16 of the Whistler Podcast to discuss restarting business in Whistler and BC. Val is the former CEO of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce and  has been the President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce since September 2016. They discuss Val’s experience leading BC’s biggest business organization, improved access policy makers during COVID-19 and r...

On Episode 15 of the Whistler Podcast, the Sea to Sky Corridor Mayors connect to discuss the constant state of change impacting the Whistler, Squamish and Pemberton communities during the pandemic.  Mayor Crompton, Mayor Elliott and Mayor Richman discuss the phased approach to reopening, the role of Mayor during COVID-19 and opportunities to ‘build back better’ following the pandemic. The similari...

Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, joins Mayor Jack Crompton on episode 14 of the Whistler Podcast. They discuss the challenges of the year so far, how COVID-19 has impacted Canada and transformed his role as an MP and encourage support for local businesses. One of the unexpected outcomes of COVID-19 is the speed at which all levels of govern...

Registered counsellor Greg McDonnell joins the Mayor on episode 13 to discuss mental wellness in the community during COVID-19. Greg has extensive experience offering psychotherapy for youth, young adults and adults, family therapy, critical incident response and sport performance counselling and offers his insights to help individuals build resilience during challenging times. They discuss the im...

This episode, Mayor Jack Crompton connects remotely with Inspector Kara Triance, the RCMP’s Officer in Charge for the Sea to Sky region. Inspector Triance has over 20 years of policing experience from a variety of regions including Richmond, the Vancouver International Airport, Victoria, Bella Bella, and the Vernon/ North Okanagan region. They discuss the challenges of adapting to the speed of cha...

This week, Mayor Crompton’s guest is Jan Jansen, the recently retired General Manager of Resort Experience for the Resort Municipality of Whistler. Jan was with the municipality for 30 years, 10 of which he was seconded to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. During this 10-year anniversary of the 2010 Games edition of the podcast, listeners will gai...

Lindsay DeBou is our third athlete to be interviewed on The Whistler Podcast as part of the 10-year anniversary series featuring 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games athletes, organizers and volunteers. Lindsay started skiing when she was three years old and later became a member of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, racing competitively in the 1990s. In 2008, Lindsay joined the Canadian Para-Alp...

Retired Canadian alpine skier Britt Janyk is Mayor Crompton’s guest for episode 9 of The Whistler Podcast. Britt Janyk was raised in a ski family; her grandfather was the engineer responsible for installing the first double chair on Grouse Mountain, mother Andree skied competitively and was a ski instructor and younger brother Mike was also a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. Britt recounts...

Our guest on episode 8 of The Whistler Podcast, Mercedes Nicoll, is a 4-time Olympian competing in Turin in 2006, Vancouver in 2010, Sochi in 2014 and PyeongChang in 2018. Mayor Crompton and Mercedes kick off the podcast by discussing her role with Team Canada at the recently held Youth Olympics and together they recognize all of the incredible local athletes that competed. On the second part of t...