Whistler is home to around 10,000 permanent residents, 2,500 seasonal residents and 9,000 second home owners. It hosts upwards of two million visitors annually and expects to have a daily population of around 55,000 during the 2010 Winter Games. The Resort Municipality of Whistler will continue to operate essential services and some services, as listed below, will be enhanced during the Games.
To ensure the Meadow Park Sports Centre Parking lot is available to the community during the 2010 Winter Games, a three-hour parking limit will be strictly enforced beginning Friday, January 1.
Meadow Park Sports Centre will be open throughout the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Regular hours are seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The facility is home to an indoor kids pool, lap pool, hot tub, steam room, arena, fitness studio, weight room and squash courts.
Located three kilometres north of the Village off Highway 99, Meadow Park Sports Centre is also accessible by foot on the Valley Trail and by the Alpine Meadows #4 or Emerald Estates #3 buses.
| Municipal and Community Services | |
|---|---|
| Meadow Park | 6 a. to 10 pm |
| Myrtle Philip Community Centre | Regular Hours |
| Municipal Hall |
Regular Hours starting March 1st 8 am - 4:30 pm |
| Recycling and garbage disposal | Regular Hours |
Schools:
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| Doctors | Regular Hours |
| Whistler Health Care Centre | 8 am to 10 pm with emergency services available overnight |
| Canada Post | Regular Hours |
| Library |
Closed January 30 - March 7, 2010 Regular Hours from March 8 to 11, 2010 Revised operating hours during the Paralympics |
| Open Facilities / Operating Hours | |
| Grocery Stores (minimum) | Same winter hours as 08/09 |
| Liquor Stores | Same winter hours as 08/09 |
| Whistler Blackcomb | Many programs based on Blackcomb for 09/10 season. Limited availability during Games. |
Want to learn what a typical day might look like for you during the Games? Click here to see how it may shape up: A Day in the Life.
After hours medical assistance:
BC Nurses Hotline 1-866-215-4700 (deaf and hearing impaired call 1-866-889-4700). They will give you advice or direct you to seek immediate medical attention at an emergency department, which in Whistler is located at the Whistler Health Care Centre corner of Lorimer and Blackcomb Way.
Call 911 for ambulance or 604-932-4911 to access emergency physician on call.
Link to the official website for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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