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The 2010 Winter Games will bring a variety of "hard and soft legacies" to Whistler. Whereas community assets, such as the new Olympic venues and the Athletes' Village constitute hard legacies, soft legacies include awareness creation, relationship building, skill development and much more. Summary of Whistler legacies: | $380,000,000+ | Directly benefiting Whistler | | $600,000,000+ | Indirectly benefiting Whistler | | Financial tools (annually) | $7.0m | | Community Land Bank for housing | $10-15m | Whistler Athletes' Village (contribution)
*Post Games: resident housing
- 152 townhomes / duplexes
- 67 condominiums
- 55 hostel units
- 55 Whistler Housing Authority rental units
- 20 market townhomes | $35.5m | Whistler Olympic Park
- Projected first year visitation 135,000 | $119.7m | The Whistler Sliding Centre
- Projected first year visitation 96,000 | $104.9m | | Whistler Mountain | $27.0m | Whistler Athletes Centre
- High Performance Centre
- 100-bed athletes' lodge
- 20 townhomes | $16.0m | | 2010 Games Operation Trust | $55.0m | | Whistler Celebration Plaza (contribution) | $5.0m | | Whistler Live Sites Program (contribution) | $8.0m | | Whistler Conference Centre | $3.0m | | Highway 99 improvements | $600+m | | | |
In addition, Bell will hugely advance the telecommunication infrastructure within the Sea to Sky Corridor as well as at the venues. To some extent, the new Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre can also be included in this list, as they have received considerable support because of the showcase opportunities in 2010. Further to these "hard" legacies, Whistler will gain from many "soft" legacies, such as - The huge media exposure before and during the 2010 Winter Games. During Games time alone it is expected for Whistler to make 3bn "new dates" on TV.
- Community Pride and a "Can-Do" mentality
- Increasing involvement of the Lil'wat and Squamish First Nations with the Whistler community
- Advanced business skills
- Deepened collaboration between Whistler stakeholders, levels of government and tourism organizations
- Increased accessibility to and within Whistler
- Substantial support for the arts
- Educational programs at local schools, including the media arts program at Whistler Secondary
- Work and volunteer experience for locals, including high school students
- Showcase opportunities for Whistler sustainability stories, the Whistler Adaptive Ski Program, etc.
- and many more.
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Whistler Legacies