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All The Following Village Information is tailored to the DISABLED and specific to your needs. We hope you that you'll enjoy your stay. •
Accessible
Accommodations Be Sure to check out our new Mapping just click on the map for full view of the Village for access...!
Getting Around Whistler For other routes you can use your BC BUS PASS if you have "Persons with Disability Status" and are a British Columbia Resident. Taxi
Service in Whistler with Accessible Cabs include two at Resort
Cabs at 604-938-1515
who also offer Airport Shuttle Service and one at Whistler Taxi
Services at (604) 932-3333 or toll free at (800) 203-5322. Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) Accessibility
The new library will provide a comfortable, accessible base for locals and visitors. A covered parking area will have accessible parking spaces. The adjacent elevator will lead to the library collection, the fireplace reading room, the library plaza and to the Village. An accessible computer workstation and accessible washrooms will be available and the municipality is seeking to add a full function TTY telephone. February 2008 will be notable as Whistler launches some new communication tools. An information kiosk in Village Square will feature maps, video insights, web cam images, event listings and more. A podcast, self guided Village tour will also be launched and linked to key map locations. The podcast, the maps and associated brochure will show the barrier free routes, accessible washrooms and provide some insight into life in Whistler. For more news from the Resort Municipality of Whistler please visit them at www.whistler.ca/access. The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has been busy addressing accessibility and infrastructure for the Resort. New signs for accessible routes in the village have just been added - look for them on your next visit.
The Village Host Program Welcomes You to Whistler!
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Like many other
communities Whistler Village is striving to adapt and grow with
the needs of the disabled. 
Saturday,
January 26, 2008 became a memorable day in the history of Whistler.
The new Whistler Public Library opened to the public on that day
and a new era has begun for this vital and well loved community
service. For decades, the Library has operated out of portable trailers
and, despite the modest facility, Whistler's library has been one
of the most well used in British Columbia, on a per capita basis.
In addition to the book, audio / video lending services, storytelling
and reading functions of a typical library, the Whistler library
provides a link to home for the many visitors and short term workers
that come to Whistler from around the world. 
The Village Host is a Resort Municipality of Whistler program with
3 staff and 73 volunteers. As resort ambassadors, Village Host volunteers
help guests with easy directions, quick answers and friendly advice.
We have a booth centrally located close to the Village Square attended
daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you need any assistance getting
around while you are in Whistler or have any questions prior to
your arrival, please do not hesitate to contact us at our office
phone number below. We also have copies of the Whistler accessibility
maps on site. Look for the Village Host volunteers wearing red on
the Village Stroll. We are here to help and we hope you have a wonderful
stay in Whistler. For more information contact us at Village Host
Program (604) 935-8478, Email: ihost@whistler.ca and our hours of
operation are Monday – Sunday Office: 9:00am to 5:00, Kiosk:
10:00am to 4:00pmWhistler Blackcomb Mountain Access
Whistler
Mountain is accessible to everyone
via the Village Gondola. Located just next to the Westin Hotel and
across from the Pan Pacific Hotel. Whistler Mountain is the only
Gondola to the top of the mountain for wheel chair and the mobility
restricted guest using Walkers or Aids. The
Whistler Village Gondola is the only accessible Lift for Wheel Chair
Access.
Whistler
Blackcomb Mountains (WB) Peak to Peak Gondola will be wheelchair
accessible. It is an important feature of Whistler Blackcomb’s
landmark project and Canada ’s newest tourism icon, the Peak
to Peak Gondola. Each Sky Cabin will be equipped with a spot for
one wheelchair (except for the glass bottom cabin). •
Parking
Locations Blackcomb Mountain is accessible by either four person ski lift chair or by Gondola which does not go to the top of the Mountain and is not wheel chair accessible. Whistler Bike Park is accessible to Quad Mountain Bikers in the Summer months only please see our detailed guide for information on Access to the park. One of the best in Canada is the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program (WASP) a program operating at Whistler Blackcomb and, catering to the Disabled.
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The
New Peak to Peak Gondola. 
Accessible Transportation The best way to get to Whistler will depend on your Disability and Mobility. Find
all the "Travel Information" you need listed below. For Taxi Service in Whistler with Accessible Cabs include two at Resort Cabs at 604-938-1515 who also offer Airport Shuttle Service and one at Whistler Taxi Services at (604) 932-3333 or toll free at (800) 203-5322. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is also offering a Taxi Saver Program to help you get around Whistler please contact them for more information. It is a long road but Whistler has made progress and by the time the 2010 Paralympics are under way the Resort should have all it's Transit Buses (WAVE) Wheel Chair Accessible. Accessible Car, RV and Van Rentals from Avis Scooter and Accessible Van Rentals and from Freedom Accessible Van Rentals in Vancouver. RV Rentals in Vancouver can be found at Accessible RV Rentals. Whistler Riverside Campground is Whistler's only four season operation. Please note, that the Sea to Sky Highway is under major road expansion and that delays are to be expected. Please check the Road Reports for any closures. Instructions
from Vancouver and Seattle are below. Be advised ROAD
DELAYS are in effect from Monday to Friday due to
Highway Construction.
From Seattle To Whistler Seattle to Whistler is about a 5 hour drive. The drive from Seattle to Vancouver is about 176 kilometer's (100 miles) and takes about 3 hours; it depends on delays at the Douglas Border Crossing (US-Canada border). The Vancouver to Whistler drive makes up the final 2 hours. 1.
Take Exit 275 off I-5 before arriving at the Douglas Border
Crossing Bus Transportation to Whistler Greyhound
Canada Transportation Corp. Greyhound Canada provides the only transportation option for Wheel Chair accessible buses for visiting Whistler from Vancouver. Each bus has access for 2 mobility restricted individuals at any one time. 48 hour Reservations are required to request a wheel chair accessible bus. If you require more travel information for Vancouver please visit the Special Needs Travelers Section of Tourism Vancouver. For
more information please call 1-800-661-8747. 200-1150
Station Street web: www.greyhound.ca Pacific Coach Lines (has no wheelchair accessible buses or vans) Pacific Coach provides daily scheduled service between Vancouver International Airport, Squamish and Whistler. Which include pick up and drop off at Major Hotels. Perimeter Whistler Express (has no wheelchair accessible buses or vans) The
only bus company to offer service from Vancouver International Airport
direct to Whistler. 4315
Northlands Boulevard ACCESSIBLE SCOOTER AND VAN RENTALS Avis Scooter and Accessible Van Rentals and from Freedom Accessible Van Rentals in Vancouver. Has
three Wheel Chair Accessible Vans. Whistler Taxi Services has one Accessible Taxi call them at (604) 932-3333 or toll free at (800) 203-5322. NOTE,,, The
Resort Municipality of Whistler is also offering a Taxi
Saver Program
to help you get around Whistler please contact them for more information. AIR TRANSPORT 8621
Fissile Lane 5911
Airport Road South
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Drive east out of the airport on Grant McConachie Way 