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On June 8th at the Fairmount Chateau's "Fairmont Friday" in the Mallard Lounge Whistler Rotary President Ken Martin presented Isobel MacLaurin with an honorary membership to the Rotary Club. Rotarians, family, friends, artists, retired foresters and all who cherish Izzy and late husband Don'ssubstantial contributions the Community over the past 50 years were happy to raise glass: most likely a glass of champagne. Vintage hats and furs were worn by many to commemorate the style and accomplishments of this Rotarian couple.
They came to Whistler in 1951. As time, work and a family of 4 children would allow they made and lasting imprint with substantial contributions to the development of Whistler. Izzy was an artist and Don was a forester. Strong and passionate outdoors people, they walked all over this valley, soon creating trails, marking them with signage and cairns; organizing a group to build hiking huts at Russet Lake and Wedgemount. Inaugural Rotarian Don made the first hiking trail map for Whistler in 1971. Don, with Izzy at his side was the driving force behind preserving Lost Lake as a park thus saving it from developers. They always saw the value of this area eccologically and spiritually thus initiating the design and inseption of the Whistler Interpretive Forest; the suspension bridge over the Cheakamus River is named "MacLaurin's Crossing" after Don.
This beautiful couple gave with huge depth of soul to the community of Whistler. Izzy holds the fort at meetings with her history and wit; a champagne glass in hand.
They were a partners who knew how to have fun as well as contribute, vigorously sharing this skill!
How delighted we are that our own Ken was awarded Rotarian of the Year at the District Conference in Squamish on Saturday June 2nd. 
The Rotary Club of Whistler is excited to announce the creation of an Environmental Education Fund for the purpose of providing annual seed funding to local or international environmental sustainability education projects or scholarships. The fund has been created with a very generous donation of $20,000 from the Environmental Education Action Programs Society (EEAP) at our March 29th Alumni Night celebration.
On November 10th the Cenotaph project was completed. Our club is very proud to be involved with a citizens group that initiated the project. The project was funded by 
On November 4 
Again in what is now an annual event Whistler Rotary held a Pancake Breakfast on May 19th, to support the 
Did you know that August is Rotary Membership Month? And there is no more important issue for Rotary.
On June 27 the Rotary Club of Whistler held a very special meeting to: Install our 2017-18 Board and to present Paul Harris Fellow Awards to Ginny and Kerry Dennehy.
The friendly cry was heard for the now annual Whistler Public Library Pancake Breakfast. On May 19 the Rotary Clubs of Whistler and Whistler Millennium joined forces to raise funds for the Whistler Public Library.
