Following approval by the UBC research ethics board in October 30, 2023, the Whistler wildfire study titled Expectations of Wildfire Security in Whistler took off. In November, meetings were held with individual stakeholders in wildfire management in Whistler. Archival and geospatial data on historical wildfires were obtained from the Whistler Museum and Archives.

The public survey component of the study will kick off in the spring, 2024. This will be followed, in the summer, by interviews with members of the public and with wildfire management stakeholders in Whistler.

This website will continue to provide updated information on the progress of the research. Some of the results of the research will also be shared on this website later in 2024.