Whistler Joins in BC Solar Days

Fun in the sun at Meadow Park Sports Center on May 29

The Resort Municipality of Whistler is taking part in BC Solar Days with an afternoon of solar activities. Bring your family down and join in the solar celebration!

"Whistler is participating in Solar Days because we are a Solar Community and committed to helping our citizens learn more about the environmental benefits and financial savings they can achieve by equipping their homes and other buildings with simple, proven technologies to harness renewable energy. This initiative is consistent with our community’s broader vision of becoming the premier mountain resort community as we move toward sustainability."
-Guy Patterson, Housing Planner with the Resort Municipality of Whistler

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, May 29th
• Time: 11am - 2pm
• Location: Meadow Park Sports Centre
• Planned activities: Solar race car races by the AWARE kids Nature club, industry showcase and public tour of the meadow park solar thermal install.

Come down and watch the kids race solar race cars, learn about solar hot water and take a tour of the solar hot water installation at the Meadow Park Sports Centre. There will be lots of fun SolarBC giveaways as well - from Solar Days t-shirts, to magnets and green pens with sunflower seeds you can plant at home.

Meadow Park's Solar Hot Water Installation

Meadow Park Sports Centre is a state of the art recreation centre that boasts a brand new solar and ground source heating system. This system uses the ambient heat of the earth to heat the pools throughout the centre using a heat pump. The solar panels are used to pre-heat the domestic hot water loads directly. The introduction of this system is designed to meet 75% of the pool water heating needs and 35% of the domestic heating needs.

For more information on the Whistler Solar Days events, contact Julia Waring at 604.935.8138 or email at jwaring@whistler.ca