At the Resort Municipality of Whistler's (RMOW) August 25 council meeting, council gave first and second readings to two bylaws that would see a revision to Official Community Plan and Zoning Amendment Bylaws to allow detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings on the First Nations Legacy Land known as Alpine North Block 2.  The zoning bylaw included a recommendation to apply the zoning to a two-hectare portion of the RMOW Community Land Bank Lands in order to avoid steeper slopes and mature forest areas of the Alpine North Block 2.

Including the two-hectare portion of the RMOW lands into the Legacy Land project would involve a land transfer between the municipality and the two nations.  The nations would receive lands adjacent to their current lands to build residential units, and the municipality would receive the Alta Vista lands (also known as the BCBC site, formerly the Capilano Highways works yard located just off of Highway 99).  The municipality has no specific plans for the Alta Vista lands although it is a central location for potential future municipal uses. An agreement in principle has been established to secure the transfer.

"This solution would be a win-win situation for the Lil'wat and Squamish Nations, as well as for the municipality," said Bill Barratt, chief administrative officer for the RMOW.  "This proposal would allow the nations to build all of the bed units in a more desirable area, while the municipality would have access to a portion of land that would be ideal for community infrastructure that may be required in the future."  The transfer would also save old growth forest that might have otherwise been developed.