We want to express our deep gratitude to all the people who made last week’s community vaccination happen.
The list of thank yous is longer than can be included here, so if you were involved in any way please know our deep gratitude extends to you. Whether you answered a phone, cleaned the space after close, gave a jab, or welcomed residents at the door—we are deeply grateful to you.
Thank you to the Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Office. Dr. Penny Ballem, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister Adrian Dix saw the reality of our situation and responded quickly. We are grateful for your continued leadership.
Thank you to Vancouver Coastal Health. The leadership of Dr. Patty Daly, Sean Parr and Dr. John Harding was effective and empowering. VCH’s on-the-ground team got stuck in quickly, and many of you spent a week away from family caring for our town. Thank you to: Colleen Moberg, Caprii Doucet, Kristine Good, Randi Greer, Lee-Anne Chipapen, Liz Lee and Kate O’Connor.
Thank you to the medical community of the Sea to Sky corridor. Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, whether retired or still practising, stepped up to serve, often without being asked. Many of you vaccinated us on your days off from providing COVID-19 tests, delivering primary care, running pharmacies or working emergency shifts. You were kind, professional and thorough.
Thank you to the team at Tourism Whistler (TW) and the outside workforce who joined TW for the clinic. You ran an incredibly tight ship. Your years of experience providing warm, hospitable experiences were obvious in service of this clinic.
Thank you to our own Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) team, which stepped up on short notice and delivered an incredible outside plan for the clinic. Thank you to Whistler Fire Rescue, Bylaw and Whistler RCMP for your on-the-ground line management.
Thank you to Whistler Blackcomb for contributing your physical-distancing, line-management expertise.
Thank you to our local artists and Arts Whistler for filling the space with such wonderful art. It was nice to get a jab and sit with (or in) beautiful art. Spirits were LIFTed.
Thank you to Whistler Chamber of Commerce for getting the word out to the business community.
Thank you to the Pique Newsmagazine for making sure we all had all the information we needed about this clinic.
Finally a big thank you to all community members who participated in this clinic and got your jab. The word from those who were working the clinic is you were kind, grateful and even enthusiastic.
Your decision to get vaccinated doesn’t just protect you but it protects our community. Please remember to keep your contacts to very few over the next three weeks while you gain the benefit of the immune response provided by your first shot.
RMOW Mayor Jack Crompton and council // Whistler
