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Hugh O’Reilly is Mayor
of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British
Columbia. He was born in the United States of
Canadian parents and grew up in the university
community of Davis, California. His father was a
founding member of the Rossland Ski Club and skiing
became Hugh’s vehicle to travel and work in a number
of resorts over a five-year period including Aspen,
Colorado and Val d’Isere, France before settling in
Whistler in 1977.
After completing a degree in
Business Administration from Simon Fraser University
in 1982, Hugh and his wife Patti built their first
home, started a business and raised their two
children in Whistler.
Hugh was first elected to council for the Resort
Municipality of Whistler in 1988, serving three
terms (eight years) as councillor before
successfully running for the mayoralty in 1996. He
was re-elected in 1999 and again for a third term in
November 2002, making him the longest-serving Mayor
in Whistler, as well as the longest-serving public
servant.
During Hugh’s time on Council, Whistler has
become a world-renowned, year-round destination,
winning numerous awards for resort community design
and planning, and visitor amenities. Hugh’s current
challenge is the development and implementation of a
comprehensive, long-term sustainability plan for the
resort community and guiding Whistler’s involvement
in the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
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