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Sense of Place
Sense of Place
Reported results for 2021 demonstrate a high sense of belonging to Whistler, amongst permanent residents at 90%, thought there is a noticeable disconnect felt by second homeowners with only 59% satisfied. Permanent residents’ satisfaction levels still surpassed benchmarked communities’ results (+7pts).
Why we monitor this
‘Sense of belonging’ contributes to the development of a community’s social fabric. Social fabric depicts the strength of the relationships among people living within the same community. Often these relationships help individuals and groups in a community to organize for work, play and community development.
What this measures
This indicator measures Whistler community members’ self-reported sense of belonging to the community of Whistler and is collected in the RMOW’s annual Community Life Survey
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