Whistler Lodge Survey

December 2012Commissioned by the VP Administration

Introduction• Dec. 2011 Coriolis Report• Jan. 2012 Referendum• Continuous consultations with Ski and

Board and VOC• Preliminary Club Survey• Open Forum• Campus-Wide Survey

Details• 3000+ responses• On-campus bias (28% v. 17%)

Lodge Perceptions:

Split into:• Lodge users

465• Non users

2663

48% service

14%business

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Lodge use by faculty

Applied Science

Arts

Commerce

Education

Forestry

Graduate Studies

Kinesiology

Land and Food Systems

Medicine

Science

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100%

18%

13%

15%

18%

19%

26%

14%

10%

16%

16%

“I would prefer the AMS to maintain a lodge in Whistler.”

22%

26%32%

9%

11%

Never used the lodge

59%23%

9%5% 5%

Lodge Users

Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

“…If there were no changes to student fees, I would prefer…”

Total0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

15% 20%30% 35%

Cease operations and sell the lodge (putting the money into an investment fund)No opinionMaintain the lodge in its current state (including making significant required repairs)Refurbish and improve the lodge (including conversion to private rooms)

Maintain

Refurbish

Conclusions1. Lodge is viewed primarily as a service

2. Plurality of users AND non-users prefer to keep a lodge

3. Preference is to Refurbish or Maintain

PROPOSAL FOR CONSIDERATION

Proposal•  Continue Whistler Lodge as a service• Long term plan to refurbish the lodge and

fund capital repairs through Student Spaces Fund

• Early preliminary estimate of total cost: • ~ $700,000

Required 2013 Costs• $85,000 in 2013

– Deck entrance $10,000– Exterior exit door replacement $7,000– Upper deck of hall $50,000– Manager suite renovations $15,000

Required 2014 Costs• $111,000 Washroom repairs and

ventilation $50,000– Chimney repairs $11,000– Roof $50,000

• $224,000 – Building envelope and windows $200,000– Furniture replacement and upgrades $20,000– Other $4,000

Considerations• Student Spaces in Code• History of Student Spaces funding• New SUB Microbrewery cost• Potential emergency funding

Student Spaces FundThe Student Spaces Fund (formerly CPAC) shall be administered by Council on the recommendation of SAC, the Student Life and Communications Committee, or the Executive Committee. The Fund shall be used to finance specific capital projects authorized by the referenda of November 1982 and November 1991, including:

i) the construction of new day care facilities;ii) development of athletic facilities in the vicinity of the SUB;iii) development of on-campus student housing;iv) SUB renovations and expansion; andv) Whistler Cabin renovations and expansion.

Path Forward• Move forwards to refurbish the lodge as

service to students with continual capital funding from Student Spaces

• Maintain lodge as is with funding from Student Spaces

• Sell the lodge with profits going to AMS Endowment fund