The Whistler Cenotaph was installed outside of the Whistler fire hall in 1985. It was commissioned by the Rotary Club of Whistler to honour the soldiers of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The stone came from a quarry off the Duffey Lake Road and was installed by Art Den Duyf. It was unveiled on November 11, 1985, by Mayor Terry Rodgers and dedicated by then-Rotary Club president Floyd Leclair. The ceremony occurred just three days after the cenotaph’s installation was completed.
The cenotaph was moved to its current location and a second dedication ceremony was held on November 10, 2017. The Rotary Club of Whistler secured funding from the American Friends of Whistler, the Community Foundation of Whistler (community fund for Canada 150), the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation, and from Veterans Affairs Canada Commemorative Partnership Program. In addition, the project received value-in-kind, and discounted services from local design and construction firms.
