Opinion

'During each winter, and particularly after Whistler has received a large dump of snow in the valley, we have found the highway both north and south of Whistler to be well cleared of snow, while the highway in Whistler, particularly between Function Junction and Lorimer Road, had a lot of snow on it, even though we knew it had been plowed.'

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