Whistler’s high cost of living forcing workers to leave

February 21, 2005
Source: Globe and Mail
Original story — link verified on February 21, 2005

With a cost of living that is 30 per-cent higher than Greater Vancouver’s and an average housing price of $1.3 million, Whistler has been priced so far out of reach of the town's employees that they are demanding a "special living allowance" of $4,000 a year.

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