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LOCAL CALLS FOR SAFETY UPGRADES ON SEA TO SKY HIGHWAY With tourism booming and traffic increasing, community leaders are urging action to make the Sea to Sky safer and more reliable—for residents and visitors alike JENNIFER THUNCHER
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quamish local Matthew Paugh is about all things transportation and tourism. He is likely best known to many as an administrator of the 87,000-follower-strong Sea to Sky Road Conditions Facebook page. He also created the Duffey Lake Road Conditions page. He is the fleet operations manager of the Squamish Connector and president of the Canadian Tour Guide Association of British
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Mayor Armand Hurford told The Squamish Chief that the District’s Transportation Master Plan advocates for greater speed limit enforcement along the Sea to Sky Highway.
Columbia. He drives on the highway daily. Given his experience, Paugh has developed strong views on the Sea to Sky Highway. He has collected thousands of signatures on a petition to improve safety on the highway. When asked what he thinks is one of the top
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things he sees going wrong on Highway 99, Paugh warns it is likely a controversial take. “Locals thinking that because they know the road better, they’re entitled to do whatever they want on it. Those same locals will blame tourists for not knowing the road,” he said. “I won’t say that there is not an aspect of unfamiliarity with
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the highway—that is an issue for some drivers.” He uses the example of motorcycle riders. “If they’re on a speed bike, a Kawasaki Ninja, for example, there’s no cargo capacity on that bike. HIGHWAY: Continued on 2