I witnessed Whistler's first ever, standing-room-only council meeting last night. Even though it was a beautiful summer's night, the issue on everyone's mind was user pay parking fees.

Despite the tough economic times, it appears that Whistler's elected officials continue to run the resort like we're still in the golden days of the 90s.

Angry residents waited patiently at the podium to voice their disapproval with the Resort Municipality of Whistler's new pay parking fees, and explained how these added fees will impact small businesses in the resort.