This is how Big White residents get to the polls. SUBMITTED / Big White

Canada’s highest polling station: Big White residents face deep snow on way to vote

More than 18 centimetres of snow are blocking the way to Canada's highest polling station at Big White. 

But the Okanagan mountain residents aren't letting that stop them.

Stationed in the Inn at Big White, the polling station is at 5,757 feet which Big White calls the highest polling station.

Approximately 250 people were expected to cast their ballots at the station today, which closes at 7 p.m.

Big White is in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. 

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Parker Crook is a Saskatchewan-born reporter who began his career in journalism while studying the craft at SAIT in Calgary. After cutting his teeth at the school news outlet as the Opinions Editor, Parker landed a position at a Vernon newspaper and worked his way up to the editor’s chair. Parker strives to tell stories that have a genuine impact on the community he calls home. And, from courtroom dramas to on stage antics, Parker believes meaningful stories can be found just about anywhere.

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