Liz McDonald is the community reporter in Sun Peaks (Skwelkwek’welt). As a new community member, she is learning a lot about the village and the people who live, work and play here.
Liz grew up in a small town outside of London Ontario in Treaty 6 before moving to Vancouver (Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories) for graduate school where she studied journalism at UBC. She’s passionate about telling diverse stories, from municipal politics, to sports, the environment, and mental health and substance use policies.
When she’s not working, she loves slacklining, highlining, bouldering, hiking, skiing, yoga, reading, photography, cooking and a strong cup of coffee.
After decades of dreaming, fundraising and planning, Sun Peaks Health Association met its objectives. The association’s board says it plans to end unless locals champion a new healthcare vision.
The move to Skwelk̓wélt Indigenous Snowsports Team makes the team more inclusive of all members practicing on Skwelk̓wélt and allows for growth into skiing in the future.
‘The instructors at Adaptive Sports Sun Peaks are worth their weight in gold. They’re tolerant, patient, thoughtful, passionate, caring, and have a lot of humour,’ explained a veteran who participated in the program.
While drought conditions lead to lower snowpack in Sun Peaks, a diversified economy and snowmaking helped some local businesses at the start of this year’s ski season.