Mayor Jack Crompton catches up with Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) Executive Director Heather Paul to discuss some COVID-19 impacts on SLCC staff and stepping into a new role at the beginning of a pandemic.

Heather suggests that making internal changes and not shying away from difficult conversations about injustice and inequality is a step in the right direction to make our society a better place. 

She openly talks about her husband’s battle with cancer, the friends she has lost to the disease, and the legacy of Darcy Burke. 

Heather is community-minded leader with a passion for creating transformative connections through listening and kindness. She was named the Whistler Citizen of the Year in 2017 and one of five Canadian women making a lasting imprint on mountain culture by Mountain Life Magazine in 2018. After a long career in technology, including 16 years as a Systems Analyst and Economic Development Analyst with the Resort Municipality of Whistler, she offers insight into her experience as a women in tech and her love of Whistler’s arts community.