Episode 20: Until everyone is equal, no one is equal (with SLCC Executive Director Heather Paul)

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.