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Liz McDonald

Liz McDonald

Liz comes from Thamesford in southwestern Ontario, where she grew up surrounded by cornfields and creeks, fostering an early love for the outdoors (there was little else to explore in her one-stop-light town).

Her passion for reading, photography, performance and people led her to stumble into journalism as a career, which may have also been influenced by her parents' nightly watching of local TV news and morning radio listening.

Liz had a brief stint in theatre before she studied broadcast journalism at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., and then got a double major in history and political science at Western University.

Then, by a twist of fate, her passion for a sport called slacklining led her to a master's degree in journalism at the University of British Columbia.

After finishing (for now) her long career in academia, Liz went on to report with Sun Peaks Independent News. Her love for skiing, slacklining and reporting brought her back to the Sea to Sky and to the team at Pique Newsmagazine.

When she’s not working, she spends her days reading, exploring the outdoors and connecting with her community.

Recent Work by Liz

‘Our communities are living breathing things'

‘Our communities are living breathing things'

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre updating content
Federal Conservative candidate Keith Roy ready for the writ

Federal Conservative candidate Keith Roy ready for the writ

Keith Roy, Conservative candidate for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, talks campaign plans for looming federal election
Missing snowboard returned at Whistler Blackcomb

Missing snowboard returned at Whistler Blackcomb

While some items lost in Whistler are never to be seen again, one Pemberton family had a good outcome thanks to an eagle-eyed Whistler Blackcomb employee
An end-of-year Q&A with Whistler’s MP Patrick Weiler

An end-of-year Q&A with Whistler’s MP Patrick Weiler

From business health to intra-party conflict and fears around bilateral trade, it’s been a busy year in Canadian politics
Spearhead Huts Society sets its sights on new hut

Spearhead Huts Society sets its sights on new hut

With solar finished and water connections close to completion at Kees and Claire Hut in the Spearhead, the Society is fundraising for the second hut in the traverse
‘A double whammy’ of food this year for bears in the Sea to Sky

‘A double whammy’ of food this year for bears in the Sea to Sky

Local bear researcher Michael Allen on his annual fall bear count, and what led him to his never-ending fascination with the misunderstood mammal
Video: Topless protesters disrupt Whistler Film Festival

Video: Topless protesters disrupt Whistler Film Festival

An organizer for WFF said she wished the protesters would have used the film festival as an avenue for dialogue instead of disruption
Snowboarder rescued from snow-immersion event on Blackcomb Mountain

Snowboarder rescued from snow-immersion event on Blackcomb Mountain

While stoke is high, early season conditions mean skiers and boarders should exercise extra caution in and out of bounds
SLRD board re-elects Jen Ford as chair

SLRD board re-elects Jen Ford as chair

Area C director Russell Mack re-elected as vice-chair
A sneak peek at Blackcomb’s conditions ahead of opening day 2024-25

A sneak peek at Blackcomb’s conditions ahead of opening day 2024-25

With waist-deep powder, opening day is shaping up to be one for the record books
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