Wendy Thompson Bursary
The Wendy Thompson Bursary is available to students who wish to participate in an Outdoor Recreation Leadership program offered by secondary schools in School District 48.
Wendy Thompson was a strong, outdoor-oriented young woman who served as a ski patroller in Whistler, a paramedic with the BC Ambulance Service in Whistler and Vancouver, and as a volunteer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She was an active mountain biker and hiker. Ms. Thompson died when a British Columbia Ambulance Service flight crashed into the ocean at the north end of the Queen Charlotte Islands. At the time of her death, she was on the ambulance service’s Infant Transport Team, since she loved children and young people. This scholarship fund was established in her memory by her parents, Michael and Shirley Thompson.
Amount: bursaries of $500 will be awarded.
Who can apply: The Wendy Thompson Bursary is available to domestic students who wish to participate in an Outdoor Recreation Leadership program offered by secondary schools in School District 48.
Criteria:
•Be a resident of School District 48, attending one of the following schools as a domestic student: Howe Sound Secondary School, Pemberton Secondary School, or Whistler Secondary School.
•Participate in an Outdoor Recreation Leadership Program
•Demonstrate exemplary achievement and leadership qualities
•Self-identified financial need
Applications are open from January 28 until March 4, 2026. Visit the Whistler Community Foundation here for details.