Salmon Arm Paralympian Natalie Wilkie to be honoured at weekend celebration
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SALMON ARM, B.C. — Salmon Arm and area residents will have a chance to honour their Paralympic champion this Saturday (May 30).
The City of Salmon Arm will celebrate Natalie Wilkie, who won four medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Games in March, including Canada’s first gold medal of the games. The 25-year-old was also named flagbearer at both the opening and closing ceremonies.
“The celebration will include a welcome, remarks from Natalie and an opportunity for the community to meet and congratulate one of Salmon Arm’s most inspiring athletes,” the City of Salmon Arm said in a social media post.
Wilkie began training and competing in cross-country skiing at the age of four and was introduced to para cross-country skiing in November 2016, just a few months after she lost four fingers in an accident during a school woodworking class.
