Hope was born in
Trail, British Columbia, a small town in the west
Kootenays. She attended the
University of British Columbia, where she started in journalism by reading news on the campus radio station,
CiTR and reporting for the student newspaper,
The Ubyssey. She graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Hope then attended
Carleton University in Ottawa where she received a
Bachelor of Journalism (Honors). After graduating, Hope started working for
The Canadian Press as a junior reporter. She then returned to British Columbia where she joined the now-defunct
United Press Canada, working there for three years before joining BCTV. She was married to Roger Hope, a Global BC news cameraman; they had two daughters. ==Health and death==