National Nursing Week

National Nursing Week

 Monday May 11, 2020 marks the start of National Nursing Week in Canada. The week, which began in 1971, is intended to draw attention to nurses in our health care system, and to recognize their hard work they do year-round. Gloria Stephens, a former BCHNS member who...
Maxine Bredt passes

Maxine Bredt passes

It is with great sadness we post the passing of Maxine Bredt who turned 100 years on September 21, 2019.  For more information click here: https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/maxine-bredt-1079000871    
Opera tells the story of HMHS Llandovery Castle

Opera tells the story of HMHS Llandovery Castle

The HMHS Llandovery Castle was one of five Canadian military hospital ships during the First World War. It was hit by a torpedo from a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on June 27, 1918. Of the 234 people who died, 14 were Canadian nurses. The story of the...