by admin | Feb 24, 2015 | Member News
Remembering Kirstine (Adam) (Buckland) Griffith (1922 – 2014) Kirstine Griffith, a long- standing History of Nursing member and loyal supporter of our group, died on December 5, 2014 following a brief illness. I will remember her wonderful smile and friendly greeting,...
by admin | Feb 14, 2015 | HON News, Presentations
Ethel Johns, first Director of the UBC School of Nursing, has been honored by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Parks Canada, as a “Person of National Historic Significance”. Johns is one of a very few nurses that have been so honoured. A...
by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mark your calendars: SUNDAY APRIL 19: 1PM – 3PM, for the History of Nursing in Canada Presentation & Fashion Show. Sponsored by BC History of Nursing Society, the event will take place as one of the Museums “Border Town Health Care” Historical...
by admin | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
We have just been given the good news from the Minister’s Office of Parks Canada that the unveiling event of the plaque in memory of Ethel Johns has been scheduled for Tuesday February 10, 2015 at 10AM, UBC. The event will be held at Cecil...
by admin | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Verna Huffman-Splane, one of Canada’s most noted nursing leaders and an honorary life member of BCHNS. Verna died early Saturday, January 10, just weeks after her 100th birthday. Verna was an icon of...
