by admin | Jun 4, 2018 | Awards, HON News, Uncategorized
May 28, 2018 The BC History of Nursing Society is the recipient of the 2017 Best Website award. Each year, the BCHF offers a certificate and cash prize of $250 for the best website on a topic of British Columbia history. The award honours individual or group volunteer...
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | HON News, Uncategorized
An ‘ethnic’ souvenir for a WWI Nurse has brought the Curator at the Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens, Greece and the BCHNS together. Curator Eleni Papathoma, M.A. contacted the BCHNS thru “contact us” on our website enquiring about a Nursing...
by admin | Oct 14, 2016 | HON News
CHNS had a day of celebration today, celebrating Nina Rumen’s Birthday, Ethel Warbinek’s Birthday and Launching our New Website with Anita Petersen, our Webmaster! Anita walked us through the website pointing out new features and taking suggestions &...
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 | Dec 18, 2014 | Events, HON News
Alice Sims is RJHSN Alumnae President and laid a wreath on behalf of RJH Alumnae in Victoria honouring Nurses War contribution The RJH Alumnae is a member of BCHNS
by admin | Sep 9, 2014 | HON News
A special display in the Foyer of the Woodward Medical Library at the University of BC features the collection of Ethel Johns’ Medals. Johns, who was the first director of the UBC School of Nursing, gave her medals and awards to the Library late in her life....
