Heather Heritage Society AGM

Heather Heritage Society AGM

   PUBLIC LECTURE:  HEATHER HERITAGE PAVILION-Past, Present & Future Sunday, April 7th 2019, Hycroft Manor, 1489 MacRae Avenue, Vancouver Heather Heritage Society AGM: 2pm  Refreshments and Public Lecture: 2:30 Come and hear about the history of Vancouver General...
Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship Opportunities

Two Scholarships available to Students through CAHN/ACHN The Vera Roberts Endowment, which funds research and publication on the history of outpost nursing in Canada with priority to the Canadian circumpolar regions (north of 60 degrees parallel). Here is a link to...
Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions

QANE : Quality Advancement in Nursing Education Inviting Articles to be submitted. https://qane-afi.casn.ca/journal/ This special issue seeks contributions on the history of nursing education, on pedagogy and curriculum that focus on the history of nursing and...
Celebrating 100 years at the UBC School of Nursing

Celebrating 100 years at the UBC School of Nursing

Under the gorgeous sunny sky the long awaited event of the Ethel Johns’ plaque being unveiled in the garden adjacent to the UBC hospital brought to an end the long 12 years  process of her being recognized as a Person of Interest by the Historic Sites and...
The Forgotten Flu

The Forgotten Flu

  In 1918 the Spanish Flu swept around the globe and Nanaimo was not immune. Local business, industries and schools closed and an emergency hospital opened. To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Spanish Flu Epidemic, Vancouver Island University history...