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Women’s suffrage campaigners found opposition, and support, in the church

by Flyn Ritchie • May 20, 2020 • 0 Comments

BC BookLook has just posted an interview with Lara Campbell about her new book, A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia (UBC Press, June 2020). Women gained the right to vote in British Columbia in 1917.…

Canada at 150: Honouring those who created our nation – and their faith

by Flyn Ritchie • January 19, 2017 • 0 Comments

To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, The Vancouver Sun and Province are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians. Stephen Hume began with soccer star Christine Sinclair January 6 and has followed up with Terry Fox,…