About Janet Mary Nicol
I am a freelance writer with a special interest in BC history, social justice and art and have written more than 350 articles for 47 magazines. Currently I am working on a book-length biography of a BC artist. In 2017, I completed a short-term research assignment on the 75 year history of the Vancouver Foundation, Canada’s largest community foundation.
Volunteer work includes the BC Labour Heritage Centre, summer workshops with teachers in Mongolia, Peru and Tanzania, serving on boards of “Room,” a literary journal, BC Historical Federation and the Vancouver municipal Youth Justice Committee. I taught high school history for 29 years in Vancouver.
I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Masters degree in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia and am the recipient of the Anne and Phillip Yandle Best Article Award given by the BC Historical Federation (2013) and Award of Teaching Excellence given by the BC Teacher Institute for Parliamentary Democracy (2015).
I gratefully acknowledge writing and teaching on the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Photos by Bonnie Nicol, 2018
February 15, 2011 at 10:19 pm |
Janet this is wonderful…i just found and didn’t know you had a blog…going to have some reading to now…thanks
February 27, 2011 at 12:04 am |
Have been following your articles in BC History with great interest. Very pleased to recently discover your wonderful blog.
June 10, 2011 at 2:16 pm |
Hi Janet,
I read your article in NI about missing and murdered aboriginal women and the upcoming walk4justice. Could you tell me where the 4000 figure (of murdered and missing aboriginal women) comes from? You have it in a quote from Bernie Williams, but walk4justice doesn’t include it on their site (the usual estimate is 600). Thanks, Jane.
February 9, 2012 at 9:28 pm |
Can I include you on my email lost to receive invitations and info about my shows?
ww.karenyurkovich.com
October 10, 2014 at 8:58 pm |
My name is Connie Tallio and I was assistant Editor at one time for the Native Voice around late sixties to mid 70’s. I along with Christine Oliver. And also worked for the Native Brotherhood for a number of years. I am trying to find some stories on our Native Veterans for our upcoming Assembly for our School here in Bella Bella. In particular the Veterans, Stanley Larsen, Christopher Hall, Henry MacKay, Billy Gladstone and others from Bella Bella. If you can guide me to the appropriate site or whatever I would certainly appreciate this.
May 16, 2017 at 5:19 pm |
Hi Janet
Re “Like a bolt from the blue”
I found very interesting the part in this article where the remaining 12 Russian men ordered deported for alleged anarchist activities, were eventually paroled and actually never expelled from the country. I followed the immigration board hearings of the Russians in the The Daily Province up to their sentencing. However after their sentencing the newspaper seems to have lost interest in the men’s circumstances especially as to interment in Vernon,the imprisonment in the penitentiary and the later parole in December 1920. I have been regularly updating a modest history of the RCMP in B.C. from 1919 to 1950 and .would appreciate finding out what your sources for the internment to parole were