About the Author and Contributors

John Douglas Belshaw, Ph.D. has a long connection with Thompson Rivers University as a History professor and is now a faculty member in the Open Learning Division. He is also a consultant to the post-secondary sector and a writer. Belshaw has authored, co-authored, and edited several articles and books on the history of British Columbia.

Contributing Historians

Robin Anderson, M.A., Department of History, University of the Fraser Valley

Kelly Black, M.A., Department of History, Vancouver Island University

Tina Block, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, History & Politics, Thompson Rivers University

John Bonnett, Ph.D., Department of History, Brock University

Melanie Buddle, Ph.D., Department of History, Trent University

Lisa Chilton, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Prince Edward Island

Chris Clarkson, Ph.D., Department of History, Okanagan College

Michael Dawson, Ph.D., Department of History, St. Thomas University

Lisa Dillon, Ph.D., Département de Démographie, Université de Montréal

Christopher Dummitt, Ph.D., School for the Study of Canada, Trent University

Norm Fennema, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Victoria

Russell Field, Ph.D., Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba

Nancy M. Forestell, Ph.D., Department of History, St. Francis Xavier University

Alan Gordon, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Guelph

Esyllt Jones, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Manitoba

Mary-Ellen Kelm, Ph.D., Department of History, Simon Fraser University

Tracy Penny Light, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, History & Politics, Thompson Rivers University

Peter McInnis, Ph.D., Department of History, St. Francis Xavier University

Ian Milligan, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Waterloo

Doug Owram, Ph.D., Department of History, University of British Columbia – Okanagan

Adele Perry, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Manitoba

Jennifer Pettit, Ph.D., Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University

Katharine Rollwagen, Ph.D., Department of History, Vancouver Island University

Robert Rutherdale, Ph.D., Department of History & Philosophy, Algoma University

Eric Sager, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Victoria

Daniel Samson, Ph.D., Department of History, Brock University

R. Scott Sheffield, Ph.D., Department of History, University of the Fraser Valley

Jonathan Swainger, PhD., Department of History, University of Northern British Columbia

Georgia Sitara, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Victoria

Keith Smith, Ph.D., Departments of History and First Nations Studies, Vancouver Island University

Katrina Srigley, Ph.D., Department of History, Nipissing University

Jordan Stanger-Ross, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Victoria

Timothy J. Stanley, Ph.D., Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa

Pamela Sugiman, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Ryerson University

Robert Sweeny, Ph.D., Department of History, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Sharon Wall, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Winnipeg

Miriam Wright, Ph.D., Department of History, University of Windsor