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Vancouver, April 1965 – May 1966. I nursed in the Emergency Room at the Vancouver General Hospital.

This large teaching hospital introduced me to the highest clinical standards practiced in any E.R. in North America. The 80 bed capacity dept. throbbed night and day with efficient activity. Covering all clinical specialties, this 13 months was an invaluable period of learning for me.

But I had to travel north to find the essence of Canada. I wanted to see moose, grizzlies and eagles soaring high. I certainly found them in the Yukon