Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: British Columbia

  • The Butchart Gardens – Vancouver’s botanical splendor

    The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, located near Victoria in British Columbia, are one of the most celebrated horticultural attractions in the world. Spanning over 55 acres of meticulously designed floral displays, they began as the vision of Jennie Butchart in the early 20th century. Their origins are rooted in industry and transformation, when 1904,…

  • Canadian contributions to the study of pathology

    Guillermo QuinonezLaurette GeldenhuysNova Scotia, Canada Canadian and American medicine in general, and pathology in particular, have developed in parallel and in synchrony since the nineteenth century. Despite Canada’s limited population, scientific cultural similarities and geographical conditions would explain such development. Canadians, some of whom practiced both in the U.S. and Canada, have made important contributions…