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Sue Popesku Archives

We invite you to explore this curated digital archive comprised of arts, culture and heritage material collected by Sue Popesku and other members of northeast BC.

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The Fort St. John Hospital Article 1 (1973)

These are news article clippings from 1973 related to the Fort St. John Hospital (at that time called the Fort St. John Providence Hospital) and include photos as well as articles about the New Year’s baby, Executive, and a Hospital Referendum.

The Fort St. John Hospital (1969-1972)

These are news article clippings from 1969-1972 in regard to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Fort St. John Providence Hospital) and include articles about the New Year’s babies, a construction lawsuit, visitor events, and a referendum,

The Fort St. John Hospital (1965-1968)

These are news article clipping from 1965-1968. Sue made large books that have news paper articles from the Hospital Foundation for many years. There is information about important events that happened in the history of the Fort St. John Hospital.

The Fort St. John Hospital (1961-1964)

These are news article clippings from 1961-1964 related to the Fort St. John Hospital and include articles on the construction of the new hospital (then known as the Providence Hospital), New Year’s babies, ambulance services, donations of equipment such as a  “moist heat” machine, a shamrock swimming pool, and plants for flower beds, and more.

The Fort St. John Hospital (1958-1960)

These are news article clippings from 1958-1960 and relate to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Fort St. John Providence Hospital) and include articles about the New Year’s babies, the proposed new hospital, donation of a humidifier, and honoring Dr. Kearney,

The Fort St. John Hospital (1954-1957)

These are news article clippings from 1954-1957 related to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Fort St. John Providence Hospital).

The Fort St. John Hospital (1950-1953)

These are news article clippings from 1950-1953 related to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Fort St. John Providence Hospital).

The Fort St. John Hospital (1948-1949)

These are news article clippings from 1948-1949 and relate to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Providence Hospital) and include news about the polio epidemic and  more.

The Fort St. John Hospital (1946-1947)

These are news article clipping from 1946-1947 related to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Fort St. John Providence Hospital).

The Fort St. John Hospital (1939)

These are news article clipping from 1939 related to the Fort St. John Hospital (then known as the Providence Hospital) and include articles about the Home Nursing Class graduates, Dr. Kearney, who died in 1971, and a 2011 article by Larry Evans on J.W. Baker.

The Fort St. John Hospital (1930-1935)

These are time capsule news article clippings that relate to the Fort St. John Hospital. One article, published in the paper in 1992, was a story written in 1960 by Bill Dyer recollecting his life in Fort St. John which includes news of building a new hospital. The other articles are recollections of life in the 1930s including a baby being born in 1933, and a photo of community members sawing up wood for the hospital in 1934.

The Fort St. John Hospital (1929)

This catalogue is of news clippings that relate to the Fort St. John hospital and include an article written by Bill Dyer in 1992 that recounts a visit by Father Bueglet in 1929.