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A newspaper writer, columnist and section editor for most of her professional life, Maureen Duffus has also enjoyed a few unrelated occupations, including a summer job in Britain as secretary/driver for the touring Oxford and Cambridge Players. The under-funded student group foundered shortly after their short run as a fringe show at the Edinburgh festival.
Career:
After graduating from the University of British Columbia Maureen began a career in journalism at the Victoria Daily Times and the Ottawa Citizen before spending several years in England while her husband completed his doctorate at Oxford University. After returning to Victoria she worked on both the Colonist and Times newspapers before they became the Times-Colonist. Her writing career continued as communications officer at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, where she published a newsletter, “Marine Sciences News,” and wrote feature articles “translating science into English for non-scientists.”
She has also written numerous historical articles for the former Colonist weekend magazine, The Islander, and other publications. Her subjects include local history, oceanography and hydrography, and an illustrated history of fashion for a Centennial edition of a Victoria newspaper.
Read more about Maureen's articles and talks she has given.
Volunteer:
Chair, studio dance section of the Victoria Music Festival and
Co-founder & director, the Vancouver Island Ballet Society (1970s-80s);
Member, Canadiana Costume Museum (1990s);
Chair, View Royal Community Archives committee (since 1998).
Family:
She is the great-granddaughter of James and Mary Yates who came to Fort Victoria in 1849, after whom Yates Street is named.
Married to Dr. John Duffus, professor emeritus and former Dean of Science and Engineering, Royal Roads Military College. Two sons, two grandchildren.
Books by Maureen Duffus
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Contact Maureen
info@maureenduffus.com
Saloon built by James Yates in 1860 on Wharf Street. The iron pillars and stone walls are still there, see Recent Photo.
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