A Worker’s Friend

Law, Unions and Politics

by by GVIP

Peter Marcus was born in Toronto on July 31, 1945. He moved to Vancouver in 1966. For many years he worked in health care, retiring in 2002. He was active in the Hospital Employees’ Union and in leftist politics. In his retirement he remains active, particularly with the Communist Party of Canada. His poetry attempts to reflect his socialist leanings.

by by GVIP

Gordon Cruse had a long and satisfying career working with young offenders as a youth supervisor at Victoria’s Youth Custody Centre for 26 years. A foster parent since 1973, Cruse completed two years of pre-med studies at the University of Saskatchewan. He also worked 14 years in radio, both on Canada’s west coast and the prairies as well as a year as a rock ‘n’ roll DJ and newsman with Radio Caroline, the first of the offshore British radio pirate ships. Now retired, he lives in Victoria, BC.

by by GVIP

Gordon Cruse was a corrections officer at Victoria’s Youth Custody Centre for 26 years. A foster parent since 1973, Cruse completed two years of pre-med studies at the University of Saskatchewan and worked 14 years in radio before his long and satisfying career working with young offenders. Now retired, he lives in Victoria, BC.

by by Paul DuVernet

Peter Marcus was born in 1945 in Toronto. He moved to Vancouver in 1966. He found steady work in the health care system as a cleaner and later as a transport attendant and retired in 2002. He was an activist in the Hospital Employees’ Union and a member of the Communist Party of Canada. His first book, A Worker’s Friend, was published in 2019.

by by GVIP

by by GVIP

by by GVIP

Matthew Kalkman has an LLB from Durham and an MSc. from the London School of Economics. He represented the LSE at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. His writings have been published in the Cambridge Student Law Review and the Inter Alia Law Journal. After Studying French at ULaval, he is presently working in environmental law in Vancouver, B.C.

by by GVIP

A graduate of McMaster University and University of Toronto School of Social Work, Margaret A. Mitchell worked for the International Red Cross in Japan and Korea during the Korean War and in Vienna in 1956 with Hungarian refugees. Known for her many contributions as a social activist and in community development, she became the NDP Member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1979 until 1993. She continues to support women in need through the Margaret Mitchell Fund for Women. Recognized in 2000 as a Member of the Order of British Columbia, she lives in Vancouver, BC.

by by GVIP

by by GVIP

A motor vehicle accident can cause your life to change in a flash, and dealing with the aftermath can take years. This is where Road to Recovery: Following your Motor Vehicle Accident can help. Written by psychiatrist Larry Matrick, the book serves as a guide to help accident victims cope with the stress of the medical and legal processes ahead. It can be used as a reference to help navigate the difficult web of overwhelming forms, treatments, appointments with consultants and insurance adjusters, and meetings with doctors, lawyers and therapists. Dr. Matrick also addresses the personal aspects of one s life that have been affected by their injuries–anxieties, sleep disorder, relationships, etc. –as the author uses his own experience and expertise and a series of case studies to describe some of the psychological difficulties that trauma can have on a accident victim. Ultimately, this book aims to provide the reader with hope, peace of mind and optimism, leading them down the road to a better future.

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Barbara McLintock is an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster. In 2004 she was given the Victoria YM-YWCA’s Woman of Distinction Award for Communication.

She spent more than 20 years as reporter, columnist and Victoria Bureau Chief for The Province newspaper, where she won the Canadian Association of Journalists’ national award for best investigative newspaper reporting for 1996.

Her first book, Anorexia’s Fallen Angel, was named runner-up for the VanCity Book Prize.

Barbara was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has resided in Victoria, B.C. for the past 30 years.

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Graeme McCreath was born in the United Kingdom and became blind at age 9. Initially trained as a shorthand typist, he has beaten the odds and, through his tenacity and strength of purpose, has worked all his life. He lives with his wife and family in Victoria, BC, where he works as a physiotherapist in their private practice. Over the years, he has gained a passion for blind civil rights.