Carol Tulpar
Carol Tulpar is a teacher, writer and editor from Surrey, BC. After taking her undergraduate degree in English Literature in 1973, she joined the first wave of trained English as a Second Language professionals in BC and Canada. In 2004, she completed her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University. Carol continues to teach ESL, honing her craft by teaching essay writing, as well as academic reading and oral skills to educated immigrants from around the world. In her capacity as an ESL professional, she served as editor for the Provincial Guide to ESL Courses, 2002 edition. This document is updated annually by the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer, Ministry of Education, Victoria, Canada.
A fascinated observer of evolving culture, Carol has published essays in The International Journal of Humanities (Altona, Australia), The Hastings Bridge and Coastline Journal (Vancouver, Canada) She has also published a series of interviews in Bluelines (Surrey, Canada). Her poem Two Coyotes appeared online in Four and Twenty (Declaration Editing, Vancouver, WA, USA) in 2008.
As well as creative non-fiction and poetry, Carol enjoys writing fiction and is currently working on a novel. She was short-listed in 2007 for the Surrey International Writers’ Non-fiction award, for “The Soldier and the Angel,” her piece about the statue that stands in front of Waterfront Station in Vancouver. Also in 2007 her work “On Hudson’s Bay Mountain,” was selected as a runner up in the Places in BC contest. In 2008, she won first prize in the Cecilia Lamont writing contest for a personal essay on berry picking and was also awarded a prize for a humorous creative non-fiction piece called “What I have learned from my ESL students.”
Carol is a member of the Federation of BC Writers, the Canadian Authors’ Association, the Arts Council of Surrey and the Editors’ Association of Canada.
Latest Articles
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J. Armand Bombardier
When Quebec inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier was 15, he created his first snowmobile. From there he went on to establish the international firm Bombardier.
Apr 2, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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How Place Names Travel
Place names have a way of getting around. Historically, as people left one place to settle elsewhere, they often named their new homes after their old ones
Apr 2, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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Maurice "the Rocket" Richard: Iconic Canadian
The picture at the left shows the famous Number 9, the jersey worn by Montreal Canadiens hockey player Maurice Richard. The number retired with him in 1960.
Apr 2, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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Military Motivation for Development of Canada's Airports
After WWI, veteran bush pilots opened up the far north to aircraft. The nation's aviation owes much to the WWII Commonwealth Air Training Plan as well.
Mar 27, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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The Mysterious Amelia Earhart: Pioneering Aviator and Poet
On July 5, 1937, intrepid aviator Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific with her navigator, Fred Noonan. This fascinating woman led a remarkable life
Mar 27, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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Dog Sled Racing Is Controversial
Sled dogs once provided necessary transportation for the Inuit and others who traveled in the Far North. Now a sport, sled dog racing can be controversial.
Mar 27, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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Nek Chand's Astonishing Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India
On his time off from his job as a roads inspector, Nek Chand followed his artistic calling to begin the Rock Garden, using nothing but discarded material.
Feb 9, 2011
- Carol Tulpar
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Intriguing Ancient Ribstone Monument Near Viking Alberta
Near Viking on a windswept prairie hillock with a 360 degree view stand the only ribstones in Alberta that have not been moved since ancient times.
Sep 13, 2010
- Carol Tulpar
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The Search for the Northwest Passage, Arctic Shipping Route
Part of the mythology of Canada still, the search for the northwest passage began when European explorers sought shorter trade routes to Asia.
Jul 18, 2010
- Carol Tulpar
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Canadian Airports North of Sixty
Canada has over five hundred airports. Many are north of the Arctic Circle, and numerous others much further north than that.
Jul 17, 2010
- Carol Tulpar
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