David Ablett
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David Ablett was a Canadian journalist and editor for the Vancouver Sun, Toronto Star
, and other media. He was born in Gibson's Landing, British Columbia, Canada .
Ablett attended the University of British Columbia
for his undergraduate studies. At the University of British Columbia he started his journalism career as the editorial page editor of the student newspaper, the Ubyssey. After university, he worked as a journalist at the Vancouver Sun.
In 1965, the Vancouver Sun sent him to Columbia University
School of Journalism, where he graduated in 1967 and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize
Traveling Fellowship.
The prize allowed him to spend the next two years abroad - first in Japan, where he worked as a journalist for the Asahi Shimbun
, then Europe, where he covered the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia for Radio Free Europe
.
He returned to the Vancouver Sun in 1969 and became the Washington, and then Ottawa Bureau Chief. He then became the Vancouver Suns editorial page editor.
In 1977, while at the Vancouver Sun, Ablett won Canada's National Newspaper Award for editorial writing.
Later, he joined the Privy Council for Canada under Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
In 1982, Trudeau appointed David to the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada headed by Donald Stovel Macdonald
. David was Joint Editorial Head along with Michel Vastel
.
Ablett then went on to work at the Bank of Montreal
and then the Bank of Nova Scotia where he became head of Public Affairs.
He later joined the editorial board of the Toronto Star
.
He eventually finished his career at the Toronto Stock Exchange
where he retired as VP of Public and Corporate Affairs in 2007.
David Ablett died on July 24, 2010, in Peterborough, Ontario.
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, and other media. He was born in Gibson's Landing, British Columbia, Canada .
Ablett attended the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
for his undergraduate studies. At the University of British Columbia he started his journalism career as the editorial page editor of the student newspaper, the Ubyssey. After university, he worked as a journalist at the Vancouver Sun.
In 1965, the Vancouver Sun sent him to Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
School of Journalism, where he graduated in 1967 and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
Traveling Fellowship.
The prize allowed him to spend the next two years abroad - first in Japan, where he worked as a journalist for the Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, then Europe, where he covered the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia for Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
.
He returned to the Vancouver Sun in 1969 and became the Washington, and then Ottawa Bureau Chief. He then became the Vancouver Suns editorial page editor.
In 1977, while at the Vancouver Sun, Ablett won Canada's National Newspaper Award for editorial writing.
Later, he joined the Privy Council for Canada under Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
In 1982, Trudeau appointed David to the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada headed by Donald Stovel Macdonald
Donald Stovel Macdonald
Donald Stovel Macdonald, PC, CC is a former Canadian Liberal politician and Cabinet minister.Macdonald graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto in 1952. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 election as the Liberal Member of...
. David was Joint Editorial Head along with Michel Vastel
Michel Vastel
Michel Vastel was a Québécois journalist and columnist for Le Journal de Montréal and other medias. He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles, Eure, France and immigrated to Canada in 1970....
.
Ablett then went on to work at the Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...
and then the Bank of Nova Scotia where he became head of Public Affairs.
He later joined the editorial board of the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
.
He eventually finished his career at the Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the seventh largest in the world by market capitalisation. Based in Canada's largest city, Toronto, it is owned by and operated as a subsidiary of the TMX Group for the trading of senior equities...
where he retired as VP of Public and Corporate Affairs in 2007.
David Ablett died on July 24, 2010, in Peterborough, Ontario.