Silver Donald Cameron
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"Silver" Donald Cameron is a Canadian
Canada
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writer of books and scripts for television and radio. He has also written columns for newspapers, including The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
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, and articles for magazines.
He was born Donald Cameron in Toronto
Toronto
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in 1937 but grew up in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. He received an M.A.
Master's degree
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from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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and a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He has taught at Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
, 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...
and the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
.
From 1994 to 1997, he was dean of Community Studies at University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University
Cape Breton University
Cape Breton University , formerly the "University College of Cape Breton" , is a Canadian university in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
). He has taken on an active role in helping to foster economic development in the Isle Madame
Isle Madame
Isle Madame is a Canadian island located at off the southeastern corner of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.The island was settled by France as part of its colony of Île-Royale . It is presumed to have been named for Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of France's King Louis XIV. After the fall...
region of Cape Breton
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
where he has lived since 1971.
Political controversy
On August 15, 2010, a Cameron column was published in Halifax's Chronicle Herald newspaper which drew a roundabout comparison between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Adolf Hitler. Toronto Sun columnist Michael Coren was among those taking issue with the comparison, and attacked Cameron, saying "We are no more like Hitler, Mr. Cameron, than you are like a good journalist."Works
He is the author of numerous books, including:- Seasons in the Rain: an expatriate's notes on British Columbia (1978) ISBN 0-7710-1847-9
- The Baitchoppper (1982)
- Outhouses of the West ISBN 1-55209-523-1 (1988) with Sherman Hines
- Wind, Whales and Whisky: A Cape Breton Voyage (1991)
- Sniffing the Coast: An Acadian Voyage ISBN 0-7715-9014-8 (1993)
- The Living Beach ISBN 0-7715-7555-6 (1998)
- Sailing Away from Winter: A Cruise from Nova Scotia to Florida and Beyond (2007) ISBN 13:978-0-