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Bill Johnstone
Beacon Hill Communications Group, Inc.
Suite 3, 714 Discovery Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8T 1H2
Phone: (250) 380-4885
Fax: (250) 383-5590
Email: wmjohnstone@shaw.ca or beacon@islandnet.com

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I manage writing projects for publishers and government communication shops--and they always get ready-to-print copy, before deadline. As a Beacon Hill Communications Group partner, I can also draw on the design, photo, video and broadcast skills of a dozen more pro communicators.
      My specialties are ethnic issues and science, written up with intelligence and enthusiasm. The government work I've done (since 1983!) exhibits flexibility, tact, and a knack for clarifying complexity. Yet for popular audiences, I've often teased out a topic's beauty and paradox--even adventure.

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Topics of Current Interest
  • Research on perceptions of Asian communities in the region
  • Editing for legislative committees on aboriginal affairs, child services, etc.
  • Editing Forest Practices Code guidebooks
Selected Periodical Credits
  • Monday Magazine (features on human rights in the Middle East and Central America, several profiles, reviews and social-issue cover stories, e.g., Chinatown, lotteries).
  • Easy Living (feature on not-so-green advertising).
  • Victoria Times Colonist (op-eds on Amnesty International).
  • America Economia (profile of Canada-Latin America trade and investment).
  • Canadian Business (software project management).
  • Financial Post (computer-related articles).
  • Foundation News (corporate giving in Canada).
Book Credits
  • Refugee Sponsor's Guide, for the Society of Friends, 1994.
  • Personal Care Resource Manual (editor), for the Victoria Respite Care Society, 1994.
  • Newcomers' Guide to Resources and Services in British Columbia (with Peter Grant), for B.C. government, Queen's Printer, 1991.
Other Writing Credits
  • B.C. Ministry of Social Services (brochures)
  • B.C. Transit (news releases, speeches)
  • B.C. Ministry of Forests (guidebook and report editing)
  • Commission on Resources and Environment (draft Kootenay summary)
  • B.C. Ministry of Health (brochures)
  • B.C. Ministry of Education (curriculum review)
Special Writing Expertise
  • Plain language reviews
  • Proofreading
  • Business plans
Related Areas of Expertise
~ Editing ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~ Newsletters ~
Staff/Contract Experience
  • Hansard, B.C., 1993-97: edit debates of Legislature and government committees.
  • B.C. Ministry of Health, 1995: online newsletters, meeting coordination.
  • Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.: taught data processing, technical writing, feature writing.
  • Capital Region Race Relations Council, 1993, 1997: researcher and report writer.
Achievements
  • Certificates of Excellence from the Society for Technical Communications
Expertise by Subject
~ Immigration/Multiculturalism ~ Aboriginal Peoples ~ Racism and Human Rights ~ Politics and Government ~ Social Issues ~ Developing Countries ~ Science ~ Technology ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Corporate/Government Communications ~ Communication Plans ~ Report Writing ~ Feature Articles ~ Interviews/Profiles ~ Science Writing ~ Technical Writing/Documentation ~

Bill Johnstone

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