User:Ursula Maxwell-Lewis

Ursula Maxwell-Lewis is a Scottish-born freelance travel writer and photographer based in British Columbia.

Trained as a journalist in South Africa, she has worked in the newspaper and aviation industries throughout Africa, Europe, Britain and North America

In 1996 she founded the  Cloverdale Reporter  community newspaper.

In 2007 she sold The Reporter and website to Black Press News Group.

She remained on staff as Managing Editor until retiring in 2009.

Monthly travel and lifestyle columns:

Black Press Media Newsgroup newspapers.

Today's Senior

Spotlight on the Arts Magazine.

Accredited Member:

Society of American Travel Writers

Travel Media Association of Canada

Community Committees include

Friends of the Surrey Museum and Archives Society (Past President) Surrey Museum Community Advisory Committee (Past President) Surrey Cultural Advisory Committee ( Director) Beta Sigma Phi International - Alpha Rho Master Chapter - Langley, BC ( Past President)

Awards:

Director Emeritus of the Surrey International Writers' Conference

Surrey Civic Treasure Award

Good Citizenship Award 2019

Royal Canadian Media Legion Award