Established in 1999 through the estate of Yvonne Andrews. Yvonne Andrews trained in England as a midwife and worked as a midwife in Ladysmith and Nanaimo, BC. For more than twenty years she practiced nursing in the field of mental health, with a focus on seniors and First Nations health care. Ms. Andrews was an active supporter of education for nurses and participated professionally at the provincial, national and international levels.

The funds generously donated by Ms. Andrews support the RNFBC Undergraduate Bursary