Wees received a BA from the University of Alberta; during this time, she wrote her first novel which remained unpublished.

She also published readers for primary school and contributed serial fiction, poems and articles to various publications.

[3] She also published readers for primary school and contributed serial fiction, poems and articles to various publications.

[2] During the war, Dr. Wees became head of the personnel selection for the Canadian Army overseas and later became director of training for Veteran's Affairs.

[2] She spent 30 years in Stouffville, Ontario before moving to Denman Island in British Columbia in 1981.