Born in Victoria in 1956, Dheensaw published Island of Champions (Orca, 1988), a history of sport on Vancouver Island, as well as Lacrosse 100: One Hundred Years of Lacrosse in B.C. (Orca, 1990), Celebrate the Spirit: The Olympic Games (Orca, 1996), with Deanna Binder, Olympics 100: Canada at the Summer Games (Orca, 1996) and Simon Says Gold: Simon Whitfield's Pursuit of Athletic Excellence (Orca, 2009), with Simon Whitfield.

[BCBW 2009] "Sport"