Dr Zelick Perler (Zeke) loved medicine and never wanted to retire, so it was fortunate that he was able to continue to practise until he was 81. His patients kept returning, over many years, to... Read More

Dr Ronald Walker (Ron) was born in Quebec but told everyone he left at 6 weeks of age because he didn’t speak French. Ron’s father was in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The family was... Read More

Born in Ipswich, England, on 2 November 1934, Dr Patricia Rebbeck grew up in a happy English family. Her father’s engineering career required the family to move frequently and as a consequence... Read More

Ivan died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones—his wife, Patricia; his daughters, Jenny Spring (Jim) and Linda Szasz (Craig); and his grandsons, Marcel and Garnet—and with a feeling of... Read More

With the passing of Dr Eileen Cambon, BC has lost one of its pioneer female physicians. In 1958, Dr Cambon arrived in Vancouver to become the first female ophthalmologist to practise in BC, and... Read More