Gurdev S.
Gill - New Westminster
![Click image for full-size version](/web/20061229021355im_/http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/1990/1990_GSGill_sm.jpg) Since
immigrating to Canada in 1949, Gurdev Gill has been a pillar and
a pioneer of the Indo-Canadian community in British Columbia.
He was the first
Indo-Canadian to graduate with a medical degree from the University
of British Columbia and the first Indo-Canadian to practice medicine
in Canada.
Dr. Gill has
been an active staff member of St. Mary's, the Royal Columbian and
Queen's Park hospitals. In addition to these professional responsibilities
he has been President of the Khalsa Diwan Society, a member of the
East Indian Canadian Citizenship Welfare Association, a founding
member of the National Association of Canadians of Origin in India,
a trustee of the India Cultural Society, in all of these, Dr. Gill
has provided exemplary and effective leadership.
Dr. Gill has
been a role model for the younger generation of Indo-Canadians.
He has consistently encouraged their active participation in the
mainstream of Canadian society. He has been active in fundraising
for the Cancer Society, Rotary Club and the Children's Hospital.
While working
toward the betterment of his fellow countrymen and playing a leading
role in many projects undertaken by the East Indian community. Dr.
Gill has underscored the need to promote tolerance and a better
understanding among all Canadians.
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