For nearly 40 years, Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford made peace her mission, becoming active in the nuclear disarmament movement.
For many people, the concept of world peace may seem like a distant dream. For nearly 40 years, Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford made it her mission, becoming active in the nuclear disarmament movement after hearing Dr. Helen Caldicott speak at the University of Victoria in 1984.
Born the third of four children to Jack and Kitty Moar on March 17, 1939, in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Ashford graduated with a bachelor of education and bachelor of science in home economics from the University of Alberta. She went on to earn a medical degree in 1991 and practiced as a family and palliative-care physician.
“She always said that the way forward was to speak from the heart — and to speak often,” said Down. “Mary-Wynne never gave up hope that change was possible. She always said ‘yes’ to any invitation to speak. She would talk about how everybody had a part to play in the end goal of the abolition of nuclear weapons.”
Awards she received over the years include the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal from the Governor General, the Gandhi Prize, the Award of Excellence from Doctors of B.C. and, with Down, the 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention. Ashford, one of her three children and four stepchildren, said his father worked in the medical lab at the Calgary Zoo, and at one point the family became foster parents to two orangutans, Buffy and Kalimantan, who had been rejected by their mother. They later hosted a polar bear at their home for four months.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
N.S. top doctor to provide update on influenza, COVID-19 cases | Globalnews.caNova Scotia's chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang will appear in a media availability at 11:30 a.m. The briefing will be livestreamed on this page.
Read more »
Critics concerned Alberta's newly increased physician subsidy won’t help doctor shortageCritics say that an increased physician subsidy won’t be enough to help physicians in any meaningful way.
Read more »
Rex Murphy: Plumbing the depths of a Liberal cabinet minister's 'high standards'Did Trade Minister Mary Ng forget she was a personal friend of the media adviser given contracts by her ministry?
Read more »
Opinion | Justin Trudeau’s cabinet minister got caught doing something bad. Here’s why she won’t resignIf the PM believes an apology is all that’s required to respond to ethical lapses, why should Mary Ng sideline her career by offering to step down?, Althia Raj writes.
Read more »
Young doctors look outside of Canada for opportunities amid lack of medical training resourcesMedical students and young doctors are struggling to find opportunities within Canada's health-care system as one doctor explains the country's lack of medical training and resources are to blame.
Read more »
UVic chancellor says she'll return honourary degree if Turpel-Lafond's isn't revokedMary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s former representative for children and youth, has faced questions about her claim to be a treaty Indian of Cree ancestry, as well as her academic credentials
Read more »