Meeting the Queen online a 'humbling honour' for retired B.C. physician
A retired family physician in Nanaimo, B.C., met with Queen Elizabeth in a virtual session, where she honoured him for his work in drowning prevention.
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Queen presents Nanaimo doctor with international award for work on drowning prevention
VICTORIA -- Queen Elizabeth presented a Nanaimo doctor with a Commonwealth award earlier this week for his work on drowning prevention and training across the globe. Dr. Steve Beerman was awarded the King Edward VII Cup for his decades of work advocating for – and teaching – drowning prevention. Recently, Beerman worked as a liaison with the World Health Organization to adopt the Resolution on Drowning Prevention, which acknowledges that drowning is one of the world's main causes of preventable death, according to the Lifesaving Society BC and Yukon Branch. The society says that B...
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