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Mr. Roy E. Boates

  • Deceased
  • Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Member of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1990-04-20
      Invested on: 1990-10-24
      Recently retired Head of Pharmacy at Prince County Hospital in Prince Edward Island, he is well known for his involvement in community affairs and is recognized for his professional dedication to the medical needs of the developing nations. While working in Africa, he helped make essential drugs more available to the rural population and, since his return to Canada, is actively collecting medical supplies, clothing and other equipment to send to the needy of the Third World.