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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 14 2022 Statements Jordan Sturdy
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
west
vancouver
see
to
sky.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
mr
speaker,
today,
I'd
like
to
recognize
dr
rob
burgess
for
his
outstanding
contribution
to
the
to
the
practice
of
medicine
in
whistler.
Rob
died
this
past
september,
the
age
of
71
after
a
short
battle
with
cancer
and
he's
survived
by
his
wife,
jan
daughter,
mickey
and
son
johnny
rob
first
arrived
in
whistler
1978,
where
he
established
whistler's.
A
First
24
7
on-call
doctor
service
rob
was
a
pioneer
of
full-service
family
practice
in
whistler
he
was
a
founder
of
the
whistler
medical
clinic
where
he
was
family
doctor
doctored
a
countless
whistler
residents
over
the
decades
to
supplement
his
medical
practice.
He
also
joined
the
whistler
mountain
ski
patrol
as
an
on-hill
doctor
and
buchanan
began
an
incredible
system
of
on
mountain
pre-hospital
care
and
his
work
established
a
baseline
for
many
of
the
mountains
emergency
medicine
protocols
that
are
still
in
place
today.
A
Rob
and
his
colleagues
pioneered
providing
medical
care
in
remote
mountain
settings
and
his
commitment
to
the
community
contributed
to
the
evolution
of
whistler's
health
care
system
to
the
high
standard
that
exists.
Today.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
working
alongside
rob
during
my
many
years
as
a
patroller
at
worcester
black
home.
He
had
incredible
dedication
to
his
community,
sometimes
working
straight
through
shifts
in
his
medical
practice,
then
patrolling
and
then
into
his
role
as
a
national
ski
team
doctor.
It
wasn't
unheard
of
him
to
work
35
hours
straight.
A
If
a
baby
was
being
born,
he
got
the
call.
If
there
was
an
accident
on
the
highway,
he
got
the
call
if
he
attended
a
ski
injury
on
the
mountain.
He
was
often
the
first
one
there
serving
as
a
physician
in
whistler
for
43
years.
It's
clear
burgess
leaves
behind
an
enormous
legacy
which
will
carry
on
through
a
whistler
healthcare
foundation
fund
set
up
in
his
name,
which
will
support
primary
care
initiatives
in
the
cedar
sky
corridor
to
ensure
that
rob's
vision
of
a
relationship
based
longitudinal
care
for
everyone
in
whistler
lives.