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In Memoriam: Bob Gardner, 1948-2014

Bob GardnerOur friend and colleague, Dr. Bob Gardner, passed away on August 28th, 2014.

As Wellesley Institute’s Director of Policy since 2005, Bob led our work in health equity and health care reform.

Bob’s health equity expertise was grounded in his long experience working with community activists, practitioners and policy makers. He was a passionate, tireless  advocate for building health and health equity into all policies: from reforming Ontario’s health care system, to service delivery planning in LHINs to positioning community health centres as equity leaders. Bob played a significant role in the development, design and implementation of Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) across the province. He worked to ensure that HEIAs were grounded in local experience and  responsive to emerging issues at the community level.

Bob was a valued member of the Wellesley Institute team and will be greatly missed. An obituary for Bob has been posted.

The memorial will take place Saturday October 18, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

At the United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto, Ontario

Guest book available for signing, thoughts and memories

 

 

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.