Released on September 27, 2012
Premier Brad Wall is marking the passing of former Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Fedoruk with praise for a medical pioneer and remarkable representative of our province.
"Sylvia Fedoruk was the embodiment of Saskatchewan innovation and spirit and an inspiration to all she met," Wall said. "In March of 2011, I had the great honour of chatting with Dr. Fedoruk at the launch of the University of Saskatchewan's Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation. She reminded me of the history of nuclear medicine in Saskatchewan of which she was a pioneer."
Sylvia Fedoruk was the first woman to be named Lieutenant Governor in Saskatchewan, serving from 1988 through 1994.
Born in Canora and graduating from the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Fedoruk was the sole woman on the research team that developed the world's first Cobalt 60 cancer therapy unit in 1951. In addition to her distinguished career in nuclear medicine and education, Dr. Fedoruk received numerous awards including the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the Officer of the Order of Canada and the Distinguished Canadian Award.
"I join Her Honour and current Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Vaughn Solomon Schofield in offering my condolences to Dr. Fedoruk's family and friends," Wall said.
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For more information, contact:
Kathy Young
Executive Council
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0425
Email: kathy.young@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-526-8927