New Westminster dentist Dr. Darcy G. Murphy was recently named a fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy during a ceremony of the Chicago Dental Society’s mid-winter meeting in February.
The prestigious honour is bestowed upon dentists who have demonstrated high standards and practices in the art and science of dentistry worldwide. Murphy practises at Queen’s Park Dental on Sixth Street in New Westminster.
“I am honoured to be named a fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy,” he said in a press release. “I believe that improving oral health is crucial to improving overall general health. By working with my community, now as a PFA Fellow, I have the opportunity to make New Westminster an even better place to live.”
Murphy, a member of several professional organizations, volunteers doing dental identification for the B.C. Cororners Service under the Bureau of Legal Dentistry. A graduate of the Dalhousie University School of Dentistry in 2003, he has also volunteered in providing dental treatment to help indigenous people in Guatemala and Nicaragua.
New West residents receive honours
A trio of Royal City residents were among 150 remarkable Canadians recently recognized for their excellence, courage or exceptional dedication to service.
Governor General David Johnston recently handed out the Caring Canadian Awards, Exemplary Service Medals, Decorations for Bravery and Meritorious Service Decorations at a March 4 ceremony at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver.
New West resident David McGuire received a Meritorious Service Medal.
“David McGuire, a brain injury survivor, suffers from short-term memory loss. Despite his daily struggle to remember the run he had completed the day before, he succeeded in running a marathon every day for eight months to raise awareness of the brain injury and its prevention,” said a statement about his award. “His journey, A Run to Remember, began in St. John’s and ended in Victoria, and connected thousands of Canadians along the way.”
Dianne Bourgeois and Kyle Friesen of New Westminster received Caring Canadian Awards.
Bourgeois is a dedicated volunteer with the Honour House Society and has coordinated its team of volunteers for the past two years. Friesen, who joined the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra in 2003, dedicates his time and resources to sharing classical music with Lower Mainland residents, has served as the group’s treasurer and secretary, and fulfilled a variety of administrative duties that have been necessary to keep the band playing, particularly during the recent recession.
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