Doreen Wicks, was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 nurse, humanitarian and Citizenship Judge

Citizenship judge

A citizenship judge is an official or judge of the Canadian government who reviews applications for Canadian citizenship.Citizenship judges are appointed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration....

. Her husband was the cartoonist Ben Wicks

Ben Wicks

Ben Wicks, CM was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author.Wicks was a Cockney born into a poor, working class family in London's East End near London Bridge. He learned to play the saxophone in the British Army and toured Europe in a band with author Leonard Bigg...

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Born as Doreen Mary Curtis in Bristol

Bristol

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, England

England

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, she moved to Canada with her husband in 1957, settling in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

. In 1982, she founded Global Ed-Med Supplies (Canada) Inc. or Gems of Hope, a Canadian charity helping marginalized women in developing countries, and was the Executive Director.
In 1989, the charity donated a series of medical shipments to Human Concern International

Human Concern International

Human Concern International is a Canadian, federally registered, charitable non-governmental organization working in international development and emergency relief assistance since 1980.From the HCI website:...

's branch in Peshawar

Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

, following a plea by Ahmed Khadr.

In 1997, she was appointed a Citizenship Judge, and reappointed in 1998.

Awards

In 1989, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...

. Her husband was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1986 making them one of the few married couples appointed to the Order at different times.