Meet Dr. Ruby Lake-Richards
Dr. Ruby Lake-Richards who came from the Caribbean and forged a well-respected career as a psychiatrist at the Douglas Mental Health University for nearly 40 years and a lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry stands as one of our most illustrious medical professionals as she approaches her centenary. The 99-year-old who was born in Antigua, is the first female graduate from that country and the only surviving alumni of the University of The West Indies (UWI) inaugural class. On Saturday July 31, Dr. Lake who still makes her home in Montreal received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from …