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Steve "North" Kent.

Steve (North) Kent. Father. Pediatrician. Joke teller. Avid paddler. Born May 12, 1952, in Yellowknife; died May 22, 2025, in Victoria, from cardiac arrest; aged 73.

It’s easy to get caught up in a person’s professional credentials. And Steve Kent had many such letters after his name. But his dedication as a beloved pediatrician, surpassed only by his love of family, friends and the outdoors, is his legacy.

Steve’s parents emigrated from the Czech Republic and ended up in Yellowknife. It’s where Steve was born. Being from the North was one reason for his nickname “North” (the other was a play on his dreadful sense of direction). The family moved to Winnipeg while he was in high school, and he had a career-defining spin at Dairy Queen. He also met Lise

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