Peter Donald Riben

Peter Donald Riben 1944 - 2021 Peter Riben of Kamloops passed away suddenly and peacefully on Wednesday November 24, 2021. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Peter was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, had lived in many parts of Canada and retired in Kamloops. Peter is survived by his wife Jill, his children Lara and David and his bothers Ned and Alex. He started his career in education, then went into medicine graduating with a MD, MHSc and his FRCP(C) in Community Medicine. He worked in Epidemiology and Infection Control at the federal, provincial and local levels of government. He taught at UBC in the facility of Community Medicine and was the Residency Director of the program for 4 years. He joined Interior Health Authority in 2002 as a Medical Health Officer and finished his career as the Physician Lead for Infection Control for Interior Health Authority in 2008. Peter requested to be cremated and there will be no service. In lieu of flowers please support your local food bank.