Mark Angelo

Mark Angelo
Born (1951-03-14) March 14, 1951 (age 73)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationConservationist
SpouseKathie Angelo
Children2
Parents

Mark Angelo, CM OBC (born 14 March 1951) is a Canadian river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He founded and is the chair of BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day. In 2009, Angelo was appointed as the inaugural chair of the Rivers Institute at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Prior to that, he was the long-time head of the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program at BCIT. Angelo has received the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada in recognition of his river conservation efforts.[1] In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University for his river conservation work both locally and globally[1] and in 2019, was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Trent University for his contributions to protecting global waterways.[2][3][4] Angelo's river conservation efforts have been the subject of several feature length films, including the 2016 documentary, RiverBlue [5][6][7][8] and the 2021 film, Last Paddle; 1000 Rivers, 1 Life. [9][10][11]

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