Ian Gill

Not to be confused with Ian Gill (British Army officer).

Ian Gill (born 1955) is an Australian-Canadian writer, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur. He now writes for The Tyee.[1]

Born in Adelaide, Australia, he traveled extensively, first to Europe, then as a journalist based in Whyalla, Perth and Canberra before emigrating to Vancouver, Canada in 1981.[2] In the 1980's he worked as a reporter and editor, first for the Vancouver Sun, then the CBC, where he specialized in documentaries about resource development and First Nations. In 1986-87, he spent a year in Paris as a fellow of Journalistes en Europe.

Gill was president and founder of Ecotrust Canada from 1994 to 2010, when he was appointed founding Executive Director of Ecotrust Australia.[3] Gill served for over five years as a director of Vancity credit union.[4]

He is the author of three books about the west coast of British Columbia including Haida Gwaii.

Works

Books

Film

Other selected titles include:

References

  1. ↑ http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Ian_Gill/
  2. ↑ http://www.dmpibooks.com/author/ian-gill
  3. ↑ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Former+Vancouver+reporter+moving+Sydney+launch+Ecotrust+Australia/2721434/story.html
  4. ↑ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vancity+members+stick+with+board+leaders/2973903/story.html
  5. ↑ http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=5484
  6. ↑ http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/all-that-we-say-is-ours
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1260704/

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