Ian Gill

Ian Gill (born 1955) is an Australian-Canadian writer, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur. He currently serves as the CEO of Ecotrust Australia, based in Sydney. See: www.ecotrust.org.au

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.[1] In the 1980s 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.[2] Gill served for over five years as a director of Vancity credit union.[3]

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

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Works

Books

Film

Other selected titles include:

Transplant Tourism (CBC) 2003

The Boys of Buchenwald (History Television) 2002

To Love, Honour and Obey (CTV) 2001

The Life and Times of Dr. Henry Morgentaler (CBC) 1999

The Dealmaker: The Life and Times of Jimmy Pattison (CBC) 1998

The Life and Times of David Suzuki (CBC) 1998

Mordecai: The Life and Times of Mordecai Richler (CBC) 1997

Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman (CBC) 1996

References

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

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