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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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