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Canadian Geographic

June 2020 | Canadian river conservation leader on protecting our waterways

The Tyee article

Sept 2020 | You Should Never Give Up on Any River


World Rivers Day Chair, Mark Angelo, discusses the great success of the 2016 event.  Millions of people from around the world celebrated their local rivers and waterways at an array of events and community festivals.

CTV news
Return of salmon to once heavily polluted urban Creek
Celebrate our river heritage
Care of waterways must be part of political party platforms
2012 Global News coverage of Rivers Day events.
Upstream battle to save rivers
Values of BC waterways

Past stories and events

2021 The Georgia Straight | Canadian conservationist Mark Angelo won’t stop fighting for the preservation and restoration of waterways

2019 BurnabyNow News | Burnaby resident founded global event to protect rivers

2017 CBC Interview | B.C. and World Rivers Day

2017 CBC Interview | How a B.C. river cleanup spawned an international movement

2017 BurnabyNow News | Looking back on World Rivers Day

2017 YouTube Story | Kids, Creeks and Nature

2015 YouTube Story | Britannia Creek: Back from the Brink

2011 Global TV Story | Global Live with Mark Angelo

2010 Global TV Story | Rivers Day Founder Mark Angelo

2009 CTV News Story | Rivers Day Still Creek

2009 CBC News Story | Rivers Day

For more news stories about rivers and Rivers Day,  please visit the BCIT Rivers Institute Youtube Channel.

Field Notes

The Current | Feature News Story

Mark Angelo at Britannia Creek

Fish return to Britannia Creek, once one of the most polluted creeks in Canada, proving that we should never give up on the restoration of any river.
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Field Notes
  • BC Parks Foundation buys key section along ‘heart of the Fraser River’

    The B.C. Parks Foundation (BCPF) made a major Agassiz-area…

  • Efforts to remove Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River.

    Efforts are ramping up in both the Canada and…

  • Thames River, London, UK

    Mark Angelo recently returned to England to paddle the…

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