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"Mark Angelo", hails from Burnaby, British Columbia and is an internationally celebrated river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He is the founder and chair of both BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day, an event now embraced by millions of people in more than 60 countries. In 2009, Mark was appointed as the inaugural chair of the [http://www.riversinstitute.ca/ Rivers Institute] at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) before recently retiring. Prior to that, he was the long-time head of the [http://www.bcit.ca/construction/fwr/ Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program] at [http://www.bcit.ca/ BCIT].

Image:Order British Columbia ribbon bar.svg/thumb/100px/ "OBC" ribbonMark has received the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada (his country's highest honour) in recognition of his river conservation efforts over the past four decades. Among his many other awards are the inaugural United Nations Stewardship Award and the National River Conservation Award. In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University for his river conservation work both locally and globally.