Mark Angelo

Mark Angelo, Order of Canada and Order of B.C. recipient, 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. As an avid kayaker, canoeist and rafter, Mark has traveled on close to a thousand rivers spanning well over one-hundred countries; perhaps more than any other individual. He also starred in the 2016 feature documentary film, RiverBlue, which chronicled an unprecedented around-the-world journey by river that ended up uncovering the dark side of the global fashion industry. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Mark Angelo