Mallard, Gwen

MALLARD, Gwen, environmental activist (b 1917, Fernie; d 13 Nov 1999, ESooke). In 1968, while living in COQUITLAM, she was one of the founders (along with her husband Derrick) of the VANCOUVER-based SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (SPEC), Canada's first citizens' environmental advocacy group. Often called the "mother of Canadian environmentalism," she led campaigns against strip MINING in the ELK R valley, oil tanker traffic along the coast, the use of herbicides by BC HYDRO...

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