The man who twice swam the length of B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 longest river is this year香蕉视频直播檚 inductee into the Fraser River Hall of Fame.

An induction ceremony for Fin Donnelly is planned for the night of Tuesday, Nov. 9 at Fraser River Discovery Centre, located on Quayside Drive in New Westminster.

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A bio notes that from 1990 to 2000, Donnelly made 14 香蕉视频直播渆nvironmental marathon swims, covering more than 3,200 kilometres in B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 rivers, lakes and ocean,香蕉视频直播� including twice swimming the 1,375-kilometre length of the Fraser River in 1995 and 2000 香蕉视频直播渢o draw attention to the declining health of these water bodies and to encourage communities to engage in environmental advocacy.香蕉视频直播�

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Donnelly is the founder of and co-founder of Fraser Watershed Initiative.

In politics for nearly two decades, Donnelly is currently the , and serves as the Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture.

香蕉视频直播淪ince 1995, he has spoken to more than 60,000 people in hundreds of B.C. schools and communities about sustainable living,香蕉视频直播� a bio notes. 香蕉视频直播淚n 1991, Fin was honoured by the Squamish Nation with the name Iyim Yewyews, which means strong swimmer in the animal world or Orca.香蕉视频直播�

All proceeds of the Fraser River Hall of Fame support the discovery centre香蕉视频直播檚 educational and public programming. range in price from $20 (香蕉视频直播渙nline celebration only香蕉视频直播�) to $150 (香蕉视频直播渙nline celebration and charcuterie for two香蕉视频直播�). An in-person ticket is $125.

As of Oct. 19, $4,000 of the $20,000 goal has been raised.

Since 1991, Fraser River Hall of Fame inductees have included Chick & Marilyn Stewart, Bill Sauder, Wendy Grant, , and , among others.

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