Acclaimed Canadian author Farley Mowat dead at 92
By Dianne Rinehart
Acclaimed Canadian author Farley Mowat, 92, has died. His brother John confirmed the death in a phone call to Mowat's home in Port Hope, Ont., and requested privacy for the family.
The author, whose books on nature, such as Never Cry Wolf, delighted Canadians for decades, was still active in campaigns to protect his beloved country, recently quoted on CBC's The Current complaining about a plan to increase Wi-Fi service in Canada's national parks.
"My thoughts can be expressed quite simply. I think it is a disastrous, quite stupid, idiotic concept, and should be eliminated immediately," he said.
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