Career
He now writes for The Tyee. Born in Adelaide, Australia, he traveled extensively, first to Europe, then as a journalist based in Whyalla, Perth and Canberra before emigrating to Vancouver, Canada in 1981. In the 1980s he worked as a reporter and editor, first for the Vancouver Sun, then the Canadian Broadcasting Company, where he specialized in documentaries about resource development and First Nations.
In 1986-1987, he spent a year in Paris as a fellow of Journalistes en Europe.
Gill served for over five years as a director of Vancity cr union. He is the author of three books (see below) about the west coast of British Columbia including Haida Gwaii.
