Jack Glenn

Background

Jack Glenn was born on September 17, 1936, in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Education

Jack Glenn attended the University of Alberta at Calgary, where he got a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966. In 1969 he got a Master of Arts degree at the University of Calgary.

Career

From 1968 to 1975 Jack Glenn worked as a program manager in Environment Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario, and Regina, Saskatchewan. He was a river basin planner, in Alberta Environment, Calgary in 1976-1991. Jack Glenn undertook his military service in the Canadian Army, Infantry, (1956-1964), served in Germany and became lieutenant.

Glenn's book "Once Upon an Oldman" is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government’s construction of a dam on the Oldman River. Jack Glenn argues that, despite claims to the contrary, the governments of Canada and Alberta have not been dedicated to safeguarding the environment and the interests of Native people.

Glenn describes the geography and history of the Oldman River Basin, the institutional arrangements behind the project, and the ongoing controversy. He looks at the groups involved: the provincial and federal governments, the Southern Alberta Water Management Committee, the Friends of the Oldman River Society, and the Peigan Indian Band.

Achievements

• Jack Glenn did a great work in researching the geography and history of the Oldman River Basin. Glenn's book "Once Upon an Oldman" was highly appreciated by readers and critics.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Once Upon an Oldman

    (Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that...)

    1999

Interests

• military history

Connections

Jack Glenn married Pat Berggren (a teacher) on August 4, 1963. They have two children: Peter, Gordon.

Spouse:

Pat Berggren

Son:

Peter Glenn

Son:

Gordon Glenn

References

• Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 194
  2010