Greenpeace co-founder dies of cancer

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Greenpeace co-founder dies of cancer
Canadian Press

Bob Hunter, who co-founded Greenpeace and was also a broadcaster, journalist, author and political hopeful, died Monday after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer, CHUM Television announced.

He was 63.

In his most recent public role, the Manitoba-born Hunter was the ecology news specialist for CHUM's Citytv and CP24 TV channels.

He was perhaps best known to Toronto viewers for Paper Cuts, a segment in which Hunter wore a bathrobe and commented on the stories in the day's newspapers.

``This was a man with a great loving heart, a brilliant mind and a massive spirit,'' said Stephen Hurlbut, vice-president of news programming for Citytv.

Hunter died surrounded by his wife Bobbi and his children Will, Emily, Conan and Justine. Funeral arrangements were yet to be decided.

He first came to prominence in 1971 with the launch of the pro-environment activist group Greenpeace, bringing public attention to whaling and seal hunting as well as nuclear testing and the dumping of toxic waste into the oceans.

The grey-bearded Hunter was once named one of Time magazine's top eco-heroes of the 20th century.

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