Rob Stewart
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New Brunswick boat owners lament low water levels on Saint John RiverThe Saint John Power Boat Club says boaters have to time their arrivals and departures to coincide with high tide, in order to ensure safe passage.EnvironmentAug 19, 2020
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Canada announces shark-fin ban in honour of ‘Sharkwater’ filmmakerCanada's fisheries minister credited Rob Stewart, the filmmaker behind 'Sharkwater,' with raising global awareness about the shark-fin trade.CanadaJun 20, 2019
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Brock Cahill, Rob Stewart’s ‘right-hand man,’ on ‘Sharkwater Extinction’ and his legacyCanadian shark expert Rob Stewart died while shooting 'Sharkwater Extinction,' something that haunts Brock Cahill to this day.EntertainmentOct 18, 2018
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‘Sharkwater Extinction’: Watch trailer for Rob Stewart’s final shark movieToronto's own Rob Stewart, known for his documentary 'Sharkwater,' was found dead after diving in the Florida Keys last year while shooting this movie.EntertainmentAug 8, 2018
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‘Sharkwater’ research boat named in honour of late filmmaker Rob StewartThe 'Sharkwater' boat is available for science students and film crews to conduct expeditions and fieldwork on the water that supports Fins Attached’s mandate of marine conservation with particular focus on sharks.EntertainmentAug 1, 2017
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Rob Stewart’s family joins Toronto city councillors on push to ban shark finThe motion calls on city councillors to support a federal bill to make the importation of shark fins illegal in Canada.CanadaApr 27, 2017
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Rob Stewart’s family calls filmmaker’s drowning ‘preventable’ in wrongful death lawsuitThe lawsuit filed Tuesday in the death of 37-year-old Stewart blames negligence on the companies and individuals who organized the January dive in the Florida Keys.CanadaMar 28, 2017
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Friends, family don blue garb to honour Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart at funeralThe funeral for Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart, who died while scuba diving off the Florida Keys last month, was held Saturday.CanadaFeb 18, 2017
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Petition calls for Toronto to revisit ban on shark fins after Rob Stewart’s deathMore than 6,000 people have signed an online petition asking the city to reopen a ban on the sale of shark fins in Toronto, an idea that was initially spearheaded by late Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart.CanadaFeb 6, 2017
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Friends remember Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart who died on diveA Toronto filmmaker who was found dead days after he went missing while diving off the coast of Florida is being remembered as a "warrior" for environmental rights.CanadaFeb 4, 2017
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