Briony Penn

Briony Penn (born October 16, 1960, Saanich, British Columbia) is a Canadian environmental activist, adjunct professor of environmental studies at the University of Victoria, and the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for Saanich—Gulf Islands in the 40th Canadian federal election. Penn was narrowly defeated by Conservative incumbent Gary Lunn in the federal elections in 2008.

A fifth-generation islander, Penn was born and raised in Saanich, British Columbia. She graduated from the international baccalaureate program in Victoria (Norfolk House) in 1977. In 1981, she received her BA in Geography/Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She then studied in Scotland, and in 1988 received her Ph.D in geography from Edinburgh University.

In 1986, Penn opened her own small business, working in consulting for environmental education and museum design in Scotland, then later in British Columbia. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria and has lectured in the School of Environmental Studies and Restoration of Natural Systems Program since 1991.

She wrote the award winning illustrated “Wild Side” columns in various regional publications which won her best columnist in the Western Magazine Awards. She hosted the TV show “Enviro/Mental” for three years, which was nominated one of the top three magazine shows in Canada. For this program, she taped, field produced and edited episodes ranging from the natural death movement to humpback whale research, and she conducted interviews with diverse personalities like philosopher John Ralston Saul, Haida political leader Guujaaw and author Tom Robbins.

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