Christopher "Kit" Hood

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Christopher “ Kit” Hood on January 20th 2020. Kit died suddenly at his home in West Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.

Kit was born in England to Robert Hood and Eve Jennings. In his mid-twenties he emigrated to Canada and made it his home.

Kit had a full life in which he was able to fulfil his creative desires writing, directing, editing and producing movies and television. He will likely be best remembered as the co-creator of the Degrassi series of television shows following the lives of Toronto children from elementary school through to high school graduation; these influential shows were an essential part of late 20th century Canadian popular culture, and have fans around the world.

Whilst he stepped away from professional video production in his later years, he maintained an interest in cinematography and editing, always happy to capture things that caught his interest on film.

He spent the last two decades of his life living on Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast, a place where he formed a strong network of friends with a shared love of nature, the ocean and life.

He also shared this love with his two daughters; Georgia and Fenella, and his grandson; Sylvester. He is survived by his wife Agnes Malouf and her daughter July; and his sister Nicola and her husband and two sons in Australia.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Hope For Wildlife.