All News

Great writers take a stand for the last stands of ancient forest on Vancouver Island

Published:

by: Laura Repas

  • News
caption id="attachment_2785" align="alignnone" width="585"] Illustration by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas/caption]

 

Canopy has enlisted a group of renowned writers to create a piece of activist art to shine a light on the plight of Vancouver Island's ancient forests—only 10% of which are still standing.

Playing a game of Exquisite Corpse, Margaret Atwood, Terry Fallis, Suzanne Buffam, Laura Trunkey, John Valliant, Madeleine Thien, Karen Solie, Emma Donoghue, Andrew Pyper, and Ann-Marie MacDonald have created a dark and funny story called The Refugium.

 

Read it here in The Globe and Mail .
Author

Laura
Repas

Marketing Communications Specialist

Newsletter

Stay updated

Learn about how we work to conserve the world’s forests and stabilize our climate. Sign up to receive news, important updates about our work, and ways you can take action.

Search