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Cortes Islanders want to buy a Children’s Forest

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Katie Wheeler grew up counting salmon in creeks, swimming in icy ocean bays and examining the trees, plants and creatures in a section of rainforest on the northern end of her small B.C. island. The 17-year-old’s childhood memories are rooted in her experiences in the Children’s Forest on Cortes Island.

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