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Mantle of late Elmira activist taken up by a new generation

A pair of novels set in the post-apocalyptic near-future in which most of humanity has been killed off hardly sounds uplifting, but the late Michael Purves-Smith had a hopeful outlook in mind while penning Rocky Mountain Locust. It was with a sense of optimism that he turned much of his time to pres

By Faisal Ali

Last updated on May 03, 23

Posted on Mar 29, 18

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Mantle of late Elmira activist taken up by a new generation
Kitchener teen Niara van Gaalen, taking up the environmental work of the late Michael Purves-Smith, managed to get a petition calling for urgent action on climate change onto the radar of the federal government. [Faisal Ali / The Observer]
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Faisal Ali is a former full-time journalist / photographer at The Observer.

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