Claudia Cornwall
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About Claudia Cornwall
Claudia Cornwall is the author of seven books. Her most recent one, British Columbia in Flames; stories from a blazing summer, was nominated for several awards, including the 2021 Roderick Haig-Brown B.C. and Yukon Book Prize for best regional writing. A nonfiction mentor in the Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser, she lives in West Vancouver.
Spurred by heat waves and landslides, a climate activist broke the law to call for change. Now, he’s paying the price
Old-growth activist Ben Holt recently pleaded guilty to mischief charges and vowed to give up his civil disobedience. “I can either continue in civil disobedience or I can continue in my marriage. I enthusiastically choose my marriage.”