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The FTCCIS issued its first donation receipt as a charitable organization on May 17 at Seafest. We caught up with the donor, Alex, at the Forest Alphabet book launch and got a photo of the him with receipt #1. Thank … Continue reading →

One hundred and thirty attendees squeezed into the Sunshine Room at the Linnaea Education Center on June 29th to celebrate the 33 Cortes youth featured in the new publication, ‘Forest Alphabet – Artistic Visions of a Forest in Trust to … Continue reading →

We have some big news. The book is finally here! Forest Alphabet: Artistic Visions of a Forest in Trust to the Children is a full-colour, 72-page book featuring the original artwork and voices of 33 bright-eyed and beautiful children from Cortes … Continue reading →

The FTCCIS Board is delighted to announce that as of May 15th, 2014, the Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society is a CRA-registered charitable organization! This has taken many months of work, and is a major step … Continue reading →

Videographer Rob Lowrie has created a beautiful three-part documentary of the Artists’ Journey to the Children’s Forest. This work is now viewable for the first time online. The series follows visiting and Cortes artists as they experience ‘The Children’s Forest’, … Continue reading →

Many thanks to all of the Cortes youth who submitted logo designs for the Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island! Congratulations to Mira Braaten, whose submission of the photograph of hands holding a seedling was chosen by the … Continue reading →

A Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island has been formed to purchase Island Timberland forest land holdings immediately adjacent to Carrington Bay Regional Park Reserve on Cortes Island. These forest lands will be held in trust for all … Continue reading →