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Youth film camp screens environmental films at Community Hall

A free public screening of films made by young participants in Denman Island’s Eco Dfndrs Camp is scheduled for Saturday.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2019-08-15 · compiled 2026-10-01

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Young participants in the Eco Dfndrs Camp are scheduled to present their films at a free public screening at the Community Hall on Saturday, August 17.^[1]

The newsletter reports that 17 students aged 12 to 15 took part in the camp, which ran August 10 to 18 and included film-production workshops and sessions with local environmental organizations.^[1]

One film, “The Denman Dilemma,” is described as a docu-drama about plastic from the ferry cable, with interviews with local people.^[1]

The newsletter says the camp was held at Elkhaven and funded by a private donor. Tony Aly, who publishes this paper, is involved with Camp Denman, also known as Elkhaven and Elk Haven, and has a personal interest in land-use and bylaw-enforcement matters affecting that site.^[1]

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