Cole Flanagan says he can’t stop talking about his experience in the Canadian Rockies earlier this summer — and it wasn’t just about having mountain adventures.
It also included learning about issues including climate change, mental health and reconciliation.
“It was very heavy at times,” said the 21-year-old from southern Ontario.
“There was a lot of emotions. There was a lot of people going through some pretty challenging life situations, and everyone came together and shared and laughed and cried.”
One of the difficult moments, he said, was a visit to a former residential school in Alberta, where survivors shared their stories and talked
