Screening of Safe Haven: The Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness

Most of us on the west coast are unaware of a magnificent ancient forest in the southeast interior of BC, the Incomappleux Valley, adjacent to Glacier National Park. There, the largest trees have been aged at 1,800 years old. Since 2017, the Valhalla Wilderness Society have battled to save this forest, home to a myriad of species including a herd of endangered mountain caribou. Safe Haven, an award-winning documentary by Damien Gillis, highlights the globally significant Inland Temperate Rainforest encompassed in Valhalla’s Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness Park proposal. Gillis’ earlier film, Primeval, was instrumental in helping to achieve protection of the Incomappleux ancient forest as a conservancy in 2023. Now it’s time to expand that protection to protect more of this magnificent forest.

The screening will be followed by a presentation by biologist and campaigner Amber Peters, with stunning photography from 23 years of research in BC’s Inland Rainforest.

When: Thursday, April 17th at 7pm (doors open 6:30pm)
Where: Vic Theatre, Victoria
Admission by donation

You can view the film trailer by clicking here.