On Sept. 8, on the corner of Franklin Avenue and 49 Street, around 12 p.m., a group of protesters varying in ages from high schoolers to adults, protested about climate change.
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Cassie Rogers, 17, Grade 12 student at Sir John Franklin Secondary School, organized the protest.
She said she was inspired by the a climate change organization, Canada 350 and wants climate change to be an election issue.
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Chloe Son and Kaitlyn Stewart also attended the rally.
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Natasha Stenzel said the climate affects SA国际影视传媒渆very person globally.
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