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Harley Rustad

Harley Rustad is a senior editor at The Walrus. He is the author of Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas (2022) and Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada’s Last Great Trees (2018).
Old love letters in envelopes lined up in rows.
Memoir / November 2018

Love Letters from the Battlefield

November 9, 2018November 11, 2022 - by Harley Rustad

How words kept my grandparents connected during the Second World War

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Man cutting a bonsai tree
Environment / October 2018

How I Learned to Love Bonsai

October 2, 2018February 13, 2021 - by Harley Rustad

When my amateur attempts at the art weren’t working, I went to YouTube star Nigel Saunders

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Man walking over wooden bridge in rocky valley
Memoir

Out of the Shadow of a Mountain

June 17, 2018November 25, 2023 - by Harley Rustad

I travelled to the Himalayas with my dad to better understand his history. I left understanding my future

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Grayscale Photograph of a Pier
Books

The Stories We Tell About Our Fathers

May 22, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Harley Rustad

Bill Gaston’s new memoir examines his dad’s life—and our fears that we all become our parents

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Photo by Drantcom
Books

The Quiet Pursuit of Extreme Solitude

May 4, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Harley Rustad

What we can learn from a man who spent twenty-seven years alone in the woods

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Illustration by Janice Wu
Business / December 2016

Bitcoin for Bohemians

November 21, 2016April 2, 2020 - by Harley Rustad

Salt Spring Island, BC, prints its own money—and is an ideal site for a local currency experiment

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Photograph by Harley Rustad
Sports

Bring Back Cracker Jack

October 7, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Harley Rustad

The Blue Jays’ stadium has replaced the legendary caramel corn—and removed one of baseball’s greatest icons

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October 2016

Big Lonely Doug

September 19, 2016March 15, 2024 - by Harley Rustad

How a single tree, and the logger who saved it, have changed the way we see British Columbia’s old-growth forests

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Environment

Walrus Baby Boom

May 10, 2016October 16, 2019 - by Harley Rustad

The first calf has been born at a Canadian aquarium. Will it survive?

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Illustration by Katty Maurey
April 2016 / Politics

Mock Parliament

March 17, 2016March 31, 2020 - by Harley Rustad

Voting from afar for Tibet’s unrecognized government

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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

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