FROM FENCE BOARDS TO SURFBOARDS
When you first look at a Waterman surfboard, you wouldn’t expect it had been crafted by a guy who grew up on the ...
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ALL Month: October 2020
GREY TURNED GREEN
The last in our series imagining how the Comox Valley’s communities could look 20 years from now.
It’s hard ...
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MORE THAN KUS-KUS-SUM
The famous French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau once said, “We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are ...
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THROUGH THE VENEER
“Now gently let your breath out and slip beneath the surface. I’ll go under first and be ready for you to join ...
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EAT YOUR MEDICINE
One of my twins’ favourite meals is tacos. They are easy to prepare and a great way to incorporate all the colours ...
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MOVING THROUGH CHANGE
Early in 2020, our editorial team envisioned the general look and feel of the covers and themes for the year ...
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ON SMOKING AND PICKLING
There’s something that connects me to a greater world when I fire up the smoker. I can’t put my finger on it. ...
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INFLUENZA’S DEADLY TRAIL
By all accounts, Johnny Bannerman is a very nice young man. He’s a member of the Cumberland Volunteer Fire ...
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THE BEAUTY OF THE BURN
Oh my god, this hurts so bad... Why does this hurt so bad?? Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Uggggggghhhhhh, this burns so ...
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THE SUSPENSE WON’T KILL US
Running a tourism business, especially in an area as remote as Kyuquot Sound, is challenging at the best of ...
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ALL FIRED UP
“I take a lot of my inspiration from the natural world around me,” says Gordon Hutchens, Denman Island’s ...
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FEATURED ARTIST: RICHARD MRAVIK
Richard Mravik was born in 1973 in the city of Nove Zamky, Slovakia. Of Hungarian descent, he was noted from a ...
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: GLYNNIS GREY
Glynnis was raised on a hobby farm on Vancouver Island by parents who were "hippies" of the day. Their ...
FEATURED WORDS: DISTANCE
The fire that forged the earth
holds the space between us
ancient atoms
in our blood and bones
pulled to the ...
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
“All along the way, where the deep green forest used to stand, lies a waste of mangled trunks and branches, enough ...
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