My parents were notorious collectors. On any given Saturday, they would pack up our silver E150 Ford Econoline van ...
It’s better to burn out than to fade away? Not always. New alternatives to cremation allow bodies to return to the ...
Bannock: a simple quick bread made with a few ingredients most people will have on hand. But bannock, for all its ...
Watching John Waters scramble up a rock face is like watching a monkey climb a tree. A moment ago, he stepped off ...
Words by
Ryan Stuart
Featured photo by
Sara Kempner
I’m so glad you’re here. As many readers know, each issue is part of a cycle with four linked themes.
COVID-19 ...
When Sarah McLoughlin passed away on February 10, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver—her husband ...
Words by
Kerry Hale
Featured photo by
Susan Healy
We moved to the Comox Valley a little over three years ago. I spent most of my childhood living in Nelson, BC, ...
You pretty much can’t have a conversation anywhere in the world today without one of our global crises popping up ...
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. – Nelson Henderson
This ...
Kevin MacKenzie is a self-taught musician and multimedia artist who learned how to weld at a young age from his ...
Jake Tinkler- Josephi is a photographer based in Courtenay, British Columbia (BC). Growing up in the country ...
It’s 2:45 on Tuesday afternoon, a treasured day for my twoyear-old daughter, Emerson, and me. Just after the ...
Beginning in 2019, the Art+Earth Festival has been a series of interactive, public events that provides an ...
On the territory of The We Wai Kai nation, the original peoples of this land have harvested medicines on Vancouver ...
I love fermented foods. Fermentation is one of the few processes that can make things tastier and healthier at the ...
Words & Photos by
Brandon Pirie
Are you the daredevil type with a fearless personality? Are you unafraid of flames? Does standing in a ring of ...
Words & Photos by
Bob Wild
When the nights grow cooler and the roads become less lively, the savvy local traveler packs their bags, knowing ...
Working with wood has been a long-standing family tradition that I almost overlooked as a career choice. In fact, ...
I wade into the Campbell River, fly rod in hand. The cold snap of the morning breeze matches the fall temperature. ...
It’s hard to say when the first beings took an interest in sliding down the slopes around Mount Cain. I’m sure it ...
Wildflowers & Co. is an Indigenous business owned by Alissa Assu, who belongs to the Wet’suwet’en First ...
My name is Madison Lucas, I am 11 years old, and I am from Huuayaht First Nations. My favourite hobby is soccer, ...
Bastian, a helicopter pilot at 49 North Helicopters in Campbell River, began paragliding in December of 2019. He ...
Words & Photos by
Bastian Fleury
Words by
Carly Caron
We are standing on the Baikie Island Trail, about one kilometre down river from the Haig-Brown House where ...
I don’t get island fever. Quite the opposite, actually. There is a feeling of safety that transpires with the last ...
Spring brings variable weather and an itch to cast off the mooring lines. Except my itch goes beyond sailing. I ...
When the global pandemic first hit the Strathcona region, the local performing arts community was faced with many ...
Life on Vancouver Island ebbs and flows with the life-cycle of the salmon. In the warmth of the late-September ...