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A WORK OF COMPASSION

A WORK OF COMPASSION

Since 1983, Comox Valley Hospice Society (CVHS) has been working to support the physical, psychological, ...
THE DAY THE PRINCE CAME TO TOWN

THE DAY THE PRINCE CAME TO TOWN

Over a century ago, on a Monday in late September, crowds of young and old thronged Vancouver’s sidewalks. Mothers ...

Words by

Dave Flawse

FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN

FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN

What an ugly night. It’s dark, pouring rain, and there are still remnants of slushy snow melting in the driveway, ...

Words & photos by

Kyle Hansen

CHEERS TO THE LAZO BARREL COLLECTIVE

CHEERS TO THE LAZO BARREL COLLECTIVE

It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon as I make my way through Alex Blais’ yard, following the sound of laughter toward an ...

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Sara Kempner

CHEERS TO THE LAZO BARREL COLLECTIVE

CHEERS TO THE LAZO BARREL COLLECTIVE

It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon as I make my way through Alex Blais’ yard, following the sound of laughter toward an ...

Words & Photos by

Sara Kempner

GET THEE TO A GALLERY

GET THEE TO A GALLERY

I-HOS GALLERY K'ÓMOKS FIRST NATION Owned and operated by the K’ómoks First Nation, I-Hos Gallery showcases a ...
WILD SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE

WILD SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE

Some of my dearest early memories involve water. My dad would tie a rope on my sister’s and my life jackets as we ...

Words & featured photo by

Erica Keen

FEATURED ARTIST: MARIANNE ENHÖRNING

FEATURED ARTIST: MARIANNE ENHÖRNING

Marianne Enhörning is a West Coast Canadian artist. Born in Sweden, she split her work life for many years between ...
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: MORGAN NORTH

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: MORGAN NORTH

Eighteen-year-old Morgan, a Comox Valley resident, started taking photos with a smart phone when he was 12 and ...
THE THRILL OF THRIFTING

THE THRILL OF THRIFTING

Last year a friend messaged to let me know there was a promotional Walking Dead backpack at one of the thrift ...
PUBLISHED IN A PANDEMIC

PUBLISHED IN A PANDEMIC

MY DELIGHTFULLY DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY AUTHOR: LORAINE HARTLE GENRE: MEMOIR A fascinating and engaging story ...
COMOX VALLEY STARGAZING

COMOX VALLEY STARGAZING

Fighting the urge to crawl back into my warm bed, I force myself to grab my camera bag and head into the chilly ...

Words & photo by

Sara Kempner

THROUGH THE VENEER

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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Lisa Graham

THE BEAUTY OF THE BURN

THE BEAUTY OF THE BURN

Oh my god, this hurts so bad... Why does this hurt so bad?? Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Uggggggghhhhhh, this burns so ...

Words & Photo by

Sarah Seads

CHASING SUNSETS

CHASING SUNSETS

Bula! Pronounced “boo-la,” this is Fiji’s version of “aloha,” an all-purpose word that makes you feel instantly ...

Words and Photos by

Paige Owen

RADICAL VULNERABILITY

RADICAL VULNERABILITY

“Every child, every person, needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be ...

Words & photos by

Alex Nataros

CHANNELING THE STORM

CHANNELING THE STORM

Rain: we know it well in our part of the world. But beyond the typical “wet coast” reality, water is very top of ...

Words by

Aly Bird

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Jenn Pentland

LITTLE VALLEY: ARLO FLEENOR

LITTLE VALLEY: ARLO FLEENOR

I have lived in the same place my whole life, in a smallish house in deep west Courtenay, near the river, forest, ...

Words by

Arlo Fleenor

IN THE FIELD

IN THE FIELD

MO MOSHIRI: EXPLORER “I’ve been a traveller since I was three,” says Comox-based MC, songwriter, and producer ...
CRUMBLING CANNERIES

CRUMBLING CANNERIES

It was the 1880s and “The Great Salmon Industry” was in its golden years on the British Columbia coast. Entire ...

Words & Photos by

Oriana Smy

WHAT TIME LEAVES BEHIND

WHAT TIME LEAVES BEHIND

Have you ever wondered about parked cars at the side of Highway 19, near the bridge about three kilometres south ...

Words & Photo by

Pat Trask

THE GEM OF ISLAND  MOUNTAINEERING

THE GEM OF ISLAND MOUNTAINEERING

Mt Colonel Foster is among the most impressive peaks on Vancouver Island. Its east face rises over 1000 metres and ...

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Tyler Bellows

PIONEERS AND BROKEN DREAMS

PIONEERS AND BROKEN DREAMS

Drive northwest past the ferry line-ups, strip malls, and highways choked with RVs. Carry on until you’re out of ...

Words & Photos by

Tim Ennis

INTO THE GREAT WHITE OPEN

INTO THE GREAT WHITE OPEN

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest of earth’s continents. Though it’s a region of extremes, it’s much ...

Words & Photos by

Gordon Ross

COFFE AND COASTLINES IN PERU

COFFE AND COASTLINES IN PERU

My first impressions of Peru came on a domestic flight between Lima and Cusco. Bleary eyed after 20 hours of ...

Words & Photos by

Sara Kempner

PADDLE TO THE SEA

PADDLE TO THE SEA

As a very young child, I enjoyed my mum reading to me the story of Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling. It is ...

Words & photos by

Tim Ennis

FOREST TO FAUCET: LIFE IN THE ERA OF HUMANS

FOREST TO FAUCET: LIFE IN THE ERA OF HUMANS

“Man must make himself small and humble to live in [nature] rather than a ruthless giant to conquer it” – ...

Words & photos by

Tim Ennis

MORE THAN GOOD DESIGN

MORE THAN GOOD DESIGN

Dialect is a small design studio based in the Comox Valley that was created by Alex Dunae and Nik Szymanis in ...

Words & Photos by

Jamie McCue

GET OUT THERE

GET OUT THERE

My first experience hunting was with my dad. Over the years I've made many great hunting buddies, but the biggest ...

Words & Photo by

Al Adams

ELEGANT STRENGTH

ELEGANT STRENGTH

The stalwart CEO of the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce has been going to bat for local business people since ...
HIDDEN TREASURES

HIDDEN TREASURES

As a tour guide for the Cumberland Museum, I am drawn to stories of people within our local history—I read family ...
LOVE IS A BURNING THING

LOVE IS A BURNING THING

Contrary to the expansive vision of the young, it’s often the tiny details where we live the largest parts of ...

Words by

Mike B

MATERIALIZING THE SOUL

MATERIALIZING THE SOUL

The wearable art of jewellery has been a form of self-expression for millennia. These adornments have been seen as ...

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OUT OF THE BLUE

OUT OF THE BLUE

Marla Limousin and her husband George are the fermentation alchemists conjuring up the innovative wines coming out ...
SQUEEGEE VALLEY

SQUEEGEE VALLEY

Screen-printing is enjoying a resurgence on a worldwide scale, in part because the industrial/functional side is ...
BOULDERING  AT COMOX LAKE

BOULDERING AT COMOX LAKE

From skipping stones to devouring ice cream cones, Comox Lake is a fond place for childhood memories. I enjoyed ...

Words & Photos by

Amanda Shpeley

AUDIBLE INSPIRATION

AUDIBLE INSPIRATION

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. – John Muir Silent Season is a music label ...
LAST STAND IN THE  LAND OF PLENTY

LAST STAND IN THE LAND OF PLENTY

It was a hot day in May. My first spring as a resident of the Comox Valley and it felt as though summer was ...

Words by

Tim Ennis

VAN ISLE SKI TOURING

VAN ISLE SKI TOURING

It was the perfect storm for backcountry success on Vancouver Island; a skier’s dream.     Okay, ...

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