
Reflections from a younger resident.
Nests are everywhere when you spend lots of time ...

Della and Winter Podmore-Goggins have grown up here and attend Cumberland Community School, where Della is going ...

My name is Farrah. I am eight years old and right now I am living in Granada, Spain. I started the third ...

Hi there, I’m Max and I was not born in St Joseph's Hospital. I was, however, born in Addenbrooke's Hospital, ...

The dictionary says rest is “to cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength.” ...

Hi, my name is Dakota Blomgren. I was born in the Comox Valley and I am nine years old. I am a proud member of the ...

Hi, my name is Darragh Tormey, and this is my love essay.
Love can mean a million things, and it means ...

I’m 11 years old and I’ve lived in Cumberland my whole life. I LOVE art. It’s one of my favourite things to do. I ...

My name is Ava, and I am ten years old. I was born in Vancouver and moved to Cumberland with my mom and dad when I ...

I am age nine and go to Miracle Beach Elementary. I have a younger brother who’s eight named Callum, and we have ...

We moved to the Comox Valley a little over three years ago. I spent most of my childhood living in Nelson, BC, ...

My name is Olivia. I am nine years old and I adore art. It is one of my favourite things to do. All of my family ...

My name is Zoë, and I am nine years old. I have lived in Cumberland my whole life and I really love winter in the ...

Why travel makes us love home.
The very first thing she told us was that the monkey didn’t like kids. Of course, ...
Words by
Zola Findlay
with help from her sister
Sabine

My name is Sam and I am 11 years old. I love to go fishing, play basketball and ride bikes, but my very favourite ...

I have lived in Cumberland my whole life. I was born in October, even though I wasn’t supposed to come until ...

I’m a social guy. I love people. I love interacting with kids, adults, animals—most anybody really. If you’ve met ...

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

My name is Justin, and I am a very active boy who loves the outdoors. My favourite summer sports are BMX racing ...

When my Mom asked me what I wanted to write about for the CV Collective, I said climate change! It’s a big problem ...

Hi, my name is Naomi and I’m currently a student at Cumberland Community School. I've lived in Cumberland for ...

At 11 years old and growing up in the Comox Valley, I am lucky to be exposed to a lot of culture and experiences. ...

My favourite things about living in Black Creek are that my house is close to my school, which is nice, and also ...

Ever since I can remember, the Comox Valley has been growing and expanding, but it’s only in the last four or five ...

Hi, my name is Zakary Wallace Baikie and I live in Campbell River.
My favourite sports are skiing, mountain ...

Hello, my name is Molly McCue and I am 10 years old. I have lived in the Comox Valley my whole life. First we ...

I’m nine years old and sooooo lucky to be born in the Comox Valley. Everyday there’s some new adventure. We have ...

One of the things I love about living in Comox is being able to ride my bike to the marina to go sailing.
Like ...

I was born in the Comox hospital overlooking the ocean and trees and mountains. As soon as I was born I was ...