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My name is Doris Wagner and I was born in Innsbruck, Austria. I grew up with parents who loved the music of our ...
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Sticking To My (Traveller’s) Word
When I was 17, I was accepted to participate in the Tall Ship Millennium Challenge out of Southampton, England; a ...
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Radical Love at the Art Hive
Tradition is a funny thing. It's something we hold on to when the lights go out—guiding, connecting, grounding us. ...
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Featured Photographer: Bob Wild
Bob Wild considers himself a late bloomer—photography wasn’t on his radar until he was in his late 40s. As a kid ...
Featured Artist: Kimberly Thompson
Kimberly Thompson moved to Campbell River in 2020 after many years as a resident of Sooke. Born and raised in ...
Wild Kelp Harvesting
My name is Shaelynne and I am in my fourth year of running a wild kelp harvesting operation off the coast of Port ...
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10,000 Volunteer Hours of Urban to Alpine
My phone is set to a special sound just for Search and Rescue calls and, while I have learned over the years to be ...
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LISTEN TO THE WHISPER
Nestled among the trees on Cortes Island is Hollyhock, gently nurturing the ancient lands of the Klahoose, ...
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Drawn to the Water
My draw to the water started at the age of 17. My stepfather owned a tugboat company just outside Victoria, and he ...
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The Heriot Bay Inn
WORDS BY LOIS TAYLOR, TRACY SINCLAIR, & JUANITA MACLEAN
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Established in 1895 by Mr. ...
Exploring the Roots of Midwifery
There is a mystery that surrounds pregnancy and birth—a real sense of wonder. Cross-culturally, the practice of ...
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Little River: Clementine & Pepper Wiltsie
We used to live in Cumberland when we were little. It was fun! We would walk to our friends' houses to play. One ...
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Discovering Ancient Coastal Migration Patterns
Ancient DNA (aDNA). The term immediately brings to mind visions of dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, megafauna, ...
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The Journey is the Gift
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATHLEEN O’REILLY & FAMILY
My husband, Michael (Mick) Taylor, was an avid traveller, ...
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BOW HUNTING: A MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIFETIME OF LESSONS
Adam Swift has been bow hunting and fishing on the West Coast since he was a kid growing up in Campbell River. “My ...
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CREATING COMMUNITY BY THE KEG-LOAD
It takes a special kind of person to teach. If you're teaching in the public school system, you're likely signing ...
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UNCOVERING THE MYSTERIES OF TWIN ISLANDS
Twin Islands, tucked against Cortes Island’s southeast shore, has been a haven for a fascinating cast of ...
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A DECADE OF DUELLING RÉSUMÉS
Seated in one of my college classrooms, I received an email from Canada Olympic Park—a confirmation that I would ...
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CREATING SPACE FOR TRADITIONS, OLD AND NEW
At its root, tradition is the sharing of stories. Perhaps our oldest tradition is exactly that: storytelling. ...
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Campbellton
For decades, the renowned Campbell River surged past the small neighbourhood of Campbellton all but unseen by ...
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Freyja: The Croissant Story
I'm Emese, and my husband Géza and I are the proud owners of Freyja, a new croissant shop in downtown Campbell ...
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Sophie Whittingham
Sophie Whittingham is an illustrator and storyboard artist born and raised on Quadra Island, British Columbia. Her ...
Colin Somers
Colin Somers was born in Powell River and has lived in Campbell River for 50 years. He has spent most of that time ...
Singing for Joy
For more than 35 years, Campbell River Children's Choir (CRCC) has provided children and young adults with the ...
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The Land Beneath Our Feet
The gritty exfoliation of sand between toes, the softness of dewy grass underfoot, the wet flecks of mud that ...
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Building Reconciliation
Canada’s dark history of Indigenous people and government authorities is riddled with violence and mistrust. ...
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Ice Climbing
As I look down at my crampons kicked solidly into the thin ice, I feel the exposure of being hundreds of metres ...
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A Taste of Life on Quadra Island
Flip through the spectacular pages of A Taste of Life on Quadra Island and you'll never guess the heroic efforts ...
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No More Pineapples In December
The Strathcona Food Hub, put simply, is a group of collaborators working on contemporary food issues in the ...
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Little River
I'm entering Grade 10 and I go to Timberline Secondary School. I have lived in Campbell River my whole life. It is ...
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In Stillness
An ice climber hangs from a mountain cliff so remote, so otherworldly, that its location is kept secret. A chef ...
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Foraging for Food
We are blessed to live on an island with so much wild food at our fingertips. An outdoor table is spread before us ...
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A Place of Deep Quiet
Here follows the abridged story of the evolution of the Sayward Valley from as near the beginning as we dare ...
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Composting 101: From and For The Soil
Life on Earth exists from and because of soil, yet many of us go about our lives with little thought about its ...
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Cold Water Diving
Cruising over the turbulent waters of Discovery Passage is a familiar activity to many Campbell Riverites. The ...
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Highway 19 Concerts
In February 2018, Lucas Schuller drove from Campbell River down to Cumberland to see the Lonesome Ace Stringband ...
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The Craft of Barbering
When Chris Goulet was 14 years old, his brother put a set of clippers in his hand and said, "Give me a mohawk." ...
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The Elusive Dream Property
Five years ago we made a quick decision to sell our house on Salt Spring Island and seek out a more peaceful home ...
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Bute Inlet
If a crow flew from Campbell River to Bute Inlet Lodge, he would aim for Mount Doogie Dowler. Doogie resembles a ...
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Special Olympics in Campbell River
For more than half a century, Special Olympics sport training programs and competitions have empowered athletes ...
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What is in a Story?
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. – Nelson Henderson
This ...
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Kevin Mackenzie
Kevin MacKenzie is a self-taught musician and multimedia artist who learned how to weld at a young age from his ...
Jake Tinkler-Josephi
Jake Tinkler- Josephi is a photographer based in Courtenay, British Columbia (BC). Growing up in the country ...
Tot Farming
It’s 2:45 on Tuesday afternoon, a treasured day for my twoyear-old daughter, Emerson, and me. Just after the ...
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Art+Earth
Beginning in 2019, the Art+Earth Festival has been a series of interactive, public events that provides an ...
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Honouring Medicine and Pagan Traditions
On the territory of The We Wai Kai nation, the original peoples of this land have harvested medicines on Vancouver ...
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Aromatic, Craveable, and Savoury
I love fermented foods. Fermentation is one of the few processes that can make things tastier and healthier at the ...
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Steel Wool Photography
Are you the daredevil type with a fearless personality? Are you unafraid of flames? Does standing in a ring of ...
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Moutcha Bay Resort
When the nights grow cooler and the roads become less lively, the savvy local traveler packs their bags, knowing ...
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Carving a Niche
Working with wood has been a long-standing family tradition that I almost overlooked as a career choice. In fact, ...
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Innovation in Education
I wade into the Campbell River, fly rod in hand. The cold snap of the morning breeze matches the fall temperature. ...
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Cries of the Wild
It’s hard to say when the first beings took an interest in sliding down the slopes around Mount Cain. I’m sure it ...
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Writing a New Narrative
Wildflowers & Co. is an Indigenous business owned by Alissa Assu, who belongs to the Wet’suwet’en First ...
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Little River
My name is Madison Lucas, I am 11 years old, and I am from Huuayaht First Nations. My favourite hobby is soccer, ...
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For the Love of Flying
Bastian, a helicopter pilot at 49 North Helicopters in Campbell River, began paragliding in December of 2019. He ...
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Guardian, Steward, and Watchkeeper
We are standing on the Baikie Island Trail, about one kilometre down river from the Haig-Brown House where ...
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This Ain’t the Mainland
I don’t get island fever. Quite the opposite, actually. There is a feeling of safety that transpires with the last ...
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Pointing the Bow North
Spring brings variable weather and an itch to cast off the mooring lines. Except my itch goes beyond sailing. I ...
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The Future is Digital
When the global pandemic first hit the Strathcona region, the local performing arts community was faced with many ...
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River Magic
Life on Vancouver Island ebbs and flows with the life-cycle of the salmon. In the warmth of the late-September ...
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Small Town, Big Music Scene
If you’ve never taken in a concert in a small town (think 400 peoplesmall), you may be interested in exploring the ...
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Haig-Brown Writer in Residence Program
"I would never have expected that house to be so inspiring...I haven’t had that much of a productive writing ...
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Freedom, Flexibility, and Adventure
A passion for exploration made the decision to live in a camper on the back of her Tacoma truck an easy one for ...
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Born Wild
At 18 years old, Matt is fully submerged in wild island living. A ski instructor and fishing guide, Matt also has ...
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Finding Connection, Nourishing Community
Summer in the Amberson-Volk household is a very busy time, full of celebration and good energy. Between wedding ...
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Braving The Storm
Picture a howling January morning in Campbell River. Rain pelts down on snow-covered rocks, the streets are full ...
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Little River
My name is Jonah. I’m 11 years old and I live at Blind Channel on West Thurlow Island. My family has lived at ...
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Small But Mighty
A community builder is someone who brings the community together, who loves to connect people with one another, ...
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From Tater Tots to Full-Fledged Foodie
From the moment my head hits the pillow until first light shines through my bedroom windows, I’m thinking of food. ...
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A Very True Story
Please be advised that the following story contains a graphic description of a grizzly bear attack from the summer ...
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Always A Rock in my Pocket
Convincing a stone to become something else is no small task; it’s noisy, it’s dusty, it’s dirty. It is my labour ...
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Featured Photographer: Moira Le Patourel
Campbell River photographer Moira Le Patourel has spent the last decade working around the world as an expedition ...
Featured Artist: Sonny Assu
Sonny Assu (Ligwiłda’xw of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) was raised in North Delta, BC, over 250 km away from his ...
It Began as a Dream
“Never let it be said that to dream is a waste of one’s time, for dreams are our realities in waiting. In dreams, ...
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An Aerial Perspective
I’ve always been engrossed by the viewpoints that higher elevation grants. One of my first childhood memories as a ...
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Exploring West
Twenty-nine and a half pounds. Twenty-four and a half pounds. Thirty-eight and a half pounds. Thirty-seven and a ...
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If Dogs Could Talk
Sleeping soundly, Cole nuzzled into the duvet and Archie was curled in his favourite blanket—you would think ...
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A Hiługwila for Mia
“Everything changes once you have kids.” It’s such a cliche, but one that holds true. After I had my kids I found ...
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Salmon, Fundraising, and Volunteering
Did you hear? Campbell River has one of the highest rates of volunteerism in the country. Therefore, by the ...
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