NATURAL COLLECTION STANDS
FROM YOUTHFUL OBSESSION TO THRIVING BUSINESS
I first became obsessed with woodworking in junior high. I ...
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ALL Spring/Summer
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not ...
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NAWALAKW HEALING CENTER
The beautiful sound of kwak'wala flows from the mouths of fluent speakers, filling the air and my heart. Among our ...
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THE COCO RUN: A CANCER FUNDRAISER
My name is Ryan Rasmussen and I help people with cancer looking for a holistic approach to treatment. I support ...
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CAREMONGERING IN CAMPBELL RIVER
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
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AT HOME WITH RODERICK HAIG-BROWN
“A river is water in its loveliest form; rivers have life and sound and movement and infinity of variation, rivers ...
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GETTING TO KNOW THE AWAKENEERS
The story of the Awakeneers starts more than 30 years ago on an off-grid homestead in the mountains of BC where ...
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HA̱’ME’ RESTAURANT REOPENS AT KWA’LILAS HOTEL
BEYOND THE PLATE AT HA’ME‘’S (RE)OPENING
The eagerly anticipated (re)opening of Ha̱’me‘ Restaurant, in its ...
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THE STRATHCONA REGION IS GUIDED BY PASSION AND PURPOSE
As the editor of the Strathcona Collective, it is my privilege to help writers and community members throughout ...
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BALANCING NATURE AND NEW ENDEAVOURS
Articles in this issue (my first as editor) feel like a love letter to our region. A testament to the vast melting ...
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Respect, Protect, Flourish
Does the phrase “you are a product of your environment” sound familiar? Many cultures have long recognized the ...
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Migration of the Grizzlies
Vancouver Island has remote valleys, salmon streams, and mountainsides that, in summer, are ripe with plump ...
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Saying Yes to South East Asia
When I think of innovation, I think of the external: technology and system upgrades that make our lives better. ...
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THE KLAHOOSE WAY
GALLERY PHOTOS BY REGAN HATLEY, DARREN HULL, BEN POWELESS, CHASE TERON, & DESTINATION CANADA
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FROM BEAN TO BAR
It’s a beautiful summer day and, just as I’m arriving home, Jonathan and the kids call me from the backyard. I ...
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ɫokʷimas – You Are Strong
Content warning: this article speaks about suicide prevention, self-harm, addiction, and genocide.
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FROM OCEAN TO EYE LEVEL
As a small collect-and-release aquarium facility, displaying a selection of animals in an ethical and sustainable ...
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THOUSANDS OF GULLS
The ocean is full of creatures. Humpback whales, orcas, barking sea lions, playful dolphins, and curious seals ...
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Featured Artist: DAVID ELLINGSEN
Born in Campbell River, raised on Cortes Island, and now living in Victoria, David Ellingsen is an artist whose ...
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Featured Photographer: Kiley Panziera
Kiley Panziera is the woman behind the lens of Panziera Photography. Her photography journey sprung to life in ...
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A GAME CHANGER FOR FISH FARMING
Meeting the growing demand for sustainable food production is becoming increasingly important for our global ...
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LITTLE RIVER
Hi, my name is Autumn, my mom is Francesca, and we love to go hiking and adventuring together. We have been hiking ...
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WHERE THE WIND TAKES US
Rolling into another year living aboard our 34-foot sailboat, we often reaffirm why we moved from the mountains, ...
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Generations of Sound
It’s just past midnight when I wake to a familiar sound; R Clan is back. Jumping out of bed, I scurry down the ...
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GOLD AT THE END OF THE ROUTE
As I look in the mirror to wash my face, car loaded, kayak on roof, ready to embark on the drive to Gold River, I ...
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WILD BUS FILMS
Wanderlust. We’ve all heard of it, and many of us dream of packing a bag and heading out into the wilderness for ...
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Lights. Curtain. Go!
You sit in a softly lit theatre; a buzz throughout the red, velvet draped room. You sip wine, whispering to a ...
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GOATS AND BOATS
The first thing I remember hearing about Maya was that she kept goats. As I got to know her better, and eventually ...
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VENTURE NORTH
On the northeast corner of Campbell River lies Snowden Demonstration Forest. For mountain bikers, the Snowden ...
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Featured Artist: Terri-lynn Papagiannis
Terri-Lynn Papagiannis (TL PAPA) is an artist and art educator, born and raised on Vancouver Island. At a young ...
Featured Words: Neall Calvert
River Love
After yearning for decades
to say I love you and mean it, today
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Featured Photographer: True Dennison
True Dennison has been in love with photography and film for as long as she can remember. Growing up on the ...
Art, Medicine, and Soap
“I never knew what I wanted to do,” Valerie Lamirande confided to me. She had dabbled in photography, woodwork, ...
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Q̓ʷalayu House
Like the daily ebb and flow of the tides along the shores of Vancouver Island, there is constant movement of ...
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Leña Residency
Nestled amongst the towering forest on Galiano Island and backing onto Bluffs Park, Leña Residency is a retreat ...
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Experience Tahsis
Located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island within the traditional territory of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First ...
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Inspired by Nature
Island Clayworks would like to acknowledge that we operate our business in the traditional territory of the ...
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It’s In The Details
Building custom homes in Campbell River and the surrounding area is a gift not every craftsman gets to experience. ...
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Healthy Hives
The honeybee, or apis mellifera, is what we call a pollinator. Flying from flower to flower collecting nectar and ...
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Riding Off-Grid
When I moved to Vancouver Island in 2009, finding like-minded “horse folks” to ride with was top priority. I ...
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Little River
My family and I have lived on the northern end of Quadra Island for two years. We moved here from Manitoba, and ...
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The Gardening Movement
THE GARDENING NARRATIVE
HEATHER KELLERHALS–STEWART
Behind every widely held belief there is a narrative—true ...
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Building a Technology Hub
The Campbell River Area Angel Group (CRAAG) was founded in February 2019 when Campbell River Economic Development ...
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Paddling Adventures
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
— Mary Oliver
“Shhh, listen … ...
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Traffic Jam
Oh no! What? Wait for another traffic light? Simultaneous laughter, as our eyes connect, and we realize we have ...
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Small Farm, Big Ideas
In a way, a farm is like the ocean, a fixture of the landscape, yet in constant motion. Every season brings a part ...
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Vertical Madness
When you walk into the cavernous room at Robron Centre in Campbell River—which feels part warehouse, part ...
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Burrell’s Bog
Thanks be to Ron Burrell, a former provincial Forest Service Manager, who, in the early 1990s, took on the job of ...
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In Motion
Stay home, we were told. Travel was not advised. Flooding closed highways. Fires forced road closures and ...
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Falling on Concrete Builds Character
In the late ’90s, while Marshall Toelle and Nate Cherrier were teenagers growing up on Quadra Island, ...
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Hooked on Tyee Dreams
Having been born and raised in Campbell River, Tyee fishing has always been a tradition for me.
On a warm ...
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Colourful Splendour in the Emerald Sea
Coral reefs in Canada? That seems like a contradiction to most people, but under the surface of the Salish sea ...
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Raising Backyard Birds
Growing up we had chickens, the familiar pets that simultaneously bring life to the yard and yield breakfast to ...
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Don’t Look, SEE
Most Campbell Riverites know the iconic blue cottage, nestled by the beach in Willow Point. For Sybil and Walter ...
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Little River
Our names are Annabel and Brynlee. We are nine-year-old identical twins born one minute apart and have lived on ...
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Damn, I Wish I Walked
From construction on some of the region’s most iconic establishments, such as Mount Washington and Painter’s ...
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Focusing My Glass Eye
I was introduced to flameworked glass, in 2004, when I first meet Mook of Mook’s Glass.
After seeing his glass, ...
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The Moods of Myra
I’ve spent many years exploring all over the Island, looking for wild places that make me feel small. While I ...
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Strathcona Park Lodge and Outdoor Education Centre
When you drive west along the winding road that skirts Lower and Upper Campbell Lakes, as it hugs the rock face of ...
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Sea & Field
My Husband, Keith, and I had been working in the Hotel & Resort industry for over 22 years when we attended a ...
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Learning My Truth
The year 2018 was the beginning of something truly special — it was the year I met Evangeline Clifton.
Clifton, ...
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Paddle Away From It All
For 24 years, Spirit of the West Adventures has been offering multi-day kayaking tours in the Johnstone Strait and ...
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Featured Photographer: Vince Kehn
Captain Vince Kehn’s four decades of working in the marine industry on the coast of BC has greatly influenced how ...
Featured Artist: Lukas Mouka
Lukas Mouka is a Czech-Canadian painter currently based in Campbell River. Over his career a unique style has ...
Our Neighbours Without Homes
There are more than 100 people living without shelter on the streets in Campbell River, its regional parks, and ...
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Get on the Loop
As we pedal our bicycles through the rambling, majestic forest of Campbell River’s Beaver Lodge Lands, our minds ...
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In Search Of
Long before they call “Action!” and the cameras roll on a movie shoot, someone has to find the places to film the ...
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Humming Bird Zen
A mind at peace, a mind centred and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the ...
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Biking and Learning with Sprockids
My name is Matthew Fox and I am a Sprockids Leader volunteer and overall community enthusiast here in Campbell ...
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It Just Tastes Better
I like to refer to Vancouver Island as my beautiful corner of the world. Having grown up here in Campbell River, I ...
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Global Influence, Local Action
To the uninitiated, cricket might seem the strangest of games. In what other sport could matches last five days ...
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Lost and Found
I live near the estuary, so I walk the Raven Trail and Baikie Island on a regular basis. The estuary is also my ...
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Reach Your Peak
The pounding of heavy footfall, crunching on inclined gravel, is loudly competing with the sound of your laboured ...
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Little River
Hi, I’m Raegen Collins and I have lived in Campbell River (CR) my whole life. It is an amazing place! I am a ...
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Transforming Campus and Community
North Island College (NIC)’s expanded and renovated Campbell River campus has transformed the look and feel of the ...
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Seed Sowing 101
Each seed is a true miracle of life. One weighing a mere 0.8 micrograms that grows into a beautiful orchid ...
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My Playground
As I sit on the dock of Sonora Resort prepared for a day of fishing, I look north to see Mt. Estero looming 1649 m ...
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Where Community Gathers and Spirit is Celebrated
Big cities often have large central areas where citizens can congregate. New York has Times Square, London has ...
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Calling the Rains and the Salmon
The sky is alive with distant storm clouds, purple, broken by pockets of sunlight. Looking west across the ...
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Words on the Water
Words on the Water Writers’ Festival is typical Campbell River: unpretentious and accessible, but when experienced ...
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Featured Photographer: Eiko Jones
With a big emphasis on water-based photography, Eiko Jones’s work includes images of mountains, lakes, rivers, and ...
Featured Artist: Cathy Holfeld
Cathy Holfeld is an Irish graphic designer and illustrator. She was born and bred in Ireland until the Canadian ...
Living with Less
When thinking of where we live, I can’t help but conjure up images of lush greenery, diverse ecosystems, and ...
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