Coastal Sauna Culture
Inviting cultural tradition and connection to the land boosts the benefits of sauna bathing
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Valley of Salmon: easy-access viewing locations
The Comox Valley offers front-row seats to the annual salmon run
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A husband-and-wife team reminisce about building their dream home from scratch
One detail at a time
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Piroska Mueller loves creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind hats
Meet the master milliner
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A look into Errington’s own annual luthier show
Guitars By Hand
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Interim Wild: North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre
Exploring the impact of the shared places humans and wildlife inhabit
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Belonging & becoming
A story of the places that shape us, the people who hold us, and the legacy we carry forward
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The Last Frontier at ECHO Players in Qualicum Beach
Long forgotten stories of Canada take centre stage
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Weird Church: what a roof can hold
An inclusive, affirming spiritual third place in the heart of Cumberland
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Fall vegetables add vibrancy and vitality throughout the cooler months
Preserving the Summer Sun
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An Introduction to CV Collective Vol. 47: Small Ripples, Big Impact
The choices we make today will shape the Comox Valley we leave behind
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An Introduction to Oceanside Collective Vol. 2: May You be Nourished
Fueling and supporting ourselves: body, mind, and soul
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Agritourism – A key to farm viability on Vancouver Island
Adventures In Farming
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Capturing the perfect light at a special house on Cortes Island
Warmth & Welcome
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Through ups and down and many owners, Cumberland’s King George Hotel has been a community fixture
From the fire
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Mountain climbs and riverside strolls await the nature lover in Oceanside
A Day Hiker’s Paradise
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A lifetime of flying, launched in a Canadian-made Sabre fighter jet
Best job ever
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The Revitalization of Skateboarding in Qualicum Beach
The universal language of skateboarding welcomes you.
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Exploring the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on the shores of Baynes Sound
Aquaculture Research & Discovery
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The pink jersey initiative
Remembering our Buddy, Darrin McLeod
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Sitting down for a chat with singer-songwriter WiL
A Lifetime of Music
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Showing up, not giving up
When things are challenging and you keep going, that’s when you really grow.
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Featured Artist: Alora Griffin
Featured Photographer: Eric Overhoff
Exploring one man’s love of the natural world through poetry
Inspired by Nature
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Featured Words: Jennifer Eve
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Undone
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Why free-roam rabbits make the best roommates
The Bunny Brief
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Aerial silks: the perfect blend of strength and beauty
Up in the air
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Featured Music: L.J.P
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One young girl’s story of becoming a table tennis champion
A Passion for Ping Pong
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The Comox Valley’s beloved historic resorts
Summer on the beach
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Featured Photographer: Baxter Redfern
The Courtenay Fish and Game’s bold plan to attract coho salmon
If you build it, they will come
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Featured Artist: Kat Cearns
Building Basecamp
Mountains, memory, and the long way home
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Dedicated volunteers preserve the French Creek Estuary with shovels and sweat
Weeding the Forest
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An Indigenous artist making waves in the Valley
Culture and creativity
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How one local mom found connection and community at SOS
Finding the Village
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Fall in love with kayaking
It’s anything you want it to be
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Finding connection and meaning in the depths of Nanoose Bay
Beneath the Salish Sea
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Comox Nautical Days
Where a community shows up, year after year
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A soapmaking business built on curiosity and courage
Blending Art and Science
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The Anchorage is L’Arche Comox Valley’s newest home for adults with intellectual disabilities
Designed for friendship
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How milk, land, and skill come together at Little Qualicum Cheeseworks
From Field to Flavour
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The art of hand-tufted wool rugs
A Commitment To Beauty
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Georgia Straight Jazz Society celebrates two decades of jazz in the Comox Valley
How a 2005 hurricane fundraiser has led to weekly, vibrant jazz performances ever since
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the gift of purpose
Start with what you love and let it grow from there
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How Moments Hospitality Group creates a special moment in time for their guests
Storytelling by Design
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Seeking la dolce vita in an Italian bivacco
far more than a humble hut
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How Harris’s hawks keep the Comox Valley Airport safe
guardians of the sky
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The life of an artist and the legacy of our local competition
Sculpting Sand
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A young designer from the Comox Valley is creating bold, eco-conscious clothing
Stitching the future
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The Fox siblings reflect on their year abroad
Isla and Niko Fox on a year of scents, landmarks, and language
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Celebrating 80 years with a tandem skydive
A birthday in the clouds
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Sunscreen, summer, and the Comox Lake watershed
Protecting what Protects US
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Growing food, joy, and resilience at the Parksville Community Gardens
A Quiet Act of Resistance
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Tune up your diet to turn down your pain
Got pain? Go anti-inflammatory
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Charting the history of our shoreline communities
The heart of lighthouse country
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Featured Artist: James Kwaksistala
An Introduction to CV Collective Vol. 46: Showing Up With Enthusiasm
A remarkable Valley, filled with people doing remarkable things.
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An Introduction to Oceanside Collective Vol. 1: Worth the Risk
The captivating cocktail of joy and fear found in new beginnings.
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Paddling the Sayward Forest Canoe Loop
Sweat and serenity in a working forest
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Mangos and More
Finding a new passion in an idyllic Mexican village
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Innes’ Arena revives Barrel Racing on Vancouver Island
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From slugs to sublime—a gardener’s journey
Spring in the garden
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Selling fresh fish from the dock: a Comox Valley family tradition
From tide to your table
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Creative Homemaking
An Introduction to Volume 2
The Campbell River Farmers Market celebrates 25 years
A place for everyone
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Featured Artist: Tashi Draper
From stories told around the fire to TikTok, we have a need for narrative
Tell me more
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Sure Copy and the Kingfisher partner on designs that are quiet, but powerful
Good Material
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Strength, style, and stubbornness—the Arro Athletics story
Athletic wear for every body
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Featured Photographer: Kennedy Armstrong
Challenge accepted
LITTLE VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNGER RESIDENT
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On rain, resilience, and creating community
An umbrella in a downpour
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A local podcast explores life, creativity, and community through neurodivergent perspectives
Neurosparx—Wired Differently
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Grassroots organizations are the heart of Campbell River’s adult learning programs
The evolution of literacy
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Salmonberry Nature Festival
A bioblitz and more to mark Greenways' 30th anniversary
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How letting go of our stuff affects our lives
Goodbye, hello
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From an old building, a vision for a gathering place begins to take shape
historic shipyard to creative space
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The CVRD budget: Planning for the long term
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The Hornby Island Trail Race makes its debut
ON THE EDGE
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Since 1992, a colourful home and garden tour has supported land conservation on Denman Island
Gates wide open
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The Goose and Gander
A British take on the riverside local
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Innisfree Farm hosts herbalists and plant fans for the Vancouver Island Herb Gathering
The plant people are coming
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LoVE VI introduces families to the art of the Island vacation
Sharing the love
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A family named. A family known. A family remembered
You are here
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At Dance Temple, explore the age-old gift of moving to music
A Journey Of Movement
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Iconic or irksome? Either way, resident Canada geese are here to stay
They can’t fly away home
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The seeds of collective vitality
An Introduction to Vol. 13
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Fento: Clothing for women in their most powerful years
Feminist fashion
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Learning From Nature: The Land As Teacher
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Cumberland’s energetic, inclusive, and ever-growing punk scene is welcoming to all
Colour, Chaos, & Community
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Why photography is better together
The art of the image
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Filled with fresh energy, The Comox Bay Sailing Association offers saltwater for all.
A big shift
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An Introduction to Vol. 45: Let’s Rise Together
A round of applause for people making good things happen
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Embracing weirdness to live an honest life.
Digging into myself
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Aging skateboarders grind through midlife crises
Case of the Mondays
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Cohousing is the antidote to anonymous living
Just up the block
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UofQ is a beautiful blend of education and entertainment
More than a lecture series
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How CorVee Forest Foragers reconnect people with the healing power of the forest
Love, land, and medicine
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How the humble bunny is taking over Vancouver Island
Here, there, and everywhere
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Local teacher shares his appreciation for hospital care after BMX accident
Back on track
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How Denman Islanders took connection into their own hands
Hold the Line
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