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Juliana is a community-engaged environmental artist who supports individuals and community groups to establish ...

Jeff is a husband, father of two adult sons, grandfather, studio technician, educator, and multi-disciplinary ...

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Laurel has paddled more waterways than she can remember, from Central America to Asia and the South Pacific, and ...

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Sarah trained as an osteopathic practitioner, exercise physiologist, strength and conditioning coach, and sport ...

Lisa is a Comox Valley photographer who is passionate about capturing the beauty of our beautiful west coast ...

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Re is a photographer who is fascinated by people and loves the creative challenge of interpreting their stories. ...

Jonathan worked as an educator at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia, for more than 30 years. He is now a ...

Leah is a lover of the wild places. Born and raised on the west coast, she has dedicated her career to studying ...

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After moving to the Valley in 1983, Roger taught sociology at North Island College before retiring in 2012. He ...

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Aboriginals and the environment (seen in her video Then & Now – A Fish Tale by Paige Brown) have taken up much of ...

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Cathy has been calling the Comox Valley home for 24 years and cannot fathom why anyone would leave. Cathy is a ...

Randy discovered his calling for heavy timber construction in the mid-90s, after several degrees in Mechanical ...

Raised on the banks of the Campbell River, April is passionate about keeping an eye on the wild faces and places ...

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Jennifer is a documentarian at heart. A lover of stories. It is in creatively seeing the uniqueness of a couple’s ...

After ten years in the Yukon, David and his family moved into the Komoks territory to have just a little less ...

Dierdre has been the Artistic Director of the Hornby Festival for the past fourteen years and she loves her job! ...

Karley’s fascination with taking pictures started at a young age. While traveling the world, she photographed ...

Ross is an artist and writer based in the Comox Valley working in a variety of mediums including fine art, design ...

Aly is an athlete, artist, personal development coach, and civic engagement enthusiast. Everything she does is ...

Nicole is a passionate sewist, enthusiastic extrovert, and collector of obscure skills and diverse trivia. She ...

Kim writes short stories, novels, and screenplays, and in her spare moments, she hosts the writing podcast ‘First ...

Laurissa grew up in the Comox Valley and has a passion for travel, writing, and all things outdoors, adventurous ...

Jan has been a big fan of the CV Collective magazine since its inception, or should that be “conception.” (Jan ...

Ryan Miller is an award-winning, published, underwater and wildlife photographer from Oyster Bay. In 2005 Ryan ...

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Lisa’s passion for photography was sparked while scuba diving off the coast of Cozumel in 2001. She was a new ...

Born and raised in Montreal, Bruce bounced to Edmonton then Toronto before landing in Vancouver where he explored ...

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Nora lives at the edge of the forest in Cumberland, BC. Growing up on Quadra Island, she perfected the art of ...

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Shannon’s passion and dream is for all children to have access to nutritional education, to show them that they ...

Sarah is on a quest to capture the magic moments, tiny details and big emotions of wild adventures that may never ...

Young adventurer, freelance photographer, and traveller, Kat strives to create genuine, authentic and ...

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Ali’s journey with photography began at a young age. Between old polaroids and disposable cameras, documenting her ...

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Photographer Alun Macunulty has documented artwork, exhibitions, and events at the Comox Valley Art Gallery since ...

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Oriana grew up in the Cowichan Valley exploring the Vancouver Island coastline and its magnificent old-growth ...

Jamie is a designer living the quiet life with his family in the Comox Valley. He’s an advocate for connecting ...

Andrea impulse-bought her first loom off the internet the year after she moved to the Comox Valley. Having the ...

Ed is a poet and visual artist, and has never worked for the man. He has a BA and a MA in English. He has been a ...

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Adventurer based out of the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, focused on creating content that inspires others ...

Haeley grew up in the Comox Valley, split between Hornby Island and Mount Washington. After leaving for a few ...

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Lorin is a counsellor and writer from Comox, published in The Puritan, Portal, subTerrain and Refugium: Poems for ...

Lydia is a farmer florist with a history in design and colour consulting. She is a vibrant individual who shares ...

Rick Zyvitski was born and raised in Renfrew, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1974 and trained to become ...

Roanne is an avid adventurer and endurance sport addict who found a home and community in the Comox Valley. She ...

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Wendi is a beekeeper at Black Horse Apiary in the Comox Valley, and a regional apiary inspector on Vancouver ...

Dr. Shawn Peters, ND, is a naturopathic doctor, board certified in acupuncture. He has a keen interest in helping ...

Sarah was raised in a remote coastal community in central BC, Rivers Inlet. There was very little sunlight in the ...

Eugene is an active father, partner, and adventure sports aficionado. Although he once made a name for himself as ...

Ellian grew up on an old but cheerful sailing boat, traveling the world with her family. She got to soak up the ...

Tracy has been working as a professional artist since 1993, after receiving her Bachelor of Fine arts from UBC. ...

Jenn has spent the past 20 years shooting everything from nature, landscapes, and travel, to weddings and ...

Shane is a gardener, plant geek, and outdoor enthusiast. He spends a lot of time chasing and photographing ...

Judith migrated west from Montreal in the early ‘90s and eventually settled in the Comox Valley ten years later, ...

Born and rasised in the Comox Valley, became interested in rivers during a trip to Nepal and spent the better part ...

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Proud to call Cumberland her birthplace, Annabelle keeps trying to escape her hippy Island roots but always ends ...

Kevin is a singer of songs, a doodler of doodles, a writer of words, and a man of many hats. He recently watched a ...

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Wendy has a love for travel, gardening, dogs, fibre art, food, and words. She has a growing collection of words in ...

John Gower offers custom home design solutions that are beautiful and simple, modest in size and comfortable to ...

Lorenz is an adventure sport and lifestyle photographer based out of the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, ...

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Maxwel is an adventurer, photographer, and filmmaker who lives in the Comox Valley, with a passion for showcasing ...

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Matt is an avid hiker, explorer, and photographer. He lives on a small homestead in Yellow Point with his wife, ...

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Britt was born and raised in the Comox Valley, and is currently living and playing in Cumberland. She teaches at ...

Crystal is a photographer located in the Comox Valley. Her passion lies in photographing all things people-related ...

Trish wears a number of hats to earn a living on rural Denman Island. She balances contract work as a freelance ...

Duncan is an outdoors photographer with a strong passion for capturing adventures made via two wheels. Bikes have ...

As a 'true local' to the Comox Valley, Max is proud to contribute to the CVC, as it both supports and illustrates ...

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Originally from Calgary, Allie Jenkinson studied English at the University of Victoria before working as a ...

Tanis is a biologist with a passion for protecting and healing nature. Born in the Comox Valley, she returned in ...

RJ went from songwriter and recording artist to the catering business in Vancouver to a three-year adventure as ...

James is a Courtenay resident, and an enthusiastic birder and bird photographer. He prefers to photograph the ...

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Originally from Australia, Kerry is an award-winning ESL teacher and freelance writer. Always seeking adventure ...

In 2018, Damien decided to focus on solo adventures throughout remote territories of the Pacific Northwest to get ...

Clea is a performing artist, designer, and director who has brought the language of contemporary puppetry to ...

Disillusioned with the political climate in the early '70s, Joline left the US to spend a year on Haida Gwaii. ...

Glen Sanford is executive director of the Comox Valley Art Gallery. He was born and raised in the Comox Valley, ...

Alexandre grew up in France before moving to Canada on a two-year work and travel Visa with his girlfriend, Ava. ...

Keisha was named “Wadzidalaga” by her great-grandmother, before being given the name "Tlakwa̱lał" in 2013. She is ...

Zaaven grew up on Lasqueti Island, though on and off over the past 10 years, she has found herself calling the ...

Loraine's compulsion to write exploded when her recent novel "My Delightfully Dysfunctional Family" was published ...

Christina (Tina) Willard-Stepan is an artist, facilitator, community developer, and environmental educator. She ...

Sean is a longtime Comox Valley resident who takes full advantage of Vancouver Island’s endless offerings of ...

Angela Willard is a Clinical Herbalist and the co-founder of Harmonic Arts, a herbal formulation company located ...

Growing up in Comox, Sam has been taking photos most of her life. Inspired by both the natural landscapes of ...

Jarrett is a Vancouver Island-based outdoor adventure and wildlife photographer who grew up in the Comox Valley, ...

Andrew Findlay is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about adventure, travel, business, conservation ...

Carrera is the founder of CT Initiatives, a consulting firm supporting the non-profit and public sectors in the ...

A born and raised Vancouver Islander, Elizabeth is a seasoned communication professional with a passion for ...

JoAnne McElroy, owner of Jipsi Tree clothing line, enjoys life in Cumberland. She loves trail running, hiking, and ...

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Wendy Ravai grew up in Smithers BC where her love of the forest began as a young girl exploring the local streams ...

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Keith Parry is a music entrepreneur. He has been running Vancouver’s Scratch Records label—managing ...

Diane was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, in 1952 and (perhaps sadly) has been moving south ever since. She arrived in ...

Guided by a restless nomadic spirit, Simone has spent her life hurtling down mountain passes that inevitably end ...

Laura Busheikin is a writer-for-hire and a creative writer exploring the many subgenres of nonfiction. She is ...

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Originally from Sydney, Australia, Zoë arrived in the Comox Valley in 2011 for an extended visit with her sister ...

Ian is a designer, illustrator, and painter serving a variety of local and international clients. After working in ...

Jenn is an accomplished photographer and graduate of the Western Academy of Photography (Victoria, BC). She ...

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Madeline is your local Death Companion with a mission to provide education about end-of-life planning, ...

Taylor is a wedding photographer based on Vancouver Island. She's called the west coast home her whole life and ...

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Susan and her husband moved to the Comox Valley in 2018 and feel a strong connection to the natural beauty found ...

With values rooted in genuine love and appreciation for learning and playing, Laurel’s free spirit, fierce ...

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Erica is a film photographer, writer, and musician who splits her time between the mountains and the sea. She is ...

In 1996, Maeva and her husband moved to the beautiful Comox Valley where she began to fulfill a dream to learn ...

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Mary Ruth spent the first quarter of her life, assuming she lives to be 110, in the heart of southern Ontario’s ...

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Cleo Corbett, RPP, MCIP (she/her), has been a municipal planner for 20 years in amenity regions across BC. ...

Jennifer Jellett is a freelance photographer and motivated visual story teller, called by the beauty of our ...

Howard lives on Denman Island with his partner, Mary Jane MacKay. He’s working on three books about forty years of ...

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Alison grew up in the Comox Valley, earned a BBA in Marketing & Management from Vancouver Island University, ...

James is a local gourmand and a strict omnivore. He believes in the power of food as a community-building tool and ...

Marie loves living in the Comox Valley, exploring natural areas in every season. When she's not running around in ...


Ron has been trained in the art and science of photography since he was a child. He practices photography as a ...

Jennifer grew up on the wild and beautiful coast of Newfoundland where her love for nature and all things ...

Bevin is a copyeditor, copywriter, and writer. When not behind her laptop, you'll find Bevin walking the streets, ...

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Dave was born in Ontario and spent his formative years in the Toronto suburbs. After high school he packed up his ...

Dave tells history with a modern perspective through his Vancouver Island history Blog (located on his website). ...

Meredith Rose was born and raised here on Vancouver Island. She gains inspiration from the endless beauty that ...

Freshly retired, Anne can be found wandering around beaches and forests photographing the Comox Valley, or ...

Kareen has been lucky enough to call Vancouver Island her home for the past 20 years and currently resides in the ...

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Sara is a freelance photographer based out of Cumberland. Born and raised in the Comox Valley, she developed an ...

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Jim is fifth-generation, born and raised in the Comox Valley. His interest in photography began in junior high ...

Starting in photojournalism, Karen is now a photographer of people. Whether with travel photography, weddings, ...

Mac teaches English composition and literature courses at North Island College. He is also the instructor at ...

Luke is a commercial photographer based on Vancouver Island. He covers Island-wide (or rather, long), from ...

Writing has taken Ryan from the middle of nowhere in the Northwest Territories to the Costa Rican jungle, a ...

John began his career as a professional photographer 30+ years ago in Toronto. After working as a photojournalist ...

Kyle was born and raised in Courtenay, on Island time. After high school he devoted the better part of a decade to ...

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Based out of Courtenay, Scott is inspired by the Pacific Northwest: the environment, the artisans, and the ...

Meaghan is a community animateur with big love on for the Comox Valley. She has worked extensively in the local ...

This Comox-Valley based writer loves telling stories about interesting places, people, and experiences. She’s the ...

Neil is a former surf bum turned Director of Fun (and Todd) at Mount Cain Alpine Park. He enjoys quiet evenings at ...

I am a writer, photographer, historian and artist interested in all things Cumberland. Wandering the local forest ...