Dennyse is a Chopra-certified meditation and wellness coach, and Ayurveda wellness instructor. She is an active ...

Heather loves to travel and has had the opportunity to explore almost 30 countries and six continents. She is ...

Michael attended Stanford University, then University of Southern California, with degree in Physical Therapy. He ...

Jenefer is Métis and owner/guide of Wild Waterways Adventures in Campbell River. Sharing a vision of unity, ...

Sophie abhors writing bios but tries to comply when deemed necessary. She grew up in Cumberland, BC, and now lives ...

Hannah is an English teacher who moonlights as a writer and assistant music director. She is an import from the ...

Mike lives on Denman Island. He's a retired fishery biologist who now spends most of his free time birding on ...

Max is a local musician, writer, and harm reduction worker based in Cumberland. They have worked in various ...

Jacob spends his summers exploring the wilderness of Canada while fighting forest fires, and his winters chasing ...

Sarah worked as a motion graphics designer and animator in NYC for close to a decade before migrating to the West ...

Christian is a technologist, writer, and educator from Galiano Island. He combines industry experience with a ...

As an athlete, coach and business owner Stuart has been providing water sports instruction in the Comox Valley for ...

Having circled the world and seen it from as high up as the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and Everest Base Camp, and as ...

Andrew is a creative writer, storyteller, educator, and sponsored snowboarder working with Kindred Custom ...

Drew lives and works as a carpenter in Cumberland. He is striving to live a good life with his family and ...

Sophie has been practicing yoga since 2004 and has studied various styles, including Ashtanga, Yin, Hatha, ...

Alex is the founder of the "Lead With Your Heart" method and has produced an extensive body of work as a visionary ...

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In the mid '50s, Annette's family held a yard sale, sold their Saskatoon home, and moved to the coast. Her mom ...

Born and raised in the Comox Valley, Chris spent his entire childhood and teen years ski racing for the Mt. ...

Amber lives by the motto "no mountain is too high to climb" and loves to share her passion for adventure through ...

Jan has been guiding, climbing and skiing internationally for more than thirty years, with a particular focus on ...

Having being born and raised in the Comox Valley, it wasn't until after moving away for post secondary school did ...

Bent was born in Norway and raised in Victoria, B.C. After attaining a Bachelor of Science in Forestry (1979) at ...

Hailing from the Land Down Under, Rebekah has been living in the Comox Valley since mid-2014. Rebekah is a free ...

Heather is an educator currently working at Hand-in-Hand Early Years Nature Education Program in the Cumberland ...

As the Executive Director for the Cumberland Community Schools Society, Sue is passionate about building community ...

A city kid turned islander, Meghan is an occasional writer and dancer gratefully raising her family in the Comox ...

Alissa is a wild woman introvert who loves wandering through the forest trails of her local woodlands seeking ...

Born and raised in the lush "Happy Valley" area just outside of Cumberland, Shelley now resides with her husband, ...

Megan is an ecologist and Hakai-Raincoast scholar with the University of Victoria and the Raincoast Conservation ...

Tarah is a motivational speaker and raw food health coach living on Vancouver Island, Canada. Her passions include ...

Sydney was born and raised in the Comox Valley and is proud of it. Her love of the outdoors began early on ...

6 feet tall. About 190 pounds. Art and music teacher at Cumberland Community School. Musical artist with a special ...

Tara is a registered massage therapist that has been living and practicing in the Comox Valley since 2009. She ...

Jared is committed to supporting you however you choose to pursue a healthier lifestyle, whether you choose ...

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Kama is the owner of Orange Bridge Communications, which creates community development and social media for ...

Born in Alberta, Terry relocated to Vancouver Island over a decade ago, never to look back. The move west may have ...

Evan has lived, worked, and played in the Comox Valley since he was a wee lad, and has called Cumberland his home ...

Bree lives in Cumberland and works as a full-time letter carrier for Canada Post. When she isn’t working, she is ...

Myles was first drawn to the Comox Valley when, at 11, he landed a 12 pound coho on the fly in the Puntledge ...

Wendy Nixon Stothert, B.Ed, M.EdL, was hooked on music from an early age. She taught K-12 music in the Comox ...

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Nat Raedwulf is a knitwear designer working under the name Wolf & Faun Knits. She began her fibre arts career as a ...

The cold call came one day last Fall from the CVC: "Would you like to write a story about navigation?" Why me, why ...

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Nigel was introduced to school at an early age, however it was immediately apparent that he was terrible at it, so ...

Cheryl has happily called the Comox Valley home since 2004. A position at 19 Wing Comox brought her to this ...

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

Arianne has spent her adult life living, playing, and working in gardens, and is dedicated to designing living ...

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

Carly is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. She graduating from the Canadian College of Advanced Hypnosis and ...

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Originally from the UK, Nick moved to Canada as a teenager and never left. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces ...

Hans is a content guy (writer, photographer, and social media creative) as well as a business and community ...

Casey Parsons is a licensed Acupuncturist at The Fix Acupuncture and Wellness in Cumberland, BC. Her love for ...

Allison is a member of Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) in Merville, BC. She has a BA (Hon) from the ...

Wendy is an inspirational writer, blogger, and podcaster who also loves to photograph nature on Vancouver Island. ...

Dan has contributed to a variety of publications since the mid '90s. He launched a publication for the Metis on ...

Claire grew up in Cumberland, now lives in Royston, and is a grateful resident on the unceded territories of the ...

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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 ...

Cam has been a Cumberlander since 2012 and can be recognized by his greying body hair and his prowess in writing ...

Tom is a transplant to the Comox Valley by way of Brooklyn, New York. He owns Medium Rare Interactive in ...

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Terry practices in Comox as a Canadian Certified Counsellor, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapist, and ...

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

Dr. Maltais is a naturopathic physician who specializes in homeopathy, nutritional counselling, Bowen Technique ...

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

Andy is a Comox Valley artist who was named "Na̱gedzi" after his grandfather, the late Chief Andy Frank of the ...

Thea is the owner of Herban Sprawl Gardening in Comox, so she can usually be found in a garden somewhere getting ...

Mia is a highly accredited life coach, bringing 30 years of insight and wisdom to the world of coaching. Her ...

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

Ashley lives in Cumberland, where she loves playing in the mountains and by the sea. She is currently a ...

Born in Texas and "growing up" in Northern Alberta, Mical has called Vancouver Island home since 2009. Now living ...

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

As an avid skier and winter snow sports enthusiast since his pre-school days, Peter now spends his time as a ...

Sarah has been living in Courtenay since 2006, and gets her kicks being active outside. She works as a sea kayak ...

Camille is a facilitator of community and connectedness, contributing her time and talents to a variety of arts, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Although he grew up on the prairies, Brad spent many of his summers visiting family on the Island, realizing from ...

Alice grew up on Vancouver Island and loves being surrounded by nature and endless opportunities for adventure. ...

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 ...

Originally from Vancouver Island, Chad went to school in Oakville, Ontario, coming home to the Island to camp each ...

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

Lindsay is a lawyer and researcher at the Indigenous Law Research Unit at the University of Victoria Faculty of ...

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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 ...

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

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

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

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

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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 ...

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. ...

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

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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 ...

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

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

Max has contributed to the CV Collective a number of times dating back to the very first issue. He has been very ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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

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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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 ...

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

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

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

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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 ...