2023 Comox Valley Collective Winter
When I catch up with concert pianist Sarah Hagen, she is sitting on the floor of an airport concourse, halfway between solo gigs. She apologizes and lets me know she […]
Words by Mike BPhoto by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective 2023 Online Feature Summer
On a special day once a year First Credit Union (FCU) branches across Vancouver Island, Bowen Island, Hornby Island, Texada Island, and the Sunshine Coast close their doors a few […]
Words by Emma Levez LarocquePhotos by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Fall
When David and Angela Mackenzie open the door to their new home, they will bring with them an unwavering appreciation for the volunteers and donors who made their new path […]
Words & Photos by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Winter
YANA’s Executive Director Marcie Dumais has agreed to meet me at their office in Tin Town. I’m a few minutes early, but feel like I’ve arrived late to the party. […]
Words by April TriggPhotos by Karen McKinnon
Collective Efforts Comox Valley Collective Spring
Comox Valley Transition Society started in 1987 with one employee and a small group of volunteers. Today, in its 30th anniversary year, CVTS has 60 employees in 6 worksites, including […]
Words by Anne DavisPhotos by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Spring
I love my job. Not only do I spend five mornings a week with preschoolers, I get to do it in the beautiful Cumberland Community Forest. I have loved teaching […]
Words by Heather ThomsonPhotos by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Spring
Not so long ago, before real estate prices in Vancouver entered the realm of the absurd, the band Bob’s Yer Uncle, artists of many varieties, and I shared a four […]
Words by RJ HerronPhoto by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Fall Market Innovators
Why not tea? Growing up on a farm on a Hornby Island farm with summers spent working on a commercial fish boat followed by serial years running through cut blocks, […]
Words by Desiree LyverPhoto by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Fall Who
The intrepid leader of the Pantuso Dance Studio is a professional dancer, singer and performer in his own right. As he balances growth and success with personal peace and a […]
Interview by Ross BodenmannPhoto by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Summer
Rolling down the Comox Valley Parkway in a white stretch limousine isn’t a regular occurrence in my every day. Enjoying a glass of wine is. Somehow, I found myself blending […]
Words by Bevin ClempsonPhotos by Karen McKinnon
Comox Valley Collective Spring
What do you get when unruly people meet unruly bees? If Dave and Andrea Brimacombe, the creative geniuses behind Courtenay’s new Wayward Distillation House, provide any indication, it’s some of […]
Words by Ryan PartonPhotos by Karen McKinnon
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