Karen McKinnon

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Starting in photojournalism, Karen is now a photographer of people. Whether with travel photography, weddings, portraits, or commercial work, Karen is inspired by “connection,” fuelled by compassion, and holds tight to the belief that we all have more in common than we know.

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CONTRIBUTIONS BY Karen

MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY

CV Collective 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 Larocque
Photos by Karen McKinnon

A DOORWAY TO HOPE

CV 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

HEROES, BIG AND SMALL

CV 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
Photos by Karen McKinnon

COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY

Collective Efforts CV 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 Davis
Photos by Karen McKinnon

GROWING UP IN THE WOODS

CV 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 Thomson
Photos by Karen McKinnon

ART ALCHEMY

CV 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 Herron
Photo by Karen McKinnon

WHY TEA?

CV 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 Lyver
Photo by Karen McKinnon

NECESSARY BALANCE

CV 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 Bodenmann
Photo by Karen McKinnon

COMOX VALLEY UNCORKED

CV 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 Clempson
Photos by Karen McKinnon

VOLATILE COMBINATIONS

CV 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 Parton
Photos by Karen McKinnon