Comox Valley Collective Fall
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Words by Mical DyckPhoto by Lorenz Jimenez
ON A HUMBLE SCALE
Comox Valley Collective Fall
In 1845, Henry David Thoreau went into the woods of Massachusetts and built a simple cabin beside Walden Pond. For two years, he wrote observations about the place and reflections […]
Words by Mac NewtonPhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
PROTECTING PERSEVERANCE
Comox Valley Collective Summer
March 4, 2021: “This is not good. I’ve just gone to look at the area. The flagging starts about 50 meters beyond the Perseverance Creek bridge and runs west to […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsFeatured photo by Meredith Rose
FRIENDLY COMPETITION
Comox Valley Collective Spring
The 2014 annual general meeting of the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) was winding down when something extraordinary happened. As chairs began to shuffle, a veteran runner raised his hand. […]
Words by Cathy ClarkPhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
STRAIGHT AND TO THE POINT
Comox Valley Collective Spring
A barefoot walk in the soft moss, slowly and with intent, senses heightened, just to witness the scampering of a squirrel, the call of raven, the whisper of cedar scented […]
Words by Blayne ProwsePhoto by Lorenz Jimenez
THE SCIENCE OF SAFETY
Comox Valley Collective Winter
Avalanche forecasting on Vancouver Island is getting a boost this winter thanks to the installation of two remote weather stations at Mount Cain, giving the community high-resolution snowpack and weather […]
Words by David KallaiPhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
FORGING PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS
Comox Valley Collective Fall What
By his own admission, James Emslie has a knack for making modern things from other people’s discarded items. His Facebook page says he is a “maker of things all banged […]
Words by Kerry HalePhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
WATER-PROOFED PIONEERS
Comox Valley Collective Summer What
They say necessity is the mother of all inventions, and that’s ever apparent when hearing the story of how the now Comox Valley-based company, AquaQuest, came to be. Curt Coomber, […]
Words by Dave NowakFeatured photo by Jenn Dykstra
PULLING PLASTIC
Collective Efforts Winter
Desperately clinging to a blob of wall-mounted epoxy plastic can be considered a contrived experience by many rock climbers, but that’s indoor climbing. In specialized, tight-fitting shoes that stick to […]
Words by Dave BentonPhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
WHERE THE TRAIL BEGINS
Comox Valley Collective Winter
Trail building in Cumberland dates back to the 1980s, when a freewheeling group of tree planters and mountain bikers began carving lines around the local dump, christening them with names […]
Words by Ryan PartonPhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
MUD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
Comox Valley Collective Fall
It’s the last weekend in October, and like so many salmon to their spawning grounds I find myself once again in a long line of runners tracing a slow bead […]
Words by Sharon FisherPhotos by Lorenz Jimenez
POWER
Comox Valley Collective Intro Summer
It can be defined as ability, force or potential. Some call it influence or pressure, others relate it to mechanics, something calculable; for still more it’s something unseen or mystical […]
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