2024 Comox Valley Collective Summer
And into the fire, I’m reunited Into the fire, I am the spark Into the night, I yearn for comfort —Sarah McLachlan We’re looking out across the lake on the […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Jenn Dykstra
FALLING IN LOVE WITH FUNGI
Comox Valley Collective 2023 Fall
“Fungi make worlds. They also unmake them. There are lots of ways to catch them in the act. When you cook mushroom soup, or just eat it. When you gather […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by Shawn Pigott
ALL HAIL THE MAY QUEEN
Comox Valley Collective Spring
The merry month of May is highly anticipated in the Village of Cumberland. Since 1888, Villagers have gathered on Victoria Day (Queen Victoria’s birthday) for a civic celebration unparalleled on […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Jenn Dykstra
ALTERED LANDSCAPE
Comox Valley Collective Fall
My first home in Cumberland was on Camp Road, in a row of rough cabins that were built in 1888 when the coal mine opened. The interior walls were thick […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by Scott Bell
NOSY NEIGHBOURS WELCOME
Comox Valley Collective Spring
We meet in the shadows and plan our route for the late afternoon, prowling the alleys, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, looking for hints about what lies behind the hedges, fences, and […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by Jenn Dykstra
MUSIC WAS OUR CONTRABAND
Comox Valley Collective Winter
May 31, 2021: “Hey, Meaghan, we’re thinking if some restrictions lift this summer we might try to book some shows for early July. It’s all dependent on health orders, but […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by RJ Herron
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
FEATURED WORDS: LONGEST NIGHT
Comox Valley Collective Featured Words Winter
On the longest night Tuck tiny love notes Written with winter berries Into the dark earth Whisper them lullabies With your warm breath Gently cover them With the dying leaves […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Meredith Rose
GLOBAL BUSINESS, LOCAL IMPACTS
Comox Valley Collective Fall
One of the many big questions of 2020 is how we adapt and evolve as consumers, locally and globally. Whether we are considering online purchases or picking up groceries, we […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsFeatured photo by Sarah Barrie
FEATURED WORDS: DISTANCE
Comox Valley Collective Fall Featured Words
The fire that forged the earth holds the space between us ancient atoms in our blood and bones pulled to the safety of flickering light Our tender hearts explore strange […]
Poem by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Scott Bell
BELTANE
Comox Valley Collective Featured Words Spring
Curled against you under the night sky your touch reminds me that my flesh is made from the spark and dust of inaccessible stars Dawn takes a deep breath and […]
Poem by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Jennifer Brazil
WINTER’S POEM
Comox Valley Collective Featured Words Winter
Even in the darkest winter under the frost-hardened earth the roots are deep in discussion through mycelium threads exchanging plans for spring sharing secrets about their emergence following the black […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Eugene Chung
WITCHES OF THE WOODS
Comox Valley Collective Fall
Fall gives way to a darkness, where fairytales operate best. As the days grow shorter and the sun slips behind the horizon earlier and earlier, we journey past the fall […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Karley Bracey
THE PLACES WE MAKE
Comox Valley Collective Summer
In Cumberland, the community and forest are inexorably linked. Whether we explore the woods as athletes or artists, educators or explorers, we all find shelter in the shade of her […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by RJ Herron
HARVEST & SHADOWS
Comox Valley Collective Fall
Summer lays down to sleep in the cool woods. The crisp fall air wakens. Trails of dark wet earth wind through the forest. The prints of thirsty animals in the […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Jenn Dykstra
ACTIVATING ARTS AND CULTURE
Comox Valley Collective Fall
If art is the reflection of community, the Comox Valley Community Arts Council holds the mirror. For almost 50 years, Comox Valley Arts (their short hand name) has been a […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by Comox Valley Community Arts Council
ESTEVAN TUNA
Comox Valley Collective Market Innovators Summer
Fishing may be one of the planets oldest professions, but Estevan Tuna is all about innovation. Bruce and Dianne Devereux have built a faithful clientele of Albacore tuna enthusiasts since […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhoto by Jenn Dykstra
SHOW OF PROGRESS
Comox Valley Collective Winter
In a list of quintessential Comox Valley events, it can be argued that the World Community Film Festival sits nears the top. It reflects a deep current of social and […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by Jenn Dykstra
A BIG TENT WITH BIG INTENT
Winter Comox Valley Collective
An authentic Italian Circus Tent was shipped half way around the planet to Vancouver Island this past summer. It arrived accompanied by a certified British Tent Master who whipped a […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsPhotos by Ron Pogue
SHARED SOURCE
Comox Valley Collective Summer
The Comox Lake watershed is beautiful. The bird’s eye view is truly epic. Crystal clear icy water flows down from the Comox Glacier and craggy snow topped mountains, over rolling […]
Words by Meaghan CursonsFeatured photo by Sara Kempner
THE FILBERG EVOLUTION
Comox Valley Collective Summer
It is perhaps one of the most quintessential views in the Comox Valley. The spit wrapping its sandy arm around the Comox Harbour. Denman and Hornby Islands adrift in the […]
Words by Meaghan Cursons
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