Explore Collective Magazine Articles by Region
Browse our growing collection of articles from current and previous issues of both the CV Collective and Strathcona Collective magazines by region.
THROUGH THE VENEER
Getting creative in the place between water and air, where the perspective is elastic and welcoming.
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EAT YOUR MEDICINE
On a mission to teach all kids that healthy food can taste great.
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MOVING THROUGH CHANGE
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ON SMOKING AND PICKLING
SIMPLE PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY—AND FLAVOUR.
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INFLUENZA’S DEADLY TRAIL
At the close of World War I, the so-called Spanish flu claimed lives all over the world, even in the Comox Valley.
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THE BEAUTY OF THE BURN
Buddhist wisdom tells us that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Try telling your body that.
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THE SUSPENSE WON’T KILL US
COVID-19 has changed global tourism forever. Here on the island, local operators and residents need to imagine a new future for the industry.
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ALL FIRED UP
Award-winning potter Gordon Hutchens may be in his seventies, but he’s still got plenty of clay to shape, students to teach, and ideas to pursue.
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FEATURED ARTIST: RICHARD MRAVIK
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: GLYNNIS GREY
FEATURED WORDS: DISTANCE
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
On a hot summer day in 1938, a few sparks from a locomotive caused Vancouver Island’s largest blaze.
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COURTENAY AFTER COVID
Twenty years after the pandemic, a local historian looks back.
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DRAWN TO THE FLAMES
Because our personal relationship with fire is a cautious one, we love the excitement of fire shows.
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ART, A HARVEST, AND A BLESSING
Public Place / Sacred Space leaves a meaningful legacy in downtown Courtenay.
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SWEAT IT OUT
Bathing in the benefits of hot-cold rituals.
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VERACITY OF THE VESPIDS
Wasps are a family of insects truly to be loathed. Or are they?
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PUTTING THE SUN TO WORK
Vancouver Island’s first Passive House Plus is healthful, comfortable, beautiful—and costs nothing to heat.
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FORGED IN TOUGH TIMES
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Small Town, Big Music Scene
What you not know about the Sayward Valley Folk Music Society
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Haig-Brown Writer in Residence Program
A place of welcome and inspiration on the banks of Campbell River.
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Freedom, Flexibility, and Adventure
Enjoying the region in an unconventional way.
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Born Wild
Meet Matt Ravai, The Oudoorsman.
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Finding Connection, Nourishing Community
One family's renewed commitment to celebrating food, family, and friends.
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Braving The Storm
Surfing wind waves during winter is not for the light-hearted.
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Little River: Jonah E. Richter
Reflections from a younger resident
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Small But Mighty
Meet one of Campbell River's community builders.
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From Tater Tots to Full-Fledged Foodie
How an inedible childhood cultivated a Campbell River chef.
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A Very True Story
My grizzly bear attack and run of exceptionally good luck.
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Always A Rock in my Pocket
Transforming the way we look at simple, everyday objects.
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Featured Photographer: Moira Le Patourel
Featured Artist: Sonny Assu
It Began as a Dream
Helping people help others for over 30 years.
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An Aerial Perspective
Seeing the forest and the trees without leaving the ground.
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Exploring West
Thirty-five kilometer of trail, six friends, six backpacks, four days, three nights, and one impromptu adventure.
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If Dogs Could Talk
The Adventures of Cole and Archie.
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A Hiługwila for Mia
Ceremony, Heart, Tradition, and Family.
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COVID DISCOVERIES
COVID MOMENTS
Reflections on going with the flow with a young family in this unusual time
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COMOX VALLEY SCHOOLS AND CORONAVIRUS
Pivoting with compassion