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.

The gym life
It's about practice, hard work, and laughter
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Take It All Off (For a Good Cause)
20 years, 3,000 naked jumpers, $700,000 raised for mental health
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Featured Words: Julie Zust

Found – Treasures And Troves In Nature
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A young Italian winemaker finds her place in the Comox Valley
Pinot and possibilities
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Aging skateboarders grind through midlife crises
Case of the Mondays
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Cohousing is the antidote to anonymous living
Just up the block
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UofQ is a beautiful blend of education and entertainment
More than a lecture series
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Read to your kids!
This family homework yields big results—and it's fun
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How CorVee Forest Foragers reconnect people with the healing power of the forest
Love, land, and medicine
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How the humble bunny is taking over Vancouver Island
Here, there, and everywhere
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Exploring the gardens and grounds of Filberg Park
Island Oasis
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Local teacher shares his appreciation for hospital care after BMX accident
Back on track
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How Denman Islanders took connection into their own hands
Hold the Line
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Seeking answers in seaweed
A strange and intriguing organism calls for research
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A Pentlatch place
Profound history in the centre of Comox, written by the Valley’s first inhabitants
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Deep leadership at Croteau Lake
A wilderness retreat allows an entire company to connect as equals
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Three bags full
Friends don’t let friends’ fleeces go to waste.
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Levels of history
An Introduction to Vol. 44
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Quinny’s Quest and the Campbellton Loop
A journey of connection
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Nimbus Paddles
Made on the West Coast, coveted worldwide
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A holistic health practitioner reflects on years of service
Uncovering alignment beyond the physical
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Photographic adventures in a fabled landscape
Answering Patagonia’s Call
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Flipped Side Furniture: Skipping the landfill
A refreshing change
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The Strathcona Food Map
A new way for the culinary curious to explore that also increases food security
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Creativity and community
The Arts Alliance/CVAG have brought art to the Comox Valley for 50 years.
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The history of the Union Bay coke ovens
Here were dragons
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Bike & Brew
amily-friendly rides in the Comox Valley
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The Campbell River Craft Crawl
A creative hobby blooms into a holiday event
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Memoir and musings from my 75-year road trip
Big deal to reveal
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Featured Artist: Ron Bridge

Cortes Island Academy Offers a Nature-Based High School Alternative
Take it outside
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Making Our Old House a Home
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YANA’s Comox Valley-powered fundraising helps local families with medical travel
Better together
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Featured Photographer: Emily Palmer

The How Wild Contest: Photography that prioritizes the wild
Keep your distance
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One hundred days of silence
On a three-month Buddhist retreat, Marie Maccagno travels beyond words and back again
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Remembering Billy Proctor
Living in the real world
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Comox District Mountaineering Club celebrates 100 years with its 2028 Hiking Challenge
It's the climb
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The Hornby Island Free Store
Sharing the wealth
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