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.
Six decades of loving life in the Comox Valley
I dig it!
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A mayor revisits the path from past to bright future
Guided by Nature
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A home in The hills
For one young family, the design/build process began with connecting deeply to the landscape and taking their time
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Featured Photographer: Jackson Photografix
Embracing weirdness to live an honest life.
Digging into myself
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How an independent living retirement community empowers our elders
Pursuing Wonder Later in Life
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What we learned when designing our own hockey-inspired board game
Upping our game
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Featured Music: Ultraviolet
Threshold Choir eases The end of life with the gift of song
They’ll sing you home
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A freediver happens upon enchanting sights
Where sea lions dance
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Petals and Purpose
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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