Explore By Region
Browse our growing collection of articles from current and previous issues of both the CV Collective and Strathcona Collective magazines by region.
ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT
In my opinion, no fruit or vegetable epitomizes all that is sweet and ephemeral about summer better than the ...
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ELDER VALLEY: PIQUANCY AND JOY
Memories from a life well lived.
It started prosaically enough. Frances, at our dinner table ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: REM SKOLNEY
Born in the iron jungles of Vancouver, Rem Skolney, aka “The Western Skirted Tiger,” has been passionately ...
FEATURED ARTIST: JULIAN BARKER
This quiet, unsung artist was born in July 1939 in North Vancouver. After a troubled time in boarding school, he ...
LITTLE VALLEY: A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS
Della and Winter Podmore-Goggins have grown up here and attend Cumberland Community School, where Della is going ...
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NOT A BIKE SHOP
The vision for the Gravity MTB Garage sounds like a mountain biker’s dream. After a fun afternoon in the ...
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BEYOND BUSINESS AS USUAL
In this Community in Action feature, we’ve profiled dozens of charitable organizations who work to improve various ...
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A 4,200-KM JOURNEY
Have you ever wondered what your body is physically and mentally capable of handling? I asked myself this question ...
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SAFE AND SOUND
The term “harm reduction” refers to a range of practices and policies with roots going back to the 1960s, when ...
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RECOMMITTING TO FILM
When I phone Dave Hall to chat about his Comox Valley-based camera repair business, we struggle through a minute ...
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EQUINE ENJOYMENT
People from all ages and walks of life are drawn to horses. I think it’s because horses seem to be able to touch ...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY
On a special day once a year First Credit Union (FCU) branches across Vancouver Island, Bowen Island, Hornby ...
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LISTENING TO PLANTS
An invasive plant is defined by context. A plant considered a noxious weed by one person or group may be used for ...
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A TRUE COMOX GEM YOU’LL LOVE
The nine-acre Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park is one of the most picturesque places in Comox. This historic ...
MARMOTS IN FOCUS
The Vancouver Island marmot has lived on Vancouver Island for hundreds of millennia. In all that time, it has only ...
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ART IN MOTION
Around the world, many children study dance from an early age, learning the vocabulary, foundational movements, ...
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COME AS YOU ARE
“Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, ...
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WE CAN DANCE IF WE WANT TO
Dance is a language that transcends borders, barriers, and abilities. We use it to share stories, communicate ...
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DISCOVERY
An enlightening interview from our last issue led me down a rewarding rabbit trail. The conversation was an ...
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LIVING YOUR ZEST LIFE
Welcome to our ZEST issue, which has nothing to do with citrus fruit and everything to do with gusto, enjoyment, ...
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MOUNTAINS AND MOTHERHOOD
All of us who love the alpine have our own reasons for getting out there. A hiker I once passed in the Kweishun ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: GREETINGS FROM GRANADA
My name is Farrah. I am eight years old and right now I am living in Granada, Spain. I started the third ...
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BALANCING NATURE AND NEW ENDEAVOURS
Articles in this issue (my first as editor) feel like a love letter to our region. A testament to the vast melting ...
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Respect, Protect, Flourish
Does the phrase “you are a product of your environment” sound familiar? Many cultures have long recognized the ...
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Migration of the Grizzlies
Vancouver Island has remote valleys, salmon streams, and mountainsides that, in summer, are ripe with plump ...
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Saying Yes to South East Asia
When I think of innovation, I think of the external: technology and system upgrades that make our lives better. ...
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A PRESSING MATTER
Although Cumberland-based Black Cat Skateboards is a relatively new entity, its founder’s love of skateboarding ...
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AN ICONIC TRAIL IN THE MAKING
Terry Lewis sits in his home office, staring at a computer screen displaying a GIS map that’s a spider’s web of ...
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WINE FROM THE SOIL UP
40 Knots Winery is alive with potential energy. I sit in the glassed-in terrace across from Layne Craig, who owns ...
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WILD GARDENING
I remember the sweet satisfaction of pushing peas into the slowly warming spring soil of my first garden “plot,” a ...
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THE TAIL OF THE KITE
“Deputy Minister Department of Mines offers services of H. M. Laing of Comox [to] accompany Expedition … to act as ...
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EYES ON THE TREES
Introduced in 2018 by Comox Valley Nature (CVN), this event encourages Comox Valley residents to pay attention to ...
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THE KLAHOOSE WAY
GALLERY PHOTOS BY REGAN HATLEY, DARREN HULL, BEN POWELESS, CHASE TERON, & DESTINATION CANADA
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FROM BEAN TO BAR
It’s a beautiful summer day and, just as I’m arriving home, Jonathan and the kids call me from the backyard. I ...
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ɫokʷimas – You Are Strong
Content warning: this article speaks about suicide prevention, self-harm, addiction, and genocide.
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FROM OCEAN TO EYE LEVEL
As a small collect-and-release aquarium facility, displaying a selection of animals in an ethical and sustainable ...
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THOUSANDS OF GULLS
The ocean is full of creatures. Humpback whales, orcas, barking sea lions, playful dolphins, and curious seals ...
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Featured Artist: DAVID ELLINGSEN
Born in Campbell River, raised on Cortes Island, and now living in Victoria, David Ellingsen is an artist whose ...
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Featured Photographer: Kiley Panziera
Kiley Panziera is the woman behind the lens of Panziera Photography. Her photography journey sprung to life in ...
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