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.
ON THE SHARP EDGE
Local swordfighters get medieval at the Comox Valley Combat Guild.
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AIMING FOR ZERO
From circular to linear and back again: the human economy on a finite planet.
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THE CURVE OF TIME
The classic story of a BC family’s sailing adventures still thrills modern readers.
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TURNING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE
Cumberland 2040: How Cumberland reached carbon negative
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THIS PLACE IS FOR THE BIRDS
From fresh waters to the salty sea—the K’ómoks Important Bird Area.
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THE ART OF THE ARCHTOP
At the pinnacle of guitar making, you might just find Comox Valley luthier Wyatt Wilkie.
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NO FEAR OF FALLING
BASE jumper Angelique Vinnedge loves being airborne.
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LEARNING TO FLY
MARS’s newly expanded rescue centre is a haven for Valley wildlife.
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HOME IN THE HILLS
It took a community to build Vancouver Island’s backcountry hut.
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IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LAND
The history and community behind Courtenay’s beloved Airpark.
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DOWN IN THE PIT
Inside the unseen world of musical-theatre musicians.
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BLANKETED IN HOPE
A meeting of art, reconciliation, and the law in the K’ómoks Bighouse.
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BREEZING INTO SPRING
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Salmon, Fundraising, and Volunteering
How one night of celebration supports a community vision.
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Biking and Learning with Sprockids
Seeing health and connection to community in kids of all ages.
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It Just Tastes Better
A look at the growth of the Farm-to-Table movement in the Strathcona Region.
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THE CAMPBELL RIVER CRICKET CLUB
Global influence, local action
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Lost and Found
The history of the restoration of the Campbell River Estuary.
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Kusam Klimb, Sayward
Reach your peak
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LITTLE RIVER: RAEGAN COLLINS
Reflections from a younger resident
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Transforming Campus and Community
How North Island College's new bistro space has gone from vision to reality.
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Seed Sowing 101
Witnessing the wonder of nature in your own backyard.
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My Playground
A local's perspective of the place he calls home.
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CAMPBELL RIVER’S SPIRIT SQUARE
Where community gathers and spirit is celebrated
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Calling the Rains and the Salmon
The Petroglyphs of Quadra Island.
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Words on the Water
The year 2020 is the 19th year for an ever-changing community of readers, a celebration of words, and an inspiring weekend of connections.
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Featured Photographer: Eiko Jones
Featured Artist: Cathy Holfeld
Living with Less
How one woman’s quest to shop less ended up expanding her life.
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CHASING SUNSETS
During a fashion-shoot visit to Fiji, a photographer connects with the beauty of ocean and land.
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THE VANCOUVER ISLAND MOUNTAIN CENTRE AND SPORTS SOCIETY
The Mountain Centre is here, but do you know why?
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LITTLE VALLEY: KELLAN D’AOUST
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.
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THE ROOTS OF ALL GOODNESS
Digging deep for the superpowers of root vegetables.
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FEATURED ARTIST: ANOUK HARTWELL
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: BRETT KROEKER
THE ELK IN OUR BACKYARD
Cameras in hand, two determined documentarians spend a season in pursuit of the Comox Valley’s elusive Roosevelt elk.
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WINTER’S POEM
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THE PERKS OF PLAYING PRETEND
Roleplaying games open up a world of adventure and exploration… and it’s all in the players’ imaginations.
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THE BIG ONE
In 1946, Forbidden Plateau was the epicentre of the Island’s last big earthquake. The Comox Valley experiences minuscule tremors all the time—are we due for another big one soon?
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BRAVO FOR BUCKET OF BLOOD
This is the first of a series where the book-loving Nora Bingham will recommend books by BC-based authors, often with an Island connection.
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