I’m writing these words in the height of summer, when I barely have enough time to juice a cucumber. But it will ...
Nature, specifically the ocean, has long been the undercurrent of photographer and sailor John Kelsey’s life. It’s ...
Words by
Camilla Sampson
Photos courtesy of
John Kelsey
Seated in one of my college classrooms, I received an email from Canada Olympic Park—a confirmation that I would ...
Darren Howlett is sitting in Locals Restaurant, a place he has a long history with. He’s worked in this dining ...
It is a universal truth, I think, that the further you move through adulthood, the more you’re aware that life is ...
Since 1983, Comox Valley Hospice Society (CVHS) has been working to support the physical, psychological, ...
At Cumberland Chinatown’s peak in the years just after the end of World War I, around 1500 residents bustled down ...
Words by
Erica Keen
Photos courtesy of
The Keen Family
At its root, tradition is the sharing of stories. Perhaps our oldest tradition is exactly that: storytelling. ...
The practice of pressing and drying flowers and herbs dates back centuries and is part of many Indigenous cultures ...
“Fungi make worlds. They also unmake them. There are lots of ways to catch them in the act. When you cook mushroom ...
My husband and I sometimes travelled with our kids when they were tiny. If we ever stayed in a motel, we would ...
It was April 1912 when Hilda Mary Slayter packed her travel trunk with an elegant trousseau in preparation for her ...
Words by
Claire King
Opening photo by
Alan Hustak
Paige Whitehead was 13 years old when she saw bioluminescence for the first time, during a midnight dip in the ...
Photos courtesy of
NYOKA Design Labs
Did you know that in the heart of Courtenay, a local recording studio—decked out with audio and video gear, and ...
In my opinion, no fruit or vegetable epitomizes all that is sweet and ephemeral about summer better than the ...
Memories from a life well lived.
It started prosaically enough. Frances, at our dinner table ...
Born in the iron jungles of Vancouver, Rem Skolney, aka “The Western Skirted Tiger,” has been passionately ...
This quiet, unsung artist was born in July 1939 in North Vancouver. After a troubled time in boarding school, he ...
Variety is the spice of life when you’re growing up in Cumberland
Della and Winter Podmore-Goggins have grown ...
The vision for the Gravity MTB Garage sounds like a mountain biker’s dream. After a fun afternoon in the ...
In this Community in Action feature, we’ve profiled dozens of charitable organizations who work to improve various ...
Have you ever wondered what your body is physically and mentally capable of handling? I asked myself this question ...
The term “harm reduction” refers to a range of practices and policies with roots going back to the 1960s, when ...
When I phone Dave Hall to chat about his Comox Valley-based camera repair business, we struggle through a minute ...
People from all ages and walks of life are drawn to horses. I think it’s because horses seem to be able to touch ...
On a special day once a year First Credit Union (FCU) branches across Vancouver Island, Bowen Island, Hornby ...
An invasive plant is defined by context. A plant considered a noxious weed by one person or group may be used for ...
Words & Gallery Photos by
Juliana Bedoya
Opening photo by
Juan Martinezguerra
The nine-acre Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park is one of the most picturesque places in Comox. This historic ...
The Vancouver Island marmot has lived on Vancouver Island for hundreds of millennia. In all that time, it has only ...
Around the world, many children study dance from an early age, learning the vocabulary, foundational movements, ...
“Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, ...
Dance is a language that transcends borders, barriers, and abilities. We use it to share stories, communicate ...
An enlightening interview from our last issue led me down a rewarding rabbit trail. The conversation was an ...
Welcome to our ZEST issue, which has nothing to do with citrus fruit and everything to do with gusto, enjoyment, ...
All of us who love the alpine have our own reasons for getting out there. A hiker I once passed in the Kweishun ...
Words & featured photo by
Eryn Tombu Haigh
When your family moves to Spain for a year, there’s a lot to learn
My name is Farrah. I am eight years old ...
Articles in this issue (my first as editor) feel like a love letter to our region. A testament to the vast melting ...
Does the phrase “you are a product of your environment” sound familiar? Many cultures have long recognized the ...
Vancouver Island has remote valleys, salmon streams, and mountainsides that, in summer, are ripe with plump ...