When I think of innovation, I think of the external: technology and system upgrades that make our lives better. ...
Words & Photos By
Hayley Zumkeller
Although Cumberland-based Black Cat Skateboards is a relatively new entity, its founder’s love of skateboarding ...
Terry Lewis sits in his home office, staring at a computer screen displaying a GIS map that’s a spider’s web of ...
40 Knots Winery is alive with potential energy. I sit in the glassed-in terrace across from Layne Craig, who owns ...
I remember the sweet satisfaction of pushing peas into the slowly warming spring soil of my first garden “plot,” a ...
Words & Art by
Sally Podmore
“Deputy Minister Department of Mines offers services of H. M. Laing of Comox [to] accompany Expedition … to act as ...
Introduced in 2018 by Comox Valley Nature (CVN), this event encourages Comox Valley residents to pay attention to ...
GALLERY PHOTOS BY REGAN HATLEY, DARREN HULL, BEN POWELESS, CHASE TERON, & DESTINATION CANADA
You’re greeted ...
It’s a beautiful summer day and, just as I’m arriving home, Jonathan and the kids call me from the backyard. I ...
Content warning: this article speaks about suicide prevention, self-harm, addiction, and genocide.
My name is ...
As a small collect-and-release aquarium facility, displaying a selection of animals in an ethical and sustainable ...
The ocean is full of creatures. Humpback whales, orcas, barking sea lions, playful dolphins, and curious seals ...
Born in Campbell River, raised on Cortes Island, and now living in Victoria, David Ellingsen is an artist whose ...
Kiley Panziera is the woman behind the lens of Panziera Photography. Her photography journey sprung to life in ...
Meeting the growing demand for sustainable food production is becoming increasingly important for our global ...
Hi, my name is Autumn, my mom is Francesca, and we love to go hiking and adventuring together. We have been hiking ...
Rolling into another year living aboard our 34-foot sailboat, we often reaffirm why we moved from the mountains, ...
It’s just past midnight when I wake to a familiar sound; R Clan is back. Jumping out of bed, I scurry down the ...
As I look in the mirror to wash my face, car loaded, kayak on roof, ready to embark on the drive to Gold River, I ...
Words & Photo By
Dave Prothero
Wanderlust. We’ve all heard of it, and many of us dream of packing a bag and heading out into the wilderness for ...
You sit in a softly lit theatre; a buzz throughout the red, velvet draped room. You sip wine, whispering to a ...
The first thing I remember hearing about Maya was that she kept goats. As I got to know her better, and eventually ...
Words & Photo by
Dood Turner
On the northeast corner of Campbell River lies Snowden Demonstration Forest. For mountain bikers, the Snowden ...
To call Hornby Island “ferry dependent” is not just a figure of speech. If you live on this idyllic Gulf Island, ...
The Comox Valley is known for its abundance of fresh seafood and farm produce. At the right time of year, shoppers ...
In 2017, I attended a Soldier On ski camp at Mount Washington that changed (and maybe even saved) my life.
It ...
Words by
Nick Holyome
Photos courtesy of
Soldier On
Hi there, I’m Max and I was not born in St Joseph's Hospital. I was, however, born in Addenbrooke's Hospital, ...
We live by stories. By stories we understand the world, and ourselves. Each culture has its cosmology: an ...
Comox Valley Collective, 2023, Fall, Comox Valley, Gulf Islands, Mainland & Beyond, Mid Island, North Island, South Island, Strathcona, Sunshine Coast, West Coast, Food & Drink, Learning New Things, Volume 12 I am willing to hazard that you enjoy the results of fermentation in some way, shape, or form. What I'm not going ...
After our vegetable gardens has pumped out all of the food and flavour it can, one very important job remains: ...
As a Canadian living in Hong Kong in the late 1970s, I was regarded as a gweilo, a “white devil.” Even though I ...
The merry month of May is highly anticipated in the Village of Cumberland. Since 1888, Villagers have gathered on ...
Many people might be surprised to learn that one of the most successful astronomy news sites on the Internet is ...
Words by
Ryan Stuart
Featured photo by
Sara Kempner
Night riding can be eerie, there’s no question about that. Casting shadows as I pedal through the forest ...
I first sensed how landscape affects us while studying writing at the University of Saskatchewan. The ...
As we rounded the northern tip of Nootka Island, we were struck with sizable swell, wind, and refracting waves ...
Words & Photos by
Erica Keen
Strolling through Macdonald Wood Park, with its giant trees and verdant flora within town boundaries, is one of ...
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVING A LIFE:
PAY ATTENTION.
BE ASTONISHED.
TELL ABOUT IT.
– MARY OLIVER
In the ...
The Beaufort Range sits temptingly in our backyard. If you’re a backcountry skier, then you’ve probably gazed at ...
Words & Featured Photo by
Andrew Findlay
Gallery photo by
Chris Istace
Have you ever noticed that the flowers you see in local gardens—maybe even in your own yard—are rarely available ...
Words & photos by
Lydia Jackson