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Browse our growing collection of articles from current and previous issues of both the Comox Valley Collective and Strathcona Collective magazines by topic.

Agritourism – A key to farm viability on Vancouver Island

On Vancouver Island, farmers face unique challenges. Compared to elsewhere in Canada, our Island farms are small, ...

Adventures In Farming

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Capturing the perfect light at a special house on Cortes Island

Have you ever had a place just feel like home before you’ve even stepped inside? That’s how the Cortes Cliff House ...

Warmth & Welcome

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Through ups and down and many owners, Cumberland’s King George Hotel has been a community fixture

A hotel built for a coal townIt was a time when fresh bread was delivered by horse-drawn carriage. ...

From the fire

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Mountain climbs and riverside strolls await the nature lover in Oceanside

As a casual day hiker, starting off on a steep incline can feel like I am going uphill for the very first time. ...

A Day Hiker’s Paradise

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A lifetime of flying, launched in a Canadian-made Sabre fighter jet

ELDER VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM AN OLDER RESIDENT These days, few folks know that, at the end of the ...

Best job ever

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The Revitalization of Skateboarding in Qualicum Beach

It’s 5 p.m. in Qualicum Beach. If you are walking around downtown, it feels pretty quiet. Most of town is closed ...

The universal language of skateboarding welcomes you.

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Exploring the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on the shores of Baynes Sound

The British Columbia seafood industryIn the 2000s, the BC seafood industry was in a period of transition. Once ...

Aquaculture Research & Discovery

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The pink jersey initiative

YOUTH VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNG ADULT The project started with a simple idea: finishing ...

Remembering our Buddy, Darrin McLeod

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Sitting down for a chat with singer-songwriter WiL

When I consider the music of singer-songwriter WiL, the word journeyman comes to mind. Not simply work ethic and ...

A Lifetime of Music

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Showing up, not giving up

LITTLE VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNGER RESIDENT My name is Noah. I am 10 years old. I was born here ...

When things are challenging and you keep going, that’s when you really grow.

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Agritourism – A key to farm viability on Vancouver Island

Adventures In Farming

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Clea Adair

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Meredith Rose

Capturing the perfect light at a special house on Cortes Island

Warmth & Welcome

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Kyle Graham

Through ups and down and many owners, Cumberland’s King George Hotel has been a community fixture

From the fire

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Mike Berard

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CUMBERLAND MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES

Mountain climbs and riverside strolls await the nature lover in Oceanside

A Day Hiker’s Paradise

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Julie Babiy

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Dayman-Langen Photography

A lifetime of flying, launched in a Canadian-made Sabre fighter jet

Best job ever

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Rick Zyvitski

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Jenn Dykstra

The Revitalization of Skateboarding in Qualicum Beach

The universal language of skateboarding welcomes you.

Words & Photos by

Ashley Swinton

Exploring the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on the shores of Baynes Sound

Aquaculture Research & Discovery

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Marnie Branfireun

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Vancouver Island University

The pink jersey initiative

Remembering our Buddy, Darrin McLeod

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Hayley Sauvé

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Jenn Dykstra

Sitting down for a chat with singer-songwriter WiL

A Lifetime of Music

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Bill Arnott

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WiL and Company

Showing up, not giving up

When things are challenging and you keep going, that’s when you really grow.

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Noah Kohen, Age 10

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Jenn Dykstra

Inspired by Nature

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James C. Glassford

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Jenn Dykstra

Featured Words: Jennifer Eve

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Jennifer Eve

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Jesse Hampton

Undone

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Chad Fearn

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Jenn Dykstra

Why free-roam rabbits make the best roommates

The Bunny Brief

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Henley Shaver

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Time and Tide Photography

Aerial silks: the perfect blend of strength and beauty

Up in the air

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Kaylie Arsenault

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Jenn Dykstra

Featured Music: L.J.P

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JESS FAULKNER

One young girl’s story of becoming a table tennis champion

A Passion for Ping Pong

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Avah Keil Trinidad

The Comox Valley’s beloved historic resorts

Summer on the beach

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Ryan Stuart

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ALDERS BEACH RESORT

Featured Photographer: Baxter Redfern

The Courtenay Fish and Game’s bold plan to attract coho salmon

If you build it, they will come

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Dave Flawse

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Meredith Rose

Featured Artist: Kat Cearns

Building Basecamp

Mountains, memory, and the long way home

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Everest MacDonald

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Jenn Dykstra

Dedicated volunteers preserve the French Creek Estuary with shovels and sweat

Weeding the Forest

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Bonnie Mullin

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Jenn Dykstra

An Indigenous artist making waves in the Valley

Culture and creativity

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Jen Groundwater

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Kimberley Kufaas

How one local mom found connection and community at SOS

Finding the Village

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Zoe Compton

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Society of Organized Services

Fall in love with kayaking

It’s anything you want it to be

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Jess Wild

Finding connection and meaning in the depths of Nanoose Bay

Beneath the Salish Sea

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Erik Hansen

Comox Nautical Days

Where a community shows up, year after year

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Mark Edwin Berge

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Town of Comox

A soapmaking business built on curiosity and courage

Blending Art and Science

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Kerry Owens

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Sunseta Media

The Anchorage is L’Arche Comox Valley’s newest home for adults with intellectual disabilities

Designed for friendship

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John Gower

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Jenn Dykstra

How milk, land, and skill come together at Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

From Field to Flavour

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Katie Friess

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Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

The art of hand-tufted wool rugs

A Commitment To Beauty

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Nicole Bergot

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Matt Fattori

Georgia Straight Jazz Society celebrates two decades of jazz in the Comox Valley

How a 2005 hurricane fundraiser has led to weekly, vibrant jazz performances ever since

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Genevieve Huchulak

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Fernanda Gimenez

the gift of purpose

Start with what you love and let it grow from there

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Jeannie Shaver

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Time and Tide Photography

How Moments Hospitality Group creates a special moment in time for their guests

Storytelling by Design

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Sherry Haddow

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Seeking la dolce vita in an Italian bivacco

far more than a humble hut

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Landon Copplestone

How Harris’s hawks keep the Comox Valley Airport safe

guardians of the sky

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Charles Turmel

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Bruce Moffat

The life of an artist and the legacy of our local competition

Sculpting Sand

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Peter Vogelaar

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Rany Kirkoski

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