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STOCKING THE WORLD

CV Collective, Summer, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, People & Places, Volume 33

The Comox Valley is known for its abundance of fresh seafood and farm produce. At the right time of year, shoppers ...

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INSPIRING RECOVERY

CV Collective, Spring, Mainland & Beyond, Adventure & Sport, Volume 33

In 2017, I attended a Soldier On ski camp at Mount Washington that changed (and maybe even saved) my life. It ...

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LITTLE VALLEY: MAX WARD

CV Collective, Little Valley, Summer, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 11

Hi there, I’m Max and I was not born in St Joseph's Hospital. I was, however, born in Addenbrooke's Hospital, ...

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IN SEARCH OF OUR INDIGENEITY

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

We live by stories. By stories we understand the world, and ourselves. Each culture has its cosmology: an ...

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FERMENTATION 101

CV Collective, 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 ...

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PUTTING YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN TO BED

Collective Efforts, Fall, Comox Valley, Learning New Things, Volume 12

After our vegetable gardens has pumped out all of the food and flavour it can, one very important job remains: ...

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BLACK AND RURAL

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

As a Canadian living in Hong Kong in the late 1970s, I was regarded as a gweilo, a “white devil.” Even though I ...

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ALL HAIL THE MAY QUEEN

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, History, Volume 33

The merry month of May is highly anticipated in the Village of Cumberland. Since 1888, Villagers have gathered on ...

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FRASER CAIN’S UNIVERSE

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, People & Places, Volume 33

Many people might be surprised to learn that one of the most successful astronomy news sites on the Internet is ...

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THE NIGHT RIDE

CV Collective, Fall, Comox Valley, Adventure & Sport, Volume 16

Night riding can be eerie, there’s no question about that. Casting shadows as I pedal through the forest ...

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STOCKING THE WORLD

CV Collective, Summer, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, People & Places, Volume 33

The Comox Valley is known for its abundance of fresh seafood and farm produce. At the right ...

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Nicole Bergot

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

INSPIRING RECOVERY

CV Collective, Spring, Mainland & Beyond, Adventure & Sport, Volume 33

In 2017, I attended a Soldier On ski camp at Mount Washington that changed (and maybe even ...

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Nick Holyome

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Soldier On

LITTLE VALLEY: MAX WARD

CV Collective, Little Valley, Summer, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 11

Hi there, I’m Max and I was not born in St Joseph's Hospital. I was, however, born in ...

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Max Ward, age 13

IN SEARCH OF OUR INDIGENEITY

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

We live by stories. By stories we understand the world, and ourselves. Each culture has its ...

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Kester Reid

Photo by

Amy Shaw

FERMENTATION 101

CV Collective, 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. ...

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Jake Galbraith

Photo by

Julie Sabey

PUTTING YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN TO BED

Collective Efforts, Fall, Comox Valley, Learning New Things, Volume 12

After our vegetable gardens has pumped out all of the food and flavour it can, one very ...

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Mike MacDonald

Photos by

Trevor Moore

BLACK AND RURAL

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

As a Canadian living in Hong Kong in the late 1970s, I was regarded as a gweilo, a “white ...

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Joline Martin

Illustration by

Keely O’Brien

ALL HAIL THE MAY QUEEN

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, History, Volume 33

The merry month of May is highly anticipated in the Village of Cumberland. Since 1888, ...

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Meaghan Cursons

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

FRASER CAIN’S UNIVERSE

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, People & Places, Volume 33

Many people might be surprised to learn that one of the most successful astronomy news sites ...

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Ryan Stuart

Featured photo by

Sara Kempner

THE NIGHT RIDE

CV Collective, Fall, Comox Valley, Adventure & Sport, Volume 16

Night riding can be eerie, there’s no question about that. Casting shadows as I pedal ...

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Mical Dyck

Photo by

Lorenz Jimenez