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Laurie is a “late in life” painter who moved to the Comox Valley after retiring in 2015 from a busy career as a ...



Jim is a fifth-generation Comox Valley resident, born and raised here. His interest in photography began in junior ...
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It is usually late May when I embark on the first mountain trip of the season. In this particular year I was ...
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Starting in 1888, a vast labyrinth of extraction tunnels was carved beneath the village of Cumberland, the old ...
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Eating local is a popular concept in the Comox Valley, with its long growing season and wealth of farms producing ...
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When I was a kid growing up in the northern boreal forest, my mother took me and my siblings out foraging for ...
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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
– Søren Kierkegaard, 1843
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This past January, I received an email from the organizer of the BC Epic thanking me for my registration.
Which ...
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Opening up, embracing new ideas, and making time for wonder.
I spent most of my career trying ...
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Hi, my name is Dakota Blomgren. I was born in the Comox Valley and I am nine years old. I am a proud member of the ...
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Laurie is a “late in life” painter who moved to the Comox Valley after retiring in 2015 from a ...



Jim is a fifth-generation Comox Valley resident, born and raised here. His interest in ...
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It is usually late May when I embark on the first mountain trip of the season. In this ...
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Starting in 1888, a vast labyrinth of extraction tunnels was carved beneath the village of ...
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Eating local is a popular concept in the Comox Valley, with its long growing season and wealth ...
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When I was a kid growing up in the northern boreal forest, my mother took me and my siblings ...
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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
– Søren Kierkegaard, ...
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This past January, I received an email from the organizer of the BC Epic thanking me for my ...
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Opening up, embracing new ideas, and making time for wonder.
I spent most ...
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Hi, my name is Dakota Blomgren. I was born in the Comox Valley and I am nine years old. I am a ...
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