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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.

HEROES, BIG AND SMALL

YANA’s Executive Director Marcie Dumais has agreed to meet me at their office in Tin Town. I’m a few minutes ...

For over 30 years, YANA has been assisting Comox Valley families struggling to cope with their children’s medical emergencies. The organization, and the passion of its volunteers, is as strong as ever.

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THE SCIENCE OF SAFETY

Avalanche forecasting on Vancouver Island is getting a boost this winter thanks to the installation of two remote ...

The progression of a local Avalanche Centre.

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THE CONSTANT GARDENERS

I grew up in a cheaply thrown together subdivision in Fort McMurray, erected during Alberta’s oil boom. Surrounded ...

A determined settler and a reflective musician find solace in a single piece of land, decades apart.

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THE FIRST SNOWFALL

In my 20s I was thrilled by the promise of a blank slate. I moved often, believing each new location was rich with ...

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STONECROFT FARM

Back in the seventies, Glen and Kathy Beaton got married then saved enough money to buy 47 acres in Black Creek. ...

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COFFE AND COASTLINES IN PERU

My first impressions of Peru came on a domestic flight between Lima and Cusco. Bleary eyed after 20 hours of ...

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A CABIN BUILT FROM THE WOODS

I met Cyril Werlen from cascadianwoodtech almost a year ago in our favourite coffee shop. Unbeknownst to me, this ...

CascadianWoodTech.

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OUR CHURCH BUILDINGS

When I was a little girl in the 1960s, we’d play hand games to amuse ourselves: cat’s cradle, shadow puppets, and ...

Opening the doors to change.

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CHEMAINUS

The sun rises from the east, cresting over the peaks of Salt Spring Island to bring light to the little village of ...

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DAIRY FARMING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

My husband Kyle and I grew up in the Comox Valley, both of us lovingly raised on the family farms started by our ...

Happy Cow Dairy Farm to Table

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