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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.
Julie Sabey's creative work has, until recently, only been viewed on screens. Her writing and directing career has ...
The principals of rainwater harvesting have remained the same for centuries: collect and contain clean water.
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Capturing nature's bounty.
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Keep a childlike curiosity in search of life’s miraculous delight.
I celebrated my 85th ...
Reflections from an older resident.
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In the 1980s, I was living in a subdivision in the suburbs just north of Toronto. On any given Saturday afternoon ...
The Shed Tool Library and Makerspace Co-op.
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Tucked away in the northwest corner of Vietnam, with China to the north and Laos to the west, is the frontier town ...
A pilgrimage to Fanispan Mountain.
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You know the expression, "Never trust a man with a moustache?" Well the same goes for a wealthy man in a top hat. ...
Ghosts of Vancouver Island’s past.
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When I was a Merville-raised teenager turning 19, my father wanted to take me for a beer on my birthday. Becoming ...
Many of the Comox Valley’s iconic pubs have come and gone, but, like empty cans of Lucky Lager beside a gravel road, the memories remain.
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Daffodils, snowdrops, pussy willows, and crocuses are popping up madly, desperate to attract the attention of some ...
Cultivating the garden of your dreams.
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Do you love walking along the ocean while the tide ebbs and flows? Are you a fan of sunsets pouring spectacular ...
More than simply the salmon capitAl of the world.
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The idea of market farming became a possibility for us after visiting the Comox Valley and falling in love with ...
Homesteading in the Comox Valley.
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