Explore Collective Magazine Articles By Topic

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

MAKING CONNECTIONS

MAKING CONNECTIONS

To make things happen, we connect. It’s the spark from these connections that makes us feel alive. I came to be ...

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ABUELO’S CORN TORTILLAS

ABUELO’S CORN TORTILLAS

Handmade, gluten free and using 100 per cent certified-organic ingredients, Abuelo’s tortillas are a delicious, ...

A local business grows by staying true to their origins.

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COMPLEX TERRAIN

COMPLEX TERRAIN

Strike inwards on foot from Vancouver Island’s inhabited perimeter and, in a few hours walk beyond the strip ...

Navigating art and nature in the heart of Vancouver Island.

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HERBALISM 101

HERBALISM 101

The summer months have faded into fall as many look forward to the winter adventures the Comox Valley has to ...

How to use supplements to reclaim health in the winter months.

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DANCING IN THE DARK

DANCING IN THE DARK

When I arrive at Horne Lake caves, I’m warned by the guide that “it will be wet.” Myles leads us to Main Cave. ...

Vancouver Island’s greatest discoveries may lie beneath the rainforest and mountains it is most known for.

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QUIETLY QUADRA

QUIETLY QUADRA

Quadra Island is the kind of place that offers free wood, free books, free money, and free hugs; the kind of place ...

At once, this peaceful destination typifies “island life” while following a path of its own.

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LOVE IS A BURNING THING

LOVE IS A BURNING THING

Contrary to the expansive vision of the young, it’s often the tiny details where we live the largest parts of ...

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FUMBLING TOWARDS GRACE

FUMBLING TOWARDS GRACE

It took momentous effort to get to the top of this hill and I celebrate the fact that I haven’t vomited on Mt. ...

A writer finds her groove while cross country skiing in Strathcona Park.

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SHOW OF PROGRESS

SHOW OF PROGRESS

In a list of quintessential Comox Valley events, it can be argued that the World Community Film Festival sits ...

The stories told during the World Community Film Festival voice the passionate and varied work of present day activists and artists.

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FINDING FORBIDDEN

FINDING FORBIDDEN

There may be no finer view in the Comox Valley than the one from the top of Mount Becher in mid-winter. On a ...

Separating truth from fiction in the Comox Valley’s backyard.

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