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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.

LAKE OF DRAGONS

LAKE OF DRAGONS

Though Comox Lake is a short drive from Cumberland’s west end, past the Chinese town site and a quaint collection ...

An accomplished paddler reveals how Comox Lake’s appeal extends well beyond summer.

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WHERE THE TRAIL BEGINS

WHERE THE TRAIL BEGINS

Trail building in Cumberland dates back to the 1980s, when a freewheeling group of tree planters and mountain ...

The reverent, irreverent, and occasionally inappropriate stories behind Cumberland’s eclectic trail names.

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THE FIRE INSIDE

THE FIRE INSIDE

Our associations with the notion of inspiration are more fiction than fact, made evident by the familiar image of ...

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CLEVER CROW

CLEVER CROW

Lia Cormick launched Clever Crow about three years ago at the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market selling herbs, spices ...

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BEER TASTING 101

BEER TASTING 101

Four ingredients: water, malt (usually barley), yeast, and hops. Beer. A simple recipe but such a complex ...

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JOY DISTRICT

JOY DISTRICT

Halfway through Joy District's set, the power to their bass, both guitars, and all four microphones cut out. On ...

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REACHING OUT  WITH ROBOTICS

REACHING OUT WITH ROBOTICS

From a converted classroom on the second floor of NIC’s Discovery Hall, Albert Balbon is changing the way students ...

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WHY TEA?

WHY TEA?

Why not tea? Growing up on a farm on a Hornby Island farm with summers spent working on a commercial fish boat ...

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MUD, SWEAT, AND TEARS

MUD, SWEAT, AND TEARS

It’s the last weekend in October, and like so many salmon to their spawning grounds I find myself once again in a ...

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REFLECTIONS

REFLECTIONS

Spring rolls around and you find yourself back in the truck, bouncing along on your way to the cut-block. What ...

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