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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.
Sharing the wealth
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Getting comfortable with going astray
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Fortune favours the fisherman
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Dance, music, and theatre help one young resident to find his role in life and on stage
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Boldly Going
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Considering the world beneath our feet
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Beyond Poppies
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Easy to love, hard to hold onto
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Restoring the Balance of Physical and Cultural Sustenance for Future Generations
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Island Kids Have Tougher Feet
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A Coastal Sailing And Snowboarding Adventure
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Adversity Sparks Creative Innovation At Campbell River’s Tidemark Theatre
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The Watery Highway Of Life On The North Island
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Four local governments working together for better parks and recreation management? It could be a reality very soon.
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NIC’s Indigenous language courses help students bring Kwak’wala into their day-to-day lives.
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How a Valley-based program is helping people overcome anxiety and depression.
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The front lines of food production, coming to a neighbourhood near you.
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At SOS Gear, every sale helps save lives.
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Singing the praises of our unique alpine environment.
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A thirst for adventure, a boat of her own, and the Salish Sea as her playground.
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The newly renovated Cumberland Museum offers more stories and more points of view.
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Sure, it’s the gateway to Nootka Sound. But for outdoor lovers, Gold River is a treasure in its own right.
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Floating down the Puntledge is the ultimate summer vibe.
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How one local’s getting creative with her land.
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Small but mighty western toads have places to go, and we need to help them get there.
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Deep Bay’s new Centre For Seafood Innovation connects local seafood producers with greater markets.
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An invitation to enter the Comox Valley Art Gallery, where art and community intersect.
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Sifting through his family’s hatred for Japan, Mac Newton finds room for empathy.
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Local organization aims to empower wheelchair users with the wonder of whitewater.
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With family guidance, a young Indigenous artist expands her practice.
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…And three other fantastic sewage lagoons to see before you die.
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Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.
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Local food trucks do more than serve quick and tasty food. They help connect the community.
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Hunting nearly emptied the Salish Sea of whales. Many species are returning—but they’re still at risk.
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Comox Valley Head Injury Society helps people with acquired brain injury walk the path toward recovery.
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Tour the Comox Air Force Museum with a former Canadian Forces fighter pilot.
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Gravel bikes are bringing rhythm and cadence off the road and back into the wilderness.
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A small-town boy reflects on coming out in the Comox Valley.
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The art and science of beekeeping.
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The Comox Valley isn’t just a pretty place—it can heal what ails you.
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Land-matching program nurtures the next generation.
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A generation of skateboarding culture on Quadra Island
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Embarking on my maiden voyage
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