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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.
![Explore by Topic MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol33_MacDonald_Header-400x284.jpg)
Strolling through Macdonald Wood Park, with its giant trees and verdant flora within town boundaries, is one of ...
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![Explore by Topic GLOOM AND BEAUTY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol33_Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVING A LIFE:
PAY ATTENTION.
BE ASTONISHED.
TELL ABOUT IT.
– MARY OLIVER
In the ...
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![Explore by Topic THE ELEVENTH HOUR FOR OLD GROWTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol25_OldGrowth_Header-400x284.jpg)
The Beaufort Range sits temptingly in our backyard. If you’re a backcountry skier, then you’ve probably gazed at ...
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![Explore by Topic BUSINESS IS BLOOMING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol25_Blooming_Header-400x284.jpg)
Have you ever noticed that the flowers you see in local gardens—maybe even in your own yard—are rarely available ...
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![Explore by Topic TUNING IN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol25_SilentDisco_Header-400x284.jpg)
I first heard of silent disco headphones while working in Toronto’s music industry several years ago. When the ...
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![Explore by Topic ALWAYS HERE FOR US](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_Bassicas_Header-400x284.jpg)
No vegetable family is as diverse and versatile as the brassicas. While you may not know the word, you’re ...
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![Explore by Topic THE COOL OF CURLING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_Curling_Header-400x284.jpg)
Curling saved my life. Sounds like an outrageous statement to make, but in 1999, the year I first threw a curling ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: LUC ANTAYA](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Luc is a transplant from the prairies who made his way to the Comox Valley seven years ago in search of the ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SHANNON FORD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Shannon Ford is inspired by the magic of discovering beauty in chaos: “Walking up to a huge, empty canvas is pure ...
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![Explore by Topic ELDER VALLEY: REFRAMING REST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_ElderValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
Restful interludes are integral to the rhythm of life.
In the natural world, winter is ...
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![Explore by Topic MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol33_MacDonald_Header-400x284.jpg)
Strolling through Macdonald Wood Park, with its giant trees and verdant flora within town ...
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![Explore by Topic GLOOM AND BEAUTY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol33_Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVING A LIFE:
PAY ATTENTION.
BE ASTONISHED.
TELL ABOUT IT.
– MARY ...
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![Explore by Topic THE ELEVENTH HOUR FOR OLD GROWTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol25_OldGrowth_Header-400x284.jpg)
The Beaufort Range sits temptingly in our backyard. If you’re a backcountry skier, then you’ve ...
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![Explore by Topic BUSINESS IS BLOOMING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol25_Blooming_Header-400x284.jpg)
Have you ever noticed that the flowers you see in local gardens—maybe even in your own ...
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![Explore by Topic TUNING IN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol25_SilentDisco_Header-400x284.jpg)
I first heard of silent disco headphones while working in Toronto’s music industry several ...
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![Explore by Topic ALWAYS HERE FOR US](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_Bassicas_Header-400x284.jpg)
No vegetable family is as diverse and versatile as the brassicas. While you may not know the ...
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![Explore by Topic THE COOL OF CURLING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_Curling_Header-400x284.jpg)
Curling saved my life. Sounds like an outrageous statement to make, but in 1999, the year I ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: LUC ANTAYA](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Luc is a transplant from the prairies who made his way to the Comox Valley seven years ago in ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SHANNON FORD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Shannon Ford is inspired by the magic of discovering beauty in chaos: “Walking up to a huge, ...
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![Explore by Topic ELDER VALLEY: REFRAMING REST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol32_ElderValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
Restful interludes are integral to the rhythm of life.
In the natural ...
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