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.

A husband-and-wife team reminisce about building their dream home from scratch

We designed and built our own house—and it only took us 19 years.In 1992, we purchased a half-acre property on ...

One detail at a time

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Piroska Mueller loves creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind hats

The best reason for anybody to do anything is that they love doing it. From within, a feeling grows and resonates. ...

Meet the master milliner

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A look into Errington’s own annual luthier show

lu·thi·er[lü-thē-ər] : noun a skilled craftsperson who builds, repairs, or restores stringed instruments Before ...

Guitars By Hand

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Interim Wild: North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre

Driving through Qualicum Beach, I saw a familiar sight. A roadside casualty. Likely a deer, an animal that seems ...

Exploring the impact of the shared places humans and wildlife inhabit

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Belonging & becoming

I was born and raised in the Comox Valley. My great-grandparents owned and operated the historic Lorne Hotel in ...

A story of the places that shape us, the people who hold us, and the legacy we carry forward

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The Last Frontier at ECHO Players in Qualicum Beach

It was a chance discovery. The faded, time-worn pages of a book revealing the story of 1900s life in a remote ...

Long forgotten stories of Canada take centre stage

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Weird Church: what a roof can hold

In a village like Cumberland, ripples are easy to trace. A shared meal creates a new friendship. A choir rehearsal ...

An inclusive, affirming spiritual third place in the heart of Cumberland

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Fall vegetables add vibrancy and vitality throughout the cooler months

As fall approaches and the sun's midday height drops lower in the sky, the points of sunrise and sunset shift ...

Preserving the Summer Sun

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An Introduction to CV Collective Vol. 47: Small Ripples, Big Impact

As we write this, we’re nearing the end of another hot, dry summer. When everything is so thirsty, it’s hard to ...

The choices we make today will shape the Comox Valley we leave behind

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An Introduction to Oceanside Collective Vol. 2: May You be Nourished

While we may be a bit removed from it now, the fall season used to be consumed with the joy and effort of the ...

Fueling and supporting ourselves: body, mind, and soul

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Featured Photographer: Baxter Redfern

The Courtenay Fish and Game’s bold plan to attract coho salmon

If you build it, they will come

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Dave Flawse

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Meredith Rose

Featured Artist: Kat Cearns

Building Basecamp

Mountains, memory, and the long way home

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Everest MacDonald

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Jenn Dykstra

Dedicated volunteers preserve the French Creek Estuary with shovels and sweat

Weeding the Forest

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Bonnie Mullin

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Jenn Dykstra

An Indigenous artist making waves in the Valley

Culture and creativity

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Jen Groundwater

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Kimberley Kufaas

How one local mom found connection and community at SOS

Finding the Village

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Zoe Compton

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Society of Organized Services

Fall in love with kayaking

It’s anything you want it to be

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Jess Wild

Finding connection and meaning in the depths of Nanoose Bay

Beneath the Salish Sea

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Erik Hansen

Comox Nautical Days

Where a community shows up, year after year

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Mark Edwin Berge

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Town of Comox

A soapmaking business built on curiosity and courage

Blending Art and Science

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Kerry Owens

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Sunseta Media

The Anchorage is L’Arche Comox Valley’s newest home for adults with intellectual disabilities

Designed for friendship

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John Gower

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Jenn Dykstra

How milk, land, and skill come together at Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

From Field to Flavour

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Katie Friess

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Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

The art of hand-tufted wool rugs

A Commitment To Beauty

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Nicole Bergot

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Matt Fattori

Georgia Straight Jazz Society celebrates two decades of jazz in the Comox Valley

How a 2005 hurricane fundraiser has led to weekly, vibrant jazz performances ever since

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Genevieve Huchulak

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Fernanda Gimenez

the gift of purpose

Start with what you love and let it grow from there

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Jeannie Shaver

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Time and Tide Photography

How Moments Hospitality Group creates a special moment in time for their guests

Storytelling by Design

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Sherry Haddow

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Seeking la dolce vita in an Italian bivacco

far more than a humble hut

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Landon Copplestone

How Harris’s hawks keep the Comox Valley Airport safe

guardians of the sky

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Charles Turmel

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Bruce Moffat

The life of an artist and the legacy of our local competition

Sculpting Sand

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Peter Vogelaar

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Rany Kirkoski

A young designer from the Comox Valley is creating bold, eco-conscious clothing

Stitching the future

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Bodhi LaPerriere

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Elliot Mariet

The Fox siblings reflect on their year abroad

Isla and Niko Fox on a year of scents, landmarks, and language

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Yarrow & Matthew Fox

Celebrating 80 years with a tandem skydive

A birthday in the clouds

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Jill Davies

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Derek Smith, Skydive Vancouver Island

Sunscreen, summer, and the Comox Lake watershed

Protecting what Protects US

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Christina Willard-Stepan

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Jenn Dykstra

Growing food, joy, and resilience at the Parksville Community Gardens

A Quiet Act of Resistance

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Dan LaRocque

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Daniel Taylor

Tune up your diet to turn down your pain

Got pain? Go anti-inflammatory

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Erin Malin

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DaniKa Sea

Charting the history of our shoreline communities

The heart of lighthouse country

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Kelly Hutchison

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Dave HutchisoN

Featured Artist: James Kwaksistala

An Introduction to CV Collective Vol. 46: Showing Up With Enthusiasm

A remarkable Valley, filled with people doing remarkable things.

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Jen Groundwater

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Meredith Rose

An Introduction to Oceanside Collective Vol. 1: Worth the Risk

The captivating cocktail of joy and fear found in new beginnings.

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Maggie Bugg

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Alice Sarog

Paddling the Sayward Forest Canoe Loop

Sweat and serenity in a working forest

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Kyle Hansen

Mangos and More

Finding a new passion in an idyllic Mexican village

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Jeremiah Skirvin

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JEREMIAH SKIRVIN & ROBERTO ZAVALETA

Innes’ Arena revives Barrel Racing on Vancouver Island

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Lindsey Innes

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Clio Rose

From slugs to sublime—a gardener’s journey

Spring in the garden

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Kim Letson

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Jenn Dykstra

Selling fresh fish from the dock: a Comox Valley family tradition

From tide to your table

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Tiare Boyes

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Tiare Boyes & David Boyes

Creative Homemaking

An Introduction to Volume 2

The Campbell River Farmers Market celebrates 25 years

A place for everyone

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Kristy Miller

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Avue Design

Featured Artist: Tashi Draper

From stories told around the fire to TikTok, we have a need for narrative

Tell me more

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Rose Girard

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Ocea Hill

Sure Copy and the Kingfisher partner on designs that are quiet, but powerful

Good Material

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Carsyn Hartling

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Jenn Dykstra

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