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.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

The legend of the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship doomed to never enter port, has been told and retold since the ...

How an infamous pirate’s luck ran out on Vancouver Island.

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GOOD AS GOLD

I first became drawn to mead because of my Scandinavian heritage: mead plays an important role in many of the ...

Mead-making: flavour and fun from honey.

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BY DESIGN

While some of us were out celebrating Valentine’s Day this past February, Eugen Sushko was feverishly drawing at ...

Using the language of architecture to build a life in a new country.

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BETTER BULLETINS

Colin Garritty has an enviable job. Four days a week, all winter long, he gets paid to ski and snowmobile the ...

Avalanche Canada comes to the Island.

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Campbellton

For decades, the renowned Campbell River surged past the small neighbourhood of Campbellton all but unseen by ...

From its roots to a community in renewal.

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FORAGING FOR FLAVOUR

When we think about hunting and gathering, the season we usually think of is fall. For many of us, there’s nothing ...

Local gourmet comfort foods help you settle in for winter.

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CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

My husband and I moved to the Comox Valley four years ago. From the start, we’ve enjoyed navigating our way around ...

An ode to the charms of the secondhand bookstore.

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GIVE IT A REST

When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s and ’80s in Montreal, stores were closed on Sundays. Every single store. ...

Go on, take a whole day off. We used to do it once every week.

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FEATURED ARTIST: LAURIE MARTZ

Laurie is a “late in life” painter who moved to the Comox Valley after retiring in 2015 from a busy career as a ...

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: JIM WHYTE

Jim is a fifth-generation Comox Valley resident, born and raised here. His interest in photography began in junior ...

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THE COMOX VALLEY THERAPEUTIC RIDING SOCIETY

A place to belong and find peace.

Words by

Hilary Doucette

Photos by

Bill Jorgensen

FINDING OUR WAY

Learning lessons on the mountain.

Words by

Mike Mccall

Photos by

Sara Kempner

BLACK-TAILED DEER

Respecting our neighbours.

Words by

Angeline Seed

Photos by

April Bencze

UP, UP, AND AWAY

Taking flight on the water.

Words by

Greg Knowles

Photo by

Todd MacSween

SETTING GOALS IN THE SNOW

Helping skiers be their best at home and abroad.

Words by

Nigel Harrison

Photo by

Bernhard Krieger

CHORAL VALLEY

The joy of lifting your voice with others.

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Wendy Nixon Stothert

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

NATURE’S NUTRITION

Knowledge from the ground up.

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Zaaven Forest

Photos by

Meredith Rose

ELEMENT

Words by

Jen Groundwater

Photo by

Galyn Franklin

LENTELUS ORGANICS

Words by

RJ Herron

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

COMPOSTING 101

Words & photo by

Joyce McMenamon

MORE THAN GOOD DESIGN

Dialect Design Studio

Words & Photos by

Jamie McCue

BURN HOT, BURN CLEAN

Consider wood burning and air quality in the Comox Valley.

Words by

Evan Gough

THE SISTERHOOD OF BIKES

Rip up your Wednesday night with the United Riders of Cumberland.

Words by

Bree Armstrong

Photo by

Lauren Labossiere

GET OUT THERE

Hunting provides more than meat.

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Al Adams

MEMORIES IN MUD

The Comox Valley cyclocross scene.

Words by

Terry McKall

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

GET OUTTA TOWN: PORT ALBERNI

Words by

Kama Money

Photos by

Sarah Étoile

ACTIVATING ARTS AND CULTURE

A look at the work of the Comox Valley Community Arts Council.

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Meaghan Cursons

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ELEGANT STRENGTH

An interview with Dianne Hawkins.

HIDDEN TREASURES

Nikkei No Haka, Cumberland’s Japanese cemetery

FLOAT YOUR BOAT

Quality, handcrafted, and traditional wooden boats

Words by

Dave Nowak

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

ANGLING FOR MORE THAN A FISH

Musings of a Comox Valley fly fisher.

Words by

Myles Armstead

Photos by

Sara Kempner

FAST FOOD ISN’T ALWAYS BAD FOOD

Our local food movement provides convenient, delicious, and healthy meal options.

Words by

Hans Peter Meyer

Photos by

Ron Pogue

LITTLE VALLEY: MOLLY MCCUE

Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.

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Molly McCue, age 10

FINDING THE FLOW THAT FITS

There’s more than one way to get your asana on in the Comox Valley.

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Bevin Clempson

WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS BRILLIANCE

Observations of the Public Library.

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Nora Bingham

Comox Valley Kids

A TUNEFUL OF MEMORIES

Spirit of the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra.

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Ron Pogue

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IN LAND WE TRUST

The importance of Environmental Non-Government Organizations (ENGOs) in British Columbia.

Words & Photo by

Tim Ennis

LACING UP COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Soccer in the Comox Valley is more than just sport.

Words by

Sean Kerrigan

Photos by

Colton Hornstein

REFLECTIONS FROM WITHIN

Words by

Laurel Sliskovic

Photo by

Alex Bowen

ESTEVAN TUNA

A deliciously sustainable Comox Valley product.

Words by

Meaghan Cursons

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

CANNING 101

Words by

Shelley Crysler

Photo by

Adam Crysler

WILD NEIGHBOURS

Sharing your community with wildlife

Words by

Megan Adams

Photo by

April Bencze

LOCAL TOURISM’S LURE

Island residents will deepen their social, environmental, and cultural connections by vacationing close to home.

Words by

Laurel Sliskovic

Illustrations by

Laurel Meyer

A CAUTIONARY TALE

Keeping up with the 3D printing Industry, or not.

Words by

Vivian Vaillant

Photos by

Bevin Clempson

VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSEUM OF NATURE

Trucking around the forest with filmmaker Marek Zaleski.

Words by

Max Oudendag

Photos by

Marek Zaleski

VILLAGE OF ALERT BAY

Words by

Trish Weatherall

Photos by

Boomer Jerritt

ALTERNATIVE THERAPY

Art and music provide space to explore, heal, and transform.

Words by

Nora Bingham

Photos by

Ron Pogue

RAW REVELATION

A personal encounter with the raw food lifestyle.

Words by

Tarah Millen

Photos by

Bevin Clempson

THE KUMUGWE BIGHOUSE

Revitalizing culture in the K’omoks Valley.

Words by

Keisha Everson

Featured photo by

John Kelsey

WATER-PROOFED PIONEERS

'Wet-Coast' inspired waterproof solutions for world travels and backward adventures.

Words by

Dave Nowak

Featured photo by

Jenn Dykstra