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.
![Explore by Topic The Craft of Barbering](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DogwoodBarberShop-12-400x284.jpg)
When Chris Goulet was 14 years old, his brother put a set of clippers in his hand and said, "Give me a mohawk." ...
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![Explore by Topic The Elusive Dream Property](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-elusive-dream-property-cover-400x284.jpg)
Five years ago we made a quick decision to sell our house on Salt Spring Island and seek out a more peaceful home ...
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![Explore by Topic Bute Inlet](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/blue-inlet-cover-400x284.jpg)
If a crow flew from Campbell River to Bute Inlet Lodge, he would aim for Mount Doogie Dowler. Doogie resembles a ...
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![Explore by Topic Special Olympics in Campbell River](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/special-olympics-400x284.jpg)
For more than half a century, Special Olympics sport training programs and competitions have empowered athletes ...
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![Explore by Topic SUPER TROUPERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CVC_Vol30_SuperTroupers_Header-400x284.jpg)
The Comox Valley in the 1960s was remote, beautiful, and serene. It was also secluded, with no major highway ...
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![Explore by Topic THE RISE OF MODERN GLEANING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CVC_Vol30_Gleaning_Header-400x284.jpg)
Glean (v.): Gather (ears of grain, etc.) after the harvest.
I recently attended an inspiring symposium hosted ...
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![Explore by Topic WILD SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CVC_Vol30_WildSpaces_Header-400x284.jpg)
Some of my dearest early memories involve water. My dad would tie a rope on my sister’s and my life jackets as we ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: MARIANNE ENHÖRNING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol30_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Marianne Enhörning is a West Coast Canadian artist. Born in Sweden, she split her work life for many years between ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: NICK THORNTON](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CVC_Vol30_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
As an adventure, wildlife, and sports photographer based in the Comox Valley, Nick chases the thrill of unique ...
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![Explore by Topic ELDER VALLEY: A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol30_ElderValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
Mastering the art of love starts with yourself.
Every day, we hear and say, “I love ...
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![Explore by Topic The Craft of Barbering](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DogwoodBarberShop-12-400x284.jpg)
When Chris Goulet was 14 years old, his brother put a set of clippers in his hand and said, ...
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![Explore by Topic The Elusive Dream Property](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-elusive-dream-property-cover-400x284.jpg)
Five years ago we made a quick decision to sell our house on Salt Spring Island and seek out a ...
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![Explore by Topic Bute Inlet](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/blue-inlet-cover-400x284.jpg)
If a crow flew from Campbell River to Bute Inlet Lodge, he would aim for Mount Doogie Dowler. ...
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![Explore by Topic Special Olympics in Campbell River](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/special-olympics-400x284.jpg)
For more than half a century, Special Olympics sport training programs and competitions have ...
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![Explore by Topic SUPER TROUPERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CVC_Vol30_SuperTroupers_Header-400x284.jpg)
The Comox Valley in the 1960s was remote, beautiful, and serene. It was also secluded, with no ...
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![Explore by Topic THE RISE OF MODERN GLEANING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CVC_Vol30_Gleaning_Header-400x284.jpg)
Glean (v.): Gather (ears of grain, etc.) after the harvest.
I recently attended an ...
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![Explore by Topic WILD SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CVC_Vol30_WildSpaces_Header-400x284.jpg)
Some of my dearest early memories involve water. My dad would tie a rope on my sister’s and my ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: MARIANNE ENHÖRNING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol30_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Marianne Enhörning is a West Coast Canadian artist. Born in Sweden, she split her work life ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: NICK THORNTON](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CVC_Vol30_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
As an adventure, wildlife, and sports photographer based in the Comox Valley, Nick chases the ...
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![Explore by Topic ELDER VALLEY: A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol30_ElderValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
Mastering the art of love starts with yourself.
Every day, we hear and ...
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