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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.

AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 2

Throughout our 10th anniversary year, we’re looking back at some of the people, places, and endeavours that we ...

A fresh perspective

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LITTLE RIVER: RAVEN BONK

My life in Tahsis: Homeschooling and one-of-a-kind community celebrationsTahsis is a remote village at the ...

Reflections from a younger resident

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BEYOND THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE SAYWARD REGION

The Sayward region displays unparalleled beauty in every direction you look. Elk graze in its fields, eagles soar ...

Sayward finds its rhythm

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ELDER VALLEY: BOUQUETS OF HAPPINESS

Creating a bit of paradise on a small city lot in ComoxWhen I retired from a fulfilling nursing career in ...

Reflections from an older Comox Valley resident

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: COLIN PENDZIWOL

Colin has always been drawn to photography’s ability to preserve and share life’s experiences. He enjoyed taking ...

FEATURED ARTIST: LEE GASS

Lee Gass has been sculpting all his life. He carves stone and wood sculptures for indoor and outdoor display and ...

CAMPBELL RIVER FOOD BANK’S DREAM FOR THE FUTURE

It's been a tough winter for our island community. We all know a neighbour who has suffered an unexpected job ...

Planting the seeds of food security

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LITTLE VALLEY: A FLOWING RHYTHM

Thoughts on a creative lifeMy name is Odus. I am 12 years old, and I have lived on Hornby Island my whole ...

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

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THE JOYS OF KEEPING BIRDS

A FLOCK OF OUR OWNTwo years ago, we moved from Cumberland to Black Creek and brought our small flock of hens ...

… and some avian advice

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HOMALCO NATION’S NEW TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

Today, they’re taking staff up to April Point Resort. Tomorrow, they’re headed up the Toba Inlet. “We go where ...

Shooting the breeze with Qaya Way West

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COMOX VALLEY’S CRAFTING COMMUNITY

Connecting a community of Comox Valley crafters with the world

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Nat Raedwulf Pogue

Photos by

Ron Pogue

A LIFE’S WORK, IN PROGRESS

An interview with Comox Valley’s Poet Laureate Kevin Flesher.

Interview & Photo by

Ross Bodenmann

SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Words by

Cheryl Condly

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LITTLE VALLEY: WALLACE BAIKIE

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

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Zakary Wallace Baikie, Age 9

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

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Sara Kempner

BLACK-TAILED DEER

Respecting our neighbours.

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Angeline Seed

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April Bencze

UP, UP, AND AWAY

Taking flight on the water.

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Greg Knowles

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Todd MacSween

SETTING GOALS IN THE SNOW

Helping skiers be their best at home and abroad.

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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

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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.

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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.

Words & Photo by

Al Adams

MEMORIES IN MUD

The Comox Valley cyclocross scene.

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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

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Dave Nowak

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

ANGLING FOR MORE THAN A FISH

Musings of a Comox Valley fly fisher.

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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.

Words & Photos by

Bevin Clempson

WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS BRILLIANCE

Observations of the Public Library.

Words by

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

Learn safe food preservation methods and essential techniques from four decades of family canning experience

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

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