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.

GROWING APPLES AND MAKING CIDER

From 1890s Orchard to Modern Cider Farm: Five Generations of Apple GrowingCourtenay’s Old Orchard ...

A 120-year old tradition

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

Photos by

ACF field type unsupported

A LOVE LETTER TO THE VALLEY

Bring your curiosity. There’s always more to explore.In 2017, we had officially outgrown Vancouver and ...

An introduction to Vol. 39

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

Photo by

ACF field type unsupported

Featured Artist: Bryn Ball

Bryn Ball transforms the world around her into art. From an early age she enjoyed creating art, using detailed ...

A creative journey in France

Embracing the spirit of getting outside of our comfort zones, my sister Kate and I embarked on a great adventure ...

Une grande aventure

Words & photos by

The Ocean Waves Square Dance Club celebrates 70 years

Many people have heard of Do Si Do, Allemande Left, and Swing Your Partner, but only a square dancer knows what it ...

Get on the floor!

Words by

Photo courtesy of

A 160-KM SOLO SUP ADVENTURE

Woman on the waterIt was July 2023 and my 61st birthday was a month away. I had been dreaming of stand-up ...

Exploring Vancouver Island’s rugged northwestern coast

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

Photos by

ACF field type unsupported

ART AS AN INCUBATOR FOR RESILIENCE, EMPATHY, AND COMMUNITY

It was the kind of morning when you drag yourself into a café, order hashbrowns with a side of hashbrowns, and ...

Why do we love pencils?

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

Photos by

ACF field type unsupported

THIRTY YEARS OF TIN TOWN

I was raised in a suburban Toronto neighbourhood where many residents spent hours commuting to work each day. As ...

The Comox Valley’s distinctive live/work enclave is also a tightly bonded community

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

Photo by

ACF field type unsupported

THE VIETNAM WAR

When attending school in the United States, you are taught that free speech is the cornerstone of democracy. And ...

War resisters: Stories of courage and compassion

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

HOOKED ON THE SONORA LIFE

I got my start at Sonora Resort in 2005, working as a seasonal dock hand between my studies at the University of ...

How one summer job became a lifelong vocation

Words by

ACF field type unsupported

Photos by

ACF field type unsupported

No results found.

STOCK 101

How to build a base.

Words by

Jake Galbraith

Photos by

Julie Sabey

CAFFEINATED

Getting your fix in the Comox Valley.

Words by

Bevin Clempson

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

JAPOW

Magic on the slopes of Japan.

Words & Photos by

Max Oudendag

LET IT RAIN

Helping combat the symptoms of SAD.

Words by

Ryan Stuart

Photo by

Dave Prothero

OFF-THE-GRID

The beauty of disconnecting.

Words by

Dave Nowak

Photo by

Allan Sawchuck

NANAIMO

Appreciating the old and discovering the new.

Words & Photos by

BEES IN A MAILBOX

The age of drones.

Words by

Kerry Hale

Photos by

SauvAir

SERENITY IN SEAL BAY

Finding beauty on the trails.

Words & Photos by

Kyle Hansen

COMOX VALLEY’S CRAFTING COMMUNITY

Connecting a community of Comox Valley crafters with the world

Words by

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

Photos by

19 Wing Imaging

LITTLE VALLEY: WALLACE BAIKIE

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

Words by

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

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.

Words by

Wendy Nixon Stothert

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

NATURE’S NUTRITION

Knowledge from the ground up.

Words by

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.

Words & Photo by

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.

Words by

Meaghan Cursons

Photos by

Comox Valley Community Arts Council

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.

Words by

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.

Featured photo by

Ron Pogue

Article photo by

Strathcona Symphony Orchestra

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

No results found.