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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 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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Agritourism – A key to farm viability on Vancouver Island

On Vancouver Island, farmers face unique challenges. Compared to elsewhere in Canada, our Island farms are small, ...

Adventures In Farming

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Capturing the perfect light at a special house on Cortes Island

Have you ever had a place just feel like home before you’ve even stepped inside? That’s how the Cortes Cliff House ...

Warmth & Welcome

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Through ups and down and many owners, Cumberland’s King George Hotel has been a community fixture

A hotel built for a coal townIt was a time when fresh bread was delivered by horse-drawn carriage. ...

From the fire

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Mountain climbs and riverside strolls await the nature lover in Oceanside

As a casual day hiker, starting off on a steep incline can feel like I am going uphill for the very first time. ...

A Day Hiker’s Paradise

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A lifetime of flying, launched in a Canadian-made Sabre fighter jet

ELDER VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM AN OLDER RESIDENT These days, few folks know that, at the end of the ...

Best job ever

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The Revitalization of Skateboarding in Qualicum Beach

It’s 5 p.m. in Qualicum Beach. If you are walking around downtown, it feels pretty quiet. Most of town is closed ...

The universal language of skateboarding welcomes you.

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Exploring the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on the shores of Baynes Sound

The British Columbia seafood industryIn the 2000s, the BC seafood industry was in a period of transition. Once ...

Aquaculture Research & Discovery

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The pink jersey initiative

YOUTH VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNG ADULT The project started with a simple idea: finishing ...

Remembering our Buddy, Darrin McLeod

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Sitting down for a chat with singer-songwriter WiL

When I consider the music of singer-songwriter WiL, the word journeyman comes to mind. Not simply work ethic and ...

A Lifetime of Music

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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

Strength, style, and stubbornness—the Arro Athletics story

Athletic wear for every body

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Farro Mackenzie

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Holly is Magic

Featured Photographer: Kennedy Armstrong

Challenge accepted

LITTLE VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNGER RESIDENT

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Jack Foster age 12

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Courtney Brown

On rain, resilience, and creating community

An umbrella in a downpour

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Bex Dawkes

Featured Words: Toni Dunne

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BLOOM & DECAY poetry for eco-sensualists

A local podcast explores life, creativity, and community through neurodivergent perspectives

Neurosparx—Wired Differently

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Philippe Duprey

Illsutration by

Ian Adams

Featured Music: Alick Mac

Grassroots organizations are the heart of Campbell River’s adult learning programs

The evolution of literacy

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Vicki Simmons

Illustrations by

Lindsay Ness

Salmonberry Nature Festival

A bioblitz and more to mark Greenways' 30th anniversary

Words and Photos by

Jeff Groat

How letting go of our stuff affects our lives

Goodbye, hello

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Marie Maccagno

Illustration by

Lindsay Ness

From an old building, a vision for a gathering place begins to take shape

historic shipyard to creative space

words by

Sandy Davies

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Kimberley Kufaas

The CVRD budget: Planning for the long term

Sponsored by

Comox Valley Regional District

A Farmhouse Revived

Bringing an old home into this century, one layer at a time

Words by

Roxanne Power

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True Elements Media

The Hornby Island Trail Race makes its debut

ON THE EDGE

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Claire Piech

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Mat Wanbon

Since 1992, a colourful home and garden tour has supported land conservation on Denman Island

Gates wide open

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Laura Busheikin

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Karen Wallace

The Goose and Gander

A British take on the riverside local

Words by

Dan MacLennan

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Bree Vandenberg

Innisfree Farm hosts herbalists and plant fans for the Vancouver Island Herb Gathering

The plant people are coming

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Holly Phillips

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Precious LaPlante PHOTOGRAPHY

LoVE VI introduces families to the art of the Island vacation

Sharing the love

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Laurel Sliskovic

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Ashley Marston

A family named. A family known. A family remembered

A custom Cumberland home that engages with nature, inside and out

Rooms with a view

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Nicola Mackay

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LSP Photo

At Dance Temple, explore the age-old gift of moving to music

A Journey Of Movement

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Aaron Handford, Mark Berge, River (Helen Pattinson), & Patty Rooney

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Brian Johnson

Iconic or irksome? Either way, resident Canada geese are here to stay

They can’t fly away home

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Mac Newton

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Bruce Moffat

The seeds of collective vitality

An Introduction to Vol. 13

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Camille Douglas

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Max Liang

Fento: Clothing for women in their most powerful years

Feminist fashion

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Nicole Bergot

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

Learning From Nature: The Land As Teacher

Sponsored by

Hollyhock Leadership and Retreat Centre

Architectural photography reveals a place’s structure and soul

Precision and POETRY

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Luke Phillips

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LSP Photo

Cumberland’s energetic, inclusive, and ever-growing punk scene is welcoming to all

Colour, Chaos, & Community

Words by

Milli Lyman

Photos by

Ali Roddam

Why photography is better together

The art of the image

Words by

Fernanda Gimenez

Photos by Wink Richardson &

Bill Jorgensen

Filled with fresh energy, The Comox Bay Sailing Association offers saltwater for all.

A big shift

Words by

Andy Walther

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

An Introduction to Vol. 45: Let’s Rise Together

A round of applause for people making good things happen

Words by

Jen Groundwater

Photo by

Matt Newfield

Small Can Be Beautiful

Words by

Desiree Ross

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LSP Photo

Chef Ian: the heart behind the Berwick kitchen

Rhythm, precision, and passion

Words by

Karen Bezaire

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Berwick by the Sea

Discovering Amman on an extraordinary gap year

Gap Year in Jordan

Words by

Maeve Truax

Photos by

Susan Groundwater

Starting from Scratch

Words by

Christine Lindsay

Photos by

Bree Vandenberg

Building a community that’s inclusive, accessible, and safe for all

Here and queer

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Jen Groundwater

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Sophia Banks

Svalbard

A land of Arctic dreams

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Moira Le Patourel

CVRD takes a bold step to help address housing affordability

I dig it!

Words by

Peter Gibson

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

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Explore Collective Magazine Articles By Topic

Fueling and supporting ourselves: body, mind, and soul

Adventures In Farming

Warmth & Welcome

From the fire

A Day Hiker’s Paradise

Best job ever

The universal language of skateboarding welcomes you.

Aquaculture Research & Discovery

Remembering our Buddy, Darrin McLeod

A Lifetime of Music

Good Material

Athletic wear for every body

LITTLE VALLEY: REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNGER RESIDENT

An umbrella in a downpour

Neurosparx—Wired Differently

The evolution of literacy

A bioblitz and more to mark Greenways' 30th anniversary

Goodbye, hello

historic shipyard to creative space

Bringing an old home into this century, one layer at a time

ON THE EDGE

Gates wide open

A British take on the riverside local

The plant people are coming

Sharing the love

You are here

Rooms with a view

A Journey Of Movement

They can’t fly away home

An Introduction to Vol. 13

Feminist fashion

Precision and POETRY

Colour, Chaos, & Community

The art of the image

A big shift

A round of applause for people making good things happen

Rhythm, precision, and passion

Gap Year in Jordan

Here and queer

A land of Arctic dreams

I dig it!