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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.

Small Can Be Beautiful

Have you ever walked into a home and instantly felt the need to step back outside just to catch your breath? It’s ...

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Chef Ian: the heart behind the Berwick kitchen

Ian Murphy—Chef Ian to the residents of Berwick Comox—hails from Alberta, where he first began working amid the ...

Rhythm, precision, and passion

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Discovering Amman on an extraordinary gap year

Travelling the world is a privilege, and one I’ve been fortunate to experience from a young age. I spent my early ...

Gap Year in Jordan

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Starting from Scratch

Our Denman Island home took five years to plan and build, and we couldn’t be happier with it.My husband and I ...

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

Queer Centre Comox Valley (QCCV)’s welcoming, casual vibe is apparent in a recent Instagram post: “Want to grow ...

Here and queer

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Svalbard

Svalbard is a remote Arctic archipelago touched by sea ice for many months of the year and bathed in 24-hour ...

A land of Arctic dreams

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CVRD takes a bold step to help address housing affordability

I dig it!

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A mayor revisits the path from past to bright future

ELDER RIVER: REFLECTIONS FROM AN OLDER RESIDENT I first arrived in Tahsis by boat in 1978. Coming up the ...

Guided by Nature

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Mucker’s Farm: Where quality is a way of life

Off-grid and growing

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Danielle Underwood

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Wild Shay Photography

Building or renovating a waterfront property is a tricky business. But it can be done.

A complicated dream

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Drew Henderson

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LSP Photo

Mystery Mountain: A historic first ascent and its modern-day re-creation

The Undiscovered Mountain

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Greg Gransden

Photos by Greg Gransden &

Ivan Petrov

Emily Thiessen blends beauty and resistance in her community-based art

The possibility of change

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Zoë Cooper

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Charlie Karumi

From internal revelations to far-flung travels

An Introduction to Vol. 12

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Camilla Sampson

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Vince Kehn

A conversation with John Vaillant

From Fire Weather to a festival

Words by

Laura Busheikin

Photos by

Kerry Dawson

Healing through art

A story of loss and reclaiming beauty.

Words by

Shannon Donohoe-Simpson

Photos by

Meredith Rose

The Cumberland Forest

The threshold between a village and the great beyond

Words by

Meaghan Cursons

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

Ayla Roberts: Music that will make you stop and think

Music that will make you stop and think

Words by

Ayla Roberts

Photo by

Shawna Roberts

Moon Dance

High above the forest floor, small creatures find bliss

Words by

Kim Bannerman

Illustration by

Lindsay Ness

Original music blooms within a cozy circle of songwriters

Wisdom sung from the heart

Words by

Ashley Sykes

Photos by

Meredith Rose

Vintage cameras draw memories from the shadows

A return to film

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Mason Laver

Freediving in Comox Lake

Beyond breathing

Words by

Charles Turmel

Photos by

Tim Rodwell

One bean at a time

An Introduction to Vol. 43

Words by

Jen Groundwater

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

Q&A with Denise Mitchell

Denise Mitchell Interiors: Discussion with Campbell River designer

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LSP Photo

A trip to Okinawa, the birthplace of karate-do

Members of a Courtenay dōjō experience the culture of their traditional martial art

Words by

Mac Newton

Photos by

Pam Powell

The watery history of Lewis Park

The struggle for a beloved gathering place

The Dirt on Biochar

Black Gold

Words by

Greg Porteous

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

A single lady at Maple Lake ponders life and the one that got away

Lonely Sam

Words by

Jason Straka

Illustration by

Amanda Weedmark

Featured Poet: Naveena Gill

Mysterious orange sky: a poem about a sunset over Goose Spit

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Naveena Gill

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Just keep moving

Meet me in the park. We’ve got some walking to do

Words by

Anne Cumming

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

A house—and home—of learning

Words by

Mike Chouinard

Renderings by

Pamela Mitchell

Draw Together Strangers

How a global art initiative creates human connection

Words by

Kelly Broza

Photos by

Meredith Rose

Sandy Island Marine Park (Tree Island BC): Remote—and Right Next Door

Trees and sand

Words by

Haeley Dewhirst

Photos by

Wesley Kirk

How Ramona Gregory’s Slip Cast Porcelain Lamps Combine Form and Function

CRAFTING LIGHT

Words by

Jen Groundwater

Photos by

Paige Owen

Gwyn Sproule: Guardian of the forest and Cumberland history

A very engaging life

Words by

Dawn Copeman

Photos by

Bojan Uzicanin

The 1946 Vancouver Island Earthquake and Landslide Lake

When “bedlam” let loose

Words by

Ryan Stuart

Photos by

Kyle Hansen

Hollyhock — A Cortes Island oasis

Just across the water, magic awaits

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Hollyhock

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Hollyhock

It’s not true BBQ until you add low heat, live fire, and flavourful smoke

The art of Smoke

Words by

Mike Berard

Photos by

Mathew Wanbon

Sandra Viney of Courtenay’s Atlas Cafe

Thirty years of cuisine and community

Words by

Nicole Bergot

Photos by

Karen McKinnon

At the Royston Roasting Co. it’s a new era and a family affair

Boldly Brewing

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Sure Copy

Words by

Carsyn Hartling

Summer skin, simplified

Beneath the surface

Words by

Penny Smith

Illustration by

Alex Maertz

A Young Author on Writing and Self-Discovery

Creating her own story

Words by

Aurora Spouler

Photos by

Ayla Roberts

Creativity and collaboration rule the world of Live Action Role Play (LARP)

Join the quest!

Words by

Jamie Black

Photos by

Joslyn Kilborn & Jared Popescu

Understanding food flows in the Comox Valley

Planning for a resilient, sustainable, edible future

Words by

Kristen Battle & Maurita Prato

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

Compass Adventures: A Comox Valley water sports legacy

Riding the waves for 30 years

Photos by

Todd MacSween

Comox Valley paragliding offers pure, joyous flight

Frontier flying

Words by

Emmanuel Lavoie

Photo by

Andrey Polyakov

Easy from the outside

An Introduction to Vol. 42

Words by

Jen Groundwater

Photo by

Jarrett Lindal

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Rhythm, precision, and passion

Gap Year in Jordan

Here and queer

A land of Arctic dreams

I dig it!

Guided by Nature

Off-grid and growing

A complicated dream

The Undiscovered Mountain

The possibility of change

An Introduction to Vol. 12

From Fire Weather to a festival

A story of loss and reclaiming beauty.

The threshold between a village and the great beyond

Music that will make you stop and think

High above the forest floor, small creatures find bliss

Wisdom sung from the heart

A return to film

Beyond breathing

An Introduction to Vol. 43

Denise Mitchell Interiors: Discussion with Campbell River designer

Members of a Courtenay dōjō experience the culture of their traditional martial art

​​The struggle for a beloved gathering place

Black Gold

Lonely Sam

Mysterious orange sky: a poem about a sunset over Goose Spit

Meet me in the park. We’ve got some walking to do

A house—and home—of learning

How a global art initiative creates human connection

Trees and sand

CRAFTING LIGHT

A very engaging life

When “bedlam” let loose

Just across the water, magic awaits

The art of Smoke

Thirty years of cuisine and community

Boldly Brewing

Beneath the surface

Creating her own story

Join the quest!

Planning for a resilient, sustainable, edible future

Riding the waves for 30 years

Frontier flying

An Introduction to Vol. 42

The struggle for a beloved gathering place