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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.

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

Dancing has been around for a very long time. There are cave paintings depicting dancers in the 10,000-year-old ...

A Journey Of Movement

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

You hear them before you see them—those loud, distinctive calls overhead—and look skyward to see the iconic V ...

They can’t fly away home

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The seeds of collective vitality

Dreams, people, and places that are energizing the regionIn the same way that many of us savour the slow ...

An Introduction to Vol. 13

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Fento: Clothing for women in their most powerful years

In a small studio nestled on a rolling and forested property in rural Merville, a clothing rack teems with jackets ...

Feminist fashion

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Learning From Nature: The Land As Teacher

Humans possess an innate drive to forage for meaning, drawn naturally toward the edge. On Cortes Island, that ...

Architectural photography reveals a place’s structure and soul

Architecture is one of the most visible ways we express culture, dreams, and identity. It has always spoken to me ...

Precision and POETRY

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

A history of collectivism but community is a place to begin / And did I mention there’s guitars? Bring ’em in ...

Colour, Chaos, & Community

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Why photography is better together

The Comox Valley Photographic Society has been connecting local photographers for over 60 years — and now one of ...

The art of the image

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

Sailing is a beautiful sport—it gets deep into your soul. There is a unique magic in an activity that can ...

A big shift

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Let’s Rise Together

And you can say what is, or fight for it Close your mind or take a risk You can say it’s mine and clench your ...

An Introduction to Vol. 45

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Cortes Island Academy Offers a Nature-Based High School Alternative

Take it outside

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Salix Webb

Photos by

Francis MCkenty

Making Our Old House a Home

YANA’s Comox Valley-powered fundraising helps local families with medical travel

Better together

Words by

Carsyn Hartling

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

Featured Photographer: Emily Palmer

The How Wild Contest: Photography that prioritizes the wild

Keep your distance

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Jackie Hildering & Caitlin Birdsall

One hundred days of silence

On a three-month Buddhist retreat, Marie Maccagno travels beyond words and back again

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Marie Maccagno

Photos by Arjan Van Asselt &

Marie Maccagno

Remembering Billy Proctor

Living in the real world

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Catherine Marie Gilbert

Portrait by

Yvonne Maximchuk

Comox District Mountaineering Club celebrates 100 years with its 2028 Hiking Challenge

It's the climb

Words by

Deb Simpson

Photos by Janet Beggs,

Chris Istace

The Hornby Island Free Store

Sharing the wealth

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Haeley Dewhirst

Photos by

Jennifer Armstrong

In Mat Collings’ work, film and fun go hand in hand

Videos that connect

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Jen Groundwater

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

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

Photo by

Charlie Karumi

From internal revelations to far-flung travels

An Introduction to Vol. 12

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Camilla Sampson

Photo by

Vince Kehn

A conversation with John Vaillant

From Fire Weather to a festival

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Laura Busheikin

Photos by

Kerry Dawson

Healing through art

A story of loss and reclaiming beauty.

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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

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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

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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

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Charles Turmel

Photos by

Tim Rodwell

One bean at a time

An Introduction to Vol. 43

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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

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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

Photo by

sarah

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

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Jen Groundwater

Photos by

Paige Owen

Gwyn Sproule: Guardian of the forest and Cumberland history

A very engaging life

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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

Explore Collective Magazine Articles By Topic

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

An Introduction to Vol. 45

Take it outside

Better together

Keep your distance

On a three-month Buddhist retreat, Marie Maccagno travels beyond words and back again

Living in the real world

It's the climb

Sharing the wealth

Videos that connect

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 struggle for a beloved gathering place