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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.

LIVES OF LOGGERS AND FARMERS

LIVES OF LOGGERS AND FARMERS

The earliest inhabitants of the Comox Valley lived lightly on these lands for millennia and didn’t capture their ...
TO CHOOSE THE TREES

TO CHOOSE THE TREES

i will always choose the trees if i have to choose between society or the forest. it makes sense to me in ...

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A LONG AND WINDING ROAD

A LONG AND WINDING ROAD

As I’m writing this, it’s October 24, and it’s snowing—the earliest snowfall I have experienced in the Valley—and ...

What it takes to keep the Strathcona Parkway open.

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ELDER VALLEY: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION

ELDER VALLEY: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION

Reflections from an older resident.   Congratulations to the Comox Valley Collective on ...

Future generations need us to take action now.

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LITTLE VALLEY: EXCITEMENT AND HOPE

LITTLE VALLEY: EXCITEMENT AND HOPE

Changing seasons, changing timesAs I hear my feet crunch on the frosty ground beneath me and feel the crisp ...

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

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AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 1

AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 1

The Comox Valley has undergone some big changes since we published our first issue back in December 2014; many of ...

Plus ça change

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BEAUTY BEFORE AMBITION

BEAUTY BEFORE AMBITION

When I catch up with concert pianist Sarah Hagen, she is sitting on the floor of an airport concourse, halfway ...

Pianist Sarah Hagen has earned her place among the best without sacrificing her soul.

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THE ILLUMINATION OF FIRE

THE ILLUMINATION OF FIRE

In October 2023, I had the chance to speak with Wedlidi Speck. Wedlidi is Kwakwaka’wakw, Nuu-cha-nulth, and ...

A conversation with Wedlidi Speck.

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