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Centre Stage

My name is Doris Wagner and I was born in Innsbruck, Austria. I grew up with parents who loved the music of our ...

The appeal of taking part in community theatre.

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FROM THOUGHT TO REALITY

The birth of the Comox Valley CollectiveAs we go into our 10th year of publishing this magazine, I am ...

Publisher's introduction to Vol. 36

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GRIT AND GRACE

Tyler and I stood crouched at the start line in Winnipeg this past April. Snow blew sideways, but our nervous ...

Kayleen VanderRee and Tyler Turner might be more competitive than your average couple. But when they participated in The Amazing Race Canada, they had to go with the flow to stay in the game.

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Sticking To My (Traveller’s) Word

When I was 17, I was accepted to participate in the Tall Ship Millennium Challenge out of Southampton, England; a ...

Seven continents in 40 years.

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Radical Love at the Art Hive

Tradition is a funny thing. It's something we hold on to when the lights go out—guiding, connecting, grounding us. ...

Open doors provide more than a creative opportunity for everyone.

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Featured Photographer: Bob Wild

Bob Wild considers himself a late bloomer—photography wasn’t on his radar until he was in his late 40s. As a kid ...

Featured Artist: Kimberly Thompson

Kimberly Thompson moved to Campbell River in 2020 after many years as a resident of Sooke. Born and raised in ...

Wild Kelp Harvesting

Wild kelp Harvesting: A Fourth-Generation Family TraditionMy name is Shaelynne and I am in my fourth year of ...

Spending the day among strands of seaweed.

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KEEP IT GREEN

Communities in the Pacific Northwest are essentially human settlements in logging clearcuts. Whack down trees, lay ...

In an era of climate change and housing pressures, how can urban forests survive and thrive?

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FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS

A curtain flutters through broken glass as fiery flakes litter the snow-covered ground. Despite the cold, ...

The history of fire protection services in Cumberland.

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