Explore Collective Magazine Articles By Topic
Browse our growing collection of articles from current and previous issues of both the Comox Valley Collective and Strathcona Collective magazines by topic.
![Explore by Topic SALMON AND STEWARDSHIP](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_5-Salmon_Header-400x284.jpg)
The late autumn sun lazily streams through dwindling golden leaves. Live music drifts across the smiling, ...
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![Explore by Topic BREWMOX VALLEY 2.0](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Brewmox_Header1-400x284.jpg)
When I wrote The New Brewmox Valley for the inaugural issue of this magazine in 2014, I told a hopeful and ...
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![Explore by Topic WHERE THERE’S WATER, THERE’S HOPE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_Clearflo_Header-400x284.jpg)
Imagine noticing smoke in the distance, then, less than ten minutes later, your property is fully consumed by ...
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![Explore by Topic WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_4-Rain_Header-400x284.jpg)
I grew up on Vancouver Island, the fourth of five generations of my family to have done so. I have had the great ...
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![Explore by Topic KNIT LIKE A NORWEGIAN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_Knitting_Header-400x284.jpg)
I pull up to Kelsey Epp’s Merville farm, and, before my feet hit the ground, the silence of the long, verdant ...
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![Explore by Topic MUSIC WAS OUR CONTRABAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_HouseConcerts_Header-400x284.jpg)
May 31, 2021: “Hey, Meaghan, we’re thinking if some restrictions lift this summer we might try to book some shows ...
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![Explore by Topic LET THE RIVERS RUN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Streamkeepers_Header-400x284.jpg)
In case you haven’t noticed, the Comox Valley has been experiencing a population boom of late. Newcomers choose ...
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![Explore by Topic THE DUBIOUS PLEASURES OF WINTER BIRDING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Birding_Header-400x284.jpg)
The first time Tom (not his real name) had someone call the cops on him was in the winter. He was several blocks ...
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![Explore by Topic BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Bloom_Header-400x284.jpg)
This is a tale of resilience. A tale of how, if your resolve is true, you can make it to your destination.
Even ...
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![Explore by Topic A LIFE LIVED WITH VOLUME](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_ALifeLivedWithVolume_Header-400x284.jpg)
Everyone remembers the first time they met Thomas Dunn. He was a rare individual who made an impression—mostly ...
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![Explore by Topic SALMON AND STEWARDSHIP](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_5-Salmon_Header-400x284.jpg)
The late autumn sun lazily streams through dwindling golden leaves. Live music drifts across ...
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![Explore by Topic BREWMOX VALLEY 2.0](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Brewmox_Header1-400x284.jpg)
When I wrote The New Brewmox Valley for the inaugural issue of this magazine in 2014, I told a ...
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![Explore by Topic WHERE THERE’S WATER, THERE’S HOPE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_Clearflo_Header-400x284.jpg)
Imagine noticing smoke in the distance, then, less than ten minutes later, your property is ...
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![Explore by Topic WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_4-Rain_Header-400x284.jpg)
I grew up on Vancouver Island, the fourth of five generations of my family to have done so. I ...
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![Explore by Topic KNIT LIKE A NORWEGIAN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_Knitting_Header-400x284.jpg)
I pull up to Kelsey Epp’s Merville farm, and, before my feet hit the ground, the silence of ...
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![Explore by Topic MUSIC WAS OUR CONTRABAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_HouseConcerts_Header-400x284.jpg)
May 31, 2021: “Hey, Meaghan, we’re thinking if some restrictions lift this summer we might try ...
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![Explore by Topic LET THE RIVERS RUN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Streamkeepers_Header-400x284.jpg)
In case you haven’t noticed, the Comox Valley has been experiencing a population boom of late. ...
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![Explore by Topic THE DUBIOUS PLEASURES OF WINTER BIRDING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Birding_Header-400x284.jpg)
The first time Tom (not his real name) had someone call the cops on him was in the winter. He ...
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![Explore by Topic BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol28_Bloom_Header-400x284.jpg)
This is a tale of resilience. A tale of how, if your resolve is true, you can make it to your ...
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![Explore by Topic A LIFE LIVED WITH VOLUME](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol28_ALifeLivedWithVolume_Header-400x284.jpg)
Everyone remembers the first time they met Thomas Dunn. He was a rare individual who made an ...
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