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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.
![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 COME TO THE DARK SIDE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_NightWalking_Header-400x284.jpg)
Does the thought of walking in the forest at night make you feel uneasy? Does it sound strange? And if you were to ...
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![Explore by Topic BULBS OF GLORY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_Garlic_Header-400x284.jpg)
The ashen moon hung low that brisk October night. Despite the obscuring fog, I could see my breath. The chill cut ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CURTIS BLACKBURN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Curtis was born and raised in the Comox Valley, where he pursues a number of hobbies and seasonal interests, ...
![Explore by Topic THE COHOUSING CONCEPT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_Cohousing_Header-400x284.jpg)
t’s 7:30 a.m. and my 11-year-old daughter skips out to join our 74-year-old neighbour for a sprightly walk around ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SHARON LALONDE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Sharon Lalonde has been creating all her life, using all forms of artistic expression.
The medium she chooses ...
![Explore by Topic THE NORTHEAST WOODS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_NEWoods_Header-400x284.jpg)
Etched into the fabric of Comox life, the Northeast Woods are considered by many locals, especially newcomers, to ...
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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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![Explore by Topic COME TO THE DARK SIDE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_NightWalking_Header-400x284.jpg)
Does the thought of walking in the forest at night make you feel uneasy? Does it sound ...
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![Explore by Topic BULBS OF GLORY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_Garlic_Header-400x284.jpg)
The ashen moon hung low that brisk October night. Despite the obscuring fog, I could see my ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CURTIS BLACKBURN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Curtis was born and raised in the Comox Valley, where he pursues a number of hobbies and ...
![Explore by Topic THE COHOUSING CONCEPT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_Cohousing_Header-400x284.jpg)
t’s 7:30 a.m. and my 11-year-old daughter skips out to join our 74-year-old neighbour for a ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SHARON LALONDE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Sharon Lalonde has been creating all her life, using all forms of artistic expression.
The ...
![Explore by Topic THE NORTHEAST WOODS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_NEWoods_Header-400x284.jpg)
Etched into the fabric of Comox life, the Northeast Woods are considered by many locals, ...
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