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 The Origins of the Comox Valley Writers Society](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_WordLovers_Header-400x284.jpg)
For over 5,000 years, the written word has carried knowledge and information to readers, supporting the ...
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![Explore by Topic PUBLISHED IN A PANDEMIC](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_LocalReads_Header-400x284.jpg)
MY DELIGHTFULLY DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
AUTHOR: LORAINE HARTLE
GENRE: MEMOIR
A fascinating and engaging story ...
![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: RORY KEHLER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol27_LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
I am age nine and go to Miracle Beach Elementary. I have a younger brother who’s eight named Callum, and we have ...
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![Explore by Topic SHELTER IN A NEW LAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CVC_Vol27_Shelter_Header-400x284.jpg)
On a sunny summer evening, Janeth Recinos served up delicious pupusas filled with shredded pork and fresh salsa ...
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![Explore by Topic THE VILLAGE TINKER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_VillageTinker_Header-400x284.jpg)
After the year that was 2020, we’re starting to see light at the end of the tunnel—a return to the way life was ...
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![Explore by Topic EVEN BETTER TOGETHER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_BetterTogether_Header-400x284.jpg)
Things are changing in the Comox Valley: our population is growing as more people move here in appreciation of the ...
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![Explore by Topic PUTTING DOWN THE SAWS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_Sy_Header-400x284.jpg)
For British Columbians, whether or not we are directly involved in the industry, forest products are us.
When I ...
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![Explore by Topic FROM SECRET KNOWLEDGE TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_Masons_Header-400x284.jpg)
If you take a moment to reflect upon the immense amount of organization, dedication, and perseverance required to ...
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![Explore by Topic SHOW US YOUR WORDS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CVC_Vol27_Words_Header-400x284.jpg)
BECAUSE I AM QUEEN
I wear a crown of many eyes
that sees right through your bullshit lies.
My ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED WORDS: GENIUS LOCI](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_FeaturedWords_Header-400x284.jpg)
for S’ólh Téméxw (the traditional territories of the Stó:lo-)
out in the valley
plump drupelets fall into ...
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![Explore by Topic The Origins of the Comox Valley Writers Society](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CVC_Vol27_WordLovers_Header-400x284.jpg)
For over 5,000 years, the written word has carried knowledge and information to readers, ...
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![Explore by Topic PUBLISHED IN A PANDEMIC](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_LocalReads_Header-400x284.jpg)
MY DELIGHTFULLY DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
AUTHOR: LORAINE HARTLE
GENRE: MEMOIR
A fascinating ...
![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: RORY KEHLER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol27_LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
I am age nine and go to Miracle Beach Elementary. I have a younger brother who’s eight named ...
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![Explore by Topic SHELTER IN A NEW LAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CVC_Vol27_Shelter_Header-400x284.jpg)
On a sunny summer evening, Janeth Recinos served up delicious pupusas filled with shredded ...
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![Explore by Topic THE VILLAGE TINKER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_VillageTinker_Header-400x284.jpg)
After the year that was 2020, we’re starting to see light at the end of the tunnel—a return to ...
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![Explore by Topic EVEN BETTER TOGETHER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_BetterTogether_Header-400x284.jpg)
Things are changing in the Comox Valley: our population is growing as more people move here in ...
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![Explore by Topic PUTTING DOWN THE SAWS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_Sy_Header-400x284.jpg)
For British Columbians, whether or not we are directly involved in the industry, forest ...
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![Explore by Topic FROM SECRET KNOWLEDGE TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol27_Masons_Header-400x284.jpg)
If you take a moment to reflect upon the immense amount of organization, dedication, and ...
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![Explore by Topic SHOW US YOUR WORDS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CVC_Vol27_Words_Header-400x284.jpg)
BECAUSE I AM QUEEN
I wear a crown of many eyes
that sees right through your ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED WORDS: GENIUS LOCI](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_FeaturedWords_Header-400x284.jpg)
for S’ólh Téméxw (the traditional territories of the Stó:lo-)
out in the valley
plump ...
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