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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 REIMAGINING REGIONAL RECREATION](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_Rec_Header-400x284.jpg)
Imagine three siblings—Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox—who tolerate each other, but aren’t exactly brimming with ...
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![Explore by Topic LEARNING LANGUAGE; BUILDING COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CVC_Vol26_NIC_Header-400x284.jpg)
North Island College’s (NIC)’s Indigenous language courses are bringing together students and building a community ...
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![Explore by Topic LIFTING THE FOG](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_CBT_Header-400x284.jpg)
A few years ago, a fog rolled in on me, gradually placing a dim, grey mist over my view in all directions. I ...
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![Explore by Topic FREE THE LAWNS!](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_UrbanGardens_Header-400x284.jpg)
Urban agriculture can mean a number of things depending on who you ask and where in the world it’s occurring. To ...
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![Explore by Topic IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_SOS_Header-400x284.jpg)
What separates SOS Gear from other outdoor stores is not what it carries, but what it doesn’t.
Like most gear ...
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![Explore by Topic GETTING HIGH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_Alpine_Header-400x284.jpg)
The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine environments are ...
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![Explore by Topic SAILING FORTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_Sailing_Header-400x284.jpg)
There’s no real place to start this story of sailing. I never would have predicted that I would be writing this ...
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![Explore by Topic WELCOME TO HISTORIC CUMBERLAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_HistoricCumberland_Header-400x284.jpg)
A few years ago, there was a local kerfuffle because a new sign on the Inland Island Highway proclaimed: “Welcome ...
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![Explore by Topic GET AWAY TO GOLD RIVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_GoldRiver_Header-400x284.jpg)
For over a year, we’ve all been dreaming of getting away, and perhaps Island adventures will once again be ...
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![Explore by Topic SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LAZY RIVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_Tubing_Header-400x284.jpg)
One of the most iconic summer activities in the Comox Valley is tubing down the Puntledge River.
There’s no ...
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![Explore by Topic REIMAGINING REGIONAL RECREATION](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_Rec_Header-400x284.jpg)
Imagine three siblings—Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox—who tolerate each other, but aren’t ...
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![Explore by Topic LEARNING LANGUAGE; BUILDING COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CVC_Vol26_NIC_Header-400x284.jpg)
North Island College’s (NIC)’s Indigenous language courses are bringing together students and ...
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![Explore by Topic LIFTING THE FOG](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_CBT_Header-400x284.jpg)
A few years ago, a fog rolled in on me, gradually placing a dim, grey mist over my view in all ...
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![Explore by Topic FREE THE LAWNS!](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_UrbanGardens_Header-400x284.jpg)
Urban agriculture can mean a number of things depending on who you ask and where in the world ...
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![Explore by Topic IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_SOS_Header-400x284.jpg)
What separates SOS Gear from other outdoor stores is not what it carries, but what it ...
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![Explore by Topic GETTING HIGH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_Alpine_Header-400x284.jpg)
The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine ...
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![Explore by Topic SAILING FORTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_Sailing_Header-400x284.jpg)
There’s no real place to start this story of sailing. I never would have predicted that I ...
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![Explore by Topic WELCOME TO HISTORIC CUMBERLAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_HistoricCumberland_Header-400x284.jpg)
A few years ago, there was a local kerfuffle because a new sign on the Inland Island Highway ...
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![Explore by Topic GET AWAY TO GOLD RIVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CVC_Vol26_GoldRiver_Header-400x284.jpg)
For over a year, we’ve all been dreaming of getting away, and perhaps Island adventures will ...
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![Explore by Topic SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LAZY RIVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol26_Tubing_Header-400x284.jpg)
One of the most iconic summer activities in the Comox Valley is tubing down the Puntledge ...
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