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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.

Let’s Rise Together

And you can say what is, or fight for it Close your mind or take a risk You can say it’s mine and clench your ...

An Introduction to Vol. 45

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Small Can Be Beautiful

Have you ever walked into a home and instantly felt the need to step back outside just to catch your breath? It’s ...

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Chef Ian: the heart behind the Berwick kitchen

Ian Murphy—Chef Ian to the residents of Berwick Comox—hails from Alberta, where he first began working amid the ...

Rhythm, precision, and passion

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Discovering Amman on an extraordinary gap year

Travelling the world is a privilege, and one I’ve been fortunate to experience from a young age. I spent my early ...

Gap Year in Jordan

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Starting from Scratch

Our Denman Island home took five years to plan and build, and we couldn’t be happier with it.My husband and I ...

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Building a community that’s inclusive, accessible, and safe for all

Queer Centre Comox Valley (QCCV)’s welcoming, casual vibe is apparent in a recent Instagram post: “Want to grow ...

Here and queer

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Svalbard

Svalbard is a remote Arctic archipelago touched by sea ice for many months of the year and bathed in 24-hour ...

A land of Arctic dreams

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CVRD takes a bold step to help address housing affordability

I dig it!

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Hollyhock — A Cortes Island oasis

Just across the water, magic awaits

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It’s not true BBQ until you add low heat, live fire, and flavourful smoke

The art of Smoke

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Mike Berard

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Mathew Wanbon

Sandra Viney of Courtenay’s Atlas Cafe

Thirty years of cuisine and community

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Nicole Bergot

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Karen McKinnon

At the Royston Roasting Co. it’s a new era and a family affair

Boldly Brewing

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Sure Copy

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Carsyn Hartling

Summer skin, simplified

Beneath the surface

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Penny Smith

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Alex Maertz

A Young Author on Writing and Self-Discovery

Creating her own story

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Aurora Spouler

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Ayla Roberts

Creativity and collaboration rule the world of Live Action Role Play (LARP)

Join the quest!

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Jamie Black

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Joslyn Kilborn & Jared Popescu

Understanding food flows in the Comox Valley

Planning for a resilient, sustainable, edible future

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Kristen Battle & Maurita Prato

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Jenn Dykstra

Compass Adventures: A Comox Valley water sports legacy

Riding the waves for 30 years

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Todd MacSween

Comox Valley paragliding offers pure, joyous flight

Frontier flying

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Emmanuel Lavoie

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Andrey Polyakov

Easy from the outside

An Introduction to Vol. 42

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Jen Groundwater

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Jarrett Lindal

Walking two hundred clicks on the Camino Portugues

Two for the Road

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Dawn Copeman

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Dawn Copeman & Sue Wheeler

Reimagining Cumberland lake park tourism for community good

Sharing the wealth

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Bevin Clempson

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Sara Kempner

Exploring the ancient markets and cities in Morocco

Getting comfortable with going astray

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Vince Kehn

Life as a fishing guide in Campbell River

Fortune favours the fisherman

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Jeremy Maynard

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Ross Bodenmann

IMMERSED IN THE ARTS

Dance, music, and theatre help one young resident to find his role in life and on stage

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Nate Diemer

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Ross Bodemann

It’s never too late for a big life change

Boldly Going

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Ann & David Ryan

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Sara Kempner

THE VALUE OF SOIL

Considering the world beneath our feet

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Neil Borecky

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Emily Yewchuk

Beyond Poppies

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Mac Newton

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Carsyn Hartling

FEATURED CREATIVE WRITER: AN ODE TO THE ISLAND COWBOY

Easy to love, hard to hold onto

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Marie Wheeler

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Kat Craats

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN BC GREEN BUSINESS

Making a difference

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Emily Shields

FEATURED ARTIST: BRONWYN SCHUSTER

A TRIP TO THE SANCTUARY

A sufferfest leads to a Shangri-La deep in the backcountry

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Eryn Tombu Haigh

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Barry Hansen

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRISTOPHER LINDENAU

REINSTATING THE LIǦʷIŁDAX̌ʷ̌ LANGUAGE AROUND CAMPBELL RIVER

Names are bridges

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Jeff Groat

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Jenn Dykstra

THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD DIGESTION

Love your guts

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Nicole Bergot

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Alex Maertz

PORT HARDY’S KYLE SCOW MEMORIAL SKATEPARK

An inclusive community hub for all ages

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Heather Nelson-Smith

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Kimberley Kufaas

386 KOMOX SQUADRON AIR CADETS

Learning to fly

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Don McClellan

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Lucien Haury

THE BEGINNING OF SONORA ISLAND’S BREAKWATER LODGE

Vision, grit, and beauty

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Wes Sewell

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Tyler Cave

ESCAPE AT INNISFREE FARM

Exploring a whimsical, botanical playground

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Courtney Brown

REVIVAL VINTAGE

seller’s perspective on bringing a lost art back to life

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Dawn Mahaney

Alison Dawn

HEATHER GORDON MURPHY: HELPING PEOPLE DRINK LESS

WITH A GRANT FROM CAUDS, A PLAY STARTS A CONVERSATION

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Hollie Ferguson

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WOLF BLOSSOM

CRAFTING LEATHER WITH PASSION, PURPOSE, AND A LITTLE WILD SPIRIT

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Zoë Cooper

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Kareen Sanderson

THE REINVENTION OF A HISTORIC PUB-TO-PUB TRAIL

Oyster River to Salmon Point

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Lynsey Burke

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Lindsay Ness

CHRIS GIBBONS FINDS FUN IN HIS WORK AS AN ARBORIST

More than monkey business

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Jen Groundwater

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Sara Kempner

The Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service

Community initiatives

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Stephanie Valdal

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Jodie Gallant

Cycling Without Age offers free bike rides for seniors

Wind in their hair

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Dawn Collins

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Matthew Wanbon

Upana Caves

one traveller finds more than they sought

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Scottee Giles

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Karen Massier

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