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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 HOW COMMON BROOM BECAME ALL TOO COMMON ON VANCOUVER ISLAND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CVC_Vol37_Broom_Header.webp)
A golden killer
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![Explore by Topic A WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE HOME](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CVC_Vol37_Accessibility_Header.webp)
Aging in place—and in style
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![Explore by Topic THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SC_Vol9_Flowers_Header.webp)
Finding healing and nourishment in the garden
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![Explore by Topic WESTCOAST TRIPLE PLANK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CVC_Vol37_SoakedStoked_Header.webp)
A fun weekend for a fishy cause
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![Explore by Topic NATURAL COLLECTION STANDS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SC_Vol9_GuitarStands_Header.webp)
Handcrafted furniture for your musical instruments
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![Explore by Topic WEST COAST EXPEDITIONS ON TLE:HOH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CVC_Vol37_WCE_Header.webp)
Building business and community on Spring Island
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![Explore by Topic NAWALAKW HEALING CENTER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SC_Vol9_Kwakwala_Gallery.webp)
A reawakening of the kwak'wala language
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![Explore by Topic THE FLAVOURFUL CHICORY FAMILY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CVC_Vol37_Chicory_Header.webp)
There’s more to chicory than mesclun mixes
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![Explore by Topic THE COCO RUN: A CANCER FUNDRAISER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SC_Vol9_Coco_Header.webp)
Fighting Cancer one step at a time
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![Explore by Topic CAREMONGERING IN CAMPBELL RIVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SC_Vol9_Caremongering_Header.webp)
Paying it forward
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![Explore by Topic BRIDGING THE ART/TECH GAP](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol34_23-Hub.jpg)
The Comox Valley Digital Creation Hub: a new resource for local creatives.
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![Explore by Topic ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol34_24-Cucumbers.jpg)
There’s not much you have to do to a summer cucumber to render it delicious.
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![Explore by Topic ELDER VALLEY: PIQUANCY AND JOY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol34_19-ElderValley.jpg)
Reflections from an older resident.
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: REM SKOLNEY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol34_17-Photographer.jpg)
![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: JULIAN BARKER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol34_16-Artist.jpg)
![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: DELLA AND WINTER PODMORE-GOGGINS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol34_18-LittleValley.jpg)
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in
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![Explore by Topic NOT A BIKE SHOP](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVC_Vol34_15-Gravity.jpg)
Everyone’s welcome at Gravity MTB’s new Cumberland clubhouse.
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![Explore by Topic BEYOND BUSINESS AS USUAL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVC_Vol34_13-CVCF.jpg)
The CVCF is pioneering an innovative trust-based approach to grants. It's helping community funds get to where they're needed, faster.
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![Explore by Topic A 4,200-KM JOURNEY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVC_Vol34_14-Bent.jpg)
Reflections on my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike.
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![Explore by Topic SAFE AND SOUND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVC_Vol34_12-HarmReduction.jpg)
For modern festivals, harm reduction services are part of the game plan.
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![Explore by Topic RECOMMITTING TO FILM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVC_Vol34_27-Film.jpg)
Pick up a manual camera and see what develops.
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![Explore by Topic EQUINE ENJOYMENT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVC_Vol34_10-Equine.jpg)
The NVIHA—local riders with unique ways to have fun on a horse.
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![Explore by Topic MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2307_CommunityImpactDay_Header.jpg)
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![Explore by Topic LISTENING TO PLANTS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol34_9-Plants.jpg)
In tending to the land, we can restore diversity—and restore ourselves.
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![Explore by Topic CVC Vol1 12 Tofino Gallery](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_12-Tofino_Gallery.jpg)
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![Explore by Topic A TRUE COMOX GEM YOU’LL LOVE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol34_8-Filberg.jpg)
Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park.
![Explore by Topic MARMOTS IN FOCUS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol34_5-Marmot.jpg)
The world’s rarest marmot lives on Vancouver Island. Photographer Catherine Babault wants to share its story with the world.
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![Explore by Topic THE POWER OF KEEPING DANCE ALIVE IN ADULTHOOD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol34_4-Dance.jpg)
Art in motion
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![Explore by Topic COME AS YOU ARE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol34_3-Dance.jpg)
Conscious dance requires no skills or substances. And it’s remarkably freeing.
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![Explore by Topic WE CAN DANCE IF WE WANT TO](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol34_2-Dance.jpg)
Two stories exploring different perspectives on this passionate, beautiful art form.
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![Explore by Topic DISCOVERY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol2_1-Intro.jpg)
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![Explore by Topic LIVING YOUR ZEST LIFE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol34_1-Intro.jpg)
As Bill Nye said, “Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” So keep an open mind..
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![Explore by Topic MOUNTAINS AND MOTHERHOOD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_23-Mountaineering.jpg)
Not every new mom’s to-do list includes summiting 53 peaks over 6000 feet.
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: FARRAH RUSSELL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_19-Granada.jpg)
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in
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![Explore by Topic BALANCING NATURE AND NEW ENDEAVOURS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Opening-Image-Tyrah-Hofer-Strathcona-Collective.jpg)
Opening Introduction
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![Explore by Topic Respect, Protect, Flourish](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-Respect-Protect-Flourish.png)
HOW TO LIVE WITH THE LAND, NOT JUST ON IT.
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![Explore by Topic Migration of the Grizzlies](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Moira-Le-Patourel-Strathcona-Collective.jpg)
AN EXERCISE IN WILDLIFE ECOLOGY SPECULATION.
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![Explore by Topic Saying Yes to South East Asia](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-South-East-Asia.png)
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![Explore by Topic A PRESSING MATTER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_18-BlackCat.jpg)
The story of Black Cat skateboards.
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![Explore by Topic AN ICONIC TRAIL IN THE MAKING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_17-VITrail.jpg)
It’s time to get The Vancouver Island Trail across the finish line.
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![Explore by Topic WINE FROM THE SOIL UP](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_16-40Knots.jpg)
A commitment to sustainable prosperity keeps 40 Knots Winery growing.
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![Explore by Topic WILD GARDENING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_15-Gardening.jpg)
Being a part of the great chain of life, and nourishing it.
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![Explore by Topic THE TAIL OF THE KITE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_14-MackLaing.jpg)
Hamilton Mack Laing’s sudden involvement in the 1925 Mount Logan expedition.
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![Explore by Topic EYES ON THE TREES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CVC_Vol33_13-Trees.jpg)
The nominations are closed, but the voting has just begun in the annual Tree of the Year (TOTY) contest. And everyone, of any age, is eligible to vote for their favourite tree between April 1 and May 31.
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![Explore by Topic THE KLAHOOSE WAY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-THE-KLAHOOSE-WAY.png)
EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC AND INNOVATION OF KLAHOOSE WILDERNESS RESORT.
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![Explore by Topic FROM BEAN TO BAR](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-BEAN-TO-BAR.png)
THE ORIGIN OF COAL CREEK ROASTERS.
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![Explore by Topic ɫokʷimas – You Are Strong](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-YOU-ARE-STRONG.png)
THE KWAKWAKA’WAKW YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE
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![Explore by Topic FROM OCEAN TO EYE LEVEL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-Aquarium.png)
DISCOVERY PASSAGE AQUARIUM IS AS INTERESTING AS THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES.
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![Explore by Topic THOUSANDS OF GULLS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-Thousands-of-Gulls.png)
THE STEWARDS OF MITLENATCH ISLAND.
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![Explore by Topic Featured Artist: DAVID ELLINGSEN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-Artist.png)
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