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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.

FROM SECRET KNOWLEDGE TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT

If you take a moment to reflect upon the immense amount of organization, dedication, and perseverance required to ...

A brief history of freemasonry.

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SHOW US YOUR WORDS

BECAUSE I AM QUEEN I wear a crown of many eyes that sees right through your bullshit lies. My ...

Comox Valley Arts and the selection committee were thrilled with the response to our 2021 Elevate Summer Poetry Contest. Thanks to everyone who submitted entries, and congratulations to our winners, whose work is published here.

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FEATURED WORDS: GENIUS LOCI

for S’ólh Téméxw (the traditional territories of the Stó:lo-) out in the valley plump drupelets fall into ...

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: FRANCOISE GERVAIS

Born and raised in Quebec, Françoise is a self-taught wildlife/landscape photographer. Her first career was as a ...

FEATURED ARTIST: BRIAN JESSOP

A member of the Taku River First Nation by birth, Brian was adopted as an infant by Linda and Perry Jessop and ...

RAFTING THE ALSEK

In August 2020, I travelled to a magical corner of the world where there are more glaciers than anywhere outside ...

A remote journey in search of scenery and self.

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ON A HUMBLE SCALE

In 1845, Henry David Thoreau went into the woods of Massachusetts and built a simple cabin beside Walden Pond. For ...

An ordinary stormwater retention pond turns out to be remarkable, indeed.

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COMOX VALLEY STARGAZING

Fighting the urge to crawl back into my warm bed, I force myself to grab my camera bag and head into the chilly ...

How to explore space from your own backyard.

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PROTECTING PERSEVERANCE

March 4, 2021: “This is not good. I’ve just gone to look at the area. The flagging starts about 50 meters beyond ...

Racing against time to protect a vital piece of nature.

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BRINGING BACK THE BYGONE

My parents were notorious collectors. On any given Saturday, they would pack up our silver E150 Ford Econoline van ...

By restoring vintage furniture, we pay homage to the craftsperson, and to the forest which provided the raw material.

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