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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.

Don’t Look, SEE

Don’t Look, SEE

Most Campbell Riverites know the iconic blue cottage, nestled by the beach in Willow Point. For Sybil and Walter ...

Responding to the legacy of Sybil Andrews

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Little River

Little River

Our names are Annabel and Brynlee. We are nine-year-old identical twins born one minute apart and have lived on ...

Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in

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Damn, I Wish I Walked

Damn, I Wish I Walked

From construction on some of the region’s most iconic establishments, such as Mount Washington and Painter’s ...

A life on foot with Chris Barner

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Focusing My Glass Eye

Focusing My Glass Eye

I was introduced to flameworked glass, in 2004, when I first meet Mook of Mook’s Glass. After seeing his glass, ...

Gibson James teaches glassblowing.

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The Moods of Myra

The Moods of Myra

I’ve spent many years exploring all over the Island, looking for wild places that make me feel small. While I ...

Exploring the falls in all her seasons

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Strathcona Park Lodge and Outdoor Education Centre

Strathcona Park Lodge and Outdoor Education Centre

When you drive west along the winding road that skirts Lower and Upper Campbell Lakes, as it hugs the rock face of ...

A truly Canadian story

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Sea & Field

Sea & Field

My Husband, Keith, and I had been working in the Hotel & Resort industry for over 22 years when we attended a ...

Home is a small bistro nestled amongst the mountains

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Learning My Truth

Learning My Truth

The year 2018 was the beginning of something truly special — it was the year I met Evangeline Clifton. Clifton, ...

Indigenous tourism as the gateway for reconciliation

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Paddle Away From It All

Paddle Away From It All

For 24 years, Spirit of the West Adventures has been offering multi-day kayaking tours in the Johnstone Strait and ...

A kayaker’s retreat in Blackfish Sound

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