Explore Collective Magazine Articles By Topic
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 ART, A HARVEST, AND A BLESSING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol23_CVAG_Header-400x284.jpg)
Burning sage, summer heat, and the vegetal scent of the plants in the traditional Indigenous tea garden of the ...
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![Explore by Topic SWEAT IT OUT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol23_Sauna_Header-400x284.jpg)
True story: my first-ever sauna experience included pitchers of gin Caesars and a waterslide—a really steep one. ...
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![Explore by Topic VERACITY OF THE VESPIDS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CVC_Vol23_Wasps_Header-400x284.jpg)
Before the headlines were screaming “Murder Hornets!!!” (officially known as Vespa mandarinia, aka “Baskin bees” ...
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![Explore by Topic PUTTING THE SUN TO WORK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CVC_Vol23_Building_Header-400x284.jpg)
From the expansive windows of Courtenay resident Tom Grimmer’s dining room, the Comox Valley is laid out below ...
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![Explore by Topic FORGED IN TOUGH TIMES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol23_Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
When I wrote the last Editor’s Letter, things were still reasonably normal in the Comox Valley. But some time ...
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![Explore by Topic Small Town, Big Music Scene](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/black-swan-fiddlers-celtic-concert-greyscale-1-400x284.jpg)
If you’ve never taken in a concert in a small town (think 400 peoplesmall), you may be interested in exploring the ...
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![Explore by Topic Haig-Brown Writer in Residence Program](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lee-Simmons-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
"I would never have expected that house to be so inspiring...I haven’t had that much of a productive writing ...
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![Explore by Topic Freedom, Flexibility, and Adventure](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Freedom-Flexibility-and-Adventure-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
A passion for exploration made the decision to live in a camper on the back of her Tacoma truck an easy one for ...
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![Explore by Topic Born Wild](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Born-Wild-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
At 18 years old, Matt is fully submerged in wild island living. A ski instructor and fishing guide, Matt also has ...
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![Explore by Topic Finding Connection, Nourishing Community](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Finding-Connection-Nourishing-Community-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
Summer in the Amberson-Volk household is a very busy time, full of celebration and good energy. Between wedding ...
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![Explore by Topic ART, A HARVEST, AND A BLESSING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol23_CVAG_Header-400x284.jpg)
Burning sage, summer heat, and the vegetal scent of the plants in the traditional Indigenous ...
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![Explore by Topic SWEAT IT OUT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol23_Sauna_Header-400x284.jpg)
True story: my first-ever sauna experience included pitchers of gin Caesars and a waterslide—a ...
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![Explore by Topic VERACITY OF THE VESPIDS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CVC_Vol23_Wasps_Header-400x284.jpg)
Before the headlines were screaming “Murder Hornets!!!” (officially known as Vespa mandarinia, ...
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![Explore by Topic PUTTING THE SUN TO WORK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CVC_Vol23_Building_Header-400x284.jpg)
From the expansive windows of Courtenay resident Tom Grimmer’s dining room, the Comox Valley ...
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![Explore by Topic FORGED IN TOUGH TIMES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CVC_Vol23_Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
When I wrote the last Editor’s Letter, things were still reasonably normal in the Comox ...
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![Explore by Topic Small Town, Big Music Scene](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/black-swan-fiddlers-celtic-concert-greyscale-1-400x284.jpg)
If you’ve never taken in a concert in a small town (think 400 peoplesmall), you may be ...
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![Explore by Topic Haig-Brown Writer in Residence Program](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lee-Simmons-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
"I would never have expected that house to be so inspiring...I haven’t had that much of a ...
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![Explore by Topic Freedom, Flexibility, and Adventure](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Freedom-Flexibility-and-Adventure-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
A passion for exploration made the decision to live in a camper on the back of her Tacoma ...
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![Explore by Topic Born Wild](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Born-Wild-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
At 18 years old, Matt is fully submerged in wild island living. A ski instructor and fishing ...
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![Explore by Topic Finding Connection, Nourishing Community](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Finding-Connection-Nourishing-Community-Featured-Image-Strathcona-Collective-400x284.png)
Summer in the Amberson-Volk household is a very busy time, full of celebration and good ...
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