The ferns have their fresh, feathery leaves and everything in sight is electric green. This is Vancouver Island in ...
The importance of knowing what you’ve got—before it’s gone.
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Two “very pregnant” cats. That was the delivery at the door of the Kitty Cat P.A.L. (Prevent-A-Litter) Society at ...
The Kitty Cat P.A.L. Society cares for the Comox Valley’s under-loved cats.
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In 1992, an eclectic group of local artisans joined together to form The Potters Place Gallery. “There was already ...
After thirty years, The Potters Place Gallery continues to flourish.
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There is a natural intimacy to be found at the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival. Readers, writers, ...
Authors and book lovers rejoice at the return of the big literary festival on a small island.
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Land is on my mind a lot these days, as a dad and freelance journalist. I recently interviewed an old Findlay ...
We can’t fix the past for our forests and watersheds, but we have to get the future right.
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably driven past the community halls north of Courtenay along Highway 19A ...
The Valley’s community halls have stories to tell.
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My dearest Yarden, It wasn’t just one of your plants that snared me. Nor did my love for you hit all of a sudden. ...
Ode to a Comox yarden (yes, that’s yard + garden).
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Bark! Bark! Bark! We are an hour and a half into our wilderness validation search; Rudy has already found two ...
Raising a Search and Rescue dog.
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When LOVE was suggested as our summer theme, I jumped on it. I planned to write an inspiring intro that would ...
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One of the most iconic locations in the Comox Valley is Goose Spit, a long finger of land that shields Comox ...
Goose Spit has an intriguing, complicated history.
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