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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.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: MATT NEWFIELD

Nature has always been a key part of Matt’s life. Growing up on Vancouver Island has given him countless mountains ...

BELTANE

Curled against you under the night sky your touch reminds me that my flesh is made from the spark and dust of ...

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ON THE SHARP EDGE

A rare beam of sunshine reflects off a long steel blade, catching the eyes of a pair of observers who press their ...

Local swordfighters get medieval at the Comox Valley Combat Guild.

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AIMING FOR ZERO

One of nature’s fundamentals is the way matter flows in loops, supporting life as it transforms from one state to ...

From circular to linear and back again: the human economy on a finite planet.

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THE CURVE OF TIME

I grew up in a house where bookshelves reached the ceilings, with cascading spider plants tucked in among the ...

The classic story of a BC family’s sailing adventures still thrills modern readers.

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TURNING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE

The second in our series imagining how the Comox Valley’s communities could look 20 years from ...

Cumberland 2040: How Cumberland reached carbon negative

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THIS PLACE IS FOR THE BIRDS

Soft whitecaps glisten atop cresting waves, tall green grasses dance in the wind, an eagle swoops low across ...

From fresh waters to the salty sea—the K’ómoks Important Bird Area.

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THE ART OF THE ARCHTOP

Musical wizardry is something I’ve always admired, and after meeting Comox Valley luthier (guitar maker) Wyatt ...

At the pinnacle of guitar making, you might just find Comox Valley luthier Wyatt Wilkie.

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NO FEAR OF FALLING

GALLERY PHOTOS BY COLTON WILS & TOM LAPLANTE Throughout history, humans have been fascinated–even ...

BASE jumper Angelique Vinnedge loves being airborne.

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LEARNING TO FLY

As the sun breaks through in a brief respite on a day of steady rain, the 11 acres of the MARS Wildlife Rescue ...

MARS’s newly expanded rescue centre is a haven for Valley wildlife.

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