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 LITTLE VALLEY: KELLAN D’AOUST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_18-LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
My name is Kellan and I am 8. I was born here at the old hospital in Comox and have lived here my whole life. I ...
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![Explore by Topic THE ROOTS OF ALL GOODNESS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_16-RootsGoodness_Header-400x284.jpg)
Q: What do beets, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, carrots, yuca (cassava), kohlrabi, onions, garlic, celery root (or ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: ANOUK HARTWELL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_15-FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
A former dog sled and kayak guide, Anouk’s paintings amplify her love for the outdoors. If she could, she would ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: BRETT KROEKER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_15-FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Brett Kroeker is a photographer based in the Comox Valley. His deep love for outdoor adventure is perfectly paired ...
![Explore by Topic THE ELK IN OUR BACKYARD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_17-ElkBackyard_Header-400x284.jpg)
“What was that?” says Scott. His head swivels in the direction of the sound.
I raise my hand above my head and ...
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![Explore by Topic WINTER’S POEM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_14-FeaturedWords_Header-400x284.jpg)
Even in the darkest winter
under the frost-hardened earth
the roots are deep in discussion
through mycelium ...
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![Explore by Topic THE PERKS OF PLAYING PRETEND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_13-PlayingPretend_Header-400x284.jpg)
You have been stuck on the glacier for three days and whatever has been stalking you is closing in. Night is ...
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![Explore by Topic THE BIG ONE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_12-BigOne_Header-400x284.jpg)
The stopwatch on the computer screen read four minutes and counting until the Great British Columbia ShakeOut. ...
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![Explore by Topic BRAVO FOR BUCKET OF BLOOD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_11-BucketBlood_Header-400x284.jpg)
It’s two in the morning. I just turned the last page of Kim Bannerman’s book, Bucket of Blood.
I flip through ...
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![Explore by Topic YOU’LL BE GLAD TO HEAR: UNION BAY 2040](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_10-UnionBay_Header-400x284.jpg)
This year, we’ll be exploring possible futures for the communities of the Comox Valley based on current community ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: KELLAN D’AOUST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_18-LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
My name is Kellan and I am 8. I was born here at the old hospital in Comox and have lived here ...
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![Explore by Topic THE ROOTS OF ALL GOODNESS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_16-RootsGoodness_Header-400x284.jpg)
Q: What do beets, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, carrots, yuca (cassava), kohlrabi, onions, ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: ANOUK HARTWELL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_15-FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
A former dog sled and kayak guide, Anouk’s paintings amplify her love for the outdoors. If she ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: BRETT KROEKER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_15-FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Brett Kroeker is a photographer based in the Comox Valley. His deep love for outdoor adventure ...
![Explore by Topic THE ELK IN OUR BACKYARD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_17-ElkBackyard_Header-400x284.jpg)
“What was that?” says Scott. His head swivels in the direction of the sound.
I raise my ...
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![Explore by Topic WINTER’S POEM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_14-FeaturedWords_Header-400x284.jpg)
Even in the darkest winter
under the frost-hardened earth
the roots are deep in ...
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![Explore by Topic THE PERKS OF PLAYING PRETEND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_13-PlayingPretend_Header-400x284.jpg)
You have been stuck on the glacier for three days and whatever has been stalking you is ...
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![Explore by Topic THE BIG ONE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_12-BigOne_Header-400x284.jpg)
The stopwatch on the computer screen read four minutes and counting until the Great British ...
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![Explore by Topic BRAVO FOR BUCKET OF BLOOD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_11-BucketBlood_Header-400x284.jpg)
It’s two in the morning. I just turned the last page of Kim Bannerman’s book, Bucket of ...
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![Explore by Topic YOU’LL BE GLAD TO HEAR: UNION BAY 2040](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_10-UnionBay_Header-400x284.jpg)
This year, we’ll be exploring possible futures for the communities of the Comox Valley based ...
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