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 THE SEASON OF EARTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_1-Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
Almost all the ancient civilizations identified four similar basic elements: earth, air, fire, and water. I ...
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![Explore by Topic NOW OR NEVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_17-Roadtrip_Header-400x284.jpg)
Last summer my family and I embarked on an epic journey. 10 months, 10 provinces, 25 US states, 17 Mexican states, ...
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![Explore by Topic COVERING NEW GROUND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_16-Trailrider_Header-400x284.jpg)
Despite the perpetual spotlight that the world of technology enjoys for “changing the world”, few technical ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: MIA BEATTIE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_15-LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
I have lived in Cumberland my whole life. I was born in October, even though I wasn’t supposed to come until ...
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![Explore by Topic CREATIVE MOMENTUM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_15-PacificBoard_Header-400x284.jpg)
Board riding culture and the visual arts have always held a natural alliance, sharing a rejection of norms to ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: ARYO BEHZAD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol16-18_LittleValley-400x284.jpg)
I’m a social guy. I love people. I love interacting with kids, adults, animals—most anybody really. If you’ve met ...
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![Explore by Topic A NATURAL TEACHER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol16-17_RalphShaw-400x284.jpg)
Local hunter, fisher, conservationist, and author Ralph Shaw once said, "The role of the successful fisherman and ...
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![Explore by Topic WITCHES OF THE WOODS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_14-Witches_Header-400x284.jpg)
Fall gives way to a darkness, where fairytales operate best. As the days grow shorter and the sun slips behind the ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH BERGERON](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_14-FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Sarah is a Comox Valley-based artist primarily working in oil painting. At the core of her practice is an ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: VIKTOR DAVARE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_13-FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Viktor came to Canada from Switzerland in 1978, eventually immigrating here. He spent 13 years in Calgary before ...
![Explore by Topic THE SEASON OF EARTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol21_1-Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
Almost all the ancient civilizations identified four similar basic elements: earth, air, fire, ...
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![Explore by Topic NOW OR NEVER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_17-Roadtrip_Header-400x284.jpg)
Last summer my family and I embarked on an epic journey. 10 months, 10 provinces, 25 US ...
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![Explore by Topic COVERING NEW GROUND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_16-Trailrider_Header-400x284.jpg)
Despite the perpetual spotlight that the world of technology enjoys for “changing the world”, ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: MIA BEATTIE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_15-LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
I have lived in Cumberland my whole life. I was born in October, even though I wasn’t supposed ...
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![Explore by Topic CREATIVE MOMENTUM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_15-PacificBoard_Header-400x284.jpg)
Board riding culture and the visual arts have always held a natural alliance, sharing a ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: ARYO BEHZAD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol16-18_LittleValley-400x284.jpg)
I’m a social guy. I love people. I love interacting with kids, adults, animals—most anybody ...
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![Explore by Topic A NATURAL TEACHER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol16-17_RalphShaw-400x284.jpg)
Local hunter, fisher, conservationist, and author Ralph Shaw once said, "The role of the ...
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![Explore by Topic WITCHES OF THE WOODS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_14-Witches_Header-400x284.jpg)
Fall gives way to a darkness, where fairytales operate best. As the days grow shorter and the ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH BERGERON](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_14-FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Sarah is a Comox Valley-based artist primarily working in oil painting. At the core of her ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: VIKTOR DAVARE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_13-FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Viktor came to Canada from Switzerland in 1978, eventually immigrating here. He spent 13 years ...