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 FOREST AS OUR WITNESS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol16-11_CumberlandHistory-400x284.jpg)
The idea that the dead remain with us in spirit is ancient. Cultures the world over document the presence of ...
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![Explore by Topic HELLO GHOST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_9-Ghost-400x284.jpg)
Would you be less frightened of a ghost if you were able to greet it by name?
The Comox Valley contains many ...
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![Explore by Topic COOL AND COLLECTED](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_8-FarmersMarket-400x284.jpg)
It’s a long and lazy Saturday. The kids are sleeping off another busy week of school. Looking out the window, you ...
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![Explore by Topic ABOVE AND BEYOND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_7-Mountaineering-400x284.jpg)
If you know what to look for, the signs of the Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC) are everywhere. A new log ...
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![Explore by Topic REBUILDING A HERITAGE HOME](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_6-Rebuild-400x284.jpg)
Our heritage house was built in 1895 with the proceeds of a hip-length gold chain carried over the Chilkoot Pass. ...
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![Explore by Topic PROPHETS AND HARBINGERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_5-Owls-400x284.jpg)
Owls are a fascinating subject rife with symbolism, mythology, and contentious conservationism. No Halloween would ...
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![Explore by Topic IN THE FIELD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CVC_Vol20_4-InTheField_Header-400x284.jpg)
PETER GEE: CONNECTOR
If you recently arrived in the Comox Valley and found a family doctor with little trouble, ...
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![Explore by Topic STROKE OF MAGIC](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_3-Paddleboard_Header-400x284.jpg)
My boyfriend, Curtis Blackburn, and I love to be in the mountains. Although we spend most of our time in ...
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![Explore by Topic DIFFICULT TERRAIN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_2-SAR_Header-400x284.jpg)
As I roll over a small bump in the slope, a voice calls out to move out further to the edge of the run on skier’s ...
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![Explore by Topic WHERE YOUR HEART IS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_1-Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
“I discovered mountain rivers late, for I was a prairie child… All I knew was that it was pure delight to be where ...
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![Explore by Topic THE FOREST AS OUR WITNESS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol16-11_CumberlandHistory-400x284.jpg)
The idea that the dead remain with us in spirit is ancient. Cultures the world over document ...
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![Explore by Topic HELLO GHOST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_9-Ghost-400x284.jpg)
Would you be less frightened of a ghost if you were able to greet it by name?
The Comox ...
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![Explore by Topic COOL AND COLLECTED](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_8-FarmersMarket-400x284.jpg)
It’s a long and lazy Saturday. The kids are sleeping off another busy week of school. Looking ...
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![Explore by Topic ABOVE AND BEYOND](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_7-Mountaineering-400x284.jpg)
If you know what to look for, the signs of the Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC) are ...
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![Explore by Topic REBUILDING A HERITAGE HOME](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_6-Rebuild-400x284.jpg)
Our heritage house was built in 1895 with the proceeds of a hip-length gold chain carried over ...
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![Explore by Topic PROPHETS AND HARBINGERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_5-Owls-400x284.jpg)
Owls are a fascinating subject rife with symbolism, mythology, and contentious ...
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![Explore by Topic IN THE FIELD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CVC_Vol20_4-InTheField_Header-400x284.jpg)
PETER GEE: CONNECTOR
If you recently arrived in the Comox Valley and found a family doctor ...
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![Explore by Topic STROKE OF MAGIC](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_3-Paddleboard_Header-400x284.jpg)
My boyfriend, Curtis Blackburn, and I love to be in the mountains. Although we spend most of ...
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![Explore by Topic DIFFICULT TERRAIN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_2-SAR_Header-400x284.jpg)
As I roll over a small bump in the slope, a voice calls out to move out further to the edge of ...
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![Explore by Topic WHERE YOUR HEART IS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol20_1-Intro_Header-400x284.jpg)
“I discovered mountain rivers late, for I was a prairie child… All I knew was that it was pure ...
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