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 HIDDEN RICHES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol19_3-Caving_Header-400x284.jpg)
We descended into a magical underworld. Giant, spider-like cave crickets filled the vast corridors of karst ...
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![Explore by Topic ON A WING AND A PRAYER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol19_2-SpeedFlying_Header-400x284.jpg)
My heart races and my hands shake as I check my lines for the third time. My speedwing is neatly laid out on the ...
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![Explore by Topic BREAKING THE SURFACE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol19_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
Storytelling originates underground. It’s the job of a writer to drag little known stories to the surface. ...
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![Explore by Topic IN SEARCH OF THE SIMPLE LIFE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_18-RoadTrip-400x284.jpg)
No matter where I’ve ended up on this journey, the coast has always called me back and the surf has kept me sane. ...
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![Explore by Topic CURIOUS CREATURES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_17-Aquarium-400x284.jpg)
Once upon a time, my grade seven teacher took our class on a road trip from our interior town of Kamloops to the ...
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![Explore by Topic FRIENDLY COMPETITION](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_16-Cumby-400x284.jpg)
The 2014 annual general meeting of the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) was winding down when something ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: JUSTIN YARETZ](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_15-LittleValley-400x284.jpg)
My name is Justin, and I am a very active boy who loves the outdoors. My favourite summer sports are BMX racing ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: ALEX MAERTZ](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_14-FeaturedArtist-400x284.jpg)
Alex Maertz is an illustrator based on the west coast. Born a stone’s throw from the woods, she instinctively ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: PAIGE OWEN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_13-FeaturedPhotographer-400x284.jpg)
Paige Owen is a photographer and graphic designer based in the Comox Valley. She takes inspiration from her ...
![Explore by Topic SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CVC_Vol18_12-Timber-400x284.jpg)
We live in an incredible rainforest. Part of the wonder of our local geography is the amazing old-growth trees ...
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![Explore by Topic HIDDEN RICHES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol19_3-Caving_Header-400x284.jpg)
We descended into a magical underworld. Giant, spider-like cave crickets filled the vast ...
Words & Painting
![Explore by Topic ON A WING AND A PRAYER](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol19_2-SpeedFlying_Header-400x284.jpg)
My heart races and my hands shake as I check my lines for the third time. My speedwing is ...
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![Explore by Topic BREAKING THE SURFACE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol19_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
Storytelling originates underground. It’s the job of a writer to drag little known stories to ...
Vol. 20 Intro by
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![Explore by Topic IN SEARCH OF THE SIMPLE LIFE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_18-RoadTrip-400x284.jpg)
No matter where I’ve ended up on this journey, the coast has always called me back and the ...
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![Explore by Topic CURIOUS CREATURES](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_17-Aquarium-400x284.jpg)
Once upon a time, my grade seven teacher took our class on a road trip from our interior town ...
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![Explore by Topic FRIENDLY COMPETITION](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_16-Cumby-400x284.jpg)
The 2014 annual general meeting of the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) was winding down when ...
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![Explore by Topic LITTLE VALLEY: JUSTIN YARETZ](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_15-LittleValley-400x284.jpg)
My name is Justin, and I am a very active boy who loves the outdoors. My favourite summer ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: ALEX MAERTZ](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_14-FeaturedArtist-400x284.jpg)
Alex Maertz is an illustrator based on the west coast. Born a stone’s throw from the woods, ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: PAIGE OWEN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol18_13-FeaturedPhotographer-400x284.jpg)
Paige Owen is a photographer and graphic designer based in the Comox Valley. She takes ...
![Explore by Topic SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CVC_Vol18_12-Timber-400x284.jpg)
We live in an incredible rainforest. Part of the wonder of our local geography is the amazing ...
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