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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.

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GREEN BURIAL

It’s better to burn out than to fade away? Not always. New alternatives to cremation allow bodies to return to the ...

It’s better to burn out than to fade away? Not always. New alternatives to cremation allow bodies to return to the earth naturally.

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THE EVOLUTION OF BANNOCK

Bannock: a simple quick bread made with a few ingredients most people will have on hand. But bannock, for all its ...

This delicious, iconic food is both a staple of life and a symbol of Indigenous persistence.

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ROCK BEATS WATER

Watching John Waters scramble up a rock face is like watching a monkey climb a tree. A moment ago, he stepped off ...

For climbers, the attraction of Comox Lake has always been the cliffs.

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ON THE UPSWING

I’m so glad you’re here. As many readers know, each issue is part of a cycle with four linked themes.COVID-19 ...

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THE MCLOUGHLIN GARDENS

When Sarah McLoughlin passed away on February 10, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver—her husband ...

A summer cottage becomes a place to dream and create.

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LITTLE VALLEY: TOWNES BLUE

We moved to the Comox Valley a little over three years ago. I spent most of my childhood living in Nelson, BC, ...

Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.

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TOWARD A MORE LIVABLE VALLEY

You pretty much can’t have a conversation anywhere in the world today without one of our global crises popping up ...

Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness combines compassion and action.

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What is in a Story?

The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. – Nelson HendersonThis ...

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Kevin Mackenzie

Kevin MacKenzie is a self-taught musician and multimedia artist who learned how to weld at a young age from his ...

Jake Tinkler-Josephi

Jake Tinkler- Josephi is a photographer based in Courtenay, British Columbia (BC). Growing up in the country ...

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