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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.

LITTLE RIVER: MADISON LUCAS

My name is Madison Lucas, I am 11 years old, and I am from Huuayaht First Nations. My favourite hobby is soccer, ...

Reflections from a younger resident

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For the Love of Flying

Bastian, a helicopter pilot at 49 North Helicopters in Campbell River, began paragliding in December of 2019. He ...

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Guardian, Steward, and Watchkeeper

We are standing on the Baikie Island Trail, about one kilometre down river from the Haig-Brown House where ...

Restoring the Balance of Physical and Cultural Sustenance for Future Generations

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This Ain’t the Mainland

I don’t get island fever. Quite the opposite, actually. There is a feeling of safety that transpires with the last ...

Island Kids Have Tougher Feet

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Pointing the Bow North

A sail and ski adventure along the BC coast, from Campbell River to the Coast Mountains.Spring brings variable ...

A Coastal Sailing And Snowboarding Adventure

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The Future is Digital

When the global pandemic first hit the Strathcona region, the local performing arts community was faced with many ...

Adversity Sparks Creative Innovation At Campbell River’s Tidemark Theatre

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River Magic

Life on Vancouver Island ebbs and flows with the life-cycle of the salmon. In the warmth of the late-September ...

The Watery Highway Of Life On The North Island

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REIMAGINING REGIONAL RECREATION

Imagine three siblings—Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox—who tolerate each other, but aren’t exactly brimming with ...

Four local governments working together for better parks and recreation management? It could be a reality very soon.

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LEARNING LANGUAGE; BUILDING COMMUNITY

North Island College’s (NIC)’s Indigenous language courses are bringing together students and building a community ...

NIC’s Indigenous language courses help students bring Kwak’wala into their day-to-day lives.

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LIFTING THE FOG

A few years ago, a fog rolled in on me, gradually placing a dim, grey mist over my view in all directions. I ...

How a Valley-based program is helping people overcome anxiety and depression.

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