Urban agriculture can mean a number of things depending on who you ask and where in the world it’s occurring. To ...
The front lines of food production, coming to a neighbourhood near you.
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What separates SOS Gear from other outdoor stores is not what it carries, but what it doesn’t.Like most gear ...
At SOS Gear, every sale helps save lives.
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The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine environments are ...
Singing the praises of our unique alpine environment.
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There’s no real place to start this story of sailing. I never would have predicted that I would be writing this ...
A thirst for adventure, a boat of her own, and the Salish Sea as her playground.
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A few years ago, there was a local kerfuffle because a new sign on the Inland Island Highway proclaimed: “Welcome ...
The newly renovated Cumberland Museum offers more stories and more points of view.
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For over a year, we’ve all been dreaming of getting away, and perhaps Island adventures will once again be ...
Sure, it’s the gateway to Nootka Sound. But for outdoor lovers, Gold River is a treasure in its own right.
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One of the most iconic summer activities in the Comox Valley is tubing down the Puntledge River.There’s no ...
Floating down the Puntledge is the ultimate summer vibe.
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At the end of a dirt road, minutes from the sea, sits an idyllic farm.Youthful alder, fir, hemlock, and pines ...
How one local’s getting creative with her land.
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I remember well the pitter-patter of tiny toad feet on my lawn when I was a child growing up across from the swamp ...
Small but mighty western toads have places to go, and we need to help them get there.
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At the end of a meandering gravel driveway tucked among lush cedars stands the Deep Bay Marine Field Station, a ...
Deep Bay’s new Centre For Seafood Innovation connects local seafood producers with greater markets.
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