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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: BRYAN WALWORK

CV Collective, Featured Photographer, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

Bryan Walwork got serious about photography when he learned to develop film and print at age 12. In 2002, he ...

MERVILLE ORGANICS

CV Collective, Market Innovators, Spring, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, People & Places, Volume 10

Merville Organics is a food grower cooperative made up of several Comox Valley farms including Amara Farm, Ripple ...

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FEATURED ARTIST: JULIE SABEY

CV Collective, Featured Artist, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

Julie Sabey's creative work has, until recently, only been viewed on screens. Her writing and directing career has ...

RAINWATER HARVESTING 101

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, Volume 10

The principals of rainwater harvesting have remained the same for centuries: collect and contain clean ...

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ELDER VALLEY: AGING GRACEFULLY

CV Collective, Elder Valley, Spring, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 33

Keep a childlike curiosity in search of life’s miraculous delight. I celebrated my 85th ...

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IF I HAD A HAMMER

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 10

In the 1980s, I was living in a subdivision in the suburbs just north of Toronto. On any given Saturday afternoon ...

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THE ROOT OF INDOCHINA

CV Collective, Spring, The Collective Abroad, Mainland & Beyond, Travel & Discovery, Volume 10

Tucked away in the northwest corner of Vietnam, with China to the north and Laos to the west, is the frontier town ...

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LOSS OF THE COMMONS

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, History, Volume 10

You know the expression, "Never trust a man with a moustache?" Well the same goes for a wealthy man in a top hat. ...

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THESE LEGENDARY WALLS. THESE STORIED WATERS.

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, History, Volume 33

When I was a Merville-raised teenager turning 19, my father wanted to take me for a beer on my birthday. Becoming ...

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LIVING LANDSCAPES

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, Volume 10

Daffodils, snowdrops, pussy willows, and crocuses are popping up madly, desperate to attract the attention of some ...

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: BRYAN WALWORK

CV Collective, Featured Photographer, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

Bryan Walwork got serious about photography when he learned to develop film and print at age ...

MERVILLE ORGANICS

CV Collective, Market Innovators, Spring, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, People & Places, Volume 10

Merville Organics is a food grower cooperative made up of several Comox Valley farms including ...

Words by

RJ Herron

Photo by

Arzeena Hamir

FEATURED ARTIST: JULIE SABEY

CV Collective, Featured Artist, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 33

Julie Sabey's creative work has, until recently, only been viewed on screens. Her writing and ...

RAINWATER HARVESTING 101

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, Volume 10

The principals of rainwater harvesting have remained the same for centuries: collect and ...

Words by

Mark Miard

Illustration by

Ian Adams

ELDER VALLEY: AGING GRACEFULLY

CV Collective, Elder Valley, Spring, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 33

Keep a childlike curiosity in search of life’s miraculous delight. I ...

Words by

Wei-Ching Chang

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

IF I HAD A HAMMER

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 10

In the 1980s, I was living in a subdivision in the suburbs just north of Toronto. On any given ...

Words by

Dave Nowak

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

THE ROOT OF INDOCHINA

CV Collective, Spring, The Collective Abroad, Mainland & Beyond, Travel & Discovery, Volume 10

Tucked away in the northwest corner of Vietnam, with China to the north and Laos to the west, ...

Words & Photos by

Lindsay Elms

LOSS OF THE COMMONS

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, History, Volume 10

You know the expression, "Never trust a man with a moustache?" Well the same goes for a ...

Words by

Andrew Findlay

Illustration by

Laurel Meyer

THESE LEGENDARY WALLS. THESE STORIED WATERS.

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, History, Volume 33

When I was a Merville-raised teenager turning 19, my father wanted to take me for a beer on my ...

Words by

Mike B

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Courtenay and District Museum 990.24.299

LIVING LANDSCAPES

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, Volume 10

Daffodils, snowdrops, pussy willows, and crocuses are popping up madly, desperate to attract ...

Words by

Arianne Huene

Louis Lamb