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 NEWCOMERS’ BOOK CLUB](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_Bookclub_Header-400x284.jpg)
A group of women were gathered around a propane fire pit on Kye Bay in the fall of 2022. The sun was setting; they ...
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![Explore by Topic A (SNOW) SHOE-IN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_Snowshoe_Header-400x284.jpg)
The mountains beckon me throughout the year, but somehow their call in winter is different and holds a special ...
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![Explore by Topic Centre Stage](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Who_Header-400x284.jpg)
My name is Doris Wagner and I was born in Innsbruck, Austria. I grew up with parents who loved the music of our ...
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![Explore by Topic FROM THOUGHT TO REALITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_PublishersIntro_Header-400x284.jpg)
As we go into our 10th year of publishing this magazine, I am stepping out of my comfort zone. It’s often assumed ...
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![Explore by Topic GRIT AND GRACE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_AmazingRace_Header-400x284.jpg)
Tyler and I stood crouched at the start line in Winnipeg this past April. Snow blew sideways, but our nervous ...
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![Explore by Topic Sticking To My (Traveller’s) Word](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-TravellersWords_Header-400x284.jpg)
When I was 17, I was accepted to participate in the Tall Ship Millennium Challenge out of Southampton, England; a ...
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![Explore by Topic Radical Love at the Art Hive](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-ArtHive_Header-400x284.jpg)
Tradition is a funny thing. It's something we hold on to when the lights go out—guiding, connecting, grounding us. ...
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![Explore by Topic Featured Photographer: Bob Wild](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Photographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Bob Wild considers himself a late bloomer—photography wasn’t on his radar until he was in his late 40s. As a kid ...
![Explore by Topic Featured Artist: Kimberly Thompson](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Artist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Kimberly Thompson moved to Campbell River in 2020 after many years as a resident of Sooke. Born and raised in ...
![Explore by Topic Wild Kelp Harvesting](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-What_Header-400x284.jpg)
My name is Shaelynne and I am in my fourth year of running a wild kelp harvesting operation off the coast of Port ...
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![Explore by Topic NEWCOMERS’ BOOK CLUB](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_Bookclub_Header-400x284.jpg)
A group of women were gathered around a propane fire pit on Kye Bay in the fall of 2022. The ...
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![Explore by Topic A (SNOW) SHOE-IN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_Snowshoe_Header-400x284.jpg)
The mountains beckon me throughout the year, but somehow their call in winter is different and ...
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![Explore by Topic Centre Stage](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Who_Header-400x284.jpg)
My name is Doris Wagner and I was born in Innsbruck, Austria. I grew up with parents who loved ...
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![Explore by Topic FROM THOUGHT TO REALITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_PublishersIntro_Header-400x284.jpg)
As we go into our 10th year of publishing this magazine, I am stepping out of my comfort zone. ...
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![Explore by Topic GRIT AND GRACE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_AmazingRace_Header-400x284.jpg)
Tyler and I stood crouched at the start line in Winnipeg this past April. Snow blew sideways, ...
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![Explore by Topic Sticking To My (Traveller’s) Word](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-TravellersWords_Header-400x284.jpg)
When I was 17, I was accepted to participate in the Tall Ship Millennium Challenge out of ...
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![Explore by Topic Radical Love at the Art Hive](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-ArtHive_Header-400x284.jpg)
Tradition is a funny thing. It's something we hold on to when the lights go out—guiding, ...
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![Explore by Topic Featured Photographer: Bob Wild](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Photographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Bob Wild considers himself a late bloomer—photography wasn’t on his radar until he was in his ...
![Explore by Topic Featured Artist: Kimberly Thompson](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Artist_Header-400x284.jpg)
Kimberly Thompson moved to Campbell River in 2020 after many years as a resident of Sooke. ...
![Explore by Topic Wild Kelp Harvesting](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-What_Header-400x284.jpg)
My name is Shaelynne and I am in my fourth year of running a wild kelp harvesting operation ...
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