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 COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CVC_Vol36_CVTS_Header-400x284.jpg)
Comox Valley Transition Society (CVTS) was founded in 1987 by a group of caring community members concerned that ...
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![Explore by Topic FOUR WHEELS OF FORTUNE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CVC_Vol36_RVs_Header-400x284.jpg)
Imagine two scenarios. The first is a quiet suburb of single-family homes—the Canadian dream—but with vans, ...
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![Explore by Topic PACIFIC REMEMBERING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CVC_Vol36_Surfing_Header-400x284.jpg)
There is pure magic when the storm winds begin to blow from that direction. The sky glows and the air smells ...
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![Explore by Topic A LINK TO THE PAST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_History_Header-400x284.jpg)
One of the oldest buildings in the Comox Valley stands silent vigil on the highway to Campbell River. You can see ...
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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 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)
The birth of the Comox Valley Collective
As we go into our 10th year of publishing this magazine, I am ...
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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 COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CVC_Vol36_CVTS_Header-400x284.jpg)
Comox Valley Transition Society (CVTS) was founded in 1987 by a group of caring community ...
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![Explore by Topic FOUR WHEELS OF FORTUNE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CVC_Vol36_RVs_Header-400x284.jpg)
Imagine two scenarios. The first is a quiet suburb of single-family homes—the Canadian ...
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![Explore by Topic PACIFIC REMEMBERING](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CVC_Vol36_Surfing_Header-400x284.jpg)
There is pure magic when the storm winds begin to blow from that direction. The sky glows and ...
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![Explore by Topic A LINK TO THE PAST](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CVC_Vol36_History_Header-400x284.jpg)
One of the oldest buildings in the Comox Valley stands silent vigil on the highway to Campbell ...
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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)
The birth of the Comox Valley Collective
As we go into our 10th year of publishing this ...
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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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