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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.

THE BRIGHTEST PATH

THE BRIGHTEST PATH

Escape. Run away. Get lost. Get free. Last winter, when the long stretch of darkness was at its most ...

A serendipitous trip to New Zealand provides soothing reprieve from the west coast winter.

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MARKINGS OF THE MIND

MARKINGS OF THE MIND

Ian McKenzie sees things. These hallucinations started when he was a kid. He would hear voices while sitting in ...

A designer and artist utilizes his craft to break down the barriers of schizophrenia.

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STOLEN MOMENTS

STOLEN MOMENTS

Desperately pinching limestone tufas and underclinging stalactites, I tried hard, like full-body core-strength ...

Time slows and memories collect and blur together while climbing amongst the Valley’s age-old terrain.

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LITTLE VALLEY: ARLO FLEENOR

LITTLE VALLEY: ARLO FLEENOR

I have lived in the same place my whole life, in a smallish house in deep west Courtenay, near the river, forest, ...

Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.

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FEATURED ARTIST: AVA LUNA

FEATURED ARTIST: AVA LUNA

Ava Luna is a professional henna and visual artist born and raised on Vancouver Island and new to the Comox ...
DEEP BLUE

DEEP BLUE

It is amazing to stand on the shores of Comox Lake and consider the vast amount of water it contains. With a ...

One of our community’s most crucial water sources is right under our feet.

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FORTUNE FLAVOURS THE BOLD 

FORTUNE FLAVOURS THE BOLD 

Many people living in the Comox Valley develop a sense of adventure. We are blessed by forests, beaches, ...

Add depth and novelty to the summer season by branching out from your standard wine selection.

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GENERATION GAP

GENERATION GAP

In 1927, it was a day like any other for Peter Bardesonno as he clocked in alongside his father Jossepi for ...

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WHEREVER HELP IS NEEDED

WHEREVER HELP IS NEEDED

For two decades it traveled and camped with couples and families, as most RVs do, but for the past 10 years the ...

Celebrating 10 years in the Valley, the Comox Bay Care Society’s mobile Care-A-Van continues to drive forth positive values in our community.

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