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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.

LETTING IN THE LIGHT

Open. It brings to mind not one singular definition but a refusal of its opposites. Stubbornness. Inflexibility. A ...

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ANCHORED IN ICELAND

In the late seventies, Sandra Dykstra skied into Skoki Lodge, an historical backcountry destination in the ...

An experienced traveller connects the past, present, and future on a sail and ski adventure.

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A COMMUNITY EMERGES

Nala'atsi is a word in the Kwak'wala language with more than one meaning, but one in particular conveys what we’re ...

Redefining the curriculum to create a better chance of success for Indigenous students.

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LITTLE VALLEY: INDI NEUFELD

My favourite things about living in Black Creek are that my house is close to my school, which is nice, and also ...

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

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EVERYDAY INDULGENCES

Hallucinations. Feelings of bliss or excitement. A turbo-charged memory. Chocolate and cheese, those classic ...

Favourites during the season of coziness and comfort food, certain chocolate and cheese varieties offer positive (and surprising) neurological effects.

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READY AND ABEL

“Nature abhors a vacuum.” This is what Jeff Jones, the secretary of Mount Cain’s board, used to say. And then ...

Iconic and quirky, Mount Cain is more than a mere ski hill. It’s a cog set of individuals making turns for themselves, and for the better.

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ON A SWELL AND A PRAYER

What a difference a year makes. I’m watching a small train of two-foot waves roll through a pack of paddlers at ...

In one year a local paddler goes from rookie to evangelist in the fastest man-powered boat on the water.

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POWER MOVE

If you’re of a certain age, you’ve likely watched Flashdance. As a full-blown Gen Xer, I’ve watched this iconic ...

A longtime admirer of hip hop dance gets out of the corner.

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KYE BAY MORNING

Calm gravity of a misty morning rise — Waves tickle the shoreline into a smile. Cricket song lingers, entangled ...

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SPOKEN LOCAL

While California’s Marin County is credited with the invention of mountain biking, there is little debate that ...

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