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 SPOKEN LOCAL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_7-Darcy-400x284.jpg)
While California’s Marin County is credited with the invention of mountain biking, there is little debate that ...
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![Explore by Topic GOING PUBLIC](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_8-NickHJ_Header-400x284.jpg)
Armed with a limited budget, dedicated volunteers, and a substantial amount of exuberance, the Downtown Courtenay ...
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![Explore by Topic TOUGH LOVE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_6-WoodVibe_Header-400x284.jpg)
GALLERY PHOTOS BY SARAH KEER
& KAIN MCCOLLUM
There is a well known Western idiom that “work is a means to ...
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![Explore by Topic THE SWEET SPOTS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_5-ShinrinYoku-400x284.jpg)
Shinrin-yoku, sometimes known as “forest bathing,” is simply the act of being mindful and present in the forest ...
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![Explore by Topic FIELD OF DREAMS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_4-Estuary-400x284.jpg)
“I just want to wake up one day, open the company’s books, and not see the Field Sawmill property there,” John ...
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![Explore by Topic HEROES, BIG AND SMALL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_3-YANA_Header-400x284.jpg)
YANA’s Executive Director Marcie Dumais has agreed to meet me at their office in Tin Town. I’m a few minutes ...
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![Explore by Topic THE SCIENCE OF SAFETY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_3-Safety_Header-400x284.jpg)
Avalanche forecasting on Vancouver Island is getting a boost this winter thanks to the installation of two remote ...
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![Explore by Topic THE CONSTANT GARDENERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_2-CougarAnnie-400x284.jpg)
I grew up in a cheaply thrown together subdivision in Fort McMurray, erected during Alberta’s oil boom. Surrounded ...
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![Explore by Topic THE FIRST SNOWFALL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
In my 20s I was thrilled by the promise of a blank slate. I moved often, believing each new location was rich with ...
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![Explore by Topic STONECROFT FARM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CVC_Vol12_23-Stonecroft-400x284.jpg)
Back in the seventies, Glen and Kathy Beaton got married then saved enough money to buy 47 acres in Black Creek. ...
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![Explore by Topic SPOKEN LOCAL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_7-Darcy-400x284.jpg)
While California’s Marin County is credited with the invention of mountain biking, there is ...
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![Explore by Topic GOING PUBLIC](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_8-NickHJ_Header-400x284.jpg)
Armed with a limited budget, dedicated volunteers, and a substantial amount of exuberance, the ...
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![Explore by Topic TOUGH LOVE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_6-WoodVibe_Header-400x284.jpg)
GALLERY PHOTOS BY SARAH KEER
& KAIN MCCOLLUM
There is a well known Western idiom that ...
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![Explore by Topic THE SWEET SPOTS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_5-ShinrinYoku-400x284.jpg)
Shinrin-yoku, sometimes known as “forest bathing,” is simply the act of being mindful and ...
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![Explore by Topic FIELD OF DREAMS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_4-Estuary-400x284.jpg)
“I just want to wake up one day, open the company’s books, and not see the Field Sawmill ...
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![Explore by Topic HEROES, BIG AND SMALL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_3-YANA_Header-400x284.jpg)
YANA’s Executive Director Marcie Dumais has agreed to meet me at their office in Tin Town. I’m ...
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![Explore by Topic THE SCIENCE OF SAFETY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_3-Safety_Header-400x284.jpg)
Avalanche forecasting on Vancouver Island is getting a boost this winter thanks to the ...
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![Explore by Topic THE CONSTANT GARDENERS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_2-CougarAnnie-400x284.jpg)
I grew up in a cheaply thrown together subdivision in Fort McMurray, erected during Alberta’s ...
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![Explore by Topic THE FIRST SNOWFALL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol13_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
In my 20s I was thrilled by the promise of a blank slate. I moved often, believing each new ...
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![Explore by Topic STONECROFT FARM](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CVC_Vol12_23-Stonecroft-400x284.jpg)
Back in the seventies, Glen and Kathy Beaton got married then saved enough money to buy 47 ...
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