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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.
![Explore by Topic HARVEST & SHADOWS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_11-ElkFalls-400x284.jpg)
Summer lays down to sleep in the cool woods. The crisp fall air wakens. Trails of dark wet earth wind through the ...
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![Explore by Topic STRATHCONA PARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_9-StrathconaPark-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic STRATHCONA PARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_9-StrathconaPark-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic STRATHCONA PARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_9-StrathconaPark-400x284.jpg)
The map of British Columbia is festooned with splotches of green, and we've got the granddaddy of them all—2500sq ...
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![Explore by Topic HOLISTIC HEALTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_8-Osteopathy-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOLISTIC HEALTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_8-Osteopathy-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOLISTIC HEALTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_8-Osteopathy-400x284.jpg)
In 1874 in Kirksville, Missouri, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still pioneered a form of manual therapy that emphasized the ...
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![Explore by Topic FOOD AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_7-LUSH-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic FOOD AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_7-LUSH-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic FOOD AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_7-LUSH-400x284.jpg)
We live in an agriculturally rich region where traditions converge to create a sophisticated local food culture. ...
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![Explore by Topic HOW THEY ROLL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skating_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOW THEY ROLL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skating_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOW THEY ROLL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skating_Header-400x284.jpg)
Over the years, I’ve quietly contemplated whether I have the skills—and the lady balls—to try roller derby. It’s a ...
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![Explore by Topic NOW ON DECK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skateboarding_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic NOW ON DECK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skateboarding_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic NOW ON DECK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skateboarding_Header-400x284.jpg)
After returning from an extended period of travel, in our case driving a van to South America for 18 months, one ...
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![Explore by Topic KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_4-Skydiving-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_4-Skydiving-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_4-Skydiving-400x284.jpg)
“I had no idea they made planes this small…it’s so cute. What a lovely scenic flight. Oh, look at Quadra and ...
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![Explore by Topic WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_3-Waste-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_3-Waste-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_3-Waste-400x284.jpg)
I’m standing at the sink, doing the dishes, washing out the plastic yoghurt pot before tossing it into the ...
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![Explore by Topic THE THREE RS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_2-Schoolhouse-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic THE THREE RS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_2-Schoolhouse-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic THE THREE RS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_2-Schoolhouse-400x284.jpg)
As we stood at the bottom of the twenty-one steps leading to the main entrance of the former Royston schoolhouse ...
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![Explore by Topic CELEBRATE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic CELEBRATE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic CELEBRATE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
We have much to celebrate in the Comox Valley.
Aside from spectacular scenery and a host of ways to amuse ...
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![Explore by Topic HARVEST & SHADOWS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_11-ElkFalls-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HARVEST & SHADOWS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_11-ElkFalls-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HARVEST & SHADOWS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_11-ElkFalls-400x284.jpg)
Summer lays down to sleep in the cool woods. The crisp fall air wakens. Trails of dark wet ...
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![Explore by Topic STRATHCONA PARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_9-StrathconaPark-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic STRATHCONA PARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_9-StrathconaPark-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic STRATHCONA PARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_9-StrathconaPark-400x284.jpg)
The map of British Columbia is festooned with splotches of green, and we've got the granddaddy ...
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![Explore by Topic HOLISTIC HEALTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_8-Osteopathy-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOLISTIC HEALTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_8-Osteopathy-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOLISTIC HEALTH](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_8-Osteopathy-400x284.jpg)
In 1874 in Kirksville, Missouri, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still pioneered a form of manual therapy ...
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![Explore by Topic FOOD AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_7-LUSH-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic FOOD AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_7-LUSH-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic FOOD AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_7-LUSH-400x284.jpg)
We live in an agriculturally rich region where traditions converge to create a sophisticated ...
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![Explore by Topic HOW THEY ROLL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skating_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOW THEY ROLL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skating_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic HOW THEY ROLL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skating_Header-400x284.jpg)
Over the years, I’ve quietly contemplated whether I have the skills—and the lady balls—to try ...
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![Explore by Topic NOW ON DECK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skateboarding_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic NOW ON DECK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skateboarding_Header-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic NOW ON DECK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_5-Skateboarding_Header-400x284.jpg)
After returning from an extended period of travel, in our case driving a van to South America ...
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![Explore by Topic KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_4-Skydiving-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_4-Skydiving-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_4-Skydiving-400x284.jpg)
“I had no idea they made planes this small…it’s so cute. What a lovely scenic flight. Oh, look ...
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![Explore by Topic WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_3-Waste-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_3-Waste-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_3-Waste-400x284.jpg)
I’m standing at the sink, doing the dishes, washing out the plastic yoghurt pot before tossing ...
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![Explore by Topic THE THREE RS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_2-Schoolhouse-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic THE THREE RS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_2-Schoolhouse-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic THE THREE RS](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_2-Schoolhouse-400x284.jpg)
As we stood at the bottom of the twenty-one steps leading to the main entrance of the former ...
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![Explore by Topic CELEBRATE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic CELEBRATE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
![Explore by Topic CELEBRATE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CVC_Vol12_1-Intro-400x284.jpg)
We have much to celebrate in the Comox Valley.
Aside from spectacular scenery and a host of ...
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