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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.

A CABIN BUILT FROM THE WOODS

A CABIN BUILT FROM THE WOODS

I met Cyril Werlen from cascadianwoodtech almost a year ago in our favourite coffee shop. Unbeknownst to me, this ...

CascadianWoodTech.

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OUR CHURCH BUILDINGS

OUR CHURCH BUILDINGS

When I was a little girl in the 1960s, we’d play hand games to amuse ourselves: cat’s cradle, shadow puppets, and ...

Opening the doors to change.

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CHEMAINUS

CHEMAINUS

The sun rises from the east, cresting over the peaks of Salt Spring Island to bring light to the little village of ...

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DAIRY FARMING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

DAIRY FARMING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

My husband Kyle and I grew up in the Comox Valley, both of us lovingly raised on the family farms started by our ...

Happy Cow Dairy Farm to Table

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PRE-LOVED

PRE-LOVED

I have always loved reading, but fell hard for books when I was eight. We were living in an amateur’s converted ...

An ode to used books.

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COMOX MARINA

COMOX MARINA

The Purple Martins swirl and swoop in the air above my head, their bright chirping punctuating the sound of the ...

Changing Times & Tides.

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FORGING PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS

FORGING PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS

By his own admission, James Emslie has a knack for making modern things from other people’s discarded items. His ...

FIRE & HAMMER FORGEWORKS.

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CREATING FUN & GAMES

CREATING FUN & GAMES

There’s a new sign up at the Harbour Centre building in Comox that maybe doesn’t quite fit with the other ...

An interview with Jason Kapalka.

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HARVEST & SHADOWS

HARVEST & SHADOWS

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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STRATHCONA PARK

STRATHCONA PARK

The map of British Columbia is festooned with splotches of green, and we've got the granddaddy of them all—2500sq ...

Getting by with a little help from our friends.

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