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Browse our growing collection of articles from current and previous issues of both the CV Collective and Strathcona Collective magazines by topic.

LOST AND FOUND

CV Collective, Spring, Where, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, People & Places, Volume 6

A light rain is trying to fall, but it’s more of a mist in the air that clings to eyelashes and hangs, tremulous ...

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HENS 101

CV Collective, Spring, Environment & Nature, Food & Drink, Volume 6

While the idea of collecting fresh eggs at home sounds idyllic, don’t think you can wing it. Like most things ...

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COMPLETE COMBUSTION

CV Collective, Spring, What, Comox Valley, Makers & Innovators, People & Places, Volume 6

Since it was first discovered, fire has been heating our caves, huts and homes. But wood-burning heat has not been ...

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BUILDING A LEGACY

CV Collective, Spring, Who, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 6

Memories line a wall of Gord Schreiner’s humble office; the decorated history of one man’s relationship with his ...

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LIFELONG LEARNING

Collective Efforts, CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 6

When the dismissal bell rings at Cumberland Community School, the day is far from over. Students gather for ...

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FINDING A CONNECTION

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Health & Wellness, Volume 6

I was a child of the ‘80s and ‘90s. If you were too, your childhood was probably filled with cartoons, sugary ...

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HE ART OF THE PICK UP

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Health & Wellness, Volume 6

In my happy place, I’m away from the world and all its noise. I’m free from unnecessary thought and distraction. ...

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ART ALCHEMY

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 6

Not so long ago, before real estate prices in Vancouver entered the realm of the absurd, the band Bob’s Yer Uncle, ...

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LITTLE VALLEY: ANJA LEIKERMOSER

CV Collective, Little Valley, Spring, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 6

One of the things I love about living in Comox is being able to ride my bike to the marina to go sailing. Like ...

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A RETURN TO LIFE

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, Volume 6

There's a simple metric for the health of a river—can fish live in it? The Tsolum River meanders lazily through ...

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LOST AND FOUND

CV Collective, Spring, Where, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, People & Places, Volume 6

A light rain is trying to fall, but it’s more of a mist in the air that clings to eyelashes ...

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Nora Bingham

Photos by

Paige Owen

HENS 101

CV Collective, Spring, Environment & Nature, Food & Drink, Volume 6

While the idea of collecting fresh eggs at home sounds idyllic, don’t think you can wing it. ...

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Rebekah Kenway

COMPLETE COMBUSTION

CV Collective, Spring, What, Comox Valley, Makers & Innovators, People & Places, Volume 6

Since it was first discovered, fire has been heating our caves, huts and homes. But ...

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Dave Nowak

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Jenn Dykstra

BUILDING A LEGACY

CV Collective, Spring, Who, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 6

Memories line a wall of Gord Schreiner’s humble office; the decorated history of one man’s ...

Interview by

Ross Bodenmann

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Comox Fire Department

LIFELONG LEARNING

Collective Efforts, CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 6

When the dismissal bell rings at Cumberland Community School, the day is far from over. ...

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Sue Loveless

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Sara Kempner

FINDING A CONNECTION

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Health & Wellness, Volume 6

I was a child of the ‘80s and ‘90s. If you were too, your childhood was probably filled with ...

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Alissa Wild

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Kyle Hansen

HE ART OF THE PICK UP

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Health & Wellness, Volume 6

In my happy place, I’m away from the world and all its noise. I’m free from unnecessary ...

Words by

Bevin Clempson

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

ART ALCHEMY

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, People & Places, Volume 6

Not so long ago, before real estate prices in Vancouver entered the realm of the absurd, the ...

Words by

RJ Herron

Photo by

Karen McKinnon

LITTLE VALLEY: ANJA LEIKERMOSER

CV Collective, Little Valley, Spring, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 6

One of the things I love about living in Comox is being able to ride my bike to the marina to ...

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Anja Leikermoser, Age 13

A RETURN TO LIFE

CV Collective, Spring, Comox Valley, Environment & Nature, Volume 6

There's a simple metric for the health of a river—can fish live in it? The Tsolum River ...

Words by

Andrew Findlay

Photos by

Dave Prothero