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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.

ABOVE AND BEYOND

If you know what to look for, the signs of the Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC) are everywhere. A new log ...

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REBUILDING A HERITAGE HOME

Our heritage house was built in 1895 with the proceeds of a hip-length gold chain carried over the Chilkoot Pass. ...

After a Cumberland home catches fire, local professionals help the owners pay homage to history.

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PROPHETS AND HARBINGERS

Owls are a fascinating subject rife with symbolism, mythology, and contentious conservationism. No Halloween would ...

While we mostly live in harmony with owls, our fascination with these highly evolved predators is well represented in literature and mythology.

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IN THE FIELD

PETER GEE: CONNECTORIf you recently arrived in the Comox Valley and found a family doctor with little trouble, ...

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STROKE OF MAGIC

My boyfriend, Curtis Blackburn, and I love to be in the mountains. Although we spend most of our time in ...

Accessing a glacier for a spring paddle board session is leagues above one couple’s regular adventures.

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DIFFICULT TERRAIN

As I roll over a small bump in the slope, a voice calls out to move out further to the edge of the run on skier’s ...

Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue trains for innumerable circumstances in order to return people to civilization. But some challenges are more than physical.

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WHERE YOUR HEART IS

“I discovered mountain rivers late, for I was a prairie child… All I knew was that it was pure delight to be where ...

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FILM FOR THE FUTURE

It was a warm summer afternoon when I first met Comox Valley Art Gallery (CVAG) Executive Director Sharon Karsten ...

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FASHION FORWARD

Nearly invisible, a fishing net drifts within the dark waters off the western shores of Vancouver Island. As a ...

How one small business is making an environmental sea change with thoughtfully crafted swimwear.

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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Jessica likes to eat her pot. Preferably in a gummy. But it could be years before she can buy them legally at a ...

With the Federal Government on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana use, Comox Valley municipalities drag their heels on implementing non-medicinal dispensaries while consumers find out-of-town alternatives.

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