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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.

ADAPT OR DIE

The world of photography is broad and has no boundaries. Perhaps this is why so many people are drawn to it. But ...

Boomer Jerritt’s long history with photography represents the unique combination of skills needed to succeed in a saturated industry.

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REMARKABLE SOFTNESS

What is yarn bombing? Some people call it art. Others call it craft. Some call it a nuisance and a waste of ...

Yarn bombing, the spontaneous act of applying textiles in public spaces, liberates both artist and observer from expectation.

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AN ISLAND OF SOUND

Standing in the golden hayfields that roll down to the ocean’s edge, I look over the sparkling water to the ...

Now 38 years in, the team behind the Hornby Festival continues to do world-class their own way.

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BENEATH THE HIGH

When it comes to doing drugs, Adam isn’t interested in getting high. “I’m a busy man,” the 49 year-old creative ...

Microdosing has become popular in places like Silicon Valley to increase productivity and creativity. Can taking a hit expand our thinking, or will it just mess with our minds?

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GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS

No one wants to be told what to eat. Food sharing is at the core of culture, group identity, and pleasure. Just ...

Whether for our health, our planet, or the simple joy of food, the benefits of plant-based eating have become impossible to ignore.

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IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, thriving mining, logging, and fishing industries in the Comox Valley led to ...

The economic boom of the early 20th century brought more than coal to the surface. This is the tight-lipped history of the Comox Valley sex trade.

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IN THE FIELD

MO MOSHIRI: EXPLORER“I’ve been a traveller since I was three,” says Comox-based MC, songwriter, and producer ...

HIDDEN RICHES

We descended into a magical underworld. Giant, spider-like cave crickets filled the vast corridors of karst ...

Long before it became a popular tourist destination, two adventurers stumbled upon the unexpected while exploring the Upana Caves.

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ON A WING AND A PRAYER

My heart races and my hands shake as I check my lines for the third time. My speedwing is neatly laid out on the ...

The misunderstood sport of speed flying requires practiced skill and careful calibration. It can also take a leap of faith.

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BREAKING THE SURFACE

Storytelling originates underground. It’s the job of a writer to drag little known stories to the surface. ...

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