Explore Collective Magazine Articles By Topic
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 A BIG TENT WITH BIG INTENT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_11-BigTop-400x284.jpg)
An authentic Italian Circus Tent was shipped half way around the planet to Vancouver Island this past summer. It ...
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![Explore by Topic BRIDGING HISTORY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_12-Where-400x284.jpg)
Roaming north along Royston’s Union Colliery Line, the air is damp and heavy with the scent of smoke wafting from ...
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![Explore by Topic SEWING WILD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_11-What-400x284.jpg)
Adventure is dirty business. With piles of gear comes the need for novel ways to store, stow and transport gear ...
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![Explore by Topic YOUTHFUL CYCLE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_10-Who-400x284.jpg)
Emilly Johnston is a force of nature on local singletrack. At only 13 years old, Johnston is quickly establishing ...
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![Explore by Topic FORAGING 101](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_9-Foraging-400x284.jpg)
A bucket bumps gently against my hip, filling slowly with ripe purple-black berries. This is high summer gathering ...
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![Explore by Topic MATERIALIZING THE SOUL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_9-Jewellery-400x284.jpg)
The wearable art of jewellery has been a form of self-expression for millennia. These adornments have been seen as ...
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![Explore by Topic OSCAR’S STORY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_8-CollectiveEfforts-400x284.jpg)
Oscar was a beautiful, flamed point feline who lived out his days on sunny counter tops and in the laps of locals ...
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![Explore by Topic KINDRED SPIRIT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_8-What-400x284.jpg)
Three years ago I first laid eyes on a Kindred snowboard in a local sporting goods consignment store. The top ...
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![Explore by Topic THE HUMAN FACTOR](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_7-Backcountry-400x284.jpg)
It’s Saturday morning at Mount Cain. The 50 centimetres of new, inbound snow is becoming tracked out. You begin to ...
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![Explore by Topic WHEN HERRING SPAWN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_6-Herring-400x284.jpg)
One of our most memorable experiences in the Comox Valley began on March 1, 2015, when we received an email from a ...
![Explore by Topic A BIG TENT WITH BIG INTENT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_11-BigTop-400x284.jpg)
An authentic Italian Circus Tent was shipped half way around the planet to Vancouver Island ...
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![Explore by Topic BRIDGING HISTORY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_12-Where-400x284.jpg)
Roaming north along Royston’s Union Colliery Line, the air is damp and heavy with the scent of ...
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![Explore by Topic SEWING WILD](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_11-What-400x284.jpg)
Adventure is dirty business. With piles of gear comes the need for novel ways to store, stow ...
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![Explore by Topic YOUTHFUL CYCLE](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_10-Who-400x284.jpg)
Emilly Johnston is a force of nature on local singletrack. At only 13 years old, Johnston is ...
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![Explore by Topic FORAGING 101](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_9-Foraging-400x284.jpg)
A bucket bumps gently against my hip, filling slowly with ripe purple-black berries. This is ...
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![Explore by Topic MATERIALIZING THE SOUL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_9-Jewellery-400x284.jpg)
The wearable art of jewellery has been a form of self-expression for millennia. These ...
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![Explore by Topic OSCAR’S STORY](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_8-CollectiveEfforts-400x284.jpg)
Oscar was a beautiful, flamed point feline who lived out his days on sunny counter tops and in ...
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![Explore by Topic KINDRED SPIRIT](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol1_8-What-400x284.jpg)
Three years ago I first laid eyes on a Kindred snowboard in a local sporting goods consignment ...
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![Explore by Topic THE HUMAN FACTOR](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_7-Backcountry-400x284.jpg)
It’s Saturday morning at Mount Cain. The 50 centimetres of new, inbound snow is becoming ...
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![Explore by Topic WHEN HERRING SPAWN](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CVC_Vol5_6-Herring-400x284.jpg)
One of our most memorable experiences in the Comox Valley began on March 1, 2015, when we ...