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A THEATRICAL FORCE FOR GOOD

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, Volume 32

Music and theatre provide an environment where, through collaboration, we are encouraged to celebrate diversity, ...

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THE GIFT OF LIFE

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Health & Wellness, Volume 32

In the early morning hours of the winter solstice, December 21, 2021, my life and health changed forever. I was ...

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FAREWELL TO THE DENTAL BUS

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 32

Things are often done a little differently on the Gulf Islands. Partly by necessity, partly by inclination, these ...

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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, History, People & Places, Volume 32

The legend of the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship doomed to never enter port, has been told and retold since the ...

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GOOD AS GOLD

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, Learning New Things, Volume 32

I first became drawn to mead because of my Scandinavian heritage: mead plays an important role in many of the ...

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BY DESIGN

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Makers & Innovators, People & Places, Volume 32

While some of us were out celebrating Valentine’s Day this past February, Eugen Sushko was feverishly drawing at ...

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BETTER BULLETINS

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Strathcona, Adventure & Sport, Environment & Nature, Volume 32

Colin Garritty has an enviable job. Four days a week, all winter long, he gets paid to ski and snowmobile the ...

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FORAGING FOR FLAVOUR

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, People & Places, Volume 32

When we think about hunting and gathering, the season we usually think of is fall. For many of us, there’s nothing ...

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CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 32

My husband and I moved to the Comox Valley four years ago. From the start, we’ve enjoyed navigating our way around ...

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GIVE IT A REST

CV Collective, Opening Introduction, Winter, Volume 32

When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s and ’80s in Montreal, stores were closed on Sundays. Every single store. ...

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A THEATRICAL FORCE FOR GOOD

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Culture & Art, Volume 32

Music and theatre provide an environment where, through collaboration, we are encouraged to ...

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Chelsea McCannel-Keene

Photo by

Tim Penney

THE GIFT OF LIFE

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Health & Wellness, Volume 32

In the early morning hours of the winter solstice, December 21, 2021, my life and health ...

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Sara Cherewaty

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

FAREWELL TO THE DENTAL BUS

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 32

Things are often done a little differently on the Gulf Islands. Partly by necessity, partly by ...

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Laura Busheikin

Photos courtesy of

Peter Walford

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, History, People & Places, Volume 32

The legend of the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship doomed to never enter port, has been told and ...

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Simone Gingras-Fox

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Union Bay Historical Society

GOOD AS GOLD

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, Learning New Things, Volume 32

I first became drawn to mead because of my Scandinavian heritage: mead plays an important role ...

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Derek Adams

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra

BY DESIGN

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Makers & Innovators, People & Places, Volume 32

While some of us were out celebrating Valentine’s Day this past February, Eugen Sushko was ...

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Vivian Dean

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Supermod

BETTER BULLETINS

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Strathcona, Adventure & Sport, Environment & Nature, Volume 32

Colin Garritty has an enviable job. Four days a week, all winter long, he gets paid to ski and ...

Words by

Ryan Stuart

Photos by

Colin Garritty

FORAGING FOR FLAVOUR

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, Food & Drink, People & Places, Volume 32

When we think about hunting and gathering, the season we usually think of is fall. For many of ...

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Jodi Kozicki

Photo by

Taylor Dawning

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

CV Collective, Winter, Comox Valley, People & Places, Volume 32

My husband and I moved to the Comox Valley four years ago. From the start, we’ve enjoyed ...

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Susan Barratt

Photos by

Meredith Rose

GIVE IT A REST

CV Collective, Opening Introduction, Winter, Volume 32

When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s and ’80s in Montreal, stores were closed on Sundays. ...

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Jen Groundwater

Photo by

Jenn Dykstra