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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.
![Explore by Topic Drawn to the Water](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-CoastalMariners_Header-400x284.jpg)
My draw to the water started at the age of 17. My stepfather owned a tugboat company just outside Victoria, and he ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CHUCK BURDICK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Chuck Burdick is a self-taught photographer working in multiple genres including macro, landscape, and abstract ...
![Explore by Topic The Heriot Bay Inn](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-HBI_Header-400x284.jpg)
WORDS BY LOIS TAYLOR, TRACY SINCLAIR, & JUANITA MACLEAN
PHOTOS BY CARLA DUFFEY
Established in 1895 by Mr. ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH CLARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
As a creative generalist working in an array of art practices, Sarah Clark is less interested in becoming an ...
![Explore by Topic CAMP ROAD SPECIAL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_CampRd_Header-400x284.jpg)
It was late summer when my husband and I first rolled into Cumberland in our old Ford pickup. The year was 1996 ...
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![Explore by Topic Exploring the Roots of Midwifery](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Midwife_Header-400x284.jpg)
There is a mystery that surrounds pregnancy and birth—a real sense of wonder. Cross-culturally, the practice of ...
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![Explore by Topic WHY WITCHCRAFT?](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_Witchcraft_Header-400x284.jpg)
Many witches, including myself, when asked how and why we became witches, will answer that they didn’t become a ...
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![Explore by Topic Little River: Clementine & Pepper Wiltsie](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
We used to live in Cumberland when we were little. It was fun! We would walk to our friends' houses to play. One ...
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![Explore by Topic Discovering Ancient Coastal Migration Patterns](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Hakai_Header-400x284.jpg)
Ancient DNA (aDNA). The term immediately brings to mind visions of dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, megafauna, ...
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![Explore by Topic The Journey is the Gift](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-MickTaylor_Header-400x284.jpg)
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATHLEEN O’REILLY & FAMILY
My husband, Michael (Mick) Taylor, was an avid traveller, ...
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![Explore by Topic Drawn to the Water](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-CoastalMariners_Header-400x284.jpg)
My draw to the water started at the age of 17. My stepfather owned a tugboat company just ...
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![Explore by Topic FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CHUCK BURDICK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_FeaturedPhotographer_Header-400x284.jpg)
Chuck Burdick is a self-taught photographer working in multiple genres including macro, ...
![Explore by Topic The Heriot Bay Inn](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-HBI_Header-400x284.jpg)
WORDS BY LOIS TAYLOR, TRACY SINCLAIR, & JUANITA MACLEAN
PHOTOS BY CARLA ...
![Explore by Topic FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH CLARK](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_FeaturedArtist_Header-400x284.jpg)
As a creative generalist working in an array of art practices, Sarah Clark is less interested ...
![Explore by Topic CAMP ROAD SPECIAL](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_CampRd_Header-400x284.jpg)
It was late summer when my husband and I first rolled into Cumberland in our old Ford pickup. ...
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![Explore by Topic Exploring the Roots of Midwifery](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Midwife_Header-400x284.jpg)
There is a mystery that surrounds pregnancy and birth—a real sense of wonder. ...
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![Explore by Topic WHY WITCHCRAFT?](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CVC_Vol35_Witchcraft_Header-400x284.jpg)
Many witches, including myself, when asked how and why we became witches, will answer that ...
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![Explore by Topic Little River: Clementine & Pepper Wiltsie](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-LittleValley_Header-400x284.jpg)
We used to live in Cumberland when we were little. It was fun! We would walk to our friends' ...
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![Explore by Topic Discovering Ancient Coastal Migration Patterns](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-Hakai_Header-400x284.jpg)
Ancient DNA (aDNA). The term immediately brings to mind visions of dinosaurs, ancient ...
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![Explore by Topic The Journey is the Gift](https://thecollectivemags.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SC_Vol8-MickTaylor_Header-400x284.jpg)
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATHLEEN O’REILLY & FAMILY
My husband, Michael (Mick) Taylor, was an ...
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