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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.

WINTER FUN FOR EVERYONE

I can safely say that mountain snow sports are for pretty much everyone. Think about it. With downhill skiing and ...

Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports strives to make the joy of skiing and snowboarding accessible to all.

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SMOOTH MOVES

Around 11am on a sunny Monday, Dan Espeseth, Sean Manara, and Chris Hancock show up for work. Instead of riding to ...

Through hard work and distinct vision, a network of local trail builders are carving out the future of mountain biking in Cumberland.

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A CUSHY ARRANGEMENT

If you live close to a ski hill, the couch surfer is a species you’re intimately familiar with. Much print space ...

Life on the back eddy of a ski attracts a revolving cast of characters.

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A CHILLING TURN

Despite living on the water in the Valley, you have few options for surfing and it helps to get creative. I met ...

For a pair of spirited river surfers, a surge of excitement for ideal conditions quickly turns dangerous.

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IN THE FIELD

NAZANEEN DIZAI: CONNECTORNazaneen Dizai brings ideas and people together. Whether in the corporate heart of ...

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WHAT MOVES US

We are made of the place we came from. If you eat locally and don’t drink bottled water, your body becomes a ...

The rivers of the Comox Valley have the power to carry us home.

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LONG MAY YOU RUN

Jane Wilde and Monika Terfloth are waiting for me at a patio on 5th Street. Not far from here, Terfloth once ...

Dancing In Gumboots is an intimate portrait of a bygone era on the coast, telling the tales of bold and inventive women arriving to the Valley in the '60s and '70s.

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AN ELEGANT STRUGGLE

It’s a crisp November morning and the autumn sun has just breached the Beaufort mountains, casting gold and pink ...

The tranquil experience of our riverbanks betrays the life-and-death cycle that is central to the health of our forests and watersheds.

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UNIVERSAL LOCAL

Dance has always been a significant part of Cathy Stoyko’s life. Her mother was a ballroom dance teacher, and with ...

Dancer and teacher Cathy Stoyko’s many cultural contributions include a multi-purpose space in Cumberland dedicated to inclusivity and creative freedom.

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A PLACE UPSTREAM

The rivers of the Comox Valley are made in the winter. All season long, drop by drop, the rain falls and they ...

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