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The Comox Valley Collective is our inaugural magazine and is created and published by ROAM Media Inc. Launched in the winter of 2014, it is a quarterly publication focused on the Comox Valley region that releases on every solstice and equinox (mid March, June, September, and December).
One bean at a time
An Introduction to Vol. 43
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Q&A with Denise Mitchell
Denise Mitchell Interiors: Discussion with Campbell River designer
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A trip to Okinawa, the birthplace of karate-do
Members of a Courtenay dōjō experience the culture of their traditional martial art
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The watery history of Lewis Park
The struggle for a beloved gathering place
The Dirt on Biochar
Black Gold
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A single lady at Maple Lake ponders life and the one that got away
Lonely Sam
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Featured Poet: Naveena Gill
Mysterious orange sky: a poem about a sunset over Goose Spit
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Just keep moving
Meet me in the park. We’ve got some walking to do
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Featured Artist: Judit Szilvasi
Featured Photographer: Damian Chudzinski, Comox Valley Landscape Artist
NIC Student Housing, tul’al’txw: Alive with Indigenous Culture
A house—and home—of learning
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Draw Together Strangers
How a global art initiative creates human connection
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Sandy Island Marine Park (Tree Island BC): Remote—and Right Next Door
Trees and sand
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How Ramona Gregory’s Slip Cast Porcelain Lamps Combine Form and Function
CRAFTING LIGHT
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Gwyn Sproule: Guardian of the forest and Cumberland history
A very engaging life
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The 1946 Vancouver Island Earthquake and Landslide Lake
When “bedlam” let loose
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Hollyhock — A Cortes Island oasis
Just across the water, magic awaits
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It’s not true BBQ until you add low heat, live fire, and flavourful smoke
The art of Smoke
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Sandra Viney of Courtenay’s Atlas Cafe
Thirty years of cuisine and community
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At the Royston Roasting Co. it’s a new era and a family affair
Boldly Brewing
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Summer skin, simplified
Beneath the surface
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A Young Author on Writing and Self-Discovery
Creating her own story
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Creativity and collaboration rule the world of Live Action Role Play (LARP)
Join the quest!
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Understanding food flows in the Comox Valley
Planning for a resilient, sustainable, edible future
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Compass Adventures: A Comox Valley water sports legacy
Riding the waves for 30 years
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Comox Valley paragliding offers pure, joyous flight
Frontier flying
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Easy from the outside
An Introduction to Vol. 42
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Walking two hundred clicks on the Camino Portugues
Two for the Road
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Reimagining Cumberland lake park tourism for community good
Sharing the wealth
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It’s never too late for a big life change
Boldly Going
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THE VALUE OF SOIL
Considering the world beneath our feet
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THE COMOX VALLEY’S LEGION BRANCHES ARE OPEN TO ALL
Beyond Poppies
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FEATURED CREATIVE WRITER: AN ODE TO THE ISLAND COWBOY
Easy to love, hard to hold onto
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FEATURED ARTIST: BRONWYN SCHUSTER
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRISTOPHER LINDENAU
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD DIGESTION
Love your guts
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386 KOMOX SQUADRON AIR CADETS
Learning to fly
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ESCAPE AT INNISFREE FARM
Exploring a whimsical, botanical playground
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WOLF BLOSSOM
CRAFTING LEATHER WITH PASSION, PURPOSE, AND A LITTLE WILD SPIRIT
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CHRIS GIBBONS FINDS FUN IN HIS WORK AS AN ARBORIST
More than monkey business
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