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The CV Collective is our inaugural magazine and is created and published by ROAM Media Inc. Launched in the winter of 2014, the CV Collective is focused on the Comox Valley region and is a quarterly publication that releases on every solstice and equinox (mid March, June, September, and December).
THE NEXT RIGHT THING
My husband and I sometimes travelled with our kids when they were tiny. If we ever stayed in a motel, we would ...
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REMARKABLY UNSINKABLE
It was April 1912 when Hilda Mary Slayter packed her travel trunk with an elegant trousseau in preparation for her ...
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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Paige Whitehead was 13 years old when she saw bioluminescence for the first time, during a midnight dip in the ...
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BRIDGING THE ART/TECH GAP
Did you know that in the heart of Courtenay, a local recording studio—decked out with audio and video gear, and ...
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ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT
In my opinion, no fruit or vegetable epitomizes all that is sweet and ephemeral about summer better than the ...
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ELDER VALLEY: PIQUANCY AND JOY
Memories from a life well lived.
It started prosaically enough. Frances, at our dinner table ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: REM SKOLNEY
Born in the iron jungles of Vancouver, Rem Skolney, aka “The Western Skirted Tiger,” has been passionately ...
FEATURED ARTIST: JULIAN BARKER
This quiet, unsung artist was born in July 1939 in North Vancouver. After a troubled time in boarding school, he ...
LITTLE VALLEY: A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS
Della and Winter Podmore-Goggins have grown up here and attend Cumberland Community School, where Della is going ...
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NOT A BIKE SHOP
The vision for the Gravity MTB Garage sounds like a mountain biker’s dream. After a fun afternoon in the ...
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BEYOND BUSINESS AS USUAL
In this Community in Action feature, we’ve profiled dozens of charitable organizations who work to improve various ...
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A 4,200-KM JOURNEY
Have you ever wondered what your body is physically and mentally capable of handling? I asked myself this question ...
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SAFE AND SOUND
The term “harm reduction” refers to a range of practices and policies with roots going back to the 1960s, when ...
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RECOMMITTING TO FILM
When I phone Dave Hall to chat about his Comox Valley-based camera repair business, we struggle through a minute ...
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EQUINE ENJOYMENT
People from all ages and walks of life are drawn to horses. I think it’s because horses seem to be able to touch ...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY
On a special day once a year First Credit Union (FCU) branches across Vancouver Island, Bowen Island, Hornby ...
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LISTENING TO PLANTS
An invasive plant is defined by context. A plant considered a noxious weed by one person or group may be used for ...
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A TRUE COMOX GEM YOU’LL LOVE
The nine-acre Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park is one of the most picturesque places in Comox. This historic ...
MARMOTS IN FOCUS
The Vancouver Island marmot has lived on Vancouver Island for hundreds of millennia. In all that time, it has only ...
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ART IN MOTION
Around the world, many children study dance from an early age, learning the vocabulary, foundational movements, ...
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COME AS YOU ARE
“Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, ...
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WE CAN DANCE IF WE WANT TO
Dance is a language that transcends borders, barriers, and abilities. We use it to share stories, communicate ...
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DISCOVERY
An enlightening interview from our last issue led me down a rewarding rabbit trail. The conversation was an ...
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LIVING YOUR ZEST LIFE
Welcome to our ZEST issue, which has nothing to do with citrus fruit and everything to do with gusto, enjoyment, ...
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MOUNTAINS AND MOTHERHOOD
All of us who love the alpine have our own reasons for getting out there. A hiker I once passed in the Kweishun ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: GREETINGS FROM GRANADA
My name is Farrah. I am eight years old and right now I am living in Granada, Spain. I started the third ...
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A PRESSING MATTER
Although Cumberland-based Black Cat Skateboards is a relatively new entity, its founder’s love of skateboarding ...
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AN ICONIC TRAIL IN THE MAKING
Terry Lewis sits in his home office, staring at a computer screen displaying a GIS map that’s a spider’s web of ...
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WINE FROM THE SOIL UP
40 Knots Winery is alive with potential energy. I sit in the glassed-in terrace across from Layne Craig, who owns ...
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WILD GARDENING
I remember the sweet satisfaction of pushing peas into the slowly warming spring soil of my first garden “plot,” a ...
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THE TAIL OF THE KITE
“Deputy Minister Department of Mines offers services of H. M. Laing of Comox [to] accompany Expedition … to act as ...
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EYES ON THE TREES
Introduced in 2018 by Comox Valley Nature (CVN), this event encourages Comox Valley residents to pay attention to ...
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SO SAY THE FERRYMEN
To call Hornby Island “ferry dependent” is not just a figure of speech. If you live on this idyllic Gulf Island, ...
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STOCKING THE WORLD
The Comox Valley is known for its abundance of fresh seafood and farm produce. At the right time of year, shoppers ...
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INSPIRING RECOVERY
In 2017, I attended a Soldier On ski camp at Mount Washington that changed (and maybe even saved) my life.
It ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: MAX WARD
Hi there, I’m Max and I was not born in St Joseph's Hospital. I was, however, born in Addenbrooke's Hospital, ...
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IN SEARCH OF OUR INDIGENEITY
We live by stories. By stories we understand the world, and ourselves. Each culture has its cosmology: an ...
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FERMENTATION 101
I am willing to hazard that you enjoy the results of fermentation in some way, shape, or form. What I'm not going ...
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PUTTING YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN TO BED
After our vegetable gardens has pumped out all of the food and flavour it can, one very important job remains: ...
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BLACK AND RURAL
As a Canadian living in Hong Kong in the late 1970s, I was regarded as a gweilo, a “white devil.” Even though I ...
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ALL HAIL THE MAY QUEEN
The merry month of May is highly anticipated in the Village of Cumberland. Since 1888, Villagers have gathered on ...
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FRASER CAIN’S UNIVERSE
Many people might be surprised to learn that one of the most successful astronomy news sites on the Internet is ...
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THE NIGHT RIDE
Night riding can be eerie, there’s no question about that. Casting shadows as I pedal through the forest ...
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THE SURROUNDING BLUE
I first sensed how landscape affects us while studying writing at the University of Saskatchewan. The ...
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ADVENTURES IN PADDLING
As we rounded the northern tip of Nootka Island, we were struck with sizable swell, wind, and refracting waves ...
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MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Strolling through Macdonald Wood Park, with its giant trees and verdant flora within town boundaries, is one of ...
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GLOOM AND BEAUTY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVING A LIFE:
PAY ATTENTION.
BE ASTONISHED.
TELL ABOUT IT.
– MARY OLIVER
In the ...
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THE ELEVENTH HOUR FOR OLD GROWTH
The Beaufort Range sits temptingly in our backyard. If you’re a backcountry skier, then you’ve probably gazed at ...
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BUSINESS IS BLOOMING
Have you ever noticed that the flowers you see in local gardens—maybe even in your own yard—are rarely available ...
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TUNING IN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES
I first heard of silent disco headphones while working in Toronto’s music industry several years ago. When the ...
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ALWAYS HERE FOR US
No vegetable family is as diverse and versatile as the brassicas. While you may not know the word, you’re ...
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THE COOL OF CURLING
Curling saved my life. Sounds like an outrageous statement to make, but in 1999, the year I first threw a curling ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: LUC ANTAYA
Luc is a transplant from the prairies who made his way to the Comox Valley seven years ago in search of the ...
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FEATURED ARTIST: SHANNON FORD
Shannon Ford is inspired by the magic of discovering beauty in chaos: “Walking up to a huge, empty canvas is pure ...
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ELDER VALLEY: REFRAMING REST
Restful interludes are integral to the rhythm of life.
In the natural world, winter is ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: THE QUIETNESS OF THE SEASON
The dictionary says rest is “to cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength.” ...
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A BENEFIT FOR ALL
Except for Indigenous people, Canadians are settlers—immigrants themselves, or the descendants of immigrants. ...
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A TALE OF TWO WOODLOTS
There are two basic ways to look at a forest you manage—as a tree farm or an ecosystem.
To see the difference, ...
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STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Homelessness can happen in many ways: job loss, injuries and accidents, mental health issues, and substance use. ...
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