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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).
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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Cycling Without Age offers free bike rides for seniors
Wind in their hair
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SEA LION SOLILOQUY
A poetic young pinniped and the art of storytelling.
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Feeding Futures School Food Programs
Yes, there can be a free lunch
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Karaoke. Why?
Because it’s damn fun to belt out a banger in public.
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EMERGING ARTIST – TENLEY PRATT
A young fibre artist/entrepreneur explores her creative possibilities
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The World Through the Eyes and Soul of the Poet
The world needs more poets
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When Roads were Roads
A Satirical Look at How Ryan Road is Resisting Change
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A Look At Our Beloved Canada Jay
Theft from above
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A Volkswagen Bus gets a makeover
Electrifying Results
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Ready to launch
An Introduction to Vol. 41
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Featured Poet: If I had nine lives
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: MATHEW WANBON
REFLECTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT
The coaching circle
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Featured Artist: Maggie Ziegler
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MY FAMILY’S JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD
Japan to Iceland and everywhere in between
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Telling the stories of Cumberland
One village, many histories
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CEDAR BARK WEAVER
Traditional techniques, patience, and care go into Mahatta Price’s cedar bark designs
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ELDER VALLEY: A JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES KIND OF ACTIVIST
Reflections from an older Comox Valley resident
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LOCAL TEA PURVEYORS
In pursuit of the perfect brew
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THE REMARKABLE FATHER CHARLES BRANDT
A priest, a hermit, and an environmental activist walked into a forest . . .
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