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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).
GRIT AND GRACE
Kayleen VanderRee and Tyler Turner might be more competitive than your average couple. But when they participated in The Amazing Race Canada, they had to go with the flow to stay in the game.
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KEEP IT GREEN
In an era of climate change and housing pressures, how can urban forests survive and thrive?
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FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
The history of fire protection services in Cumberland.
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DRIPPING IN CULTURE
Sweating my way through the public saunas of Finland and Estonia.
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THE SEA IN THEIR BLOOD
Meet the diving family who’ve been harvesting geoducks by hand for three generations.
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A CARING PRESENCE
Every week, Indigenous Elders connect with students at 11 Valley schools through the Ni’nox¯sola program.
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ELDER VALLEY: NESTING INSTINCT
Taking pleasure in the rituals of the changing seasons.
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FROM VENTURE CAPITALIST TO VINTNER
Alex Guertin’s circuitous path to a Comox Valley vineyard.
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LITTLE VALLEY: AZALEE BANKS
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CHUCK BURDICK
FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH CLARK
CAMP ROAD SPECIAL
Putting down roots in a place where people and stories live.
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WHY WITCHCRAFT?
Modern witchcraft and how it may be able to help heal the planet.
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ANODIZED DOWNHILL DAYS
Local downhill and enduro racers fit right into the Valley’s monster mountain bike heritage.
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GIVE BEETS A CHANCE
This slow, easy technique makes their rich, sweet, earthy flavour even better.
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THE SEA AS MUSE
Conserving the coastline with photographer John Kelsey.
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OLD HOUSE ON THE RIVER
The Kirk family home that houses Locals Restaurant is part of Courtenay’s history—and future.
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FOSSIL FASCINATION
The Comox Valley has many ancient secrets for citizen palaeontologists to discover.
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A WORK OF COMPASSION
The Comox Valley Hospice Society (CVHS) marks its 40th anniversary of care.
ECHOES IN CHINATOWN
How exclusion, discrimination, and racism took their toll on a thriving community.
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THE ART OF DRYING FLOWERS
A fusion of Indigenous heritage and modern artistry is a way to keep memories forever.
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FALLING IN LOVE WITH FUNGI
The Cumberland Fungus Fest celebrates the marvellous multitaskers of the natural world.
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THE NEXT RIGHT THING
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REMARKABLY UNSINKABLE
Denman Island’s Hilda Slayter Lacon was a stalwart survivor of multiple disasters.
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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Paige Whitehead is going beyond glow sticks to disrupt an entire toxic industry.
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BRIDGING THE ART/TECH GAP
The Comox Valley Digital Creation Hub: a new resource for local creatives.
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ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT
There’s not much you have to do to a summer cucumber to render it delicious.
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ELDER VALLEY: PIQUANCY AND JOY
Reflections from an older resident.
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: REM SKOLNEY
FEATURED ARTIST: JULIAN BARKER
LITTLE VALLEY: DELLA AND WINTER PODMORE-GOGGINS
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in
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NOT A BIKE SHOP
Everyone’s welcome at Gravity MTB’s new Cumberland clubhouse.
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BEYOND BUSINESS AS USUAL
The CVCF is pioneering an innovative trust-based approach to grants. It's helping community funds get to where they're needed, faster.
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A 4,200-KM JOURNEY
Reflections on my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike.
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SAFE AND SOUND
For modern festivals, harm reduction services are part of the game plan.
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RECOMMITTING TO FILM
Pick up a manual camera and see what develops.
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EQUINE ENJOYMENT
The NVIHA—local riders with unique ways to have fun on a horse.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT DAY
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LISTENING TO PLANTS
In tending to the land, we can restore diversity—and restore ourselves.
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