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The Strathcona Collective is a partnership between Boleyn Media and ROAM Media Inc. Launched in the Spring of 2020, the Strathcona Collective focuses on the Strathcona region and is a biannual publication that releases on every equinox (mid March and September).
CREATING SPACE FOR TRADITIONS, OLD AND NEW
At its root, tradition is the sharing of stories. Perhaps our oldest tradition is exactly that: storytelling. ...
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BALANCING NATURE AND NEW ENDEAVOURS
Articles in this issue (my first as editor) feel like a love letter to our region. A testament to the vast melting ...
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Respect, Protect, Flourish
Does the phrase “you are a product of your environment” sound familiar? Many cultures have long recognized the ...
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Migration of the Grizzlies
Vancouver Island has remote valleys, salmon streams, and mountainsides that, in summer, are ripe with plump ...
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Saying Yes to South East Asia
When I think of innovation, I think of the external: technology and system upgrades that make our lives better. ...
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THE KLAHOOSE WAY
GALLERY PHOTOS BY REGAN HATLEY, DARREN HULL, BEN POWELESS, CHASE TERON, & DESTINATION CANADA
You’re greeted ...
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FROM BEAN TO BAR
It’s a beautiful summer day and, just as I’m arriving home, Jonathan and the kids call me from the backyard. I ...
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ɫokʷimas – You Are Strong
Content warning: this article speaks about suicide prevention, self-harm, addiction, and genocide.
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FROM OCEAN TO EYE LEVEL
As a small collect-and-release aquarium facility, displaying a selection of animals in an ethical and sustainable ...
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THOUSANDS OF GULLS
The ocean is full of creatures. Humpback whales, orcas, barking sea lions, playful dolphins, and curious seals ...
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Featured Artist: DAVID ELLINGSEN
Born in Campbell River, raised on Cortes Island, and now living in Victoria, David Ellingsen is an artist whose ...
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Featured Photographer: Kiley Panziera
Kiley Panziera is the woman behind the lens of Panziera Photography. Her photography journey sprung to life in ...
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A GAME CHANGER FOR FISH FARMING
Meeting the growing demand for sustainable food production is becoming increasingly important for our global ...
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LITTLE RIVER
Hi, my name is Autumn, my mom is Francesca, and we love to go hiking and adventuring together. We have been hiking ...
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WHERE THE WIND TAKES US
Rolling into another year living aboard our 34-foot sailboat, we often reaffirm why we moved from the mountains, ...
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Generations of Sound
It’s just past midnight when I wake to a familiar sound; R Clan is back. Jumping out of bed, I scurry down the ...
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GOLD AT THE END OF THE ROUTE
As I look in the mirror to wash my face, car loaded, kayak on roof, ready to embark on the drive to Gold River, I ...
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A WILD LIFE
GALLERY PHOTOS BY LOUISA GILBERT & KAI WHITE
Wanderlust. We’ve all heard of it, and many of us dream of ...
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Lights. Curtain. Go!
You sit in a softly lit theatre; a buzz throughout the red, velvet draped room. You sip wine, whispering to a ...
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GOATS AND BOATS
The first thing I remember hearing about Maya was that she kept goats. As I got to know her better, and eventually ...
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VENTURE NORTH
On the northeast corner of Campbell River lies Snowden Demonstration Forest. For mountain bikers, the Snowden ...
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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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Freyja: The Croissant Story
I'm Emese, and my husband Géza and I are the proud owners of Freyja, a new croissant shop in downtown Campbell ...
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Sophie Whittingham
Sophie Whittingham is an illustrator and storyboard artist born and raised on Quadra Island, British Columbia. Her ...
Colin Somers
Colin Somers was born in Powell River and has lived in Campbell River for 50 years. He has spent most of that time ...
Singing for Joy
For more than 35 years, Campbell River Children's Choir (CRCC) has provided children and young adults with the ...
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The Land Beneath Our Feet
The gritty exfoliation of sand between toes, the softness of dewy grass underfoot, the wet flecks of mud that ...
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Building Reconciliation
Canada’s dark history of Indigenous people and government authorities is riddled with violence and mistrust. ...
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Ice Climbing
As I look down at my crampons kicked solidly into the thin ice, I feel the exposure of being hundreds of metres ...
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A Taste of Life on Quadra Island
Flip through the spectacular pages of A Taste of Life on Quadra Island and you'll never guess the heroic efforts ...
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No More Pineapples In December
The Strathcona Food Hub, put simply, is a group of collaborators working on contemporary food issues in the ...
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Little River
I'm entering Grade 10 and I go to Timberline Secondary School. I have lived in Campbell River my whole life. It is ...
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In Stillness
An ice climber hangs from a mountain cliff so remote, so otherworldly, that its location is kept secret. A chef ...
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Foraging for Food
We are blessed to live on an island with so much wild food at our fingertips. An outdoor table is spread before us ...
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A Place of Deep Quiet
Here follows the abridged story of the evolution of the Sayward Valley from as near the beginning as we dare ...
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Composting 101: From and For The Soil
Life on Earth exists from and because of soil, yet many of us go about our lives with little thought about its ...
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Cold Water Diving
Cruising over the turbulent waters of Discovery Passage is a familiar activity to many Campbell Riverites. The ...
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Highway 19 Concerts
In February 2018, Lucas Schuller drove from Campbell River down to Cumberland to see the Lonesome Ace Stringband ...
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The Craft of Barbering
When Chris Goulet was 14 years old, his brother put a set of clippers in his hand and said, "Give me a mohawk." ...
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The Elusive Dream Property
Five years ago we made a quick decision to sell our house on Salt Spring Island and seek out a more peaceful home ...
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Bute Inlet
If a crow flew from Campbell River to Bute Inlet Lodge, he would aim for Mount Doogie Dowler. Doogie resembles a ...
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Special Olympics in Campbell River
For more than half a century, Special Olympics sport training programs and competitions have empowered athletes ...
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Featured Artist: Terri-lynn Papagiannis
Terri-Lynn Papagiannis (TL PAPA) is an artist and art educator, born and raised on Vancouver Island. At a young ...
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River Love
After yearning for decades
to say I love you and mean it, today
on my practised water’s-edge path
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Featured Photographer: True Dennison
True Dennison has been in love with photography and film for as long as she can remember. Growing up on the ...
Art, Medicine, and Soap
“I never knew what I wanted to do,” Valerie Lamirande confided to me. She had dabbled in photography, woodwork, ...
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Q̓ʷalayu House
Like the daily ebb and flow of the tides along the shores of Vancouver Island, there is constant movement of ...
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Leña Residency
Nestled amongst the towering forest on Galiano Island and backing onto Bluffs Park, Leña Residency is a retreat ...
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Experience Tahsis
Located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island within the traditional territory of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First ...
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Inspired by Nature
Island Clayworks would like to acknowledge that we operate our business in the traditional territory of the ...
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It’s In The Details
Building custom homes in Campbell River and the surrounding area is a gift not every craftsman gets to experience. ...
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Healthy Hives
The honeybee, or apis mellifera, is what we call a pollinator. Flying from flower to flower collecting nectar and ...
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Riding Off-Grid
When I moved to Vancouver Island in 2009, finding like-minded “horse folks” to ride with was top priority. I ...
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Little River
My family and I have lived on the northern end of Quadra Island for two years. We moved here from Manitoba, and ...
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The Gardening Movement
THE GARDENING NARRATIVE
HEATHER KELLERHALS–STEWART
Behind every widely held belief there is a narrative—true ...
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Building a Technology Hub
The Campbell River Area Angel Group (CRAAG) was founded in February 2019 when Campbell River Economic Development ...
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Paddling Adventures
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
— Mary Oliver
“Shhh, listen … ...
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Traffic Jam
Oh no! What? Wait for another traffic light? Simultaneous laughter, as our eyes connect, and we realize we have ...
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Small Farm, Big Ideas
In a way, a farm is like the ocean, a fixture of the landscape, yet in constant motion. Every season brings a part ...
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Vertical Madness
When you walk into the cavernous room at Robron Centre in Campbell River—which feels part warehouse, part ...
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