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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).

AT HOME WITH RODERICK HAIG-BROWN
Larger Than Life
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GETTING TO KNOW THE AWAKENEERS
For the love of music
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HA̱’ME’ RESTAURANT REOPENS AT KWA’LILAS HOTEL
Food security and a celebration of culture
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THE STRATHCONA REGION IS GUIDED BY PASSION AND PURPOSE
Editor's introduction to Vol. 9
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Centre Stage
The appeal of taking part in community theatre.
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Sticking To My (Traveller’s) Word
Seven continents in 40 years.
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Radical Love at the Art Hive
Open doors provide more than a creative opportunity for everyone.
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Featured Photographer: Bob Wild

Featured Artist: Kimberly Thompson

Wild Kelp Harvesting
Spending the day among strands of seaweed.
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10,000 Volunteer Hours of Urban to Alpine
Campbell River’s Search and Rescue Society.
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LISTEN TO THE WHISPER
Self-discovery at hollyhock retreat centre.
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Drawn to the Water
Documenting coastal mariners.
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The Heriot Bay Inn
Where ghosts, custodians, and community gather.

Exploring the Roots of Midwifery
A midwife’s reflections.
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LITTLE RIVER: CLEMENTINE AND PEPPER WILTSIE
Reflections from a younger resident
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Discovering Ancient Coastal Migration Patterns
The Hakai Institute’s new ancient DNA lab opens on Quadra Island.
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The Journey is the Gift
Finding Mick Taylor’s forever place.
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BOW HUNTING: A MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIFETIME OF LESSONS
Raising daughters to appreciate nature through conservation.
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CREATING COMMUNITY BY THE KEG-LOAD
The family legacy behind the North Island Craft Beer Festival.
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UNCOVERING THE MYSTERIES OF TWIN ISLANDS
Stories from Sheltering in the Backrush.
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A DECADE OF DUELLING RÉSUMÉS
My Path to Vancouver Island’s snowy slopes.
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CREATING SPACE FOR TRADITIONS, OLD AND NEW
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BALANCING NATURE AND NEW ENDEAVOURS
Opening Introduction
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Respect, Protect, Flourish
HOW TO LIVE WITH THE LAND, NOT JUST ON IT.
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Migration of the Grizzlies
AN EXERCISE IN WILDLIFE ECOLOGY SPECULATION.
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Saying Yes to South East Asia
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THE KLAHOOSE WAY
EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC AND INNOVATION OF KLAHOOSE WILDERNESS RESORT.
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FROM BEAN TO BAR
THE ORIGIN OF COAL CREEK ROASTERS.
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ɫokʷimas – You Are Strong
THE KWAKWAKA’WAKW YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE
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FROM OCEAN TO EYE LEVEL
DISCOVERY PASSAGE AQUARIUM IS AS INTERESTING AS THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES.
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THOUSANDS OF GULLS
THE STEWARDS OF MITLENATCH ISLAND.
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Featured Artist: DAVID ELLINGSEN
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Featured Photographer: Kiley Panziera
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A GAME CHANGER FOR FISH FARMING
THE REVOLUTION HAPPENING IN THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.
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LITTLE RIVER: AUTUMN LOTT
Reflections from a younger resident
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WHERE THE WIND TAKES US
HOW A COUPLE SAILED THEMSELVES INTO A BUSINESS VENTURE.
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Generations of Sound
LIFE AT ORCALAB’S RESEARCH STATION.
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GOLD AT THE END OF THE ROUTE
WHITE WATER KAYAKING IN GOLD RIVER.
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WILD BUS FILMS
How Wild Bus Films tells some of the planet's biggest stories
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Lights. Curtain. Go!
Reimagining the Rivercity Stage.
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