
Iconic or irksome? Either way, resident Canada geese are here to stay
They can’t fly away home
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The art of the image
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Where sea lions dance
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Love, land, and medicine
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Here, there, and everywhere
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Island Oasis
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A strange and intriguing organism calls for research
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A wilderness retreat allows an entire company to connect as equals
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A journey of connection
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Made on the West Coast, coveted worldwide
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Uncovering alignment beyond the physical
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Take it outside
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Keep your distance
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It's the climb
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The Undiscovered Mountain
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The threshold between a village and the great beyond
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High above the forest floor, small creatures find bliss
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An Introduction to Vol. 43
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The struggle for a beloved gathering place

Black Gold
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Lonely Sam
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Mysterious orange sky: a poem about a sunset over Goose Spit
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Meet me in the park. We’ve got some walking to do
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Trees and sand
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A very engaging life
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When “bedlam” let loose
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Just across the water, magic awaits
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Join the quest!
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Planning for a resilient, sustainable, edible future
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Sharing the wealth
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Considering the world beneath our feet
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Easy to love, hard to hold onto
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A sufferfest leads to a Shangri-La deep in the backcountry
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Vision, grit, and beauty
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Exploring a whimsical, botanical playground
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Community initiatives
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Wind in their hair
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one traveller finds more than they sought
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How to quit your day job
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The joy in being out there
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Theft from above
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This amazing life form is a portal into interspecies collaboration
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The CHI of land and sea
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Ten years later
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We have the power to make change. Hope helps us act.
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Lost buoys
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The life cycle of our marine debris: from flotsam to recycled and beyond
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A mysterious world of wonders
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Collaboration and conservation in the Campbell River estuary
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Growing food and community, one yard at a time
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Fire is the number-one risk to our watershed. We need to talk about it now.
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More than what’s in the name
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Spiral into the centre
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Double Bay Sanctuary
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Bigg time
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A golden killer
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Finding healing and nourishment in the garden
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Building business and community on Spring Island
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For BC’s fishers, it was the year of money
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What emergency service providers want you to know.
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What it takes to keep the Strathcona Parkway open.
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Spending the day among strands of seaweed.
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In an era of climate change and housing pressures, how can urban forests survive and thrive?
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Campbell River’s Search and Rescue Society.
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Meet the diving family who’ve been harvesting geoducks by hand for three generations.
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Modern witchcraft and how it may be able to help heal the planet.
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The Hakai Institute’s new ancient DNA lab opens on Quadra Island.
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Raising daughters to appreciate nature through conservation.
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The Cumberland Fungus Fest celebrates the marvellous multitaskers of the natural world.
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In tending to the land, we can restore diversity—and restore ourselves.
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The world’s rarest marmot lives on Vancouver Island. Photographer Catherine Babault wants to share its story with the world.
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HOW TO LIVE WITH THE LAND, NOT JUST ON IT.
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Being a part of the great chain of life, and nourishing it.
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The nominations are closed, but the voting has just begun in the annual Tree of the Year (TOTY) contest. And everyone, of any age, is eligible to vote for their favourite tree between April 1 and May 31.
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THE STEWARDS OF MITLENATCH ISLAND.
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The Valley resident behind one of the galaxy’s most popular websites.
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Macdonald Wood: A peaceful park born from controversy.
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After decades of clearcutting, can a fundamental shift protect what’s left of BC’s ancient trees?
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Farm-to-table flowers are a growing movement in the Comox Valley.
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Small-scale operations offer hope for the future of forestry.
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Avalanche Canada comes to the Island.
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Creative culinary events help put gustatory joy on everyone's menu.
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Fibre and fungi are key ingredients in Amy Crook’s creative process.
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Restoring and reconnecting land and water includes understanding our history.
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The forces behind the tides aren’t as simple as you think.
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Dr. John Bindernagel spent decades researching BC’s most elusive creature.
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It’s been around for 19 million years. So can the raccoon get a little grudging respect?
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Connected by water—reflections after an afternoon on Comox Lake.
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Going on a treasure hunt and building memories.
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A place of deep quiet
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A visual feast in green local waters may include iconic Wolf Eel.
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A soul-restoring destination for active dreamers.
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This ancient practice may be getting a rebrand, but it’s still about using our food resources wisely.
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Managing gentrification to protect the communities we love.
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They’re among our most plentiful bird species, but seagulls don’t actually exist.
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The importance of knowing what you’ve got—before it’s gone.
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We can’t fix the past for our forests and watersheds, but we have to get the future right.
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Ode to a Comox yarden (yes, that’s yard + garden).
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It's hard to get excited about something measured in millimetres. But ignoring climate resilience is no longer an option.
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For 25 years, the Gardens on Anderton have offered peace and beauty to all who enter.
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The Island's apex predator might just be the perfect neighbour.
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Along the Cumberland Trail Network, you’re sure to be in good company.
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Farm and forest experiences help kids thrive by connecting them to the land.
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How to inspect for a thriving, growing bee colony.
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Protected space for the birds in Beaver Lodge Lands
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We’re all going to die, but most of us don’t want to talk about it. Let’s reframe the conversation.
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Making a case for outdoor education.
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the K’ómoks First Nation Guardian Watchmen use the bounty of the sea to help protect the forest.
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Clearflo Solutions was already working on the global clean water crisis. Then their technology was needed much closer to home.
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Winters in the Valley aren’t what they used to be. What does this mean for our water supply?
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Streamkeepers keep a watchful eye on the Valley’s precious waterways.
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Join the hardy, determined, somewhat anti-social ranks of winter birders.
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Heighten your senses with a walk in the forest after dark.
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Courtenay’s sustainable, social cohousing community creates a village of neighbours.
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Comox’s favourite forest playground has many stories to tell.
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An ordinary stormwater retention pond turns out to be remarkable, indeed.
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How to explore space from your own backyard.
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Racing against time to protect a vital piece of nature.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away? Not always. New alternatives to cremation allow bodies to return to the earth naturally.
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A summer cottage becomes a place to dream and create.
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Restoring the Balance of Physical and Cultural Sustenance for Future Generations
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The Watery Highway Of Life On The North Island
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Four local governments working together for better parks and recreation management? It could be a reality very soon.
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The front lines of food production, coming to a neighbourhood near you.
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Singing the praises of our unique alpine environment.
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Small but mighty western toads have places to go, and we need to help them get there.
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…And three other fantastic sewage lagoons to see before you die.
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Hunting nearly emptied the Salish Sea of whales. Many species are returning—but they’re still at risk.
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The art and science of beekeeping.
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Land-matching program nurtures the next generation.
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Embarking on my maiden voyage
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Exploring the falls in all her seasons
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A kayaker’s retreat in Blackfish Sound
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The lush forest along the Puntledge River feels like a protected sanctuary, but some areas are slated for logging. A new local group aims to change that.
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In a pandemic season, tourism operators partner with First Nations to protect the shoreline.
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When is it better to do something by half? Allow AquaQuest to demonstrate.
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As RuPaul might say, getting to know more about our beavers may improve our quality of life.
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Comox, British Columbia, tops the list of Best Communities to Live in Canada 2040.
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Project Watershed is using a federal grant to restore the salmon highway: the Salish Sea's nearshore habitat.
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Vancouver Island’s first Passive House Plus is healthful, comfortable, beautiful—and costs nothing to heat.
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Enjoying the region in an unconventional way.
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Thirty-five kilometer of trail, six friends, six backpacks, four days, three nights, and one impromptu adventure.
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Rad new rides give biking a boost.
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From circular to linear and back again: the human economy on a finite planet.
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From fresh waters to the salty sea—the K’ómoks Important Bird Area.
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How one night of celebration supports a community vision.
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The history of the restoration of the Campbell River Estuary.
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The Petroglyphs of Quadra Island.
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In 1946, Forbidden Plateau was the epicentre of the Island’s last big earthquake. The Comox Valley experiences minuscule tremors all the time—are we due for another big one soon?
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How one award-winning company is reinventing a classic design for modern adventurers.
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Folklore tells of female forms that dwell in the forest, personifying the power of this dark, natural world to frighten and mystify.
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In the face of climate change, the City of Courtenay is working on an integrated system to handle a resource that knows no boundaries.
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Biologists and “citizen scientists” in the Comox Valley have banned together to gather data on an elusive creature that has long been a metaphor for the fears of mankind.
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By rethinking what we wear, the slow fashion movement provides support for local artistry and a path to sustainability.
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One of our community’s most crucial water sources is right under our feet.
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Catch-and-release aquariums provide a unique learning experience, sparking deep appreciation for the natural world.
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Roughly one-sixth of Denman Island residents are a member of the Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards, an organization doing work on the ground for the sake of surrounding waters.
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Following a decline due to the West Coast’s whaling history, the humpback population around Vancouver Island is making a massive comeback.
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The profits from a thriving fishing industry dried up, and businesses moved on. Some of the sites left behind are in hazardous decay, polluting our oceans and tarnishing BC’s coast.
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The nutrient-rich waters of Baynes Sound provide the ideal conditions for oyster harvesting, drawing workers to the Valley’s steady industry.
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Orphaned by their owners, a number of derelict boats litter the shores of Comox harbour. Due to murky jurisdiction and a lack of accountability, they’ll remain indefinitely.
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Just across the Salish Sea, only 70 kilometres from Campbell River as the crow flies, the Xwémalkwu (Homalco) people share the land with dozens of grizzly bears—and awe-struck visitors.
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In a rapidly growing community, development sprawl and the preservation of common space is a tense subject. Despite new demands and changing ownership, our old habits are hard to break.
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The rivers of the Comox Valley have the power to carry us home.
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The tranquil experience of our riverbanks betrays the life-and-death cycle that is central to the health of our forests and watersheds.
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While the political process can be disenchanting to voters, the accessibility of local politics allows us to get closer to the roots of democracy and play a direct role in shaping the future of the Valley.
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Through strong vision and tireless effort, an easily dismissed property in Union Bay becomes a unique and envious west coast gem.
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The Cumberland Community Forest Society reflects deep-rooted passions to map out a flourishing future.
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How a drive to be independent and self-sufficient unexpectedly led to community connection.
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In an attempt to protect ungulate species, BC is faced with a difficult dilemma. Is culling their predators an ethical response—and a scientifically sound solution?
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Turning the tides to de-industrialize the estuary in the heart of our community.
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Getting by with a little help from our friends.
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One family's tally of their waste.
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Building blocks of sustainability.
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The name says it all.
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Exploring the Puntledge Hatchery.
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Clam Gardens in the Salish Sea.
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Capturing nature's bounty.
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Cultivating the garden of your dreams.
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An interview with April Bencze.
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Life in the era of humans.
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The beauty of disconnecting.
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Respecting our neighbours.
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Consider wood burning and air quality in the Comox Valley.
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The importance of Environmental Non-Government Organizations (ENGOs) in British Columbia.
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Sharing your community with wildlife
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Trucking around the forest with filmmaker Marek Zaleski.
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A close encounter with the Cumberland Lake Wilderness Society.
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Saving more than local kelp forests.
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A visit to Nymph Falls provides poetic inspiration.
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A beginner’s guide to keeping chickens.
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Monumental efforts help salmon return to the Tsolum River.
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One couple’s quest to fish sustainably and satisfy spot prawn-lovers.
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The esoteric feeling at the heart of forest conservation.
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Navigating art and nature in the heart of Vancouver Island.
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An ecological highlight of the Comox Valley winter arrives alongside these fascinating fish.

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The Puntledge Paddling Festival celebrates a world class river.
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