Fento: Clothing for women in their most powerful years
Feminist fashion
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ALL Makers & Innovators
What we learned when designing our own hockey-inspired board game
Upping our game
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Cohousing is the antidote to anonymous living
Just up the block
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Nimbus Paddles
Made on the West Coast, coveted worldwide
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Flipped Side Furniture: Skipping the landfill
A refreshing change
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How Ramona Gregory’s Slip Cast Porcelain Lamps Combine Form and Function
CRAFTING LIGHT
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: MIKEY PARSONS
FEATURED ARTIST: KEENAN MCCORMACK
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN BC GREEN BUSINESS
Making a difference
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FEATURED ARTIST: BRONWYN SCHUSTER
WOLF BLOSSOM
CRAFTING LEATHER WITH PASSION, PURPOSE, AND A LITTLE WILD SPIRIT
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Engineering a new life at Surf Side Fungus Farm
How to quit your day job
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A Volkswagen Bus gets a makeover
Electrifying Results
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CEDAR BARK WEAVER
Traditional techniques, patience, and care go into Mahatta Price’s cedar bark designs
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LOCAL TEA PURVEYORS
In pursuit of the perfect brew
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POETSKIS
Inspiring human connection, one ski turn at a time
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AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 4
Ten years later
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FROM PLASTIC IN THE SEA TO ART INGENUITY
Lost buoys
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GOLD RIVER AND ELK RIVER COFFEE CO.
A tale of two rivers
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THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MYSTICAL TAILS
Bridging souls
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GROWING APPLES AND MAKING CIDER
A 120-year old tradition
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COLLABORATIVE MICRO-FARMING
Growing food and community, one yard at a time
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AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 3
See them again
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AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 2
A fresh perspective
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THE ART AND CRAFT OF WOODTURNING
From wood to wow
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NATURAL COLLECTION STANDS
Handcrafted furniture for your musical instruments
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CVOX: COMOX VALLEY COMMUNITY RADIO
A local fountain of music, culture, and information
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HANDCRAFTING LINEN
From tiny flax seed to majestic fabric
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OUR COMMUNITY RUNS ON HUMAN CREATIVITY
Creative Director's Introduction to Vol. 37
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AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 1
Plus ça change
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Radical Love at the Art Hive
Open doors provide more than a creative opportunity for everyone.
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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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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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A PRESSING MATTER
The story of Black Cat skateboards.
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WINE FROM THE SOIL UP
A commitment to sustainable prosperity keeps 40 Knots Winery growing.
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A GAME CHANGER FOR FISH FARMING
THE REVOLUTION HAPPENING IN THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.
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TUNING IN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Invented for music festivals, silent disco headphones find new life during COVID-19.
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BY DESIGN
Using the language of architecture to build a life in a new country.
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MAGIC IN THE DYE POT
Fibre and fungi are key ingredients in Amy Crook’s creative process.
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MISADVENTURES IN BAKING
A look at the delicious possibilities of going gluten-free.
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THE WOMAN IN THE FLORAL DRESS
Élise Turgeon’s creative, generous spirit has brought a neighbourhood together.
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CHEERS TO THE LAZO BARREL COLLECTIVE
Three self-proclaimed beer geeks are crafting unique, tasty brews.
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CREATING A CANOE
K’ómoks First Nation members combine ancient methods and modern tools to bring a new vessel to life.
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T’AAM LAAN, STEERSMAN OF THE CANOE
A SUP adventurer’s trajectory through the mist.
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A PASSION FOR CLAY
After thirty years, The Potters Place Gallery continues to flourish.
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COMMUNITY, CARE, AND QUILTING
Local quilters have created a thriving guild, block by block and decade by decade.
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MIND YOUR SKIN, NATURALLY
Your skin protects you from the world. Take care of it with plant-infused products from local makers.
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STYLE AND SUNSTAINABILITY
The Comox Valley’s artisanal clothing designers create slow fashion that will look and feel great for a very long time.
Building a Technology Hub
How angel investors support economic development through innovative projects.
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RETHINKING ONIGIRI
A Hornby Island entrepreneur takes a beloved Japanese seafood snack to the next level.
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WHERE THERE’S WATER, THERE’S HOPE
Clearflo Solutions was already working on the global clean water crisis. Then their technology was needed much closer to home.
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KNIT LIKE A NORWEGIAN
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MUSIC WAS OUR CONTRABAND
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THE VILLAGE TINKER
Forging ahead in uncertain times.
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BRINGING BACK THE BYGONE
By restoring vintage furniture, we pay homage to the craftsperson, and to the forest which provided the raw material.
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Writing a New Narrative
Wildflowers & Co. Founder Alissa Assu Inspires the Future of Indigenous Women In Business
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BEYOND FARMING FOOD
How one local’s getting creative with her land.
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THE FUTURE LOOKS TASTY
Deep Bay’s new Centre For Seafood Innovation connects local seafood producers with greater markets.
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PLANTING FARMERS
Land-matching program nurtures the next generation.
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THE THREADS OF RECOVERY
A former adrenaline junkie becomes a different kind of adventurer, exploring new cultures through weaving.
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CALLED TO THE BAR
Hornby Organic is building an energy-bar empire based on a family recipe.
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GLOBAL BUSINESS, LOCAL IMPACTS
When is it better to do something by half? Allow AquaQuest to demonstrate.
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FROM FENCE BOARDS TO SURFBOARDS
No foam here: old cedar takes on new life in handcrafted heirloom surfboards.
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ALL FIRED UP
Award-winning potter Gordon Hutchens may be in his seventies, but he’s still got plenty of clay to shape, students to teach, and ideas to pursue.
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Always A Rock in my Pocket
Transforming the way we look at simple, everyday objects.
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A BACKCOUNTRY, MODULAR ROOM OF ONE’S OWN
How one award-winning company is reinventing a classic design for modern adventurers.
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THE ORIGINAL SPIN SESSIONS
Black Creek’s spinning community has nothing to do with stationary bikes, and everything to do with the art and craft of wool.
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CREATIVE MOMENTUM
An inventive art show rallies local talent and business for the sake of environmental sea change.
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PERSONAL STYLE
By rethinking what we wear, the slow fashion movement provides support for local artistry and a path to sustainability.
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REBUILDING A HERITAGE HOME
After a Cumberland home catches fire, local professionals help the owners pay homage to history.
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FILM FOR THE FUTURE
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FASHION FORWARD
How one small business is making an environmental sea change with thoughtfully crafted swimwear.
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ADAPT OR DIE
Boomer Jerritt’s long history with photography represents the unique combination of skills needed to succeed in a saturated industry.
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REMARKABLE SOFTNESS
Yarn bombing, the spontaneous act of applying textiles in public spaces, liberates both artist and observer from expectation.
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SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION
In partnership with School District 71, skilled timber framers are teaching their craft to Comox Valley youth.
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THE CLARITY OF GLASS
A New Zealand artist reclaims herself through the sensory joys of a Campbell River studio.
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GIRL ON FIRE
The quiet dirt road in Merville where Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld was raised led her loudly around the globe.
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FAMILY FRAMEWORK
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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BAR CART BOUNTY
From humble Roman origins, the refreshing shrub is making a comeback in the craft cocktail scene.
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HOME VIDEO
Balancing the give-and-take required to responsibly host the filmmaking process in our own backyard.
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TOUGH LOVE
Four artists collectively known as the Wood Vibe Tribe are refreshing woodworking traditions and using the power of camaraderie to shape their own identities.
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STONECROFT FARM
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A CABIN BUILT FROM THE WOODS
CascadianWoodTech.
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FORGING PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS
FIRE & HAMMER FORGEWORKS.
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CREATING FUN & GAMES
An interview with Jason Kapalka.
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AS YOU LIKE IT
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MATERIAL CREATIVE
Creating beauty on the cutting edge.
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CASTING LIGHT
The Process of Illumination at the Fanny Bay Candle Company.
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LOST SAVANA FARM
Finding bounty at the end of the road.
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BEES IN A MAILBOX
The age of drones.
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COMOX VALLEY’S CRAFTING COMMUNITY
Connecting a community of Comox Valley crafters with the world
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MORE THAN GOOD DESIGN
Dialect Design Studio
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FLOAT YOUR BOAT
Quality, handcrafted, and traditional wooden boats
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A CAUTIONARY TALE
Keeping up with the 3D printing Industry, or not.
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ALTERNATIVE THERAPY
Art and music provide space to explore, heal, and transform.
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WATER-PROOFED PIONEERS
'Wet-Coast' inspired waterproof solutions for world travels and backward adventures.
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COMOX VALLEY SOAP ARTISTS
A look at Hornby Island Soap Company and Royston Soapworks.
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BRICK BY BRICK
Habitat for Humanity: helping to build the foundation for happier, healthier lives.
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CEYLON CUISINE & SPICES
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PASSIONATE BREWING
The story of cancer, community and a hospital mini fridge.
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OUTSIDE IN
A young man’s journey from the forest to the Banff International Film and Book Festival.
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BUILDING ON NATURE
Furniture builders share their love of the craft.
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COMPLETE COMBUSTION
A young mason unites modern heating challenges with ancient solutions.
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ABUELO’S CORN TORTILLAS
A local business grows by staying true to their origins.
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A BIG TENT WITH BIG INTENT
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SEWING WILD
A man, his sewing machine, and a passion for new experiences come together in a Cumberland business.
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MATERIALIZING THE SOUL
Three Comox Valley jewellers carry on the tradition of hand made, wearable art while applying distinct creative visions.
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KINDRED SPIRIT
Kindred Custom Snowboards
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THE NEW BREWMOX VALLEY
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INSPIRATION IN A MOUNTAIN TOWN
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CLEVER CROW
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REACHING OUT WITH ROBOTICS
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WHY TEA?
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WIRED WATERSHED
Hakai Energy Solutions
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ECLECTIC TONES
Joi Guitars
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MARKET INNOVATORS: HEALING BLISS BOTANICALS
FUTURE PERFECT
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NAKED BICYCLES
The naked truth
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RECREATING NOSTALGIA
Exquisite auto creations.
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VOLATILE COMBINATIONS
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