CONTINENTAL DRIFT
I’d heard of Ecuador for years: stories of great rivers, easy transportation, and friendly people. Now was the ...
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ALL Volume 17
THE WATERS WITHIN
Every person is made up of water. The Comox Valley Art Gallery Youth Media Project is nine folks coming together ...
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PLAYING THE LONG GAME
Walk into any garage in Canada and you’re likely to find a hockey stick or two, tucked in a corner or shoved ...
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BEARING WITNESS
On a late October day, a pale sun shines through sparse golden leaves, making sparkles on the Orford River. I know ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: CADENCE HERRON
When my Mom asked me what I wanted to write about for the CV Collective, I said climate change! It’s a big problem ...
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FEATURED ARTIST: JENNIFER EATON
I am a mother bear, yoga instructor and acrylic artist living in the village of Cumberland. I spend as much time ...
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: SHERYL HANULA
Living in the rugged, rain-soaked wilds of rural British Columbia, Sheryl finds ample inspiration in her own ...
GROUND RULES
When people in the community fear getting sued for speaking freely about a controversial land development ...
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WHAT TIME LEAVES BEHIND
Have you ever wondered about parked cars at the side of Highway 19, near the bridge about three kilometres south ...
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WINTER FUN FOR EVERYONE
I can safely say that mountain snow sports are for pretty much everyone. Think about it. With downhill skiing and ...
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SMOOTH MOVES
Around 11am on a sunny Monday, Dan Espeseth, Sean Manara, and Chris Hancock show up for work. Instead of riding to ...
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A CUSHY ARRANGEMENT
If you live close to a ski hill, the couch surfer is a species you’re intimately familiar with. Much print space ...
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A CHILLING TURN
Despite living on the water in the Valley, you have few options for surfing and it helps to get creative. I met ...
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IN THE FIELD
NAZANEEN DIZAI: CONNECTOR
Nazaneen Dizai brings ideas and people together. Whether in the corporate heart of ...
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WHAT MOVES US
We are made of the place we came from. If you eat locally and don’t drink bottled water, your body becomes a ...
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LONG MAY YOU RUN
Jane Wilde and Monika Terfloth are waiting for me at a patio on 5th Street. Not far from here, Terfloth once ...
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AN ELEGANT STRUGGLE
It’s a crisp November morning and the autumn sun has just breached the Beaufort mountains, casting gold and pink ...
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UNIVERSAL LOCAL
Dance has always been a significant part of Cathy Stoyko’s life. Her mother was a ballroom dance teacher, and with ...
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A PLACE UPSTREAM
The rivers of the Comox Valley are made in the winter. All season long, drop by drop, the rain falls and they ...
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