THE SURROUNDING BLUE
I first sensed how landscape affects us while studying writing at the University of Saskatchewan. The ...
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ALL Volume 18
IN SEARCH OF THE SIMPLE LIFE
No matter where I’ve ended up on this journey, the coast has always called me back and the surf has kept me sane. ...
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CURIOUS CREATURES
Once upon a time, my grade seven teacher took our class on a road trip from our interior town of Kamloops to the ...
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FRIENDLY COMPETITION
The 2014 annual general meeting of the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) was winding down when something ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: JUSTIN YARETZ
My name is Justin, and I am a very active boy who loves the outdoors. My favourite summer sports are BMX racing ...
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FEATURED ARTIST: ALEX MAERTZ
Alex Maertz is an illustrator based on the west coast. Born a stone’s throw from the woods, she instinctively ...
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: PAIGE OWEN
Paige Owen is a photographer and graphic designer based in the Comox Valley. She takes inspiration from her ...
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION
We live in an incredible rainforest. Part of the wonder of our local geography is the amazing old-growth trees ...
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IN HER ELEMENT
Take a moment and listen to your breath. Inside it is the cadence of the ocean, the push and pull of an endless ...
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PROTECTING THE BALANCE
The Baynes Sound herring spawn in March is a spectacle, and the largest of its kind. About 38% of all the herring ...
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THE RETURN OF GIANTS
For the past 15 years, I’ve spent summers working as a kayak guide leading multi-day trips, mostly in the waters ...
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CRUMBLING CANNERIES
It was the 1880s and “The Great Salmon Industry” was in its golden years on the British Columbia coast. Entire ...
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AQUA MAN
His name is Kumugwe (pronounced “koo-moo-gwee”). He lives in a mansion made of precious metals, is revered as a ...
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CURRENT DEMAND
The red embers of cigarettes glow through a thick fog. It’s 6am and workers outside the processing plant at Mac’s ...
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A LIFE THAT BENEFITS OTHERS
The life of a Tibetan Buddhist monk is often assumed to take place in a remote monastery with complete detachment ...
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ABANDON SHIP
At one time she was probably a sporty trimaran, moored inside Comox Harbour. Then, during a fall wind storm her ...
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IN THE FIELD
ERIC RUSH: EXPLORER
To put it mildly, Eric Rush is pretty fond of road biking. A member of Courtenay’s Riverway ...
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UNLIKELY SHIPMATES
I’m tied to the dock as a gale grows outside the protection of the bay. Snow is piling up on the sailboat, but ...
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HOME BASE
Under the steady gaze of the Comox Glacier, looking east to the Strait of Georgia, the airfield at Canadian Forces ...
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