DISCOVERY
An enlightening interview from our last issue led me down a rewarding rabbit trail. The conversation was an ...
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ALL Volume 2
Small Town, Big Music Scene
If you’ve never taken in a concert in a small town (think 400 peoplesmall), you may be interested in exploring the ...
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Haig-Brown Writer in Residence Program
"I would never have expected that house to be so inspiring...I haven’t had that much of a productive writing ...
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Freedom, Flexibility, and Adventure
A passion for exploration made the decision to live in a camper on the back of her Tacoma truck an easy one for ...
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Born Wild
At 18 years old, Matt is fully submerged in wild island living. A ski instructor and fishing guide, Matt also has ...
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Finding Connection, Nourishing Community
Summer in the Amberson-Volk household is a very busy time, full of celebration and good energy. Between wedding ...
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Braving The Storm
Picture a howling January morning in Campbell River. Rain pelts down on snow-covered rocks, the streets are full ...
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Little River
My name is Jonah. I’m 11 years old and I live at Blind Channel on West Thurlow Island. My family has lived at ...
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Small But Mighty
A community builder is someone who brings the community together, who loves to connect people with one another, ...
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From Tater Tots to Full-Fledged Foodie
From the moment my head hits the pillow until first light shines through my bedroom windows, I’m thinking of food. ...
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A Very True Story
Please be advised that the following story contains a graphic description of a grizzly bear attack from the summer ...
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Always A Rock in my Pocket
Convincing a stone to become something else is no small task; it’s noisy, it’s dusty, it’s dirty. It is my labour ...
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Featured Photographer: Moira Le Patourel
Campbell River photographer Moira Le Patourel has spent the last decade working around the world as an expedition ...
Featured Artist: Sonny Assu
Sonny Assu (Ligwiłda’xw of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) was raised in North Delta, BC, over 250 km away from his ...
It Began as a Dream
“Never let it be said that to dream is a waste of one’s time, for dreams are our realities in waiting. In dreams, ...
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An Aerial Perspective
I’ve always been engrossed by the viewpoints that higher elevation grants. One of my first childhood memories as a ...
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Exploring West
Twenty-nine and a half pounds. Twenty-four and a half pounds. Thirty-eight and a half pounds. Thirty-seven and a ...
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If Dogs Could Talk
Sleeping soundly, Cole nuzzled into the duvet and Archie was curled in his favourite blanket—you would think ...
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A Hiługwila for Mia
“Everything changes once you have kids.” It’s such a cliche, but one that holds true. After I had my kids I found ...
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GARDENING 101
1. CHOOSING YOUR SEEDS
A blend of Mesclun mix, oriental greens, or lettuce mix for raised beds or container ...
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ELEVATION
The streets and alleys of downtown Courtenay look considerably different in the first week of June. It could be ...
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MARKET INNOVATORS: HEALING BLISS BOTANICALS
Healing Bliss Botanicals inspires people to nurture their bodies and restore themselves and the planet through the ...
CONFESSIONS OF AN AVERAGE SAILOR
“I used to race Lasers when I was a kid” is what I wrote on the new member release form. A half-truth. It should ...
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HORNBY ISLAND
After two ferry rides and a quick jaunt across Denman Island, you arrive on Hornby Island, the gem of the Gulf ...
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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
On a summer afternoon with life jacket-less tubers bobbing by, teenagers jumping off cliffs and dogs fetching ...
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ALPINE TO OCEAN
It’s go time. I know the big day has arrived when I see canoes in the parking lot of Mount Washington Ski Resort. ...
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WRECKIN’ SHOP
For the past 90 years Royston’s rusty monuments to Vancouver Island’s nautical history rests on the Comox Harbour ...
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RECREATING NOSTALGIA
North Americans love their cars. No matter how hard we try to avoid it and might hate to admit it, the automobile ...
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THE COMPETITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
With a spirit of excellence and determination Darcy Lange has overcome serious illness and found legendary status ...
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VOLATILE COMBINATIONS
What do you get when unruly people meet unruly bees? If Dave and Andrea Brimacombe, the creative geniuses behind ...
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AUDIBLE INSPIRATION
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
– John Muir
Silent Season is a music label ...
THOUGHTS FROM AN OYSTER
Most of you don’t know much about us. You like to talk like you do, gazing at each other over the plate. There’s ...
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LAST STAND IN THE LAND OF PLENTY
It was a hot day in May. My first spring as a resident of the Comox Valley and it felt as though summer was ...
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