Volume 20 Archives - The Collective Magazines

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NOW OR NEVER

CV Collective, Fall

Last summer my family and I embarked on an epic journey. 10 months, 10 provinces, 25 US states, 17 Mexican states, ...

Words & Photos by

Alice Grasby

COVERING NEW GROUND

CV Collective, Fall

Despite the perpetual spotlight that the world of technology enjoys for “changing the world”, few technical ...

Words by

Mike B.

Photo by

Scott Bell

LITTLE VALLEY: MIA BEATTIE

CV Collective, Fall, Little Valley

I have lived in Cumberland my whole life. I was born in October, even though I wasn’t supposed to come until ...

Words by

Mia Beattie

CREATIVE MOMENTUM

CV Collective, Fall

Board riding culture and the visual arts have always held a natural alliance, sharing a rejection of norms to ...

Words by

Ross Bodenmann

Photos by

Gordon Ross

WITCHES OF THE WOODS

CV Collective, Fall

Fall gives way to a darkness, where fairytales operate best. As the days grow shorter and the sun slips behind the ...

Words by

Meagan Roberge

Photo by

Karley Bracey

FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH BERGERON

CV Collective, Fall, Featured Artist

Sarah is a Comox Valley-based artist primarily working in oil painting. At the core of her practice is an ...

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: VIKTOR DAVARE

CV Collective, Fall, Featured Photographer

Viktor came to Canada from Switzerland in 1978, eventually immigrating here. He spent 13 years in Calgary before ...

RADICAL VULNERABILITY

CV Collective, Fall

“Every child, every person, needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be ...

Words & photos by

Alex Nataros

PERSONAL STYLE

CV Collective, Fall

As concern for our environment spreads, we’re becoming more conscious of the ripple effects of our lifestyle. Fast ...

Words by

Nicole Bertram

Photos by

Meredith Rose

HELLO GHOST

CV Collective, Fall

Would you be less frightened of a ghost if you were able to greet it by name? The Comox Valley contains many ...

Words by

Kim Bannerman

Illustration by

Clive Powsey

COOL AND COLLECTED

CV Collective, Fall

It’s a long and lazy Saturday. The kids are sleeping off another busy week of school. Looking out the window, you ...

Words by

Meagan Roberge

Photo by

Bill Jorgensen

ABOVE AND BEYOND

CV Collective, Fall

If you know what to look for, the signs of the Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC) are everywhere. A new log ...

Words by

Ryan Stuart

Featured photo by

Ryan Stuart

REBUILDING CHARACTER

CV Collective, Fall

Our heritage house was built in 1895 with the proceeds of a hip-length gold chain carried over the Chilkoot Pass. ...

Words by

Jenn Laing

Photos by

Joanne McElroy

PROPHETS AND HARBINGERS

CV Collective, Fall

Owls are a fascinating subject rife with symbolism, mythology, and contentious conservationism. No Halloween would ...

Words by

Neil Borecky

Photo by

Alexandra Stephanson

IN THE FIELD

CV Collective, Fall

PETER GEE: CONNECTOR If you recently arrived in the Comox Valley and found a family doctor with little trouble, ...

Words by

Jen Groundwater

Photos by

Jenn Dykstra

STROKE OF MAGIC

CV Collective, Fall

My boyfriend, Curtis Blackburn, and I love to be in the mountains. Although we spend most of our time in ...

Words by

Alaina Vesper

Photo by

Bastian Fleury

DIFFICULT TERRAIN

CV Collective, Fall

As I roll over a small bump in the slope, a voice calls out to move out further to the edge of the run on skier’s ...

Words by

Brad Kilgour

Photo by

Allan Sawchuck

WHERE YOUR HEART IS

CV Collective, Fall, Intro

“I discovered mountain rivers late, for I was a prairie child… All I knew was that it was pure delight to be where ...

Words by

Allie Jenkinson

Photo by

Sara Kempner