THE MYSTERIOUS FAROE ISLANDS
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ALL Volume 23
GOING DEEP
Reflections on life under water.
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HOW YA GONNA KEEP ‘EM DOWN ON THE FARM
Exploring family connections where farm meets sea, at Hornby Island’s Fossil Beach Farm.
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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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BEAVERS, WIDE OPEN!
As RuPaul might say, getting to know more about our beavers may improve our quality of life.
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THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH
Hunger Moon is a shining read for a season of strangeness.
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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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GREY TURNED GREEN
Comox, British Columbia, tops the list of Best Communities to Live in Canada 2040.
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MORE THAN KUS-KUS-SUM
Project Watershed is using a federal grant to restore the salmon highway: the Salish Sea's nearshore habitat.
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THROUGH THE VENEER
Getting creative in the place between water and air, where the perspective is elastic and welcoming.
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EAT YOUR MEDICINE
On a mission to teach all kids that healthy food can taste great.
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MOVING THROUGH CHANGE
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ON SMOKING AND PICKLING
SIMPLE PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY—AND FLAVOUR.
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INFLUENZA’S DEADLY TRAIL
At the close of World War I, the so-called Spanish flu claimed lives all over the world, even in the Comox Valley.
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THE BEAUTY OF THE BURN
Buddhist wisdom tells us that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Try telling your body that.
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THE SUSPENSE WON’T KILL US
COVID-19 has changed global tourism forever. Here on the island, local operators and residents need to imagine a new future for the industry.
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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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FEATURED ARTIST: RICHARD MRAVIK
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: GLYNNIS GREY
FEATURED WORDS: DISTANCE
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
On a hot summer day in 1938, a few sparks from a locomotive caused Vancouver Island’s largest blaze.
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COURTENAY AFTER COVID
Twenty years after the pandemic, a local historian looks back.
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DRAWN TO THE FLAMES
Because our personal relationship with fire is a cautious one, we love the excitement of fire shows.
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ART, A HARVEST, AND A BLESSING
Public Place / Sacred Space leaves a meaningful legacy in downtown Courtenay.
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VERACITY OF THE VESPIDS
Wasps are a family of insects truly to be loathed. Or are they?
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PUTTING THE SUN TO WORK
Vancouver Island’s first Passive House Plus is healthful, comfortable, beautiful—and costs nothing to heat.
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FORGED IN TOUGH TIMES
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