GETTING THE DRIFT
Every poem tells a kind of story, but poems are not short stories. They are a unique medium which is concerned ...
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ALL Volume 24
MUD, MESS, AND MAGIC
I respectfully acknowledge that we are on the unceded traditional territories of the K’ómoks First Nation, and I ...
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DEMYSTIFYING MUSHROOMS
My mom used to make stuffed mushroom caps at the drop of a hat. “We’ve been invited to so-and-so’s for dinner. ...
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THE THREADS OF RECOVERY
My adventures used to involve adrenaline. Like the time I hitchhiked from Kamloops to climb Mt Forbes in Banff ...
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SPEAKING FOR THE TREES
Devin Burton grew up in the Comox Valley but only recently discovered the Bevan trails, a network of paths winding ...
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FEATURED WORDS: LONGEST NIGHT
On the longest night
Tuck tiny love notes
Written with winter berries
Into the dark earth
Whisper them ...
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FEATURED ARTIST: ZOEY MAYENBURG
Originally from Comox, Zoey currently lives in Victoria. Her work is inspired by nature, the seasons, the cycles ...
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: JARRETT LINDAL
Jarrett Lindal is a Vancouver Island-based outdoor adventure and wildlife photographer who grew up in the Comox ...
HEALING DIRT
One day, the Itatsoo Lake Trail will connect the community of Hitacu, near Ucluelet, to the lake hidden in the ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: ZOË HENDERSON
My name is Zoë, and I am nine years old. I have lived in Cumberland my whole life and I really love winter in the ...
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COASTAL COLLABORATION
It was late August in the Great Bear Rainforest and the salmon were starting to return to their nascent streams ...
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THE VINYL REVIVAL
In the last few years, you may have noticed the resurgence of vinyl records and local record shops. What is it ...
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TAKING THE PLUNGE
On January 1, 2019, a large group of adventurous Cumberland residents gathered on the shores of Comox Lake. ...
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RAISING WOMEN
Famed feminist leader Gloria Steinem is quoted as saying: “Revolutions that last don’t happen from the top down. ...
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CALLED TO THE BAR
It began in a small kitchen on a small island, with peanut butter, honey, and oats.
It was 1993 when Trish ...
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STORM, SPIRITS, AND ISOLATION: LIFE ON THE LIGHTS
Few manmade structures have the universal allure of the lighthouse. We are drawn to them, as much for their ...
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RAKING THE COALS
I never know what to expect during our visits. Often, she is not home; her tiny body is present in a mobile chair ...
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TAKING THE TEMPERATURE ON GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
I’ve been intimately involved in the ground-source heat pump (GSHP) industry for 20 years. I began with mud up to ...
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UNHINDERED GOOD TIMES ON FORBIDDEN PLATEAU
Katherine Kirk suspected the roof of Forbidden Plateau’s day lodge was going to collapse. “One day, a woman in the ...
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ARE WE OUT OF THE WOODS YET?
I began to write this letter on a rainy, blustery day in early November—possibly not the best time to reflect on ...
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SWEAT IT OUT
True story: my first-ever sauna experience included pitchers of gin Caesars and a waterslide—a really steep one. ...
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