FEATURED WORDS: GENIUS LOCI
for S’ólh Téméxw (the traditional territories of the Stó:lo-)
out in the valley
plump drupelets fall into ...
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ALL Volume 26
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: FRANCOISE GERVAIS
Born and raised in Quebec, Françoise is a self-taught wildlife/landscape photographer. Her first career was as a ...
FEATURED ARTIST: BRIAN JESSOP
A member of the Taku River First Nation by birth, Brian was adopted as an infant by Linda and Perry Jessop and ...
RAFTING THE ALSEK
In August 2020, I travelled to a magical corner of the world where there are more glaciers than anywhere outside ...
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PROTECTING PERSEVERANCE
March 4, 2021: “This is not good. I’ve just gone to look at the area. The flagging starts about 50 meters beyond ...
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BRINGING BACK THE BYGONE
My parents were notorious collectors. On any given Saturday, they would pack up our silver E150 Ford Econoline van ...
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THE MCLOUGHLIN GARDENS
When Sarah McLoughlin passed away on February 10, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver—her husband ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: TOWNES BLUE
We moved to the Comox Valley a little over three years ago. I spent most of my childhood living in Nelson, BC, ...
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TOWARD A MORE LIVABLE VALLEY
You pretty much can’t have a conversation anywhere in the world today without one of our global crises popping up ...
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REIMAGINING REGIONAL RECREATION
Imagine three siblings—Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox—who tolerate each other, but aren’t exactly brimming with ...
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LEARNING LANGUAGE; BUILDING COMMUNITY
North Island College’s (NIC)’s Indigenous language courses are bringing together students and building a community ...
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LIFTING THE FOG
A few years ago, a fog rolled in on me, gradually placing a dim, grey mist over my view in all directions. I ...
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FREE THE LAWNS!
Urban agriculture can mean a number of things depending on who you ask and where in the world it’s occurring. To ...
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IT’S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY
What separates SOS Gear from other outdoor stores is not what it carries, but what it doesn’t.
Like most gear ...
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GETTING HIGH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine environments are ...
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SAILING FORTH
There’s no real place to start this story of sailing. I never would have predicted that I would be writing this ...
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WELCOME TO HISTORIC CUMBERLAND
A few years ago, there was a local kerfuffle because a new sign on the Inland Island Highway proclaimed: “Welcome ...
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GET AWAY TO GOLD RIVER
For over a year, we’ve all been dreaming of getting away, and perhaps Island adventures will once again be ...
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SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LAZY RIVER
One of the most iconic summer activities in the Comox Valley is tubing down the Puntledge River.
There’s no ...
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BEYOND FARMING FOOD
At the end of a dirt road, minutes from the sea, sits an idyllic farm.
Youthful alder, fir, hemlock, and pines ...
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CUMBERLAND, A TINY-TOAD SUPERHIGHWAY
I remember well the pitter-patter of tiny toad feet on my lawn when I was a child growing up across from the swamp ...
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THE FUTURE LOOKS TASTY
At the end of a meandering gravel driveway tucked among lush cedars stands the Deep Bay Marine Field Station, a ...
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RECHARGED AND READY
After so many months of navigating an ever-changing pandemic landscape of worries, warnings, restrictions, and ...
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