FEATURED ARTIST: SHELLEY VANDERBYL
Born in Hay River, NWT, Shelley has lived in Edmonton, Switzerland, and five Canadian provinces.
Her work, both ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: ANIUEMILIA
Originally from Poland, Ania of AniuEmilia Photography has lived on beautiful Vancouver Island for 30 ...
LIVING LARGE
Most people are shocked when they learn our family of five lives in a tiny home. “How many square feet?” they ask ...
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VIDEOGRAPHERS AND FILMMAKERS
SCOTT BELL
Scott Bell is an outdoor adventure filmmaker who has a commitment to capturing the beauty of the ...
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IT’S A WET COLD
Like many Vancouver Island folk, I’ve made plenty of happy memories in Strathcona Provincial Park. In the summer ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: AVA THOMAS
My name is Ava, and I am ten years old. I was born in Vancouver and moved to Cumberland with my mom and dad when I ...
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THE BLUE BUZZ
If there is one truth the pandemic has disclosed, it’s that, as humans, we yearn for connection to the elements. ...
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THE GIFT OF MOTION
Growing up in the Comox Valley, Mal Irvine, who uses they/them pronouns, often felt uncomfortable. They were ...
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RETHINKING ONIGIRI
Hornby Island local Jake Berman first encountered onigiri while visiting his sister in Japan in 2006. This ...
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DROP INTO A DEEP READ
In 2015, on his way to Whistler, Duncan Hague flew over the Rocky Mountains and peered out the plane’s little oval ...
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE
We’ve all heard the adage “It takes a village to raise a child.”
Now imagine we’re talking about your child. ...
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BREWMOX VALLEY 2.0
When I wrote The New Brewmox Valley for the inaugural issue of this magazine in 2014, I told a hopeful and ...
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WHERE THERE’S WATER, THERE’S HOPE
Imagine noticing smoke in the distance, then, less than ten minutes later, your property is fully consumed by ...
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KNIT LIKE A NORWEGIAN
I pull up to Kelsey Epp’s Merville farm, and, before my feet hit the ground, the silence of the long, verdant ...
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MUSIC WAS OUR CONTRABAND
May 31, 2021: “Hey, Meaghan, we’re thinking if some restrictions lift this summer we might try to book some shows ...
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LET THE RIVERS RUN
In case you haven’t noticed, the Comox Valley has been experiencing a population boom of late. Newcomers choose ...
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THE DUBIOUS PLEASURES OF WINTER BIRDING
The first time Tom (not his real name) had someone call the cops on him was in the winter. He was several blocks ...
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BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED
This is a tale of resilience. A tale of how, if your resolve is true, you can make it to your destination.
Even ...
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A LIFE LIVED WITH VOLUME
Everyone remembers the first time they met Thomas Dunn. He was a rare individual who made an impression—mostly ...
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