CHANGING TIDES
One of the most iconic locations in the Comox Valley is Goose Spit, a long finger of land that shields Comox ...
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ALL Volume 29
THE SNOWLINE
In 2021, I decided to travel across British Columbia with my bike and my skis—or, more accurately—with my skis on ...
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A LOVE LETTER TO WATER
“Restoring land without restoring relationship is an empty exercise.”
– Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, ...
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FEATURED ARTIST: CHRISTIAN GEISSLER
Born and raised on British Columbia’s West Coast, Christian grew up with a deep appreciation for nature, thanks to ...
FEATURED WORDS: I’M LEARNING
Wi'yugwa̱mala dłuwa̱n, - Baby with me,
Łax̱wa̱lanukwa̱n tłus. - I love you.
Mu'la̱n gax̱a'aḵus. - I’m ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: MORGAN NORTH
Eighteen-year-old Morgan, a Comox Valley resident, started taking photos with a smart phone when he was 12 and ...
COMMUNITY, CARE, AND QUILTING
One of my earliest memories is playing under my grandmother’s quilt frame while she and her friends sewed a quilt ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: MYLA BEHZAD
I’m 11 years old and I’ve lived in Cumberland my whole life. I LOVE art. It’s one of my favourite things to do. I ...
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TUNED TO THE COMMUNITY’S FREQUENCY
A lone modular office building with blue vinyl siding rests at the end of a gravel driveway on the edge of Homalco ...
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THE THRILL OF THRIFTING
Last year a friend messaged to let me know there was a promotional Walking Dead backpack at one of the thrift ...
MIND YOUR SKIN, NATURALLY
Most of us gain confidence when our skin looks and feels good, and this sometimes reflects how we hold ourselves ...
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THE SEA IS RISING
If you stand on Saratoga Beach and look out at the water on a calm day, the Salish Sea appears silent, steady, and ...
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STYLE AND SUNSTAINABILITY
JIPSI TREE
It all began when JoAnne McElroy simultaneously left both her teaching and tree-planting ...
A GARDEN FOR EVERYONE
When you enter the Gardens on Anderton, you are greeted by a volunteer host who offers a smile, an orientation, a ...
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BURNING QUESTIONS
When we invite young people to visit the engineered landfill at the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre, we ask ...
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GREENING YOUR MONEY
When Kermit the Frog said, “It’s not easy being green,” he wasn’t talking about investing, but he might as well ...
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WHY WE RISK
I don’t remember the summit of Mount Colonel Foster.
I know I stood on it with my friends, Chris and Sean. I ...
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NEITHER SEEN NOR HEARD
Not long after I moved to Cumberland, when it was easier to get lost in the forest, I was riding my dirt bike down ...
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FELLOWSHIP OF THE FOREST
“Expect mountain bikes, hikers, runners, dogs, children, and elders on these trails.”
—excerpt from the Interim ...
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SEAWEED, SVP
Seaweed is a food resource long celebrated by traditional coastal peoples across the globe, including throughout ...
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THE TEACHING THAT NATURE PROVIDES
In a field next to the ruddy red barn of the Black Creek farm owned by Margaret Douglas and Fred Hinz, a group of ...
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ALWAYS ASKING QUESTIONS
If you’ve ever spent time with a toddler, you’ll know they ask “Why?” about seven thousand times a day. When my ...
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