
On Friday, May 13, 2022, a group of paddlers from many backgrounds made their way, in two interconnected voyageur ...

It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon as I make my way through Alex Blais’ yard, following the sound of laughter toward an ...
Words & Photos by
Sara Kempner

Like most woodworking spaces, Sandpiper Studio is an organized-but-dusty collection of equipment designed for the ...

I-HOS GALLERY
K'ÓMOKS FIRST NATION
Owned and operated by the K’ómoks First Nation, I-Hos Gallery showcases a ...

Hi, my name is Darragh Tormey, and this is my love essay.
Love can mean a million things, and it means ...

K’ómoks First Nation (KFN) members Sean Frank and Trevor Hardy, assisted by master carver Joe Martin of ...

The Comox Valley in the 1960s was remote, beautiful, and serene. It was also secluded, with no major highway ...

Glean (v.): Gather (ears of grain, etc.) after the harvest.
I recently attended an inspiring symposium hosted ...

Some of my dearest early memories involve water. My dad would tie a rope on my sister’s and my life jackets as we ...
Words & featured photo by
Erica Keen

Marianne Enhörning is a West Coast Canadian artist. Born in Sweden, she split her work life for many years between ...

As an adventure, wildlife, and sports photographer based in the Comox Valley, Nick chases the thrill of unique ...

Every day, we hear and say, “I love this.”
And this. And this. And this. And oh, that over there, too.
We toss ...

In 2008, novice paddleboarder Norm Hann hatched a plan to travel by stand-up paddleboard (SUP), with boat support, ...

We’ve all done it. Bragged about how we used to go somewhere when it was still cool and undiscovered, before the ...

Deep in the heart of Utah Mormon country, in a place called Temple Square, sits an unusual statue known as the ...

The ferns have their fresh, feathery leaves and everything in sight is electric green. This is Vancouver Island in ...
Words & Photo by
Jennifer Jellett

Two “very pregnant” cats. That was the delivery at the door of the Kitty Cat P.A.L. (Prevent-A-Litter) Society at ...

In 1992, an eclectic group of local artisans joined together to form The Potters Place Gallery. “There was already ...

There is a natural intimacy to be found at the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival. Readers, writers, ...

Land is on my mind a lot these days, as a dad and freelance journalist. I recently interviewed an old Findlay ...

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably driven past the community halls north of Courtenay along Highway 19A ...

My dearest Yarden, It wasn’t just one of your plants that snared me. Nor did my love for you hit all of a sudden. ...

Bark! Bark! Bark! We are an hour and a half into our wilderness validation search; Rudy has already found two ...

When LOVE was suggested as our summer theme, I jumped on it. I planned to write an inspiring intro that would ...