
It was April 1912 when Hilda Mary Slayter packed her travel trunk with an elegant trousseau in preparation for her ...
Words by
Claire King
Opening photo by
Alan Hustak

Paige Whitehead was 13 years old when she saw bioluminescence for the first time, during a midnight dip in the ...
Photos courtesy of
NYOKA Design Labs

Did you know that in the heart of Courtenay, a local recording studio—decked out with audio and video gear, and ...

In my opinion, no fruit or vegetable epitomizes all that is sweet and ephemeral about summer better than the ...

Memories from a life well lived.
It started prosaically enough. Frances, at our dinner table ...

Born in the iron jungles of Vancouver, Rem Skolney, aka “The Western Skirted Tiger,” has been passionately ...

This quiet, unsung artist was born in July 1939 in North Vancouver. After a troubled time in boarding school, he ...

Della and Winter Podmore-Goggins have grown up here and attend Cumberland Community School, where Della is going ...

The vision for the Gravity MTB Garage sounds like a mountain biker’s dream. After a fun afternoon in the ...

In this Community in Action feature, we’ve profiled dozens of charitable organizations who work to improve various ...

Have you ever wondered what your body is physically and mentally capable of handling? I asked myself this question ...

The term “harm reduction” refers to a range of practices and policies with roots going back to the 1960s, when ...

When I phone Dave Hall to chat about his Comox Valley-based camera repair business, we struggle through a minute ...

People from all ages and walks of life are drawn to horses. I think it’s because horses seem to be able to touch ...

An invasive plant is defined by context. A plant considered a noxious weed by one person or group may be used for ...

The nine-acre Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park is one of the most picturesque places in Comox. This historic ...

The Vancouver Island marmot has lived on Vancouver Island for hundreds of millennia. In all that time, it has only ...

Around the world, many children study dance from an early age, learning the vocabulary, foundational movements, ...

“Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, ...

Dance is a language that transcends borders, barriers, and abilities. We use it to share stories, communicate ...

Welcome to our ZEST issue, which has nothing to do with citrus fruit and everything to do with gusto, enjoyment, ...