REMARKABLY UNSINKABLE
It was April 1912 when Hilda Mary Slayter packed her travel trunk with an elegant trousseau in preparation for her ...
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ALL Volume 34
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Paige Whitehead was 13 years old when she saw bioluminescence for the first time, during a midnight dip in the ...
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BRIDGING THE ART/TECH GAP
Did you know that in the heart of Courtenay, a local recording studio—decked out with audio and video gear, and ...
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ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT
In my opinion, no fruit or vegetable epitomizes all that is sweet and ephemeral about summer better than the ...
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ELDER VALLEY: PIQUANCY AND JOY
Memories from a life well lived.
It started prosaically enough. Frances, at our dinner table ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: REM SKOLNEY
Born in the iron jungles of Vancouver, Rem Skolney, aka “The Western Skirted Tiger,” has been passionately ...
FEATURED ARTIST: JULIAN BARKER
This quiet, unsung artist was born in July 1939 in North Vancouver. After a troubled time in boarding school, he ...
LITTLE VALLEY: A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS
Della and Winter Podmore-Goggins have grown up here and attend Cumberland Community School, where Della is going ...
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NOT A BIKE SHOP
The vision for the Gravity MTB Garage sounds like a mountain biker’s dream. After a fun afternoon in the ...
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BEYOND BUSINESS AS USUAL
In this Community in Action feature, we’ve profiled dozens of charitable organizations who work to improve various ...
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A 4,200-KM JOURNEY
Have you ever wondered what your body is physically and mentally capable of handling? I asked myself this question ...
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SAFE AND SOUND
The term “harm reduction” refers to a range of practices and policies with roots going back to the 1960s, when ...
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RECOMMITTING TO FILM
When I phone Dave Hall to chat about his Comox Valley-based camera repair business, we struggle through a minute ...
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EQUINE ENJOYMENT
People from all ages and walks of life are drawn to horses. I think it’s because horses seem to be able to touch ...
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LISTENING TO PLANTS
An invasive plant is defined by context. A plant considered a noxious weed by one person or group may be used for ...
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A TRUE COMOX GEM YOU’LL LOVE
The nine-acre Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park is one of the most picturesque places in Comox. This historic ...
MARMOTS IN FOCUS
The Vancouver Island marmot has lived on Vancouver Island for hundreds of millennia. In all that time, it has only ...
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ART IN MOTION
Around the world, many children study dance from an early age, learning the vocabulary, foundational movements, ...
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COME AS YOU ARE
“Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, ...
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WE CAN DANCE IF WE WANT TO
Dance is a language that transcends borders, barriers, and abilities. We use it to share stories, communicate ...
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LIVING YOUR ZEST LIFE
Welcome to our ZEST issue, which has nothing to do with citrus fruit and everything to do with gusto, enjoyment, ...
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