GRIT AND GRACE
Kayleen VanderRee and Tyler Turner might be more competitive than your average couple. But when they participated in The Amazing Race Canada, they had to go with the flow to stay in the game.
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ALL Volume 35
KEEP IT GREEN
In an era of climate change and housing pressures, how can urban forests survive and thrive?
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FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
The history of fire protection services in Cumberland.
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DRIPPING IN CULTURE
Sweating my way through the public saunas of Finland and Estonia.
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THE SEA IN THEIR BLOOD
Meet the diving family who’ve been harvesting geoducks by hand for three generations.
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A CARING PRESENCE
Every week, Indigenous Elders connect with students at 11 Valley schools through the Ni’nox¯sola program.
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ELDER VALLEY: NESTING INSTINCT
Taking pleasure in the rituals of the changing seasons.
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FROM VENTURE CAPITALIST TO VINTNER
Alex Guertin’s circuitous path to a Comox Valley vineyard.
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LITTLE VALLEY: AZALEE BANKS
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: CHUCK BURDICK
FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH CLARK
CAMP ROAD SPECIAL
Putting down roots in a place where people and stories live.
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WHY WITCHCRAFT?
Modern witchcraft and how it may be able to help heal the planet.
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ANODIZED DOWNHILL DAYS
Local downhill and enduro racers fit right into the Valley’s monster mountain bike heritage.
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GIVE BEETS A CHANCE
This slow, easy technique makes their rich, sweet, earthy flavour even better.
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OLD HOUSE ON THE RIVER
The Kirk family home that houses Locals Restaurant is part of Courtenay’s history—and future.
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FOSSIL FASCINATION
The Comox Valley has many ancient secrets for citizen palaeontologists to discover.
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A WORK OF COMPASSION
The Comox Valley Hospice Society (CVHS) marks its 40th anniversary of care.
ECHOES IN CHINATOWN
How exclusion, discrimination, and racism took their toll on a thriving community.
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THE ART OF DRYING FLOWERS
A fusion of Indigenous heritage and modern artistry is a way to keep memories forever.
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FALLING IN LOVE WITH FUNGI
The Cumberland Fungus Fest celebrates the marvellous multitaskers of the natural world.
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THE NEXT RIGHT THING
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