SEASONAL GOODS: WINTER
The ROAM team has selected some of their favourite winter items that we think everyone should know about. All are ...
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ALL Volume 36
WHEN THE BURNOUT IS REAL
In the summer of 2023, approximately 70 local emergency services personnel from the Comox Valley were deployed to ...
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LIVES OF LOGGERS AND FARMERS
The earliest inhabitants of the Comox Valley lived lightly on these lands for millennia and didn’t capture their ...
TO CHOOSE THE TREES
i will always choose the trees
if i have to choose
between society
or the forest.
it makes sense
to me in ...
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A LONG AND WINDING ROAD
As I’m writing this, it’s October 24, and it’s snowing—the earliest snowfall I have experienced in the Valley—and ...
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ELDER VALLEY: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION
Reflections from an older resident.
Congratulations to the Comox Valley Collective on ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: ABBY HUTTON-JAY
Changing seasons, changing times
As I hear my feet crunch on the frosty ground beneath me and feel the crisp ...
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: KALI WEXLER
Born and raised on Hornby Island, Kali Wexler is a self-taught Canadian wildlife conservation and nature ...
FEATURED ARTIST: JARED POPESCU
Jared was born and raised in Saskatchewan but spent his adult life in various pockets of British Columbia before ...
An Update on Some of Our Very First Stories
The Comox Valley has undergone some big changes since we published our first issue back in December 2014; many of ...
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BEAUTY BEFORE AMBITION
When I catch up with concert pianist Sarah Hagen, she is sitting on the floor of an airport concourse, halfway ...
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THE ILLUMINATION OF FIRE
In October 2023, I had the chance to speak with Wedlidi Speck. Wedlidi is Kwakwaka’wakw, Nuu-cha-nulth, and ...
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HARD-SKINNED FOR THE WIN
I’m here to talk about winter squash: the wondrous genetic diversity they display, the dedicated farmers who grow ...
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INGRAHAM
I was asked to share my story with you, and to keep it short at that. Bit of a hard ask for an old clock, but I’ll ...
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GUYS TALKING
Men’s broadly defined health issues—heart troubles, diabetes, liver disease—are deadly. So is depression. Many of ...
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40 YEARS OF VOLLY PATROL
Paul Vroom grew up on Vancouver’s North Shore, ripping the slopes of Mt. Seymour. As a kid, he loved hanging out ...
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COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY
Comox Valley Transition Society (CVTS) was founded in 1987 by a group of caring community members concerned that ...
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FOUR WHEELS OF FORTUNE
Imagine two scenarios. The first is a quiet suburb of single-family homes—the Canadian dream—but with vans, ...
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PACIFIC REMEMBERING
There is pure magic when the storm winds begin to blow from that direction. The sky glows and the air smells ...
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A LINK TO THE PAST
One of the oldest buildings in the Comox Valley stands silent vigil on the highway to Campbell River. You can see ...
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NEWCOMERS’ BOOK CLUB
A group of women were gathered around a propane fire pit on Kye Bay in the fall of 2022. The sun was setting; they ...
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A (SNOW) SHOE-IN
The mountains beckon me throughout the year, but somehow their call in winter is different and holds a special ...
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FROM THOUGHT TO REALITY
As we go into our 10th year of publishing this magazine, I am stepping out of my comfort zone. It’s often assumed ...
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