


A creative journey in France
Une grande aventure
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The Ocean Waves Square Dance Club celebrates 70 years
Get on the floor!
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A 160-KM SOLO SUP ADVENTURE
Exploring Vancouver Island’s rugged northwestern coast
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ART AS AN INCUBATOR FOR RESILIENCE, EMPATHY, AND COMMUNITY
Why do we love pencils?
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THIRTY YEARS OF TIN TOWN
The Comox Valley’s distinctive live/work enclave is also a tightly bonded community
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THE VIETNAM WAR
War resisters: Stories of courage and compassion
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HOOKED ON THE SONORA LIFE
How one summer job became a lifelong vocation
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PICKLEBALL: MORE THAN A GAME
For its many enthusiasts, plckleball is a way of life
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Featured Photographer: Tom Powell

COLLABORATIVE MICRO-FARMING
Growing food and community, one yard at a time
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CUMBERLAND ADULT SOCIAL CLUB
Cumberland seniors make new connections—and some even find love
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AN UPDATE ON STORIES FROM VOLUME 3
See them again
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AN ISLAND-TO-ISLAND SWIM BECOMES A TRADITION
Taking the plunge
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COMOX VALLEY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
Working together in support of local seniors
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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN THE COMOX VALLEY
Alive with pride
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SUSTAINING A 60-YEAR COMMERCIAL FISHING TRADITION
A fishy family affair
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ELDER VALLEY: PLAY FOR A PURPOSE
Reflections from an older Comox Valley resident
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LITTLE VALLEY: LIGHT AND HAPPY
Our young Comox Valley residents reflect on the home they're growing up in
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MS. MIXER REMINISCES
A KitchenAid's life of sweet delights
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PARSLEY PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Don’t underestimate parsley. It’s the perfect wingman.
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AXÉ CAPOEIRA AND KUMUGWE DANCERS
Warrior spirit in the Bighouse
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THE RISK OF FIRE TO THE COMOX LAKE WATERSHED
Fire is the number-one risk to our watershed. We need to talk about it now.
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THE FISH AND GAME CLUB
More than what’s in the name
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
Celebrating 100 years of aviation
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DISCOVER THE HEALING POWER OF LABYRINTHS
Spiral into the centre
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EMBRACING FRIVOLITY
Designer's introduction to Vol. 38
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