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The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. – Nelson Henderson
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ALL Volume 4
Kevin Mackenzie
Kevin MacKenzie is a self-taught musician and multimedia artist who learned how to weld at a young age from his ...
Jake Tinkler-Josephi
Jake Tinkler- Josephi is a photographer based in Courtenay, British Columbia (BC). Growing up in the country ...
Tot Farming
It’s 2:45 on Tuesday afternoon, a treasured day for my twoyear-old daughter, Emerson, and me. Just after the ...
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Art+Earth
Beginning in 2019, the Art+Earth Festival has been a series of interactive, public events that provides an ...
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Honouring Medicine and Pagan Traditions
On the territory of The We Wai Kai nation, the original peoples of this land have harvested medicines on Vancouver ...
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Aromatic, Craveable, and Savoury
I love fermented foods. Fermentation is one of the few processes that can make things tastier and healthier at the ...
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Steel Wool Photography
Are you the daredevil type with a fearless personality? Are you unafraid of flames? Does standing in a ring of ...
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Moutcha Bay Resort
When the nights grow cooler and the roads become less lively, the savvy local traveler packs their bags, knowing ...
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Carving a Niche
Working with wood has been a long-standing family tradition that I almost overlooked as a career choice. In fact, ...
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Innovation in Education
I wade into the Campbell River, fly rod in hand. The cold snap of the morning breeze matches the fall temperature. ...
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Cries of the Wild
It’s hard to say when the first beings took an interest in sliding down the slopes around Mount Cain. I’m sure it ...
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Writing a New Narrative
Wildflowers & Co. is an Indigenous business owned by Alissa Assu, who belongs to the Wet’suwet’en First ...
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Little River
My name is Madison Lucas, I am 11 years old, and I am from Huuayaht First Nations. My favourite hobby is soccer, ...
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For the Love of Flying
Bastian, a helicopter pilot at 49 North Helicopters in Campbell River, began paragliding in December of 2019. He ...
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Guardian, Steward, and Watchkeeper
We are standing on the Baikie Island Trail, about one kilometre down river from the Haig-Brown House where ...
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This Ain’t the Mainland
I don’t get island fever. Quite the opposite, actually. There is a feeling of safety that transpires with the last ...
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Pointing the Bow North
Spring brings variable weather and an itch to cast off the mooring lines. Except my itch goes beyond sailing. I ...
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The Future is Digital
When the global pandemic first hit the Strathcona region, the local performing arts community was faced with many ...
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River Magic
Life on Vancouver Island ebbs and flows with the life-cycle of the salmon. In the warmth of the late-September ...
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BAR CART BOUNTY
For many, spring means decadent chocolate Easter eggs and sunny daffodils. For others it’s the first taste of our ...
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