
I'm Emese, and my husband Géza and I are the proud owners of Freyja, a new croissant shop in downtown Campbell ...

Sophie Whittingham is an illustrator and storyboard artist born and raised on Quadra Island, British Columbia. Her ...

Colin Somers was born in Powell River and has lived in Campbell River for 50 years. He has spent most of that time ...

For more than 35 years, Campbell River Children's Choir (CRCC) has provided children and young adults with the ...

The gritty exfoliation of sand between toes, the softness of dewy grass underfoot, the wet flecks of mud that ...

Canada’s dark history of Indigenous people and government authorities is riddled with violence and mistrust. ...

As I look down at my crampons kicked solidly into the thin ice, I feel the exposure of being hundreds of metres ...

Flip through the spectacular pages of A Taste of Life on Quadra Island and you'll never guess the heroic efforts ...

The Strathcona Food Hub, put simply, is a group of collaborators working on contemporary food issues in the ...

I'm entering Grade 10 and I go to Timberline Secondary School. I have lived in Campbell River my whole life. It is ...

An ice climber hangs from a mountain cliff so remote, so otherworldly, that its location is kept secret. A chef ...
Opening Introduction by
Trevor McMonagle
Photo by
Alex Brennan

We are blessed to live on an island with so much wild food at our fingertips. An outdoor table is spread before us ...
Words & Photos by
Jade Berg
Photos by
Jesse Bone

Here follows the abridged story of the evolution of the Sayward Valley from as near the beginning as we dare ...

Cruising over the turbulent waters of Discovery Passage is a familiar activity to many Campbell Riverites. The ...
Words & Photo by
Eiko Jones

In February 2018, Lucas Schuller drove from Campbell River down to Cumberland to see the Lonesome Ace Stringband ...

When Chris Goulet was 14 years old, his brother put a set of clippers in his hand and said, "Give me a mohawk." ...

Five years ago we made a quick decision to sell our house on Salt Spring Island and seek out a more peaceful home ...
Words by
Sarah Carty
Words and Photos by
Dwayne Roberge

If a crow flew from Campbell River to Bute Inlet Lodge, he would aim for Mount Doogie Dowler. Doogie resembles a ...

For more than half a century, Special Olympics sport training programs and competitions have empowered athletes ...

From the coasts of the Indian Ocean to our north Pacific paradise, Ceylon Cuisine brings the warmth of their ...

“As a family physician, death is a part of my every day at work. As a father, it was the furthest thing from my ...

This story has the feel of a fairy tale. For some it’s been just that, a tale of unrealized dreams. Until now. ...

An endless coastline, mild climate, and constant ocean breeze are all part of life on Vancouver Island. Most ...
Words & Photos by
Sarah Seads

As my floatplane touches down in Sechelt Inlet on the Sunshine Coast, a feeling of calm comes over me and I am ...

Being outside is one of the most important parts of my life; it’s the only way my body works. I’d crack if I ...

I love my job.
Not only do I spend five mornings a week with preschoolers, I get to do it in the beautiful ...

The process and eventual outcome of furniture craft provides a necessary staple around which some of the most ...

“It’s getting too damn warm in the Salish Sea,” explains aquatic ecologist Bill Heath. He goes on to tell me about ...
Words by
Tim Ennis
Opening photo by
Grant Callegari

A light rain is trying to fall, but it’s more of a mist in the air that clings to eyelashes and hangs, tremulous ...

While the idea of collecting fresh eggs at home sounds idyllic, don’t think you can wing it. Like most things ...
Words & Photos by
Rebekah Kenway

Since it was first discovered, fire has been heating our caves, huts and homes. But wood-burning heat has not been ...

Memories line a wall of Gord Schreiner’s humble office; the decorated history of one man’s relationship with his ...

When the dismissal bell rings at Cumberland Community School, the day is far from over. Students gather for ...

I was a child of the ‘80s and ‘90s. If you were too, your childhood was probably filled with cartoons, sugary ...

In my happy place, I’m away from the world and all its noise. I’m free from unnecessary thought and distraction. ...

Not so long ago, before real estate prices in Vancouver entered the realm of the absurd, the band Bob’s Yer Uncle, ...

One of the things I love about living in Comox is being able to ride my bike to the marina to go sailing.
Like ...

There's a simple metric for the health of a river—can fish live in it?
The Tsolum River meanders lazily through ...

Floating lazily in the glassy, calm waters of Shearwater Passage, our boat tied off to the mooring buoy, we get ...
Words & Photos by
Eiko Jones

One of my crewmembers refers to spot prawn fishing as sea gambling, and in many ways it’s true. Our industry is ...

In our work to protect and conserve forests around Cumberland, arguments are presented about water quality, ...

To make things happen, we connect. It’s the spark from these connections that makes us feel alive. I came to be ...