Volume 6 Archives - The Collective Magazines

Fall/Winter, Featured Artist, Strathcona Collective

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

Words by

Emese Tóth-Harasztos

Photos by

Shayla Attfield

Sophie Whittingham

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

Colin Somers

Fall/Winter, Featured Photographer, Strathcona Collective

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

Singing for Joy

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

Words by

Jennifer Abbott

Photos by

Kiley Panziera

The Land Beneath Our Feet

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

Words by

Camilla Sampson

Photo by

Building Reconciliation

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

Words by

Alison Bell

Words by

Kaitlyn Nohr

Ice Climbing

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

Words by

Max Fisher

Photo by

Liam Gilchrist

A Taste of Life on Quadra Island

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

Words by

Dionne Lapointe-Bakota

Photos by

Vince Kehn

No More Pineapples In December

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

Words by

Madison Stewart

Photo by

Fall/Winter, Little River, Strathcona Collective

Little River

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

Words by

Peyton Fitzgerald

Photo by

Hayley Zumkeller

In Stillness

Fall/Winter, Opening Introduction, Strathcona Collective

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

Foraging for Food

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

A Place of Deep Quiet

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

Words by

Mary Ruth Harris

Photo by

Joyce E. Ellis

Cold Water Diving

Fall/Winter, Strathcona Collective, What

Cruising over the turbulent waters of Discovery Passage is a familiar activity to many Campbell Riverites. The ...

Words & Photo by

Eiko Jones

Highway 19 Concerts

Fall/Winter, Strathcona Collective, Who

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

Words by

Keith Barker

Photos by

Sarmad Al Mouallem

The Craft of Barbering

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

Words by

Trevor McMonagle

Photos by

Jake Tinkler-Josephi

The Elusive Dream Property

Fall/Winter, Strathcona Collective, Where

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

Bute Inlet

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

Words by

Kelly McQuillan

Photos courtesy of

Bute Inlet Lodge

Special Olympics in Campbell River

CV Collective, Market Innovators, Spring

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

Words by

Kevin Yee

Words by

Lynne Macara

CEYLON CUISINE & SPICES

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

Words by

Ross Bodenmann

Photo by

Hans Peter Meyer

PASSIONATE BREWING

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

Words by

Kerry Hale

Photos by

Karley Bracey

AS THE DISC SPINS

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

Words by

Max Oudendag

Photo by

Nick Hutton-Jay

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

COMPLETE COMBUSTION

CV Collective, Spring, What

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

Words by

Dave Nowak

Photos by

Collective Efforts, CV Collective, Spring

BUILDING A LEGACY

CV Collective, Spring, Who

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

Interview by

Ross Bodenmann

Photos by

Comox Fire Department

LIFELONG LEARNING

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

Words by

Sue Loveless

Photo by

Sara Kempner

FINDING A CONNECTION

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

Words by

Alissa Wild

Photos by

Kyle Hansen

HE ART OF THE PICK UP

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

Words by

Bevin Clempson

Photo by

ART ALCHEMY

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

Words by

RJ Herron

Photo by

Karen McKinnon

LITTLE VALLEY: ANJA LEIKERMOSER

CV Collective, Little Valley, Spring

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

Words by

Anja Leikermoser, Age 13

A RETURN TO LIFE