NATURAL COLLECTION STANDS
FROM YOUTHFUL OBSESSION TO THRIVING BUSINESS
I first became obsessed with woodworking in junior high. I ...
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ALL Volume 9
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not ...
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NAWALAKW HEALING CENTER
The beautiful sound of kwak'wala flows from the mouths of fluent speakers, filling the air and my heart. Among our ...
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THE COCO RUN: A CANCER FUNDRAISER
My name is Ryan Rasmussen and I help people with cancer looking for a holistic approach to treatment. I support ...
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CAREMONGERING IN CAMPBELL RIVER
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
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AT HOME WITH RODERICK HAIG-BROWN
“A river is water in its loveliest form; rivers have life and sound and movement and infinity of variation, rivers ...
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GETTING TO KNOW THE AWAKENEERS
The story of the Awakeneers starts more than 30 years ago on an off-grid homestead in the mountains of BC where ...
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HA̱’ME’ RESTAURANT REOPENS AT KWA’LILAS HOTEL
BEYOND THE PLATE AT HA’ME‘’S (RE)OPENING
The eagerly anticipated (re)opening of Ha̱’me‘ Restaurant, in its ...
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THE STRATHCONA REGION IS GUIDED BY PASSION AND PURPOSE
As the editor of the Strathcona Collective, it is my privilege to help writers and community members throughout ...
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LOST SAVANA FARM
At the end of a road in Black Creek, in the heart of our region’s agricultural belt, my daughter Cadence and I ...
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STOCK 101
Announce to the world that you're unwell, whether via a hangover or an outsourced ailment, and there's a good ...
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CAFFEINATED
The coffeehouse dates back to the Middle East, with origination suggested as early as the late 1400s, where they ...
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JAPOW
If you're a true powder junkie, you're always on the hunt for the deepest, softest, and fluffiest snow. I live my ...
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LET IT RAIN
The rain patters the roof. Again. It feels like every morning for the last week started this way. Me lying in bed, ...
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OFF-THE-GRID
Mention to someone that you want to live off-the-grid and it will conjure up images of a smoke-filled tarpaper ...
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NANAIMO
In its infancy, much of the development of Vancouver Island was the result of exploration and the search for ...
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BEES IN A MAILBOX
They’ve been compared to a hive of bees trapped in a mailbox. If there’s truth to this metaphor, don’t be ...
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SERENITY IN SEAL BAY
Smooth leather reins are held tightly in the hands of a nervous six year old who is guiding an eternally patient ...
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COMOX VALLEY’S CRAFTING COMMUNITY
KNIT, CONNECT, KNIT
I’ve been a knitter most of my life. I consider it a sort of meditation. In the past, it ...
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A LIFE’S WORK, IN PROGRESS
Whether it’s hanging out with High Lamas in the Himalayas, studying palaeontology in Drumheller, hosting poetry ...
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SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE
A high level of competency and skill is required in order to function in the high-risk environment of search and ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: WALLACE BAIKIE
Hi, my name is Zakary Wallace Baikie and I live in Campbell River.
My favourite sports are skiing, mountain ...
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THE COMOX VALLEY THERAPEUTIC RIDING SOCIETY
As you walk through the sliding door of the barn, the smell of the earth is the first thing you notice; then, the ...
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FINDING OUR WAY
Navigation is integral to our daily lives. It’s not just for seafarers, mountaineers or explorers, but a learned ...
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BLACK-TAILED DEER
Upon moving to the Comox Valley at age seven, I developed a newfound appreciation and sense of amazement at the ...
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UP, UP, AND AWAY
Fall, winter, and spring storms rolling in from the Pacific push strong winds up the Georgia Strait, where they’re ...
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SETTING GOALS IN THE SNOW
By the time you read this I will have awoken from my first ski dream of the winter; the one where I’m ...
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CHORAL VALLEY
Mind. Body. Heart. Spirit. The experience of communal singing nourishes them all. The Comox Valley is rich in ...
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NATURE’S NUTRITION
The opportunities we have, the choices we make, and the decisions we face each day determine how our life will ...
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ELEMENT
As the light dims, we must find ways to fill our hearts, challenge our minds, and keep our bodies healthy. We turn ...
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