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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: VIKTOR DAVARE
Viktor came to Canada from Switzerland in 1978, eventually immigrating here. He spent 13 years in Calgary before settling on Vancouver Island, moving to the...
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CREATIVE MOMENTUM
Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photos by Gordon Ross
An inventive art show rallies local talent and business for the sake of environmental sea change.
Board riding culture and the visual...
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COVERING NEW GROUND
Words by Mike Berard
Photo by Scott Bell
The Stratchcona TrailRider program, and others like it, strive to make the backcountry truly accessible.
Despite the perpetual...
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NOW OR NEVER
Words & photos by Alice Grasby
A family of four pursues vast and vivid collective memories on a 10-month road trip.
Last summer my family and I embarked on an epic...
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RADICAL VULNERABILITY
Words & photo by Alexander Nataros
L’Arche Comox Valley creates a safe space for people with and without developmental disabilities to celebrate life together, elevating our community with the...
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LITTLE VALLEY: MIA BEATTIE
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.
Age 7
I have lived in Cumberland my whole life. I was born in...
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CHANNELING THE STORM
Words by Aly Bird
Photo by Jenn Pentland
In the face of climate change, the City of Courtenay is working on an integrated system to handle a resource that knows no...
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PERSONAL STYLE
Words by Nicole Bertram
Photos by Meredith Rose
By rethinking what we wear, the slow fashion movement provides support for local artistry and a path to sustainability.
As concern...
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WITCHES OF THE WOODS
Words by Meaghan Cursons
Photo by Karley Bracey
Folklore tells of female forms that dwell in the forest, personifying the power of this dark, natural world to frighten and...
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HELLO, GHOST
Words by Kim Bannerman
Illustration by Clive Powsey
In anticipation of the Halloween season, we offer a formal introduction to the spirits of the Comox Valley.
Would you be less...
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COOL AND COLLECTED
Words by Meagan Roberge
Photo by Bill Jorgensen
The upcoming Farmers’ Market differs from the summer season, but provides an equally valuable way to fill your fridge and pantry....
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ABOVE AND BEYOND
Words by Ryan Stuart
Opening Photo by Chris Istace
Article Photos by Juanita Wells
The Comox District Mountaineering Club is doing hard work on the ground, encouraging our community to enjoy and protect the great outdoors.
If...
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REBUILDING CHARACTER
Words by Jenn Laing
Article photo by Jenn Dykstra
Gallery photos by JoAnne McElroy
After a Cumberland home catches fire, local professionals help the owners pay homage to history.
Our heritage house was built in 1895...
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PROPHETS AND HARBINGERS
Words by Neil Borecky
Photo by Alexandre Crouzet
While we mostly live in harmony with owls, our fascination with these highly evolved predators is well represented in literature and...
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STROKE OF MAGIC
Words by Alaina Vesper
Photo by Bastian Fluery
Accessing a glacier for a spring paddle board session is leagues above one couple's regular adventures.
My boyfriend, Curtis...
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DIFFICULT TERRAIN
Words by Brad Kilgour
Photo by Allan Sawchuck
Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue trains for innumerable circumstances in order to return people to civilization. But some challenges are more than...
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IN THE FIELD
Words by Jen Groundwater
Photos by Jenn Dykstra
and Alexandra Stephanson
PETER GEE: CONNECTOR
If you recently arrived in the Comox Valley and found a family doctor with little trouble, you can thank Dr. Peter Gee.
As Site...