Cannabis breeding and genetics centre creates three new strains for Aurora Cannabis
The Cannabis Innovation Centre in Comox, founded by Vanier grad Jon Page and now called Aurora Coast, has produced its first new strains of cannabis and will release them to consumers later this month
Dancing in Gumboots: Comox Valley stories of cultural shift
Comox Valley anthologist Jane Wilde pulls together 32 stories of women who moved to the Comox Valley between 1970 and 1975 and broke down gender barriers, and built lives based on self-confidence and self-reliance
The Decafnation lists its favorite books read in 2018
Each year on Jan. 1, Decafnation presents its annual collective book report. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share micro-reviews of books they enjoyed in last year.
The meaning of Guernica explained in a subway
Baffled by the imagery of Guernica? An art critic explains Picasso’s famous anti-war painting to random people in a New York subway.
Cumberland’s dilemma: Save the Ilo Ilo or create arts space elsewhere?
Does Cumberland want to save the historic Ilo Ilo Theatre or does it want to create a performing arts space in the most viable location? That was a question debated recently in the renovated lobby of the former opera house
Art Alchemy shows 250 square feet of art
Art Alchemy, the Comox Valley art collective born out of a desire for more places to see local art, will hang its eighth annual Square Foot Art show this weekend
Marianne Enhorning: architecture to art
Marianne Enhorning mixes her love of nature and the human figure with subtle architectural elements to create dreamlike paintings that establish her place in her family’s artistic heritage
Bob Cain: Hornby Island’s photographer laureate
Photographer Bob Cain has documented life on Hornby Island for nearly 50 years, capturing the people, events and rituals of island living in black and white, and going mostly unnoticed. Now he’s sharing his voluminous archive with the world.
The Decafnation lists its favorite books read during 2017
On January 1 every year, the Decafnation presents its annual collective Book Report. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share short reviews of books they enjoyed during the past year.
Fraser Cain: from Hornby Island to outer space
Fraser Cain was raised on Hornby Island, but his mind was always on another planet. Most of the time, Cain led the life of a normal teenager. He played video games and fooled around on the two-ferry, two-hour bus ride to school in Courtenay. But whenever he could, Cain dreamed about the stars, the planets, the universe.
Down East fiddler Ashley MacIssac performs at The Filberg
Ashley MacIssac, the Juno award-winning fiddler from Cape Breton Island, performed for a sold-out audience at Live! At Filberg Park Aug. 24. Known for some outlandish behavior in the past, there was nothing controversial about his Filberg performance, except that he...
Delhi 2 Dublin rocks the Filberg Festival sold-out audience
The Vancouver-based world music group Delhi 2 Dublin opened the Filberg Festival main stage with an SRO performance Friday night. The group bills its unique musical style as, "a fusion of Bhangra, Electronic, Funk, Dub Reggae, Hip Hop, Celtic music and a mash up of...