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Local songwriter and Vancouver Island Music Award nominee Helen Austin will be the guest performer at the 1st Tuesday Fundraiser on May 3, raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life.

The Comox Valley Airport provides the first point of entry for many northern Vancouver Island tourists.

From her move to Saskatchewan from Quebec in the early 1900s, to raising a family through the '30s, Marie Anne Lacaille lived her life with style, humour and an ability to create spectacular meals.

Kymme Patrick, 49, is an award-winning actress, playwright, director and drama instructor. She never expected to be a cancer patient.

Skampida has become one of the most successful and popular group's to emerge from Colombia.

The Wachiay Friendship Centre Society has a new program for women of aboriginal ancestry living in the Comox Valley who are in business, or considering going into business.

On the heels of the wildly popular The Darkest Powers series comes the first in another supernatural teen trilogy from best-selling Canadian author Kelley Armstrong.

Constantly looking for ways to push the boundaries of the jazz genre, Sinistrio has found their own unique niche in the Canadian music scene.

In the past two years, the 13 students in North Island College's fine arts diploma program Class of 2011 have learned a lot about themselves and about art, as they've expanded their skills and tried new things.

Recently formed Forbidden Jazz Trio returns to Zocalo Café this Saturday.