Family Caregivers of B.C. – Comprehensive information, podcasts, resources for Caregivers

• Seniors Serving Seniors Resource Directory – A listing of seniors’ resources in the CRD, online and on the phone.
• Salvation Army ARC Centre Covid-19 response – Food services and meals by takeout and delivery

• BC Parks  Advisories, closures, openings, news and updates including COVID19 actions.
• MyBluprint.com Free expert courses and previews for crafters, carpenters, knitters, couture sewing fans, calligraphy, water colours and more.
•  Britain’s National Trust site with over 300 homes and collections and 200 gardens.   From Winston Churchill’s Chartwell to the 12^th Century Horton House in Wessex, Crime Queen Agatha Christie’s home, the first electrified home in Britain to Coole Castle in Ireland.
• CBC Online  BC made documentaries and short films. Subjects include farming in the lower Mainland, rediscovering Indigenous dance culture and BC songbirds.
• Chateau de Villandry  Still shots and virtual tours of Renaissnce gardens in the Loire Valley.
• Farmers’ Markets on Southern Vancouver Island, 30 regional markets selling fresh produce, local preserves, cheeses, meats, etc. Includes the Gulf Islands.
• Google Arts and Culture  A large interactive multimedia site with art documentaries, videos, apps, games and virtual tours.
• The Guardian’s 10 Best Virtual Museum and Gallery Tours  National Gallery in London, Musee D’Orsay a Paris, the Vatican Museum, Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands, J Paul Getty in Los Angeles and more
• The Guardian’s 10 Best Tours of the World’s Natural Wonders including Mount Everest, Patagonia, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite.
• Guggenheim Museum in Balboa Spain Virtual online tours of the Frank Gehry designed building and examinations of paintings in the collections.
• Hermann’s Jazz Club Victoria’s iconic Jazz Club livestreams acts originally booked for the club
• The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, virtual tours of hundreds of exhibits spread throughout dozens on rooms with 360 degree views. Online translation.
• HighClere Castle or Downton Abbey to millions of television period drama fans. It is now part of the National Trust.
• Joe’s Pub Live Streamed and Archived performances with young artists from this New York venue 8 PM EST, 5 PM PST  Call an Eastern friend and share some time and music.
• The Louis Vuitton Foundation posts exhibits, recitals, dance etc. Three different Digital Events from #FLVfromhome  every Wednesday.
• The Louvre Online has virtual tours, documentaries, collections, histories, and much, much more.
• NFB (National Film Board) site links to everything from the iconic animated Log Driver’s Waltz to 21 Hockey films or interviews with the filmmakers
• Nanaimo Community Dances Streamed online with a DJ Join on Zoom or watch live and/or chat on Facebook. Every Friday Night! 
• Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal  Archival classical concerts posted online for the duration. OSM’s Watch and Listen online. Updated weekly.
• Prado Museum  Tours of the collections, games and educational resources online with the famous museum.
• RISD Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Online presentations by curators and conservators on Zoom. Ceramics, photography, paintings, mixed media labs, lectures and workshops.
• Royal BC Museum Weekly online presentations by experts in their field on RBCM@Home
• Royal BC Museum Webinar series RBCM@Home webinars on You Tube, archiving, marine life, ancestral history, documenting the pandemic, etc.
• Scotland’s Blair Castle Aerial and interior tours of the ancestral  home to 19 generations of the Atholl family.
• Tuesday Night Jazz 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Live and live streamed jazz from James Bay United Church
• West Coast Reach is a registered charity supporting all inclusive live musical performances on southern Vancouver Island.  Contact them to find out when you can join in for free.

· Rapid Relief Fund  –  Victoria Foundation, Times Colonist and Jawl Family raising funds for local charities and support services  

· St.Vincent de Paul  Cash donations online or drop off items, no pickups.

· Safe Seniors Strong Communities 211 Help Line –  211 and United Way food delivery, meals, pharmacy delivery and wellness calls for seniors who are isolating    

· Shopper’s Drug Mark Senior’s Opening Hour – 20% Seniors Discount hour daily plus Thursdays

· Victoria Pedi Cab – Grocery and prescription shopping and delivery in Victoria and Esquimalt.

· RBC Covid-19 Client Relief Program – Deferrals, temporary reductions and small business support

·BC Ministry of Mental Health Managing Covid-19 Stress, Anxiety and Depression  Stress, Anxiety and Depression programs and information

· BC Ministry of Mental Health Bounceback Program for Covid-19   Bounceback program with materials, exercises and online coaching  

· BC Partners for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Information’s Here-to-Help – online Mental Health stress tools for Covid-19 from a group of 7 BC Non-profits  

· BC Division Canadian Mental Health Association Programs – New and pending   Links to Mental Health, Counselling and Peer Support programs underway now and coming soon

· CAMH Mental Health Teaching Hospital Ontario – Online Covid-19 coping tools.

· World Health Organization Covid-19 Information  – Comprehensive World Wide Pandemic Info

· Government of Canada Public Health Agency – Covid-19 page Comprehensive information on Covid-19  

· Canada Health Agency Covid-19 Current Situation – Current Stats and Map info for Canada

· BC Centre for Disease Control Covid 19 info and Self-Assessment  Covid-19 Self-Assessment tool and public information

·HealthLink BC Covid-19 Page – Comprehensive coverage of Covid-19 queries

· Island Health  Covid-19 information page from Island Health Authority

· Visitor Restrictions Island Health Facilities –  Essential visitors only at Health Facilities

· Red Cross Community Health Blog – Covid 19 information, mental health, soc/distancing  tips,  volunteering

· Essential Visits Only at Vancouver Island Health Facilities