Play the City of Nanaimo’s “Find the Golden Bucket Contest”! Each Wednesday, check our website, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (@nanaimoparksandrec) for a clue that will take you to a local park. Find the Golden Bucket Sticker in the park for a question about that park. Submit your answer for a chance to win weekly prizes and the grand prize of a Kayak Tour for you and four of your friends courtesy of Coastal Expression Adventure Centre. Contact us for more info.

Healthy-looking skin starts with products that are formulated with clean, effective, organic ingredients that hydrate, refresh & rejuvenate. The ingredients in organic beauty products set them apart from cheaper drugstore counterparts. *High concentrations of quality active ingredients vs inactive cheap fillers or harmful chemicals. *Quality active ingredients are listed first as ingredients are always listed in descending order, starting with the largest amount. *Higher concentration of active ingredients means less product is needed for each use. *Organic, clean products without chemical preservatives have an earlier expiration date. A long shelf life usually indicates fillers and harsh chemical preservatives.

Staying active at a safe and smart distance is important for your body and health. Enjoying a walk around your neighborhood or on a remote quiet trail will keep your body motivated and balanced, and mentally feeling good. Stretching, Yoga and light exercises in your living room or in your yard is a good way to start or end your day. We are posting weekly health tips and exercises on our Facebook page. Find us under Bastion Physiotherapy Nanaimo today! We are here for you anytime and we are all in this together.

With handshakes and hugs off limits, increase the power of your smile! Good oral hygiene is key to a smart smile, but sometimes it’s not enough to create the brilliance you desire. Now is the time to consider teeth whitening. Whitening uses peroxide to break down stains over time. The higher the concentration, the less time and applications are needed. A professional strength product applied for 5-10 days is ideal for most smiles and causes limited sensitivity. To find the right product for you and for helpful oral hygiene tips contact Wandering Pearl Dental Hygiene or visit our social media!

Everybody knows how important fresh air and exercise are to our physical and mental health, but as we fight the spread of COVID-19, please remember to practice physical distancing while visiting Nanaimo’s parks and trails. That means staying 2 metres (6 feet) away from those who are not part of your household. Go single file when you pass others on a path or trail and only come out if you are well. Stay strong, Nanaimo! We will get through this together. For the latest information on COVID-19, visit www.bccdc.ca or www.nanaimo.ca.

We want to reassure you that we have a number of ways to communicate, share information and provide complete services to you. Our offices are open daily with professional staff available to serve you. Should you find it more convenient or preferable to reach us via phone, email, text messaging, online through our website, or by FaceTime, Skype or Zoom meeting, all of these channels are available. Our first concern is to be responsive to the needs of our community. If you have experienced the loss of a loved one or are completing pre-arrangements for your family, our staff is available.

Today, with changes in our activities and interrupted routines, building self-care into our day to reduce stress becomes even more essential. Some self-care ideas include •Exercise •Practicing deep breathing •Taking a bath •Taking a break from the digital world. Please stay at home as much as possible and practise physical distancing when you go out. At Medicine Shoppe, we take safety very seriously. To allow for extra cleaning, our hours have been temporarily reduced to Mon-Fri 10 – 5 and Sat 11 – 3. We limit customers to two at a time. We also offer free delivery or curbside pick-up.

Berwick would like to take this time to say a very sincere thank you to all of the front line staff workers out there. We realize that every single day you put yourselves at risk to make sure that others are looked after. You truly are all heroes – whether you work in the health care industry, the food industry, infrastructure, trades, emergency response, law enforcement, gas stations and many other businesses that are continuing to stay open to make sure that we are safe, fed and well looked after. Thank you all – we appreciate each and every one of you.

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