Community Links Association

On October 30th, stores across Nova Scotia stopped providing single-use plastic bags. Before bringing your bag to the grocery store checkout, check out this list of reusable bag maintenance tips: https://www.freshstmarket.com//taking-care-of-reusable-bags #plasticbagban

Answers to questions you might ask about wearing a mask: https://www.cbc.ca//he/ask-covid-mask-questions-1.5782108 #COVID19

It's National Senior Safety Week and Fall Prevention Month. Stay safe and prevent falls:

It's Thriving Thursday! Each week, we will share a submission from our Creativity Campaign: https://nscommunitylinks.ca/creativity-campaign/. This video comes to us from Dawn Hardwood-Jones and features residents of Shoreham Village and other seniors in Chester, NS. http://ow.ly/4mz250C94xT #Novascotiastrong

New COVID-19 restrictions were announced today. Watch the news briefing with Dr. Strang and Premier McNeil here: https://www.thechronicleherald.ca//live-at-3-pm-nova-scot/

Lest we forget. Joanna Butler, Sonia Losier and the Canadian virtual choir perform "Under November Skies": https://www.youtube.com/watch

Click the link below to sign up for the International Federation on Ageing's free virtual town hall meeting: "COVID-19 and Older People: Hearing Loss and Communication Accessibility." https://zoom.us//regi/tJEqfuGtrjgvHtz8Ap0C9KMnOM0e1-h-tGKe

This year, a lot of us have been introduced to Zoom as meetings, events, and social interactions have had to move online. To learn more about how Zoom works, take a look at this step-by-step guide: https://www.seniorsguide.com//a-step-by-step-guide-to-a-z/

Monday is Distancing Day. Today's tip for staying occupied while also staying physically distanced is to learn to draw online (for free!): https://mymodernmet.com/how-to-draw-youtube/ . Like or comment if you tried one of these tutorials, or if you have other drawing resources you'd like to suggest!

Show us your creative spirit! If you are 55+ and have a photo or video of an artistic work that demonstrates "Creativity and Connection during COVID-19," we would love to share it on our online platforms! https://nscommunitylinks.ca/creativity-campaign/ #Novascotiastrong #Creativity