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Form Body Lab Offers Virtual Pilate Classes
Form Body Lab now offers virtual physio & pilates classes on Zoom as well as free classes on IGTV.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate to Donate $500k Worth of the Sweet Stuff
Canadian chocolatier will provide sweet treats to non-profit organizations, frontline healthcare workers, at-risk individuals and community groups across the country.
Tech to Offset the ‘Quarantine 15’
Two-time Olympic swimmer and Director of Strategic Partnerships at FORM, Scott Dickens, puts together his personal tips on how to get the best workout in self-isolation with the help of technology.
Want Beer? You Can Now Get Take Out + Delivery
The next best thing to visiting your local brewery? Ordering take-out or delivery from one of the many establishments offering the service. Here’s how.
Stream Live Music in Your Home
Want live music? #StayHome, kick back and stream your favorite band, orchestra or musician on your favorite social media platform. Check back often for a daily update.
Boulevard Launches New Product To Feed People & Community
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar launches a new take-home product line of thoughtfully prepared items that are affordable, convenient and of the highest quality.
Equinox Hotels Brings AM + PM Rituals To Your Home
Throughout history, rituals have been used to bring order and clarity to daily activity, bringing balance and an opportunity to set intentions for all that we do. And you can practice these Equinox Hotel rituals right at home.
Eating In is the New Going Out
Eating in is the new eating out. These restaurants and cafes offer take-out, delivery, full meals and provisions to help get us through quarantine.
Gentle Fawn & Sleep By PRIV Launch Collab Collection
In this new collab from Gentle Fawn & sleep by PRIV, self care includes sleepwear so soft and cozy you may never want to wear anything else to bed.
You Need Amazon’s Redesigned Echo
Amazon’s reinvented Echo is the smart speaker you never knew you needed. It creates To Do lists, it tells you the weather, it plays your favorite music, it gives you cocktail recipes, and tells you jokes.
Meet Verde Vie, A Stylish Canadian Cannabis Lifestyle Brand
Verde Vie, a Canadian cannabis lifestyle brand, is bringing a fresh, sophisticated approach to cannabis culture by aligning design and cannabis smoking with the ultimate starter kit.
Salty Cabbage Kimchi Will Spice Up Your Life
Forget the Sriracha because kimchi has just gone top shelf.
Travel
A collection of ideas and explorations closer to home
Tips For Safe Travel This Summer
Do Your Research
Take extra time to research and plan your trip in advance, and make sure you have a Plan B if your activity is at capacity. Many businesses and services in BC have adopted new protocols, and changes to their schedules or policies to ensure your safety. You’ll want to become familiar with them ahead of time.
Take Your Time
Consider a slower travel pace this summer to help curb the spread. Instead of checking in and out of multiple destinations during one trip, choose one destination and one accommodation for your entire trip, and use that as a ‘home-base’ for exploring all the destinations nearby.
Be Respectful
While many communities in BC will be welcoming people back this summer, some, such as many of BC’s Indigenous communities, can’t welcome you just yet. Please be respectful of these communities and know that they’ll welcome you when they are ready.
Pack Essentials
If you’re heading to a more rural area of the province, stock up with the essentials before you leave home (i.e. groceries). This helps lessen your impact on BC communities who may be experiencing supply issues, and reduces your touchpoints within communities who may have limited health care facilities.
Travel In Small Groups
If you normally travel with extended family or with several friends, consider travelling in a smaller group this summer. Travelling with fewer people makes it easier for you to practise physical distancing in public, and may have less of an impact on the destination.
Stay Apart
Practice physical distancing and frequent hand washing to help prevent the spread of Covid. Follow the recommendations from BC Centre for Disease Control to learn about preventative activities, and talk to the tourism businesses you are visiting about the steps they are taking to keep you and their staff safe.
Homebody
Staying home? We got you with this collection of things to do—from fitness to entertainment and DIY ideas and ways to kill the time, all from the comfort of home.