We wanted to share an incredible interview we found that could be very helpful for many of you to watch during these unprecedented times.

Many people are experiencing profound feelings of grief, anxiety, stress, and anger. In this exclusive interview, spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer and clinical psychologist Matthew McKay, PhD, offer unique insights to help navigate collective grief, respond to feelings of powerlessness and impermanence, and ultimately find peace and acceptance in a time of crisis.

Watch it here –

Over the past few weeks, cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise across BC. Although we have been managing through the pandemic relatively well, CVS is trying to stay on top of the curve and plan accordingly for a 2nd wave.

We found this article from the CBC interesting and encourage you to read it in your own planning.

The story highlights that British Columbia\’s COVID-19 curve is now climbing at a higher rate than the initial outbreak in March, and new provincial modelling shows BC could see a second wave bigger than the first by September.

The province\’s contact tracing efforts, however, could temper that growth, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday, after announcing 78 new COVID-19 transmissions.

As restrictions have eased, Henry said, the number of contacts people are having are about 70% of normal, despite the province recommending people keep their contacts to 60% to avoid a resurgence of cases.

Officials believed B.C. was at 30% of its regular interactions in Phase 1 of its restart plan, when many non-essential services closed. At the current 70% contact rate, daily cases could climb to 100 by September, according to the modelling. Although we are on an upwards trend it does not mean it has to turn out this way. We have the ability to flatten the curve as we did earlier this year.

To read more of this story, visit cbc.ca.

CRA is hosting a number of webinars to help you learn more about the one-time payment that will be sent to Canadians living with disabilities. In the webinars, the following will be discussed –

• One-time payment to Canadians living with disabilities – The Government of Canada announced a one-time $600 payment in recognition of the extraordinary expenses faced by persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Canada Caregiver Credit – Do you support a spouse or common-law partner, or a dependant with a physical or mental impairment? The Canada caregiver credit (CCC) is a non-refundable tax credit that may be available to you.
• Slam the scam – Protect Yourself Against Fraud – Taxpayers should be vigilant when they receive, either by telephone, mail, text message or email, a fraudulent communication that claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requesting personal information such as a social insurance number, credit card number, bank account number, or passport number.
• Medical Expenses – Which medical expenses can you claim?

To learn more about the one-time payment, please visit the CRA website by clicking here.

There are 6 more sessions happening in the next few weeks –

1. Tuesday August 18th – 4:30pm EST (1:30pm PT) – to register for this session please click here.
2. Wednesday August 19th – 1:00pm EST (10:00am PT) – to register for this session, please click here.
3. Thursday August 20th – 1:00pm EST (10:00am PT) – to register for this session, please click here.
4. Wednesday August 26th – 1:00pm EST (10:00am PT) – to register for this session, please click here.
5. Wednesday August 26th – 4:30pm EST (1:30pm PT) – to register for this session please click here.
6. Tuesday September 1st – 4:30pm EST (1:30pm PT) – to register for this session please click here.

We hope you find these sessions useful.