Links
Below
are links for youths, parents,
grandparents, or guardians, and volunteers. We also
will compile links that non-profit organisations will
find useful. This page will continue to grow as our
members find and submit more links.
Links
for Organisations (& volunteers)
BC
Gaming Grants
The BC Government website has information on funding
for organizations and walks you through the application
process. The Gaming
Control Act regulates the funding. In addition,
the United
Way also has Grant
Applications and information. The Royal Bank of
Canada (RBC) also has several links
for non-profit organizations, including a FAQ
on funding from RBC.
BC
Society Act
Incorporated societies follow the BC Society
Act and we strongly recommend reading it. Knowing
this Act will help your organization -- it once saved
the CNHA. You can also find Society
Act Regulations.
Bourinot's
Rules of Order
Bourinot's rules are Canada's own Rules of Order.
We use these rules at CNHA committee and membership
meetings. Robert's
Rules of Order are a more widely used reference
for community and non-profit groups.
Charities
Directorate
The Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) registers qualifying organizations
as charities, gives technical advice on operating
a charity, and handles audit and compliance activities.
Chemainus
Neighbours
This is a local site where anyone can post announcements,
upcoming events, photos, and news about the Chemainus
community. Look for activities for the Cowichan
Neighbourhood House Association and other organizations
on the calander.
Community Kitchens
The CNHA is currently working on setting up a Community Kitchen. There is a network of Community Kitchens in BC, with a wonderful website. Find information on the latest workshops, Food Safe Programmes, and steps to setting up a community kitchen. There are even great recipes and a "Many Hands" cookbook especially for community kitchens.
Cowichan
Valley Regional District
Interested in the local government
and departments? The CVRD website is the place to
visit. It has the latest information about water management,
recyling, transit, recreation, and future developments.
For information specific to each township or area,
however, check out the individual websites for Duncan,
Ladysmith,
Lake
Cowichan, and North
Cowichan. North Cowichan no longer lists the e-mail
addresses for councilors on their website, but you
can contact them through the Deputy
Municipal Clerk.
Volunteer
Cowichan
This site has all sorts of information for citizens
who want to make a difference in their neighborhoods,
including a wealth of links
to other organizations. In addition Volunteer
Canada has a page of resources for people who
manage
volunteers. The Ladysmith Resource Centre Association
also has a useful page on volunteer
information.
Other
organizations
Some
of the local organizations that work with us have
websites: Kiwanis
Club , Boys
and Girls Club of Victoria, Cowichan
Family Life, Capernwray
Bible School, and
Chemainus
Rotary Club. Chemainus.com
has links to other organisations, including a page
for seniors.
We'll add to this list as members submit more links.
Free
(but quality) Software
Need office software, but can't afford it?
Open Office
gives you just about everything that MS Office and
WordPerfect Suite give you, except it's free. It runs
on both Windows and Linux.
Have an older version of MS Office and can't open
newer documents? Download the free Word
2003 viewer or Excel
2003 viewer, which will allow you to open, view,
and print, but not edit newer versions of Office files.
Need to make photo albums, but don't know much
about making websites? JAlbum
is an easy to use photo album maker, with ftp (file
transfer) functions. Need anti-virus software,
but don't have much money? AVIRA is currently the best free version according to reports. AVG has a free
version of their anti-virus software for home
users, and ZoneAlarm
has a free firewall for home users. AVAST
also has a free antivirus application, which some
prefer over AVG. Finally, LavaSoft makes a free version
of Ad-Aware
to rid your computer of spyware.
Links
for Parents & Guardians
BC
Childcare & Daycare Directory
Looking for daycare? Here's a directory of Childcare
and Daycare centres in British Columbia, listed by city.
BC
Health Guide
Got a health question, or looking for a health service?
This is an extremely useful website with a wealth of
information on health issues, including a community
support directory, a knowledgebase of medical
conditions, a medication
library, and a health
tools page. There are also a list of mental
health links at another webpage.
BC
Housing
Need affordable housing? Need information on renting?
BC Housing is a crown corporation whose website is a
real help. It also has a Tenant's
Handbook.
Bus Schedules
McBride's ESSO station is the closest Greyhound station (click here for address and hours). The Grayhound schedule is awkward to use, but can be found online. Cowichan Valley has a Transit System and schedules with maps can be found online.
Cowichan
Family Life
Resources for families, including a list of children's
services and parenting programmes and workshops.
Cowichan
Community Centre
The Cowichan Centre has an arena, pool, and many other
resources. Many affordable recreation activities are
listed on their programmes
page -- including programmes for seniors and youths.
Cowichan
Valley School District
School District 79 seems to be still working out their
website. If you are looking for a directory of schools,
go to this
page instead. Information for schools in Ladysmith and
Naniamo can be found on the School
District 68 website.
Good
Food Directory
This
site includes information on food, including contact
information for food banks such as our local Chemainus
Harvest House Food Bank.
Legal
Aid links
Legal
Service Society, LawLink,
Public
Interest Advocacy Centre, and the Law
Foundation of BC.
Product
Recalls
CBC Marketplace has a product recall and product warning
page, including toy recalls. More toy recall and producut
info can be found here.
The US
Consumer Safety Commission also has information
on product safety and product recalls.
Links
for Seniors
The Seniors'
Care Guide has information on everything from health
to housing. The Seniors
and Ongoing Care Services Program has local contact
info for Duncan
and other areas here.
We recommend checking out the Kiwanis
Club and Chemainus
Rotary Club. You may also want to check out the
2005
Seniors Games, which were held in the Cowichan Valley.
Chemainus.com
also has a links page for seniors.
Warmland.ca
Warmland has links
to just about everything in the Cowichan Valley and
neighbouring areas. It also has an events
calendar. Chemainus
Neighbours also has an events calendar,
which we are currently using for CNHA events.
Other
Links & Resources
BCJobs,
the disAbility
Resource Centre, Cowichan
Women Against Violence (see also the Safer
Futures website), Needs
Crisis Line, BC Employment
and Assistance Manual, Employment
Standards (including an FAQ
and an Employment
Standards Guide), and BC
Access Centre. More to come!
Aboriginal
Youth Network
A nation-wide website with lots of information and links
specifically for aboriginal youth.
Bus Schedules (see above for links)
Cowichan
Youth
The Cowichan Youth Resource Centre has information for
youth
and parents,
primarily about employment issues.
Canada
World Youth
Some
of our youth also participated in Canadia World Youth,
which gives youth a cross-cultural experience by living
with a host families abroad.
Many of our senior youth volunteers come from Capernwray
Bible School,
which brings together youth from around
the world
Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
has a free dictionary and thesaurus that is very easy
to use. You may also want to check out Alta Vista's
Babel
Fish to translate to and from other languages. MSN
also has a dictionary
thesaurus and translator.
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia
is a free encyclopedia that allows readers to make their
own entries. The Encyclopedia
Britannica and MSN's Encarta
also have a lot of reference information. Canadian Geographic
has an online Atlas,
including a kids
section (requires Flash). Ask
for kids has homework helpers and reference sections
using its "nutural language" search engine.
Free
Software
See the "free software"
section in the "Links for Organizations" above.
How
Stuff Works
Want to know how just about any gadget, body part, or
system works? This website explains the world from the
inside out.
Mental
Health links
Links to health and mental health for youth. Youth
Path is a site run by the Canadian Government, with
information on suicide, body image, depression, and
other topics.
Needs
Crisis Line
In addition to crisis information, this website has
information on youth benefit concerts, and the YouthLines
magazine. The Centre
for Suicide Prevention has contact information for
crisis centres. Check "Mental Health Links"
above for more information. Youth participating in the
Aboriginal
& Youth Suicide Prevention Walk are featured
on this
page. The 2006 walk's colour is white, and a website
devoted to the 2006 walk
features a countdown and more information traking the
young walkers.
Regional
Library
The Vancouver Island Regional Library has a kids
section and a teens
section, with information on music, books, movies and
more.
StatsCan
Student Resources
All sorts of learning resources from Statistics Canada.
This page is a great place for homework assignments.
Sex
Education
AIDS Vancouver
Island, BC Women's
Hospital, Safer
Sex info from Health Canada, Youth Path's page on
Body
Image, and YouthQuest.
Youth
Justice links
A collection of links related to the education about
justice, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Youth
Bands
We're looking for links to the bands that play at the
Old Chemainus Firehall. If your band has a webpage,
e-mail a link to cnhaoffice (at) shaw.ca
and we'll link to it here and on our Youth
Concert page. Also check out the Chemainus Fire Hall's MySpace page.
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