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EFCN Members


Jane Sheaff   - Seniors Serving Seniors
Website : seniorsservingseniors.bc.ca

Seniors Serving Seniors provides 5 programs supported by volunteers to improve the quality of life for seniors: an Information and Referral telephone helpline; a Seniors' Services Directory - a free 68-page handbook of services for seniors; Senior Peer Counseling; Return to Health volunteer visitors for isolated seniors following hospitalization, and a seniors knitting group.

Phone: (250) 382-4331
Email: info@seniorsservingseniors.bc.ca
Karina Wolf   - Capital City Volunteers
Website : capitalcityvolunteers.org

Capital City Volunteers provides one to one volunteer outreach services to help seniors and people with disabilities stay independent in the community. We recruit and train volunteers to provide things like: driving, visiting, walking, gardening, minor home repairs and much more. The agency also runs some group seniors programs.

Phone: (250) 380-0660
Email: ccvol@shaw.ca
Alyshia Vogt   - Nurse Next Door
Website : nursenextdoor.com

Nurse Next Door provides professional elderly care and support in the comfort of your own home. Our wide range of services include Companionship, Personal Care, Home Management, End-of-Life Care and Medical Care.

Phone: (250) 590-5519
Email: nursenextdoorvictoria@gmail.com
Catriona  Campbell   - James Bay Community Project
Website : jbcp.bc.ca

James Bay Community Project is a busy and innovative community health center providing health, family and community services. Our 250 volunteers support all the programs, particularly the direct services for seniors and the 3 groups for frail isolated seniors. Our senior's outreach workers assist with housing information and counseling support.

Phone: (250) 388-7844
Email: askus@jbcp.bc.ca
Jennifer Cairns   - Computer Tutor For Seniors
Website : computertutorforseniors.com

Computer Tutor For Seniors offers personalized computer lessons in your own home to make learning easy and convenient for seniors. We recognize many of the challenges seniors are faced with today and offer a collection of private computer lessons specific to the needs of Seniors. Private lessons in both Apple Macintosh & Microsoft PC platforms.

Phone: (250) 818-8835
Email: info@computertutorforseniors.com
Bill Buckley   - Care Funeral Services
Website : carefuneral.com

A full service Funeral Provider in Greater Victoria, B.C. Canada, providing 24 hour services to all faiths and beliefs on Vancouver Island.

Phone: (250) 391-9696
Email: bill@funeral-care.com
Mathieu Powell   - Senior Living Magazine
Website : seniorlivingmag.com

Senior Living Magazine is a monthly publication dedicated to seniors interests.

Phone: (250) 479-4705
Email: office@seniorlivingmag.com
Valerie Seefeldt   - St. Charles Manor
Website : stcharlesmanor.ca

St. Charles Manor is a private seniors facility that assists with care from assisted living to full care. Val is the Director of Care.

Phone: (250) 595-4255
Email: directorofcare.stcharles@shaw.ca
Susan  Andrews   - Island Hearing Services
Website : islandhearing.com

Island Hearing Services was established in Victoria in 1978. Over 30 years later, they are the largest network of Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Practitioners in Canada. The company provides customers with a full spectrum of hearing health assessment and solutions consisting of state of the art hearing aids and assistive listening devices. With over 100 clinics across the country, each clinic is able to provide a complete range of testing and follow-up care including hearing aid fitting as well as on-going hearing aid cleaning and servicing. We also have a full range of community outreach activities including mobile hearing test vans, a speakers bureau and house calls.

Phone: (250) 208-1766
Email: sandrews@ihs.ca
Kat Purvis-Bellamano   - South Island Dispute Resolution Centre Society
Website : disputeresolution.bc.ca

The South Island Dispute Resolution Centre Society (SIDRCS) is a non-profit Canadian charity dedicated to raising community awareness of collaborative conflict analysis and management by providing intervention services and community education. The services provided include mediation and facilitation services to individuals, families, and businesses, as well as variety of community based programs.

Phone: (250) 383-4412
Email:
Akiko Friedland   - View Street Pharmacy
Website : www.viewstreet.ca

We are a locally-owned pharmacy dedicated to providing the highest standard of health care to our community. We value customer service and are committed to achieving the best outcome for each patient. In addition to all regular pharmacy services, we offer Senior Care Program, Home Visits, Diabetes Management, and FREE Delivery & Reward Program.

Phone: (250) 361-3773
Email: viewstpharmacy@shaw.ca
Shelley Gurvey   - Business Development & Management Consultant
Website :

20 + years professional business development and organization management experience working with and consulting for health care, housing, research and philanthropic organizations. Establishes and maximizes community relations networks for public and private companies to build awareness of services, raise funds, and increase occupancy. Manages human resource including international recruitment for a significant work force; union, non-union, contract employees and volunteers. Designs, manages, analyzes and meet budgets for comprehensive financial management.

Phone: (250) 382-1047
Email: shelley@gurvey.com
Chuck  Palmer   - Investors Group
Website : investorsgroup.com

Chuck Palmer is a Certified Financial Planner with Investors Group in Victoria. We have a very unique holistic approach to financial planning for families and businesses based on the core principles of trust, honesty and open communication. The question many people are asking themselves is "When can I afford to retire?" We have the answers.

Phone: (250) 727-9191 ext. 270
Email: chuck.palmer@investorsgroup.com