From now until July 2021, anyone across Canada can call the toll-free number, 1-877-2BE-CALM, and get connected to a wide variety of calming sounds including children's laughter and joyful music. Kathryn Calder, Victoria's artist in residence and member of the band The New Pornographers, was initially inspired by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's famous mantra. "It started, of course, ... with Bonnie Henry [saying] to be calm," Calder said on CBC's All Points West. Calder said she was trying to figure out what a community project could look like under pandemic restrictions. (Ho-Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Jared Towers/Canadian Press)One of the most popular sounds so far, Calder says, is the sound of children laughing.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2021 19:52 UTC