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It had been awhile since Rosemary Vail sent Perth-Wellington MP John Nater any letters about the job he was doing in Ottawa, so the local real estate broker…
TORONTO -- Whether they’re dressed up as Winnie the Pooh characters, long-haired yaks, or simply wearing tutus, Reta Byvelds' three dogs are bringing smiles to the faces of residents waiting out the pandemic in a southwest Ontario long-term care home. The two older dogs – nine-year-old Devo and eight-year-old Seamus – are trained therapy dogs with the St. John Ambulance branch in Stratford, Ont. For the past few years, Byvelds has brought the dogs to the Spruce Lodge long-term care facility and Cedarcroft Place retirement home for regular visits with the residents and staff. Be...