COVID-19 restrictions, visits for her and many others will be nearly non-existent.“Because of the COVID, people here are not able to visit with their friends and family, unless it’s on special permission,” Potvin said.To help put a smile on the faces of low-income and at-risk seniors, London Drugs’ Stocking Stuffers for Seniors campaign is back and underway.
Grant Fuhr shocks Edmonton senior by fulfilling her Christmas wish “Customers come in, pick a tag off the tree and then they bring the gifts back, we sort them all,” said Carrie Dann, a London Drugs store manager.But with COVID-19, Santa and his helpers won’t be doing in-person deliveries like years past.“We’re really sad that we can’t do that part for (seniors) this year,” Dann.