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17.03.2021 / 02:53

Volunteers bring seniors flowers amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘A little bit of hope’

COVID-19 pandemic, there are finally signs of hope for many Calgary seniors.Along with the continuing vaccine rollout, seniors are also seeing some surprise spring beauty thanks to some hard-working volunteers.Alice Lam, leader of a volunteer group called Vollyapp.com, arrived with a bit of that beauty Tuesday morning at the Clifton Manor care home in southeast Calgary.“We have 10 bouquets today that we’re going to be donating,” Lam said as she walked toward the building carrying an armload of flowers. Pandemic planting: What you can do now to prepare for gardening season Hope Harrison was among the Clifton Manor residents who received a bouquet of carnations and chrysanthemums.“It’s pretty wonderful,” Harrison said.

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Newlyweds donate flowers from downsized wedding to Winnipeg hospital

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Sitar received a call from teary-eyed staff at the hospital thanking her and the Milljour’s for the heartwarming donation. And the flowers themselves have special place in the hearts of the newly-wedded couple.Jon Milljour ordered a similar bouquet from Sitar in 2014.“It was meant to replicate the original bouquet that he ever gave me about six-and-a-half years ago,” Kaitlin explained.

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Saint John businesses say city needs to look more inviting to attract Atlantic bubble tourists

COVID-19 restrictions.Liz Miller has owned Good Fibrations textile shop on Germain Street for about six years. She said she was disappointed when she did not see flowers being planted outside her store, and others in the uptown, as she had in previous years.She said it’s difficult to attract people to the core of the city when it doesn’t look its best.“It’s sad,” Miller said.

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Coronavirus: Île Bizard gives out free plants, flowers and vegetables — while physical distancing

Île Bizard celebrated its annual horticultural day on Saturday by giving out plants, vegetables and other goods.

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Booming bloom business: Edmonton-area flower shops grow sales during COVID-19 isolation

While many retail stores remain closed and some have announced they can no longer survive the COVID-19 closures, one business in the Edmonton region is booming — or rather blooming.

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SaskTel expects record-breaking volumes of calls, texts on Mother’s Day

From calling and texting front-line workers helping in the fight against COVID-19 to other moms, SaskTel is expecting a record-breaking Mother’s Day this weekend.

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‘People are just dying to get plants’: Lethbridge-area garden centres slammed with curbside orders

Spring weather has officially hit southern Alberta, and with warm weather comes gardening season.

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Maritime weddings cancelled amid COVID-19 pandemic impacts many, says N.S. florist

Couples across the Maritimes are having to cancel their wedding plans due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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