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‘See you soon’: Long-term care volunteers want seniors to know they’ll be back (MSJ)

Stuart Mah and his dog Nugget volunteering at the Mount Saint Joseph Residence in East Vancouver (Photo credit: CityNews Vancouver)

Stuart Mah and his dog Nugget have been visiting the seniors living at the Mount Saint Joseph Residence for 3 years

Restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic mean the visits are no longer possible, and the pair miss the seniors.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A picture of a man and his dog, both smiling while propping up a hand-written sign that says ‘See you soon’ now hangs on the bulletin board of a residential senior’s care unit in Vancouver.

The man is Stuart Mah and his dog is Nugget, a 95-pound Rottweiler-Shepherd-Labrador cross. The pair have been volunteering at the Mount Saint Joseph Residence every Saturday for almost three years.

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