Posted: Dec 30, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 30, 2020
Varsity rugby player Zoe Totten-Coulter has been chatting with seniors who haven t been able to socialize very much during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jean Delisle/CBC)
A pandemic program connecting student-athletes at Carleton University and older adults at a nearby long-term care home is helping its residents feel less isolated.
Seventy-eight-year-old Frances Arbour used to spend most of her time away from the care home going to the movies, dinners and visits with friends and family.
Under COVID-19 restrictions for the last several months, she s only been able to go out for medical appointments and short walks.